Ready-made website vs a WordPress theme
A theme is cheap because the work starts after you buy it: plugins, settings, updates and the security that comes with them. Our builds ship as finished code with nothing to maintain but your content.
| Â | Wondercraft | a WordPress theme |
|---|---|---|
| Price of the starting point | A finished site, sold as-is and made yours | £40 to £90 for a theme, then the real work begins |
| Setup effort | None — we hand it over live | Hosting, install, demo import, plugins and configuration |
| Maintenance | No plugin updates to chase | Core, theme and plugin updates, indefinitely |
| Security exposure | No third-party plugin code | Most incidents trace back to an outdated plugin |
| Speed | Lean code, few requests | Page builders and plugin scripts on every request |
| Hosting | Runs on lean modern hosting | Often needs caching layers and a bigger plan |
When a WordPress theme is the better choice
- Teams already trained on WordPress editing
- Sites that depend on a specific WordPress plugin ecosystem
- Very large blogs with many authors and editorial workflows
Common questions
Do you build on WordPress at all?
No. Our page on why we stopped explains the reasoning in detail, drawn from years of maintaining and repairing CMS sites.
How do I edit my content without a CMS admin?
Content changes are handled as change requests through your customer area, or we can add an editing layer as an enhancement pack.
Can you move my existing WordPress site over?
Yes. Start a custom build and mention the migration — we will quote the content transfer with the build.
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