Custom WordPress website design & development
Building scalable and advanced WordPress websites for SMEs, Enterprise & Dynamic Startups with incredible performance and conversion.
Building a highly scalable WordPress website
Designing and developing a complex WordPress websites involves a strategic approach to accommodate various functionalities and user experiences. We believe any WordPress website which has 20+ level 1 pages and close to 100+ posts qualifies to be a complex website which needs a scalable architecture.
At BiCSoM we have formulated seven key points with technical details for the design and development of a complex WordPress websites. These seven points are not limited but forms the core of the most of the complex WordPress websites.
- Implement a modular and scalable architecture that can accommodate the expansion of features and functionalities as the website grows.
- Utilize a combination of custom post types, taxonomies, and advanced custom fields to organize and manage diverse content types effectively.
- Consider microservices architecture for specific complex functionalities, ensuring a more maintainable and scalable solution.
- Create a custom WordPress theme tailored to the unique design requirements of the complex website.
- Optimize the theme for performance by prioritizing critical CSS, minimizing HTTP requests, and utilizing asynchronous loading for non-essential scripts.
- Leverage template hierarchy and custom template files to maintain consistency across different sections of the website.
- Use hooks and filters to customize the behavior of WordPress core, themes, and plugins without modifying their original code.
- Implement custom functions and actions to extend default functionalities and seamlessly integrate additional features into the website.
- Utilize child themes to preserve customizations during theme updates.
- Integrate third-party APIs to bring external functionalities or data into the complex WordPress website.
- Implement OAuth or API keys for secure authentication and authorization, ensuring data privacy and protection.
- Regularly update API integrations to adapt to changes in external services and maintain compatibility.
- Optimize website performance by leveraging browser caching, CDN integration, and minification of CSS and JavaScript files.
- Implement lazy loading for images and other media assets to improve page load times, especially for content-rich pages.
- Conduct thorough performance testing, using tools like Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix, and address identified bottlenecks.
- Implement a comprehensive security strategy, including secure coding practices, regular security audits, and continuous monitoring.
- Utilize security plugins for features like firewall protection, malware scanning, and login attempt monitoring.
- Enforce strong authentication measures, such as two-factor authentication, to safeguard user accounts and sensitive data.
- Develop a content management strategy to efficiently organize and categorize content, ensuring easy navigation and accessibility.
- Implement a user-friendly admin interface with custom meta boxes, taxonomies, and content management tools to streamline content creation and editing.
WordPress performance of 90+ always measured & tested
Performance is our approach from day one. Whether you are approaching us to develop a new WordPress website or you are struggling with your existing WordPress website we make sure your WordPress website always gets a score of 90+ on Google Page Speed Insights and other Performance diagnosing tools such GTMetrix or Pingdom.
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