Websites, apps, plugins: built properly.
Sky Web Design is a small, senior team that builds websites, custom plugins, mobile apps, and commercial platforms. Fixed-cost, fully documented, no offshore handoffs — you talk to the engineer writing your code.
Websites
Elementor Pro · ACF · custom themes
Custom builds
PHP 8.2 · PSR-12 · PHPUnit tested
iOS & Android
Giving platforms
Web development services, all in one place.
Pick a service for detail, or book a scope call and we’ll match the right discipline to the job.
Website design
Elementor Pro and ACF for marketing sites, fully custom themes when the design calls for it. Performance-first, WCAG 2.2 AA, HPOS-ready when WooCommerce is in play.
- Elementor Pro builds with custom widgets
- Block-based & custom themes in parallel
- Core Web Vitals green on launch day
- Multilingual via WPML or Polylang
150+ sites shipped
Custom plugin development
We build commercial-grade WordPress plugins for clients who need more than off-the-shelf. Namespaced, tested, documented: the same standard as our own product line.
- PSR-12, strict types, PHPUnit + Playwright
- Integrations: CRMs, ERPs, donor DBs, EMRs
- Gutenberg blocks & WooCommerce extensions
- Full handover: repo, CHANGELOG, developer docs
Fixed-cost from spec sign-off
Mobile apps
iOS and Android apps where cross-platform makes sense (React Native, Flutter) and native where it doesn’t. Paired with a WordPress or custom REST backend.
- React Native & Flutter for shared codebases
- Native Swift / Kotlin when performance demands
- App Store & Play Store submission
- Push notifications, offline-first, deep links
- Backend + app in one team
Backend + app in one team
Hosting & maintenance
Managed WordPress hosting on Cloudflare + DigitalOcean. Daily encrypted backups to S3, weekly updates, uptime monitoring, monthly health reports. Fixed monthly fee.
- 99.95% uptime target, real monitoring
- Staging site for every production site
- Malware scanning & incident response
- All Sky toolkit plugins bundled free
Quote on support needs
SEO & analytics
Technical SEO audits, schema markup, Core Web Vitals fixes, GA4 + Search Console setup, conversion tracking. We report on what moved: not what’s easy to measure.
- Technical audits with a prioritised fix list
- Schema, sitemaps & internal linking
- GA4, GSC & Looker Studio dashboards
- Monthly reporting you can actually read
UX / UI design & branding
Brand identity, design systems, and UI for the sites and apps we build. Figma handover files that developers actually like working from.
- Brand marks, colour systems, type scales
- Component libraries in Figma
- Prototypes for user testing
- Accessibility baked in from the start
Design + build in one contract
Technical consulting & audits
Independent audits of inherited sites, plugin stacks, security posture or performance. Written report, prioritised fix list, no hard sell on us doing the work.
- Security & OWASP Top 10 reviews
- Performance & query audits
- Plugin consolidation recommendations
- Hand-off friendly: go anywhere with the report
Scoped audit quote
Charity management
End-to-end digital for charities: website, donation platform, Gift Aid submission, donor CRM and reporting. Built on SkyDonate and our wider toolkit.
- SkyDonate with Stripe, GoCardless & Apple Pay
- HMRC Gift Aid queue & submission
- Campaign pages & donor journeys
- Safeguarding-aware content & access controls
2.3M+ raised for clients
Sectors we know inside out.
We go deep where we go: we know the terminology, the compliance hurdles, and the plugins that actually work in each sector.
Website design
Elementor Pro and ACF for marketing sites, fully custom themes when the design calls for it. Performance-first, WCAG 2.2 AA, HPOS-ready when WooCommerce is in play.
Healthcare & aesthetics
Patient bookings, training academies, certificates, calendar sync. Work with compliance constraints, not against them.
Education & training
Course catalogues, enrolment flows, cohort management, auto-issued certificates and learner portals built on WooCommerce.
E-commerce & retail
WooCommerce stores, B2B flows, subscriptions, headless fronts where they earn their keep. Tested against every Woo release.
Professional services
Clinics, consultancies, salons and agencies. Booking, directory, lead capture and reporting that stand up to scrutiny.
Agencies (white-label)
We ghost-build for agencies that need a senior WordPress partner. NDA-friendly, your brand on the deliverables.
The standards every engagement runs on.
Same approach whether it’s a one-page site, a bespoke plugin or a full charity platform.
| Team | You work with the engineer writing your code. No account managers, no offshore handoffs, no "let me check with the team" for a week. |
| Pricing | Fixed cost from spec sign-off. We quote before we build. If scope changes, we tell you what it costs before we touch it. |
| Code | PHP 8.2+, strict types, PSR-12. Tested with PHPUnit, WP-Browser and Playwright where it earns its keep. No anonymous-function spaghetti. |
| Security | Nonce on every write. Capability check on every admin call. Prepared statements, output escaping, OWASP Top 10 review before release. |
| Hosting | Cloudflare + DigitalOcean managed stack. Daily off-site backups to S3. Staging environment for every production site. |
| Handover | Git repo, README, CHANGELOG, developer docs, inline PHPDoc. You own the code. If we disappear tomorrow, any competent developer can pick it up. |
Three ways to scope the work.
Service work is quoted to the project. We scope around your brief, timeline, risk, integrations and the level of support you need.
Scope & spec
Get a quote
Best when the brief needs shaping before build starts.
We run workshops, map requirements, draft the technical spec and give you a clear project quote before delivery begins.
- Stakeholder & user interviews
- Data model & integrations map
- Wireframes for key flows
- Clear build quote after scoping
Build a thing
Get a quote
Quoted per project after the spec is agreed.
Website, plugin, app or the full stack of all three. Scope signed off first, then delivery runs against agreed milestones.
- Scope agreed before delivery starts
- Weekly staging demos
- 30-day post-launch bug warranty
- Full repo & documentation handover
Ongoing partner
Get a quote
Scoped around monthly workload and response needs.
For teams that need senior engineering on tap. Priority support, a shared backlog, and a named engineer who knows your stack.
- Dedicated support capacity
- Priority email & Slack channel
- Monthly reporting & roadmap review
- Flexible support shape by project
The stack we actually use.
Not a logo wall. These are the parts we combine to ship websites, products, apps, hosting and growth systems that can be maintained after launch.
Website and CMS builds.
Editor-friendly WordPress, WooCommerce and custom PHP builds for content teams, ecommerce, campaign pages and charity platforms.
Frontend and app interfaces.
React, Flutter and TypeScript where the project needs an app-like interface, mobile build, dashboard or polished product experience.
Hosting and operations.
Cloudflare, managed hosting, backups, deployment checks and monitoring so the thing keeps working when real traffic arrives.
Payments and growth.
Donation flows, card payments, Direct Debit, Gift Aid, marketing integrations and analytics wired into the build from the start.
Designed, built, tested and measured by one team.
Good tools only matter when they are used with discipline. Every build gets a clear technical route, performance pass, accessibility check and analytics setup.
Scope first
Stack chosen around the brief.
QA pass
Forms, payments, mobile and access checks.
Secure setup
Roles, updates, backups and hardening.
Documented
Handover notes and admin walkthroughs.
Launch plan
DNS, redirects, monitoring and rollback.
Measured
GA4, events and useful reporting.
Rebuilding a charity's platform, end to end.
Websites, donation flows, Gift Aid automation and a donor CRM: migrated from a patchwork of plugins to a single, maintainable stack on SkyDonate + our care plan.
Sky didn’t just rebuild our website. They made giving make sense to our donors, our trustees, and our finance team.
HG
Director of Fundraising, GHH
The questions every client asks first.
A brochure site: 3–4 weeks. A custom plugin: 6–10 weeks. A full charity platform with migration: 10–16 weeks. We give you a fixed timeline at spec sign-off, with weekly staging demos so nothing lands as a surprise.A brochure site: 3–4 weeks. A custom plugin: 6–10 weeks. A full charity platform with migration: 10–16 weeks. We give you a fixed timeline at spec sign-off, with weekly staging demos so nothing lands as a surprise.
Yes, we work UK-wide and have clients across the EU, US and Middle East. We’re UK-based (all work done in-house) and we run calls from 09:00–18:00 UK time.Yes, we work UK-wide and have clients across the EU, US and Middle East. We’re UK-based (all work done in-house) and we run calls from 09:00–18:00 UK time.
Senior in-house engineers. No offshore handoffs, no junior ghost-writers. The person on your scope call is typically the one writing your plugin.Senior in-house engineers. No offshore handoffs, no junior ghost-writers. The person on your scope call is typically the one writing your plugin.
We quote the change as a scoped addendum before we touch it. You sign it off; then we build. No surprise invoices, ever.We quote the change as a scoped addendum before we touch it. You sign it off; then we build. No surprise invoices, ever.
Tell us the job. We'll tell you what's honest.
30-minute scope call. We’ll recommend the right service, a licensed plugin, a custom build: or someone else if it’s not our wheelhouse.
