Lipoma Institute
Medical Practice · Los Angeles, California
Custom CMS work
CMS Development
Custom themes, plugins, and content systems, built so your site does exactly what your business needs.
- Starts from
- $2,000
- Typical build
- 1 to 3 weeks
- Platforms
- WordPress, headless, and more
- Built
- Custom, not off the shelf
Custom builds we have shipped.
A medical practice on a custom theme, a collectibles store with custom WooCommerce features, and a tattoo studio with a crypto checkout. Hover to scroll through each one.
S&M Hot Wheels
Ecommerce, Custom WooCommerce · Royapuram, Chennai
Sedation Ink
Tattoo Studio, Custom Payments
What we built
The custom work behind those sites.
Los Angeles, California · Custom WordPress theme
A custom theme, not a template
Lipoma InstituteBuilt on a custom WordPress theme made specifically for the practice, rather than a generic template adapted to fit.
India · Custom WooCommerce features
WooCommerce, extended for collectors
S&M Hot WheelsCustom WooCommerce features and plugins built by us for a diecast collectibles store, going beyond what off-the-shelf plugins could do.
Tattoo studio · Custom payment integration
A pay-with-crypto checkout
Sedation InkA custom pay-with-crypto feature built on the Shift4 crypto payment gateway, so clients can pay in cryptocurrency directly from the website.
What we build
CMS work that off-the-shelf plugins cannot do.
- Custom WordPress themesBuilt from scratch for your site: lighter, faster, and easier to edit than a bloated template.
- Custom pluginsFeatures your business needs that no existing plugin does properly.
- Custom post typesListings, services, team members, events, or products, each with its own structure.
- Custom fields (ACF)Structured fields so editors fill in the blanks instead of fighting a page layout.
- Gutenberg blocksCustom blocks that match your design, so new pages always look on-brand.
- WooCommerce customisationCustom checkout steps, product types, rules, and store logic.
- Payment integrationsGateways beyond the usual, including crypto payments.
- Membership sitesMembers-only content, accounts, and access levels.
- Multilingual sitesTranslated content with WPML or Polylang, set up to stay manageable.
- WordPress multisiteSeveral sites run from one install, for brands, locations, or franchises.
- Headless CMSContent managed in a headless CMS and delivered to a fast Next.js front end.
- Other CMS platformsShopify sections and metafields, Webflow CMS collections, Drupal, Joomla, and more.
What we see go wrong
Mistakes that make a CMS hard to live with.
Choosing a builder that is easy to start and painful to grow
Drag-and-drop page builders feel quick on day one. A hundred pages later, every change breaks something. Structured fields and blocks scale; freeform layouts do not.
A plugin for everything
Every extra plugin adds weight, security risk, and the chance of conflicts. One well-built custom feature often replaces three plugins that each do part of the job.
Content hard-coded into the design
If changing a price or a phone number needs a developer, the CMS is not doing its job. Anything that changes should be an editable field.
Going headless when you do not need to
Headless is brilliant for speed and multiple front ends, but it is overkill for a five-page business site. We recommend it only when it earns its cost.
Custom code nobody can maintain
Custom work should be tracked in version control and written so the next developer can understand it. Otherwise you are locked in to whoever wrote it.
How it works
Planned around your content, built on staging.
Custom CMS work starts with how your content and features need to behave, not with code. Then it is built and tested on a private copy before it touches the live site.
Step 1
Map the content and features
Every content type, field, and feature mapped out: what editors need to change, what should stay locked, and how the pieces relate.
Step 2
Build on staging
Themes, plugins, blocks, or the headless setup built on a private staging copy, with every change tracked in version control.
Step 3
Test the edge cases
Features tested the way real people will use them, including the awkward cases: odd inputs, other plugins, updates, and different devices.
Step 4
Launch, then we look after it
Deployed to the live site, then managed by us, which is what most clients prefer. If your team will edit it, we provide a walkthrough and a written guide on request.
Platforms and tools
WordPress, headless, and every CMS in between.
WordPress
- WordPress
- Gutenberg
- Advanced Custom Fields
- WooCommerce
- WPML
- Elementor
Headless CMS
- Sanity
- Strapi
- Contentful
- Payload CMS
- Storyblok
Other CMS platforms
- Shopify
- Webflow
- Drupal
- Joomla
Code
- PHP
- JavaScript
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- Git
What you get
What every CMS project includes, and what is separate.
Included in every project
- Content and feature planning before any code
- Custom themes, plugins, fields, or blocks, built for your site
- Development on a private staging copy
- Every change tracked in version control
- Testing of features, edge cases, and updates
- Deployment to your live site
- A walkthrough and written guide for your team, on request
Related, but separate
- A whole new business website: see web design and development
- A full online store build: see ecommerce website development
- Moving content from another CMS: see website migration
- Ongoing maintenance so custom code stays updated and working
- Moving content from another CMS? See website migration.
- Switching page builders inside WordPress? That is a migration too.
- Need fast hosting for a custom or headless build? See web hosting.
Pricing
What custom CMS development costs.
CMS development
From $2,000
The final price depends on how many custom features, content types, and integrations the project needs. Most take 1 to 3 weeks.
How it works
- Fixed, writtenQuote
- 1 to 3 weeksTypical build
- YoursCode
Paid by PayPal or Wise. You get a fixed written quote before work starts.
Only need a small change, like a new field or a fix to an existing plugin? That usually fits within website maintenance rather than a full CMS project.
Who builds it
Developers who build the custom parts, not just install plugins.
Rahim KhanFounder, Website 2 Design
Rahim has led more than 300 website builds, from custom WordPress themes and WooCommerce features to crypto payment integrations and headless sites. When a plugin cannot do what the business needs, we build the feature properly instead of stacking workarounds.
Most clients have us look after the site afterwards. If your team wants to manage it, we show them how.
Prefer email? Send a brief through the contact page and Rahim replies within one working day.
Client feedback
What clients say about our development work.
Verified Fiverr reviews from WordPress and CMS development projects.
“Rahim had excellent communication and he fixed my Elementor Pro website the same day that I submitted a request! He is very fast and has great communication skills. I highly recommend him!”
“Pixel perfect and keen to get it done right. Very happy to work with this seller again and more than happy with their communication and speed of delivery.”
“Top seller. Really great work and he asked questions to make sure he understood my requirements. I look forward to working with him again!”
“Job well done, and he also helped me with other parts of the web page. Excellent!”
206+ reviews across Fiverr and Google, 4.8 average on Fiverr. Read them all
CMS development questions, answered straight.
What people ask before commissioning custom CMS work.
Have another question? Contact us
Custom CMS projects start from $2,000, or ₹70,000 in India. The final price depends on how many custom features, content types, and integrations are involved, and you get a fixed written quote before work starts.
Building a website is designing and launching the site itself. CMS development is the custom work underneath: themes, plugins, fields, blocks, store logic, payment integrations, or a headless setup. If you need a complete new business website, our web design and development service is the right place to start.
Yes. If no existing plugin does what you need, or the ones that do are bloated or unreliable, we build a custom plugin for exactly that feature, tested and tracked in version control.
Usually not. A well-built WordPress site handles most small business needs. A headless CMS earns its cost when you need very high performance, content feeding more than one front end (like a website and an app), or strict consistency across a large site.
No. WordPress is the most common, but we also do custom work on Shopify, Webflow, Drupal, Joomla, and headless CMSs such as Sanity, Strapi, Contentful, Payload, and Storyblok.
Yes, if you want them to. Most clients prefer to have us manage the site, but on request we provide a walkthrough and a written guide, and the CMS is built so editors change content through simple fields instead of risky layouts.
Yes. We build custom payment integrations, including a pay-with-crypto checkout through the Shift4 crypto payment gateway. Tell us which gateway or payment method you need and we will check it can be integrated.
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