WordPress website design proves popular

WordPress is an open source CMS platform is commonly used as a blog. It runs on PHP code and uses MySQL for its database functions. As of 2009, WordPress CMS (Content Management System) overtook Joomla as the most popular CMS in use today, even outperforming Drupal.

Today, our WordPress website designs feature all the great user-friendly content management capability that has made WordPress the most popular website development platform in the world. These sites are based on the WordPress blog platform, but at Bold Horizon we customise the navigation and layout structure in order to create a more traditional looking website with more intuitive navigation. Check out our examples on the right side of this page.

Third party WordPress plugins

WordPress has many useful features, including the ability to add plugins that are either designed by us or by other third party developers. However, one of the problems we have encountered when using standard plugins, is that each developer has their own specific style of coding. This can sometimes cause interoperability issues when several plugins are installed within the same website.

We tend to develop our own custom plugin modules, providing us with complete control of the functionality and integration with other plugins. There are many standard WordPress Themes or Skins available, which can reduce the overall development cost of your new WordPress website. Bear in mind that these templates or skins are available to anyone, so you have no exclusivity. It is quite possible (or probable) that there are other sites out there that will look the same as yours.

WordPress custom templates and themes

We tend not to use standard WordPress templates, preferring to develop our website projects as WordPress custom designs, ensuring that our clients get a site that meets their unique needs and represents their brand in a differentiated way. Of course this costs a bit more than downloading a free WordPress theme or template, but it really depends on how serious you are about your web presence and brand integrity (our WordPress sites are still very affordable).

Optimising your WordPress website for Google search

One of the aspects that we like about WordPress is that it can easily be optimised for Google search. Unlike many proprietary CMS platforms, all of the critical Meta tags can be customised, as can the page URL. These are essential elements that help your new site become visible to Google and in turn, appear high up in organic keyword searches.

If you are looking for a new WordPress website that sets your business apart from the crowd, Bold Horizon has the experience and knowledge to build something really special just for you.

Click here to view other websites that we have developed.