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WordPress engineering since 2013
AI wrote it. We make it production-ready.
Code review, security, custom development and care for WordPress. Whoever wrote the code, you, your AI, a freelancer or a vendor, we make it safe, fast and built to standard.
- Building WordPress since
- 2013
- Client projects
- 600+
- Trustpilot
- 4.8 / 5 (93 reviews)
- Plugins and themes shipped
- 100+
What we do
Four ways we look after your WordPress site
Pick the one you need today. Most clients start with a review or a fix and stay for the care.
Secure
Security audits and hardening, malware removal for hacked sites, and code audits of any plugin or theme before you trust it.
Security servicesMaintain
Updates tested on staging first, PHP and core upgrades, uptime monitoring and fixes, with a written report every week.
Maintenance and care plansBuild
Custom plugins and themes, update-safe changes to plugins you already use, snippets turned into a real plugin, and migrations.
Custom developmentPartner
Hire a senior WordPress developer by the hour, by the month or per project, or give your agency a white-label team.
Hire a developerAI-generated code
Is code written by ChatGPT or Claude safe to run on WordPress?
Often it works, and that is the trap. AI writes code that passes your first test but skips what keeps a site safe and running: security checks on every form, safe output, compatibility with the PHP version your host moves to next, and behaviour that survives the next plugin update. We review it line by line, report what we find at a fixed price, and fix it before it reaches your live site.
- Nonce and capability checks on every action
- Input sanitized, output escaped
- PHP 8.1 to 8.5 compatible, no deprecated calls
- No slow queries inside loops
- Hooks and filters, never edits to another plugin's files
- Tested on a staging copy before it goes live
Honest comparison
AI on its own, or AI plus a review?
AI is a fine way to sketch an idea. Before it runs your business, have someone accountable check it.
AI on its own | AI plus a Tweaks WP review | |
|---|---|---|
| Fastest way to a working prototype | Yes, then reviewed | |
| Lowest cost for a one-off test | Adds a fixed-price review | |
| Security checks on every form and request | Often missing | Checked and fixed |
| Works on the next PHP version | Not checked | Tested on PHP 8.1 to 8.5 |
| Survives plugin and core updates | Unknown | Built on hooks, tested on staging |
| Someone accountable when it breaks |
How it works
How does a review or a fix work?
The same four steps whether it is one snippet, a whole plugin or a broken site.
Tell us what you have
Send the code, the plugin name or access to a staging copy. A senior engineer reads every enquiry, usually the same day Monday to Friday.
Get a written report and a fixed price
We tell you what is wrong, what it risks and what the fix costs before any work starts.
We fix and test on staging
Every change is made and tested on a copy of your site, then handed over in your repository with notes.
Keep it looked after
Optional: a care plan keeps the code updated and monitored, so it keeps working after WordPress and PHP move on.
Our engineering standard
What does production-ready mean to us?
The checklist every line of code we write, fix or review is held to.
WordPress Coding Standards
Code that follows WordPress's own rules, so any competent developer can read and extend it.
Security by default
Nonces, capability checks, sanitized input and escaped output on every request, not only the ones we remember.
PHP 8.1 to 8.5
Tested across the PHP versions hosts run today and the ones they move to next. No deprecation notices.
Built for big sites
Paginated queries, indexes and caching, so a list that works with 20 rows still works with 20,000.
Update-safe changes
We change plugins through hooks and filters, never by editing their files, so your changes survive every update.
Staging first, your repository
Nothing is tested on your live site, and the code is yours: delivered to your repository with notes.
Read the full standard600+
4.8 / 5
13 years
100+
What clients say
Trusted with complex WordPress work
This site is very complex in the back end and they coded the site to our standards and load tested flawlessly.
Upwork clientWordPress developmentWbcom Designs was methodical, reliable, innovative, and knowledgeable. They communicated with us every step of the way and delivered on time and on budget.
Upwork clientForum setup, 2023We were having a critical issue with our website. We were able to quickly get through to WBcom Designs and they worked with us to give them what they needed to find the problem and correct it. I highly recommend their team and especially Pallavi.
Sandy EllingsonUnited States, Trustpilot
Care plans
How much does WordPress maintenance cost?
Care plans start at $99 per site per month. Every plan includes uptime monitoring, malware scanning and removal, updates tested on staging and a weekly written report, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Essentials
Updates, backups and monitoring for a site that needs to stay healthy.
$99/site/month
- Plugin, theme and core updates, tested on staging
- Uptime monitoring and malware scanning
- Monthly database optimisation
- Weekly written report
Professional
For a business site that changes often and cannot wait for fixes.
$179/site/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Content edits under 30 minutes
- Broken-link checks
- 1 hour of technical support a month
Ultimate
For sites where downtime costs money.
$299/site/month
- Everything in Professional
- Real-time security monitoring
- Dedicated account manager
- 2 hours of technical support a month
Who we help
Built for the people who run WordPress for a living
Business websites
A site that has to stay secure, fast and online, without you becoming its developer.
For businessesAgencies
Overflow development, code audits and white-label care under your agency's name.
For agenciesPlugin and SaaS companies
Code review, PHP compatibility and security checks from a team that ships 100+ plugins of its own.
For product teamsSites built with AI
You built it with ChatGPT or Claude. We are the safety net before it goes live.
For AI-built sitesA WooCommerce store?
Our WooCommerce specialists build checkout, B2B and integrations at Woo Custom Works.
Visit woocustomdev.comA community site?
Our community specialists build BuddyPress, BuddyBoss and BuddyNext sites at BP Custom Dev.
Visit bpcustomdev.comLatest WordPress guides
Code Snippets
AI-Written WordPress Code Snippets: 10 Checks Before You Paste
A ten-minute review for any AI-written WordPress code snippet: hooks, capability checks, nonces, escaping, $wpdb->prepare, autoloaded options, per-request cost, deprecated functions, PHP 8.x, where to put it, and how to roll it back.
Debugging & Profiling
Fatal Error After Updating to WordPress 7.1.1 with Composer: What Broke and How to Fix It
The Composer package for WordPress 7.1.1 and 7.0.5 was published without wp-includes, so a deploy of the security release leaves every request fatal on wp-settings.php line 34. How to confirm it, three ways back online, and the build-time guard that stops the next one.
Questions about working with us
Can you work on a plugin or theme someone else built?
Yes. Most of our work is on code we did not write: plugins from other vendors, freelancer builds and AI-generated code. We read it first, tell you what we find, then change it through hooks and filters so your changes survive the vendor's updates.
Do you edit plugin files directly?
No. Editing another plugin's files means the next update wipes your changes. We extend plugins through their hooks and filters, or in a small companion plugin, so updates stay safe.
My site is hacked or showing a critical error. How fast can you help?
Send the details through the form or the help page. A senior engineer reads every enquiry, usually the same day Monday to Friday, and care plan clients get priority. We clean the site, find how it happened and close that hole.
How much does a code review or a fix cost?
You get a written report and a fixed price before any work starts, usually within 48 hours. Care plans start at $99 per site per month, and a 30-minute call to scope the work is free.
Who owns the code you write?
You do. We deliver it to your repository with notes, and nothing we build locks you into us.
Who is behind Tweaks WP?
Tweaks WP is run by Wbcom Designs, a WordPress engineering company building since 2013, with 600+ client projects and 100+ plugins, themes and SaaS products of its own.
