WordPress that stays fast, secure and easy to run.
We build WordPress sites from scratch, host them on our own environment, fix them when something breaks and keep them updated. One company, one number to call.
Why Maku
We pick the tool that fits your site.
A page builder is the honest answer when your team needs to change pages freely and the budget is better spent elsewhere, while a custom theme or plugin earns its cost when the site has to be fast, do something specific, or look exactly like the brand. What we won’t do is stack fifteen plugins on top of each other to avoid making that choice in the first place.
We also own the rest of the stack, so the same team that builds your site can host it, harden it, monitor it and keep it patched, which means nobody gets to blame the hosting company when something breaks at midnight.
That matters most once the site is making money, because a WooCommerce store or a membership platform creates speed, security and integration problems a brochure site never encounters, and resolving them needs somebody who understands the database, the server and the checkout together.
- The person scoping your project is also the person writing the code and answering your questions when something needs explaining.
- Standard WordPress under everything, whether we build you a block theme or a page-builder site, so the next developer is never locked out.
- Build, hosting, security and maintenance from a single team, or only whichever part you actually need right now.
- You own the code, so there’s no lock-in, no exit fee and no proprietary platform to escape from later.
- Fifteen-plus years of WordPress and more than 900 hosted sites behind every recommendation we make about your build.
WordPress
Everything a WordPress site needs
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Custom WordPress development
Custom themes, plugins and integrations, built with code or a page builder, whichever suits the job.
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WordPress theme development
Custom block themes designed for your brand and built for editors to actually use.
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WordPress plugin development
Bespoke plugins, REST endpoints, admin tooling and integrations with the systems you run.
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WordPress hosting
Managed Australian hosting tuned for WordPress, with backups, updates and a human on call.
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Hacked WordPress repair
Malware removal, clean-up and hardening. Fast, thorough, and we tell you how it happened.
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WordPress security
Hardening, monitoring and patching as an ongoing service, so you don't need repairs.
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WordPress maintenance plans
Monthly care plans covering updates, security, backups, monitoring and small changes.
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WordPress support
Help with sites we didn't build. Broken, inherited, half-finished or just neglected.
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WordPress speed optimisation
Core Web Vitals, caching, images and database work that makes a slow site fast.
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WooCommerce development
Online stores that load fast, convert and connect to the systems behind the counter.
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WordPress migrations
Move hosts, move platforms or rebuild in place. No downtime, no lost rankings.
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WordPress multisite
Networks of sites on one install: build, migrate, manage and keep them all updated.
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Headless WordPress
WordPress as the CMS, a modern front end on top. Built and maintained as one system.
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WordPress audit
A fixed-price technical audit with a written report you can act on, with or without us.
Care plans
Keeping the site healthy after launch.
Updates, backups, security monitoring and a person who answers, running month to month, with the included hours going into whichever small changes you actually want.
Care
$149 /month
For brochure sites that need to stay updated, backed up and online.
- Weekly core, theme and plugin updates
- Daily off-site backups, 30-day retention
- Uptime and security monitoring
- Malware scanning and firewall
- Monthly report in plain English
- Email support, one business day
Grow
$349 /month
For businesses that change their site often and want a team on call.
- Everything in Care
- 2 hours of changes and fixes each month
- Staging site for testing updates first
- Performance checks and tuning each quarter
- Priority support, same business day
- Hacked-site repair included
Scale
$749 /month
For WooCommerce, membership and high-traffic sites that can't afford downtime.
- Everything in Grow
- 6 hours of development each month
- Daily updates with automated visual testing
- Hourly backups
- 24/7 uptime alerts with same-day response
- Quarterly roadmap session
Prices in AUD, ex GST. Hosting plans are on the pricing page.
Process
How a WordPress engagement runs.
The same five steps whether you want a new build, a rescue job or a performance pass, so nothing about the process is ever a mystery.
Tell us what’s going on
Email us a few honest paragraphs, or book a call, and we’ll ask direct questions about your site, your traffic, your integrations and the deadline you’re working towards.
Scope and fixed price
You get a written scope with a fixed price, the assumptions behind it and a confirmed start date. If answering properly requires a paid audit first, we’ll say so before quoting anything.
Build in the open
Work happens in a staging environment you can open any day of the week, so you review progress every few days rather than waiting for a single dramatic reveal at the end.
Launch and hand over
We migrate, test and launch, then hand over the code, the hosting credentials and written documentation covering everything you need to run the site yourself.
Look after it
Updates, backups, security monitoring and small changes continue on a monthly maintenance plan, which runs month to month with 30 days’ notice to cancel.
FAQ
WordPress questions we get asked
How much does a WordPress website cost?
It depends on how much of the site is custom and how many systems it connects to, which is why we scope before we quote rather than publishing a number that would fit almost nobody. Tell us what the site has to do and we’ll come back with a fixed price against a written scope, never an hourly estimate. Get in touch to start that conversation.
How long does a WordPress build take?
Most custom builds run four to ten weeks from signed scope to launch, while smaller jobs such as a migration or a performance pass usually take days. AI in the loop removes much of the repetitive setup work, but design decisions and your content still take the time they take.
Do I own the website and the code afterwards?
Yes. You own every line of code we write, along with the design files and the database. We build on standard WordPress, so any competent developer can pick the site up later without first learning a proprietary system.
Is there a lock-in contract?
No, our maintenance plans and hosting run month to month, and you can leave with 30 days’ notice. If you move on, we hand over a complete backup and the access credentials rather than making you ask repeatedly.
Do you work on sites you didn’t build?
Often, because inherited, broken and half-finished sites are a significant part of our work, and we always begin with a paid audit so that nobody is guessing. Read about support and rescue work, or book a technical audit.
Where is your team based, and do you offshore the work?
We’re an Australian company, and the engineers who write your code are the same people you email. We don’t subcontract client work to an offshore agency. Ask who’ll be on your project and we’ll tell you before you sign anything.
Engage
Need a WordPress team that answers?
Tell us what the site does, what’s broken or missing, and when you need it sorted. We’ll come back with a straight answer and a fixed price.