10 WordPress Website Design Best Practices
Ten WordPress best practices we apply on every South African client site — focused on enquiries, not decoration.
Start with business goals
Calls, quotes, bookings — design pages around one primary conversion.
Mobile-first layout
Thumb-friendly nav, readable text, click-to-call and WhatsApp.
Speed and caching
Optimised images, lean plugins, HTTPS — Core Web Vitals matter.
Unique page titles
One H1 per page, descriptive URLs, internal links between services.
Security and backups
Updates, strong passwords, staging before major changes.
Essential plugins · Maintenance.
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