Services

I need a website or software built

Fixed-price builds, scoped in writing before any code.

• WordPress Developer in Tampa Bay, FL — Custom PluginsA Tampa Bay WordPress developer building custom sites and bespoke plugins — booking, quoting, integrations, plugin conflict repair, and WooCommerce work.
• Small Business WordPress Design — Tampa BayFixed-price WordPress websites for Tampa Bay small businesses — a custom theme your staff can edit, few deliberate plugins, and custom functionality when you need it.
• WordPress Redesign — Tampa BayWordPress redesigns for Tampa Bay businesses — replacing page-builder bloat with a custom theme, keeping your rankings, and rebuilding plugin stacks as code you own.
• WordPress Development & Custom ThemesBespoke WordPress theme development from Tampa Forge — block editor builds, no page-builder bloat, and content editing that's easy for non-technical staff.
• WordPress Custom Plugin DevelopmentCustom WordPress plugin development from Tampa Forge — one clean plugin that does exactly what your business needs, instead of five off-the-shelf plugins that almost do.
• WooCommerce Development — Tampa BayWooCommerce development for Tampa Bay stores — custom pricing and shipping rules, trade accounts, product configurators, and WooCommerce extensions built to spec.
• Custom Web Applications on WordPress — TampaCustom web application development in Tampa — booking systems, portals, and quoting tools built as WordPress plugins, at a fraction of a bespoke app build.
• Static Website Design (and When WordPress Wins)Static website design for simple, rarely-changing sites — plus an honest look at when WordPress and a custom plugin are the better call.
• Laravel Development (and Why Most Jobs Are WordPress)We build Laravel applications when the job genuinely needs one — and explain honestly why most business requests are better served by WordPress and a custom plugin.

My site is broken, slow, hacked or inherited

Rescue work: find the cause, fix it, and make sure it stays fixed.

• WordPress Site Down? Emergency Fix & RepairEmergency WordPress repair in Tampa Bay — white screen of death, fatal errors after a plugin update, and hacked or suspended sites brought back fast.
• WordPress Site Hacked? Malware Removal & CleanupWordPress malware removal and hardening in Tampa Bay — cleanup, finding the vulnerable plugin that let them in, and replacing risky plugins with code you control.
• Slow WordPress Site? Speed Optimization That LastsWordPress speed optimization in Tampa Bay — cutting plugin bloat, fixing slow queries, and replacing heavy plugin stacks with lean custom code.
• WordPress Contact Form Not Working? We Fix ItWordPress contact forms that vanish, land in spam, or never send. We diagnose the plugin, fix deliverability, and rebuild fragile forms as code you control.
• Inherited a WordPress Site? We'll Take It From HereTook over a WordPress site with no documentation? We audit the install, map the plugins, find what's abandoned, and give you a site you can actually run.
• WordPress Speed & Security AuditA WordPress audit that names names — which plugins slow your site, which are abandoned or vulnerable, and what to do about each one. Fixed price, written report.
• WordPress PHP Upgrades & Legacy Plugin SupportStuck on an old PHP version because a WordPress plugin breaks? We update, replace, or rebuild the plugin so you can move to a supported PHP release safely.
• WordPress Accessibility & ADA ComplianceWCAG accessibility work on WordPress sites — real remediation in your theme and plugins, not an overlay widget that leaves you exposed.
• Leaving Wix or Squarespace for WordPress? Read This FirstMoving from Wix or Squarespace to WordPress — what actually transfers, what it costs, how to keep your SEO, and what custom plugins let you finally build.
• WordPress to Laravel Migration — Or Fix WordPress?Thinking of migrating WordPress to Laravel? We do those migrations — and we'll tell you first when a custom plugin fixes the real problem for far less.
• Anatomy of a WordPress RescueA real WordPress rescue, start to finish — plugin conflicts diagnosed, an abandoned plugin rebuilt as custom code, and a site that stopped breaking on update day.
• Case Study: WordPress to a Laravel PWA for a Photography BusinessOur own photography site moved from Elementor WordPress to a Laravel CMS and PWA: home page HTML 250 KB down to 34 KB, scripts 34-48 down to 5, about $100 a month saved.

I want it looked after every month

The retainer: Harbor Watch at $149/mo, Full Watch at $349/mo. Month to month.

• WordPress Maintenance Plans — Tampa BayWordPress maintenance for Tampa Bay businesses — core, theme, and plugin updates tested on staging before production, plus backups, monitoring, and a developer to call.
• How Much Does a WordPress Website Cost in Tampa?Real WordPress pricing for Tampa Bay — what custom themes, custom plugins, WooCommerce builds, and maintenance actually cost, with the plugin-subscription math.

I am missing leads

Every inquiry answered in under a minute, and a free audit that shows where leads die today.

• Free AI Lead-Response Audit — Tampa BayA free lead-response audit for Tampa Bay businesses: we mystery-shop your inquiry channels, time your replies, and show where leads die.
• Lead Response for Tampa Bay ContractorsLead response for Tampa Bay contractors — every inquiry answered in under a minute, qualified, and booked into your calendar. Included in Tampa Forge's Full Watch...
• Is a Chatbot Worth It on Your WordPress Site?An honest look at business website chatbots — when they earn their keep on a WordPress site, when a good FAQ page beats them, and what a custom plugin costs.
• Add ChatGPT or Claude to a WordPress SiteHow to add ChatGPT or Claude to a WordPress website — why a custom plugin beats a pasted script tag, what it costs, and what it should be allowed to say.
• AI Search Optimization for WordPress SitesGetting a WordPress site cited in ChatGPT, Claude, and AI Overviews — structured data, clean markup, and the plugin bloat that keeps crawlers from reading you.
• Does AI Content Hurt SEO? A WordPress AnswerDoes AI-written content hurt your rankings? An honest answer for WordPress site owners — plus what AI content plugins actually do to your install.