Custom WordPress Websites
Custom WordPress websites built for your business, not from a template. From R5 900, live in 1 to 4 weeks.
Rusted Web designs and builds custom WordPress websites for small businesses, from R5 900 for a Starter site of up to 3 pages. Every site runs on a theme written for that business, so it loads fast, ranks well and does not look like a template.
You get a fixed written quote, a private test site to review on your phone and computer, and a launch within 12 to 48 hours of your final approval when we handle your hosting and domain. Packages: Starter from R5 900, Business from R12 500 and Custom from R24 500. See all website prices.
Planning something more app-like, such as a client portal, a dashboard or a tool with logins? That is a job for our React and Next.js websites, from R16 500.
Custom WordPress Websites questions
A custom WordPress website from Rusted Web costs from R5 900 for up to 3 pages, from R12 500 for up to 6 pages with a blog and Google Business Profile setup, and from R24 500 for a fully bespoke site of up to 20 pages. You get a fixed written quote before work starts.
A custom theme is written for your business, while a template is a ready-made design sold to thousands of sites. Templates ship with code for features you will never use, which slows pages down and can break when plugins update. A custom theme is leaner, faster and looks like your brand, not everyone else’s.
A Rusted Web site takes 1 to 2 weeks for a Starter package, 2 to 4 weeks for Business and 4 to 8 weeks for Custom. The biggest factor is how quickly we receive your content and feedback. After final approval, the site goes live within 12 to 48 hours when we handle hosting and domain.
Yes, you can edit text, images, pages and blog posts yourself in the standard WordPress editor. Every handover includes a short training video. If you would rather not touch it, the Care Plan from R449 a month includes 30 minutes of content changes each month.
We can, but it is not included in the Starter and Business packages. You can supply your own text and we will tidy it for SEO, or add copywriting from R1 200 per page. The Custom package includes copywriting for your key pages, such as home, about and main services.
Yes, Rusted Web rebuilds existing sites on a new custom theme and keeps your current URLs or sets up 301 redirects so you do not lose Google rankings. Redesigns are priced like new builds, starting from R5 900, and we move your existing content across as part of the quote.
If you need logins, a client portal, a dashboard or other app-like features, a Next.js build is often a better fit than WordPress. Rusted Web builds these in-house from R16 500 for websites and R45 000 for apps. See React and Next.js websites, or ask us which option suits your project.