Custom WordPress themes
Standalone themes based on _underscores or Sage – instead of bloated page builders with 400 KB CSS and 30 plugin dependencies. Faster, cleaner, more SEO-friendly, unique.
WordPress · Graz · Styria
WordPress Agency Graz
Skins4You is your WordPress agency in Graz. We build WordPress sites that load fast, stay secure, rank well and don't feel like an off-the-shelf theme.
What we build
WordPress services
WooCommerce shops
Scalable online shops on WordPress with custom checkout and full payment integration (Klarna, Stripe, EPS, PayPal).
Plugin development
Custom WP plugins for specific needs: booking systems, configurators, ERP interfaces, custom post types, Gutenberg blocks. Documented, testable, update-safe.
Performance tuning
Faster existing WP sites: object cache (Redis), page cache, image optimisation (WebP/AVIF), lazy loading, code splitting, DB optimisation, CDN. Lighthouse 90+.
Security & hardening
WordPress hardening (wp-config locks, login protection, 2FA, disable XML-RPC), regular updates, malware scans, firewall (Cloudflare or Wordfence), 3-2-1 backup strategy.
Maintenance & support
Monthly maintenance from € 79: core/theme/plugin updates, daily backups, uptime monitoring, security patches, performance reports.
Multi-site & multilingual
WordPress Multisite for franchise networks and language variants. Multilingual via WPML, Polylang or native setup with hreflang.
Migration & relaunch
Migration from other CMS (Joomla, TYPO3, Wix, Squarespace) to WordPress or relaunch with URL mapping, 301 redirects, SEO ranking preservation.
Gutenberg / Block Editor
Custom Gutenberg blocks for your brand identity, block patterns for reusable layouts, theme.json configuration.
Page builder vs custom
Why we choose custom themes
Page builders like Elementor, Divi or WPBakery are everywhere – fast start, visual editor, accessible to non-technical users. But they have a price many site owners only realise after 12 months.
Page builder
Typical issues- 200–500 KB unnecessary CSS per page
- Poor Core Web Vitals (LCP often > 3 s)
- Lock-in: switching = full rebuild
- 30+ active plugins → security risks
- Licences € 59–199/year per site
- SEO-hostile HTML structure (div soup)
Custom theme
What you get instead- Lean code, < 50 KB CSS per page
- Lighthouse 95+ as standard
- Full control, no vendor lock-in
- Few plugins (5–10) → less risk
- No recurring licence costs
- Clean semantic HTML5 structure
Investment
What does a WordPress site cost?
| Project type | Range |
|---|---|
| Lean WP site (3–5 pages, theme adapted) | € 1,800 – € 3,500 |
| Custom-theme business site (5–15 pages) | € 3,500 – € 9,500 |
| Premium custom theme (multilingual, 15–30 pages) | € 9,500 – € 18,000 |
| WooCommerce shop on WordPress | € 6,000 – € 25,000 |
| WordPress migration (from other CMS) | € 1,500 – € 6,000 |
| Performance optimisation existing WP site | € 800 – € 2,500 |
| Maintenance (monthly) | € 79 – € 249/mo. |
FAQ
WordPress FAQ
Always current stable WordPress, PHP 8.2+, MariaDB. EU hosting for GDPR: world4you, ALL-INKL, Hetzner, Raidboxes or Kinsta.
Only on explicit request. Standard is a performant custom theme with Gutenberg blocks – just as easy to maintain but 5–10× faster.
Yes: audit, optimisation, relaunch, migration, maintenance handover, hack cleanup.
Lean from € 1,800, custom theme € 3,500–9,500, premium € 9,500–18,000, shops € 6,000–25,000.
Yes. Editor configured so you can maintain posts, pages and images without technical skills. Personal onboarding included.
With current updates, hardening, maintained plugins and solid hosting – just as secure as any other platform. Our maintenance package covers it all.
Standard targets: LCP < 2 s, INP < 200 ms, CLS < 0.05, Lighthouse Performance 90+.
Joomla, TYPO3, Drupal, Wix, Squarespace, Jimdo, Webflow – all migrated, including URL mapping and SEO preservation.
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