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WordPress Development Services

Custom WordPress development for businesses and agencies that have outgrown templates and page builders. Plugins, WooCommerce, headless builds, and performance work. 14 years in WordPress. 31 years engineering for the web.

Custom WordPress Plugins

AI integrations, webhooks, outbound API syncs, scheduled automations, custom REST endpoints, and admin tools. Functionality WordPress and the major plugins don't ship with -- or where no plugin exists at all.

WooCommerce Development

Subscriptions, payment integrations, store credit, loyalty programs, and performance work.

Custom Integrations

Shipping and fulfillment platforms, email marketing tools, e-commerce analytics, ad attribution and conversions APIs, CRMs, and lead routing.

Headless WordPress

WordPress as a content API behind any modern front-end -- static site generators like Hugo, JavaScript frameworks like Next.js, or native apps.

Performance & Security

Query optimization, caching strategy, and security hardening.

WordPress that survives the next plugin update

WordPress runs nearly half the web because it scales from brochure sites to enterprise applications. Most agencies treat it as a theme to install. 84EM treats it as a platform to build on.

That means custom WordPress plugins coded to WordPress standards, WooCommerce work that survives plugin updates, headless implementations when editorial workflow matters but the front-end doesn’t, and honest advice about when WordPress is the wrong tool entirely.

CLIENT_REVIEW

He has helped me create a number of bespoke WordPress plugins for business clients needing customized functions. In each case, when presented with the business case, he helped develop tactical development plans based on best practices and then worked diligently to help implement them.

Joshua McNary Business Technologist McNary Marketing & Design Read all testimonials

One Engineer, Start to Finish

WordPress projects fail when they get handed off. The plugin developer doesn’t talk to the theme developer. The agency PM doesn’t understand the database. Custom code gets bolted onto core in ways that break with the next update.

Every 84EM engagement is handled directly by a principal engineer. The same person scopes the work, writes the plugin, debugs the slow query, and hands it off with documentation that future developers won’t curse you for.

What We Build in WordPress

Custom WordPress Plugin Development

Purpose-built plugins coded to WordPress standards. AI integrations, webhooks, outbound API calls, scheduled automations, custom REST endpoints, role-based workflows, and admin tools. The kind of functionality WordPress and the major plugins don’t ship with – or where no plugin exists at all. Proper escaping, sanitization, capability checks, and nonce verification on every input.

WooCommerce Development

Subscriptions, payment integrations, store credit, loyalty programs, and performance work. Integrations that survive WooCommerce updates.

Custom Integrations

Connecting WordPress and WooCommerce to the platforms a business already runs on – shipping and fulfillment systems, email marketing platforms, e-commerce analytics, ad attribution and conversions APIs, CRMs, and lead routing tools. Webhooks, scheduled syncs, and middleware that handle real-world edge cases.

Headless WordPress

WordPress as a content API behind any modern front-end – static site generators like Hugo, JavaScript frameworks like Next.js, or native apps. Editorial workflow stays familiar; the front-end gets faster, cheaper, and more flexible to host.

Performance & Security

Query optimization, caching strategy, and security hardening. Slow query analysis with concrete fixes – not generic plugin recommendations.

How WordPress Projects Run

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Discovery & Scoping

Direct conversation with the engineer who builds it. Requirements, hosting environment, plugin compatibility, and a project plan with concrete deliverables.

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Architecture

The right approach for your stack. WordPress core conventions where they fit. Custom architecture where they don't. Hooks, filters, REST endpoints, and database design that respects WordPress patterns.

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Development & Testing

Built to WordPress coding standards with proper escaping, sanitization, capability checks, and nonce verification. Automated and manual testing throughout.

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Documentation & Handoff

Code documentation, deployment instructions, and direct knowledge transfer. Same principal engineer who built it -- 31 years of experience on the same line.

Over the course of more than a decade, I collaborated with Andrew on numerous web development projects. During that time, I relied on him for solutions to the most complex development challenges I encountered. What really stood out about Andrew, though, was his dependability: He consistently communicated well, honored his commitments, and delivered work on time. On occasions when a project didn't go according to plan, I knew I could count on him to help me figure out a path forward. I would gladly work with Andrew again, and I believe that any organization requiring his capabilities would be fortunate to have him on their team.

Tom Nagel President Midwest New Media, LLC
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