WordPress website development
Cloud Bilişim designs and develops WordPress websites for businesses in Türkiye. We plan editable content, theme customisation, required integrations and ongoing maintenance so your team can manage the site after launch.
What should a WordPress handover include?
Confirm administrator access, editable content areas, theme and plugin licences, backup arrangements and update responsibilities. Test forms and key journeys on mobile as well as desktop before accepting the handover.
Related services and next steps
Custom WordPress plugin development, WooCommerce development and integration, Contact Cloud Bilişim.
What is a WordPress Website?
WordPress It is a content management system on which the majority of websites in the world operate. It allows pages, posts, images, and menus to be edited through an administration panel; you do not need to know code to update the site.
The reason we choose WordPress is not because it is popular, but because part of the work is already solved. User management, media library, content editing, multilingual support, SEO infrastructure — all of these have been tested on millions of sites for years.
This reflects directly on the project: in a site built from scratch, the months-long infrastructure and panel development phase does not exist here. Effort is truly allocated to where it makes a difference — design and content .
As a result, a corporate site built with WordPress is launched faster and is more economical compared to a site built from scratch. But this does not mean buying a ready-made template and just changing the logo.
Our Theme Approach
We do not buy a ready-made template and put a logo in it. We work in one of two ways: child theme writing a custom layer over a solid main theme, or custom theme coding the theme from scratch.
The difference in short is this: a child theme goes live in a shorter time and your customisations do not break when the main theme is updated. A custom theme, on the other hand, carries only the code you need, therefore giving the lightest and fastest result. Which one is correct is determined according to the budget and the projected lifespan of the project. The design itself in both cases is created from scratch and uniquely made.
Two Weak Points of WordPress
There are two complaints most frequently heard about WordPress: slow and insecure. Neither of them is wrong — but both stem not from WordPress itself, but from neglect.
The most common cause of slowness is plugin accumulation. A plugin is installed for every need, unused ones are not deleted, and the site gradually becomes heavy. On the sites we set up, we consciously keep the number of plugins low, preferring to write a few lines of code into the theme rather than solving a task with a plugin.
Outdated core or plugins, weak account security, and server configuration are among the security risks. Regular updates, access controls, and verified backups should be evaluated together. We take care of these under a maintenance agreement scope.
Scope of Our Service
- Installation and Configuration
WordPress is installed, persistent connection structure, user roles, and basic settings are adjusted according to the project. - Custom Theme or Child Theme
The approved design is implemented on the child theme or a custom theme written from scratch. - Administration Panel Editing
The panel is simplified; areas the customer will use are visible, technical areas are kept hidden. - Content Entry
Pages, posts, images, and menus are prepared and placed; the site is not delivered empty. - Multi-Language Setup
If the site will be published in a second language, the language infrastructure is set up and content structure is planned accordingly. - Custom Plugin Development
Code is written for needs that ready-made plugins do not meet; details plugin development on our page.
- Migration of the Existing Site
Transition from another infrastructure or hosting to WordPress is carried out, keeping content and link structure intact. - Speed Optimisation
Cache, image compression, WebP conversion, database maintenance, and unnecessary plugin cleanup. - Security Hardening
Login page protection, two-step verification, file permissions, and a regular update schedule are set up. - SEO Setup
Titles and descriptions, title hierarchy, sitemap, Search Console, and Analytics are set up. - Backup
An automatic backup schedule is set up and it is tested that the recovery actually works. - Training and Handover
It is shown how to use the panel; the site is delivered under your control.
WordPress Not Suitable for Every Project
We are saying this upfront. If you are going to establish a non-standard workflow, expect very high traffic, or the system needs to operate like an application, WordPress may not be the right tool. In these cases custom software website or custom software development an alternative approach is healthier.
Our goal is not to convince you to use the tool we use, but to choose the tool that suits your needs.
Things to check upon delivery of a WordPress site
On a WordPress site, it is not enough for the design to be completed. The licences of the theme and plugins to be used, update responsibility, and backup recovery method should be part of the delivery scope.
- Check that the administrator and content editor roles are appropriately separated for daily tasks.
- Test form submission, mobile usage, and basic page layouts with real content.
- Ask whether updates will be tested in the staging environment first and the recovery path in case of issues.
The fact that the WordPress core has no licence fee does not mean that all the site’s expenses are free. Consider hosting, paid theme or plugin renewals, maintenance, and custom developments as separate items. Even if the theme changes, plugin development can be considered for special functions that need to be preserved.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is a WordPress site more economical than a site built from scratch?
Because part of the work already comes solved. User management, media library, content editing panel, and search engine infrastructure are not built from scratch. This eliminates months of development time from the project. Design and content require the same effort; the shortened part is the infrastructure.
Do you use ready-made themes?
No. We work in one of two ways: either writing a custom layer on top of a solid parent theme with a child theme, or coding the theme from scratch. In both cases, the design is customised for you; we do not use the method of buying a ready template and just changing the logo.
What is the difference between a child theme and a custom theme?
A child theme is built on top of an existing and tested parent theme; since the design and code are written in the child theme, customisations are not broken when the parent theme is updated, and the project can go live in a shorter time. A custom theme is coded from scratch, carrying only the code you need and providing the lightest result. The choice is made according to the budget and the predicted lifespan of the project.
Can I update the site myself?
Yes. You can edit pages, text, visuals, and menus through the panel. We deliver the panel in a simplified way: the areas you will use are open, while technical areas that could break the site are hidden. We also show how to use the panel during delivery.
Is WordPress secure?
Yes, when maintained. Almost all security issues come from an outdated core or plugin. On the sites we set up, we implement login page protection, two-step verification, hardening of file permissions, and a regular update schedule; we also test that backups can actually be restored.
Do WordPress sites become slow?
It happens when plugins accumulate. When a plugin is installed for every need and unused ones are not deleted, the site gradually becomes slower. We consciously keep the number of plugins low and prefer to write a few lines of code in the theme instead of solving a task with a plugin. Caching, image optimisation, and database maintenance can improve performance; results should be measured on real pages and usage conditions.
Can you transfer my current site to WordPress?
Yes. We perform transfers from another infrastructure or different hosting. Contents, images, and as much of the link structure as possible are preserved; if the address has to change, redirects are set up to ensure that the existing value in search engines is not lost.
Can you make a multilingual site?
Yes. We are setting up the language infrastructure for the site to be published in a second language, and we are planning the menu and content structure accordingly. We are also discussing from the beginning how the translation content will be produced; a half-finished translation looks worse than no translation at all.
Our Relevant Services
For the design process website design, if a special function is required for WordPress WordPress plugin development, if you are going to make sales WooCommerce e-commerce, for situations where WordPress is not sufficient custom software website, for the infrastructure on which the site will run cloud server services and for regular maintenance corporate maintenance agreement You can check our pages.
Let’s Talk About Your Site
How many pages will there be, who will update the content, will there be a blog or news section, is a second language needed? With these few questions, it becomes clear whether a child theme or a custom theme is needed and the realistic duration of the project.
To meet you can contact us.