WordPress Website Redesign & Web Design Services in South Africa
I specialise in custom WordPress website design, redesigns and full website rebuilds for businesses across South Africa. I transform outdated or underperforming websites into modern, fast, SEO-ready websites designed around your brand, users and business goals.
Built for redesigns, flexibility, and long-term scalability
Custom WordPress Web Design
for South African Businesses
WordPress remains one of the most powerful platforms for businesses that need flexibility, content control, and long-term scalability — especially when rebuilding or redesigning an outdated website. I specialise in WordPress website design and development, transforming existing sites into modern, fast, and SEO-ready platforms that support real business growth.
I design and develop fully custom WordPress themes tailored to your goals, combining modern UI/UX, clean development practices, and performance-focused structure from the ground up.
Custom WordPress designs
Every website is designed and developed around your brand, goals, and user experience — replacing outdated layouts and structures with a modern, conversion-focused design built for performance.
SEO-ready builds
I develop WordPress websites with clean structure, fast performance, and technical SEO best practices from the ground up — improving visibility and long-term search performance.
Easy content management
WordPress gives your team full control over pages, blog posts, media, and site content through an intuitive CMS — making it easy to manage your website after a redesign or rebuild.
Built for long-term scalability
Whether you’re designing a small business website or developing a larger content platform, I structure every WordPress build to scale with your business as it grows.
process
From strategy to a fully redesigned
WordPress website development
My process is built specifically for WordPress website redesigns and full rebuilds. I start by understanding what isn’t working in your current website, then strategically redesign and rebuild it into a faster, more modern, and scalable platform that supports long-term growth.
01
Discovery & website audit
I start by understanding your current website, business goals, and audience. For design and development projects, I also identify what’s not working in your existing site — from structure and design to performance and SEO.
02
UX strategy & redesign direction
I create a clear redesign direction focused on improving structure, usability, and conversions. This stage defines how your new WordPress website will look, feel, and function before development begins.
03
Custom WordPress rebuild
I rebuild your website using a fully custom WordPress theme — no pre-built frameworks or templates. The result is a faster, cleaner, and more scalable website built around your updated strategy and design.
04
Launch, optimisation & support
I handle testing, deployment, and final optimisation to ensure everything performs correctly. Post-launch support is available to keep your designed website secure, updated, and performing over time.
WHY CHOOSE VIEWPORT
More than a WordPress developer
— I’m website rebuild specialist
I combine design, development, SEO strategy, and business thinking to deliver WordPress website redesigns and full rebuilds that go far beyond visual updates. My focus is on transforming outdated websites into modern, high-performing platforms that support real business growth.
Strategy-led designs and builds
I don’t just rebuild websites — I rethink them. Every project starts with understanding what’s not working in your current site and building a clearer, more effective structure around your business goals and user experience.
Clean, custom-built WordPress foundations
All websites are rebuilt using fully custom WordPress themes — no pre-built frameworks or bloated templates. This ensures faster performance, easier maintenance, and complete control over design and functionality.
Design that improves performance, not just appearance
I combine modern UI/UX design with technical WordPress expertise to ensure your redesigned website doesn’t just look better — it performs better in speed, usability, and conversions.
FAQs
Questions about WordPress web design and development across South Africa
Based in South Africa, I work with businesses across the country to design and develop custom WordPress websites. Whether you’re in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Gqeberha, George or elsewhere in South Africa, projects can be managed remotely from initial strategy and design through to development and launch.
I specialise in both WordPress website redesigns and full rebuilds. Most of my work involves taking outdated websites and transforming them into modern, high-performing platforms with improved design, structure, and SEO.
A redesign focuses on improving the look, structure, and user experience of your existing website. A rebuild goes further by recreating the website from the ground up using a custom WordPress theme, ensuring better performance, scalability, and long-term flexibility.
No — I only build fully custom WordPress themes. This allows me to avoid bloated templates, improve performance, and create websites tailored specifically to your business goals.
Yes. When built correctly, WordPress is one of the most powerful platforms for content-driven and scalable websites. It’s especially effective for businesses that need SEO, flexibility, and long-term growth.
Yes. I build WordPress websites with usability in mind, so you’ll be able to manage pages, content, and media easily through the WordPress admin without needing technical knowledge.
Most projects take between 2–6 weeks depending on complexity, content, and scope. Rebuilds typically take slightly longer than redesigns due to the deeper structural work involved.
Yes. I offer optional ongoing support for updates, security, performance optimisation, and improvements after your redesigned website goes live.
Case studies
WordPress Website
Redesigns & Rebuilds
Sound Money Solutions
Custom website build for Sound Money Solutions featuring a pixel-perfect design, improved performance, and scalable content management system.
Momenta Finance
Full website rebuild for Momenta Finance featuring custom functionality, API integrations, and a dynamic financial calculator for SMEs.
The Falkland Islands Government
Multisite website rebuild for the Falkland Islands Government featuring centralised management, improved accessibility, and a scalable government platform for multiple…
Kruger Shalati
Luxury website design and UI/UX development for Kruger Shalati, a premium South African hospitality brand. The project focuses on creating…
“Brendan has been working with me for over 15 years – at this point if there’s anything to do with websites that he does not know about, it’s probably not worth knowing!”
Simon Pither
No Problem IT, London, UK
“We worked with Viewport on the development for Asilia Africa, and it was a solid collaboration from start to finish. They were reliable, technically strong, and easy to work with, exactly what you’d want in a dev partner. “
Sampi Kamffer – Creative Director
one2love.agency
“I also wanted to say thank you from my side for an awesome first experience creating a custom website. 😊 I’m so glad Bianca recommended you.”
Marina Geldenhuys
uct.ac.za
“Brendan has worked with us on numerous projects and we have been very impressed with their professionalism and quality of work. We have white-labled development to Viewport for different custom projects and have been very happy with all.”
Robbie Roche
noiseagency.ie
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Custom WordPress Web Design for South African Businesses
Whether you are starting from scratch, replacing an outdated website or rebuilding an existing WordPress site, I design and develop custom WordPress websites for businesses across South Africa.
Every website is designed around your business, audience and goals rather than being built from a generic theme or page-builder template. The result is a flexible, high-performance website that is easy to manage and built for search visibility, usability and long-term growth.