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Rebuild your outdated website

Old site holding you back? We rebuild websites from the ground up: custom design, a modern stack, faster performance, easier to manage.

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When to rebuild vs patch

Some sites just need updates. Others are fundamentally broken: slow, insecure, impossible to update, or built on dead platforms.

If your site is more than 5 years old, built on a platform that's no longer supported, or causing constant problems, a rebuild is usually faster and cheaper than endless patches.

We've rebuilt sites from Joomla, Drupal, old WordPress, custom PHP, and proprietary CMSs that agencies abandoned. Clean slate, a modern stack built to your brief, your content migrated.

What we rebuild

Old WordPress sites

Outdated themes, abandoned plugins, slow performance. Rebuild as a custom site, or on a clean custom theme if your team needs to stay on WordPress.

Dead platforms

Joomla, Drupal 7, old .NET systems. Migrate to a custom build on a modern framework, a headless CMS, or WordPress if you need it.

Broken e-commerce

Legacy Magento, old WooCommerce, abandoned custom carts. Rebuild on a custom storefront, modern WooCommerce or Shopify.

Design overhauls

Site works but looks dated. Full redesign with modern UX, mobile-first, and brand refresh.

Rebuild process

  1. Audit & planning

    We audit your current site, identify what to keep/migrate, and plan the new architecture.

  2. Design & content

    Redesign the UX, migrate and improve content, build new page templates.

  3. Build & migrate

    Develop on staging, migrate data, set up redirects, test everything.

  4. Launch & monitor

    Deploy, monitor traffic and search rankings, fix any migration issues.

FAQs

How much does a website rebuild cost?

Small sites (under 20 pages): £3,950–£5,750. Medium sites: £6,500–£11,500. E-commerce or large content sites: £12,000–£25,000. We give fixed-price quotes after the audit.

How long does it take?

Typical rebuild: 6–10 weeks. Complex migrations with lots of content/data: 10–16 weeks. We map it out in the proposal.

Will I lose my Google rankings?

No if done correctly. We set up 301 redirects, preserve SEO metadata, and submit the new sitemap. Rankings usually stay stable or improve.

Can you keep my site live during the rebuild?

Yes. We build on staging, you preview and test, then we launch when ready. Minimal downtime (usually under 1 hour).

Ready for a rebuild?

Send us your current site URL and what's broken or frustrating. We'll audit it and send a rebuild proposal.

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