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WordPress developer
who actually ships.

Fast, beautiful WordPress sites for ambitious brands. Custom themes, no page-builder slop. SEO that holds up, performance you can measure, code you can read.

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Recent work.

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Optical Express

Healthcare · multi-site

Managed the suite of WP sites across the healthcare group. Custom location finder, ACF blocks, headless API for booking widget.

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Moulsdale Foundation

Non-profit · donations

Donation platform on WordPress with custom donor dashboard, recurring giving, and full design system handover.

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Four services, modular.

Pick what you need or all four. Most clients start with design + dev, then add maintenance and SEO once the site is live.

01 / 04

Design

UI design, wireframes, content modelling. Figma-first, content-aware.

  • +UI / UX
  • +Wireframes
  • +Design systems
02 / 04

Development

Custom WordPress themes from scratch. ACF, Gutenberg, WooCommerce.

  • +Custom themes
  • +Headless WP
  • +WooCommerce
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Maintenance

Updates, backups, monitoring, monthly reports. Sleep better.

  • +Updates
  • +Backups
  • +Monitoring
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SEO

Technical SEO, schema, Core Web Vitals, content strategy.

  • +Audits
  • +On-page
  • +Performance
Milo Portrait
// about

Hi, I’m Milo. I build the WordPress sites you wish your last agency had.

Eight years of WordPress, freelance since 2021. In-house dev at a healthcare group, lead front-end at a Glasgow agency.

One project at a time. Honest timelines, no surprises. You’ll talk to me — never a junior, never a project manager.

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The tools, daily.

CMS
  • WordPress
  • ACF
  • Gutenberg
  • WooCommerce
BUILD
  • Tailwind
  • Vite
  • Alpine.js
  • GSAP
INFRA
  • Kinsta
  • Cloudflare
  • WP Engine
SEO
  • Ahrefs
  • GSC
  • GA4
  • Schema.org

Common questions.

Anything not answered here — just ask.

01 How long does a typical project take?

Marketing sites: 4–8 weeks. Custom builds: 8–14 weeks. One project at a time, honest timelines.

02 Do you work with page builders?

Custom themes with ACF preferred. If you need Elementor or Bricks I can — I’ll explain trade-offs upfront.

03 What’s in maintenance plans?

Updates, backups, uptime, security, monthly perf reports, plus 1–2h of small edits. From £180/mo.

04 Do you handle hosting & migration?

Yes. Kinsta or Cloudways for most clients. Zero-downtime migrations, full handover docs.

05 Can I edit the site myself?

Yes. ACF + Gutenberg means non-technical editors can update everything safely. Loom walkthrough included.

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Let’s build
something fast.

Briefs, half-formed ideas, “is this even possible” questions — all welcome. Reply within 24h, weekdays.

milolockhartwork@gmail.com → Book a 30-min call