Tampa Forge

Custom theme development

A theme built for your site — not a page-builder template.

Off-the-shelf themes and drag-and-drop page builders bury your site under shortcode soup and unused CSS. We build a custom WordPress theme from scratch, tailored to your design and content — lean, fast, and editable by your team without touching code.

What's included

Built bespoke, not assembled from a builder

Page builders like Elementor or Divi generate bloated markup and extra plugin dependencies that slow your site down and make it fragile. A custom theme is written to match your design exactly, with only the code your site needs.

From Scratch

Custom theme development

Hand-coded templates matched to your actual design — no generic starter theme wearing your logo, no unused framework CSS shipped to every visitor.

Gutenberg

Block editor, done right

Custom blocks and block patterns built for the native WordPress editor, so content stays portable and isn't locked to a third-party builder plugin.

No Bloat

Skip the page-builder tax

No stacked builder plugins, no render-blocking scripts you didn't ask for. Faster load times and a theme that doesn't break every time a builder plugin updates.

Editor-Friendly

Built for your staff, not just for launch

Custom fields and block patterns designed so non-technical staff can update text, images, and layout blocks confidently, without breaking the design.

The process

From design to a theme your team can run

Bearing N — Chart

Design & content plan

We agree on the design and map which sections need to be editable, versus which stay fixed — then lock in a fixed price.

Bearing E — Build

Build the theme

Custom templates and blocks built to spec, with a working preview site you can click through as it comes together.

Bearing S — Launch

Content migration & launch

Content moved into the new theme, tested across devices, and a calm cutover with no downtime.

Bearing W — After

Handoff & training

A short walkthrough so your team knows how to edit pages confidently, plus documentation to reference later.

Ready for a WordPress theme built around your site?

Send us your design or examples of sites you like, and we'll scope a custom theme build at a fixed price.

Request a free consultation

No ransom required. First consultation is free.