Theme and block development
Build or extend responsive themes, Gutenberg blocks, and reusable page templates.
Extend your WordPress delivery team without changing the systems, standards, and client relationships you already own.
When an agency has more WordPress requests than its internal team can comfortably deliver, adding a dedicated developer can create breathing room. Our staff augmentation approach is built around an agreed backlog, defined responsibilities, and regular technical review—not handing your projects to an unfamiliar black box.
Staff augmentation works best when you already know what needs to be built but need more consistent capacity to deliver it. You continue directing the work; the developer joins the cadence and technical standards of your existing team.
Consider this model for multi-site website updates, a growing sprint backlog, new WordPress build work, or recurring technical fixes that pull your senior developers away from higher-value tasks. The first step is separating repeatable development work from decisions that should remain with your lead engineer.
Your team creates tickets and acceptance criteria, agrees on code-review and deployment rules, and provides access only to the tools needed for each assignment. Changes can be delivered through your existing version-control and staging process, with updates and handoffs documented in the systems you already use.
Review the WordPress stack, Gutenberg or builder requirements, custom PHP conventions, plugin footprint, testing expectations, time-zone overlap, intellectual-property terms, and who approves production releases. A small initial backlog is useful for establishing a shared working rhythm.
Scope the role around practical responsibilities that can be assigned, reviewed, and measured.
Build or extend responsive themes, Gutenberg blocks, and reusable page templates.
Maintain structured content fields, repeaters, templates, and editorial components.
Implement scoped plugin changes and integrations with external services.
Resolve bugs, modernize templates, and improve usability across existing sites.
Check changes against staging environments, devices, and agreed acceptance criteria.
Handle approved update tickets, compatibility checks, and technical housekeeping.
The right augmentation engagement should make your own delivery system stronger.
Talk through your prioritiesKeep your project manager, milestones, and client communication in place.
Allocate a defined monthly working arrangement to a recurring queue.
Evaluate WordPress skills against your actual codebase and workflow.
Give the developer enough context to carry work from ticket to review.
Discuss confidentiality and client-facing boundaries before work starts.
Review additional specialist capacity as your project demand changes.
A clear onboarding process helps teams collaborate without unnecessary friction.

A clear onboarding process helps teams collaborate without unnecessary friction.
Share active WordPress sites, technical stack, expected workload, and collaboration needs.
Discuss suitable skills, relevant work samples, and technical evaluation options.
Set availability, ticket ownership, code reviews, security controls, and commercial terms.
Assign a manageable first set of tasks and refine the workflow from feedback.
The appropriate arrangement depends on developer specialization, expected availability, task complexity, and collaboration needs. Discuss the role and workload before agreeing on the monthly scope.
Compare monthly developer specialties for your agency's workflow. Pricing below comes from your existing theme pricing settings.
| Specialty | Monthly price | Best suited for | Included work | Next step |
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| WordPress | $899/month per developer | Dedicated WordPress Developer |
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| Commerce | $999/month per developer | Dedicated WooCommerce Developer |
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| Full-Stack | $1,199/month per developer | Dedicated Full-Stack Developer |
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| Advanced | $1,499/month per developer | Senior Web / React Developer |
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| AI Automation | $1,199/month per developer | WordPress, AI agents and workflow automation |
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Monthly prices are per developer. Availability, scope and terms are confirmed before onboarding. See all pricing details ↗
Share your typical tasks, platforms and timeline. We'll help you explore the right developer specialty and discuss an appropriate monthly engagement.
Tell us a little about your agency and what support you're looking for.
Clear answers about WordPress Staff Augmentation.
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It is an engagement in which an external WordPress developer contributes to work directed by your existing team, using agreed tools, processes, and delivery expectations.
The working model can be discussed around the project tools, repositories, and communication practices your team already uses.
Yes, you can structure responsibilities so your agency remains the client-facing point of contact, subject to the engagement terms.
Yes. Start by defining one role and a suitable workload, then review whether more capacity is justified.
These should be set out clearly in the signed agreement, including access permissions, intellectual property, and confidentiality obligations.
Tell us which sites, technologies, and tasks need attention. We can discuss the developer profile and engagement structure that may fit your agency.