Custom WordPress Development in North Vancouver – Professional & Accessible Websites.
Why Custom WordPress Development?
Off-the-shelf themes and plugins can be both limiting and buggy, with many unnecessary features, and without the ones you need. This means you require extra plugins and your developer has to spend extra time wrestling with messy, often non-semantic code. With a custom-built WordPress website, you get:
- A fully tailored design that reflects your brand
- Optimized performance for fast loading speeds
- A scalable and maintainable interface that grows with your business
- Semantic, standards-compliant code
- Enhanced security by eliminating unnecessary third-party dependencies
- A customized, tailor-made admin panel that makes content updates easy
Accessibility-First Web Development
An accessible website ensures that everyone, including users with disabilities, can navigate, understand, and interact with your content. I follow WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) to ensure:
- Keyboard navigation is fully functional, allowing users to navigate menus, forms, and interactive elements without a mouse.
- Screen readers can accurately interpret and announce content, ensuring users with visual impairments can browse and interact with the site.
- Forms, buttons, and links are labeled with meaningful text, so users always know their purpose, even when using assistive technologies.
- Contrast and color choices follow accessibility standards, improving readability for users with low vision or color blindness.
- Animations and motion effects are used sparingly to avoid overwhelming users, particularly those with sensory sensitivities or neurodiverse needs.
Why Accessibility Matters
Many businesses and organizations are now legally required to meet WCAG standards, including in Canada. Beyond compliance, accessibility improves SEO, increases audience reach, and enhances the user experience for everyone, including those on mobile devices or with temporary impairments. A more inclusive website means a better experience for all visitors.
- Legal Compliance – Many businesses and organizations are now legally required to meet WCAG standards, and those that aren’t currently obligated will become so in coming years.
- Improved SEO – Search engines prioritize accessible websites because they offer a better user experience.
- Increased Audience Reach – Approximately 16%* of the world’s population has a disability. Making your site accessible ensures you’re not losing potential customers or donors, as well as being fully inclusive.
- Better UX for Everyone – Accessibility best practices benefit all users, including those on mobile devices, in low-light settings, or with temporary disabilities.
Get a Custom, Accessible Website Built for Success
Whether you’re a small business, nonprofit, or creative professional, I can build you a custom WordPress site that’s fast, accessible, and future-proof.
Let’s talk about your project. Get in touch to discuss your website goals.