Hand-Coded WordPress, Not Elementor Templates
MIS Services Inc has been writing custom WordPress code for Long Island businesses since 2014. Twelve years of custom themes, custom plugins, WooCommerce builds, and (since 2023) headless WordPress paired with Next.js frontends.
Most Long Island WordPress developers ranking on Google are actually Elementor template assemblers. They install Elementor Pro plus JetEngine, drag-and-drop blocks into pre-made layouts, and call it custom WordPress development. The result is slow (Elementor adds significant CSS bloat), inflexible (you cannot change the layout without buying a new theme), and dependent on a third-party builder that can break with any WordPress core update.
We write WordPress themes by hand. PHP for back-end logic, semantic HTML for accessibility, custom CSS for performance, vanilla JavaScript or Alpine.js for interactivity. The result loads in under two seconds, scores 90+ on Lighthouse, and stays under your control. When WordPress 7 releases, your site does not break.
For SEO and visual design only, see web design Long Island. For custom applications outside WordPress, see Long Island web developer.
Custom WordPress, Not Template Assembly
Hand-Coded Custom Themes
Custom WordPress themes written from scratch in PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript β not Elementor templates. Faster, more secure, fully under your control.
WooCommerce Builds
Stripe/PayPal, Authorize.net, ShipStation, QuickBooks sync, subscriptions, B2B pricing tiers, customer portals, multi-currency, multi-warehouse.
Headless WordPress + Next.js
Keep WordPress admin your team knows. Replace the frontend with Next.js for sub-2-second loads and SEO that template themes cannot match. Pure uncontested 2026 stack.
Custom Plugin Development
Membership portals, booking systems, API integrations, internal tools, custom dashboards. We write plugins to do the things existing plugins do badly.
ACF Pro + Custom Post Types
Flexible content modeling for non-technical editors. Your team edits content; the layout stays clean. We use ACF Pro on every WordPress build.
WordPress Multisite
Franchise / multi-location WordPress with centralized administration. Each location its own site, all under one WordPress install. We have shipped this for LI franchises.
The Uncontested Long Island WordPress Stack
Headless WordPress is the most underused WordPress architecture on Long Island in 2026. We have audited every Long Island WordPress developer page ranking on Google for this keyword. None of them mention headless WordPress. We do, because we have shipped it for clients.
The architecture: keep your WordPress admin exactly as your team knows it β same login, same editor, same content workflow. Replace the public-facing WordPress theme with a Next.js frontend that pulls content via the WordPress REST API or GraphQL. The result is sub-two-second page loads, 95+ Lighthouse scores, and SEO performance that no WordPress theme on the market can match. Our own misservices.us site is built this way.
Headless WordPress is not for every project. Small five-page brochure sites do not benefit enough to justify the added complexity. But businesses with substantial content, heavy traffic, or SEO ambitions where competitors are running on Elementor β headless WordPress is the unfair advantage. We will tell you honestly in the audit whether your project fits.
Website Design & Development Packages
One-time package prices, with hosting, domain, security updates and support included for the period shown. Fully custom builds beyond these packages are quoted after a free audit. SEO and AI-search optimization improve visibility but do not guarantee rankings or citations.
Launch
A small informational website
- β 5 informational pages
- β Unlimited changes
- β Hosting, domain, security updates and support for 3 months
Growth
A larger site, or a small online store
- β 15 informational pages, or an ecommerce store with 10 products
- β Unlimited changes
- β Hosting, domain, security updates and support for 12 months
Scale
A bigger store with SEO and AI-search work built in
- β Informational pages, or an ecommerce store with up to 50 products
- β Unlimited changes
- β Hosting, domain, security updates and support for 12 months
- β On-page SEO built to Google's E-E-A-T standards
- β Additional optimization for ChatGPT and Gemini search
Frequently Asked Questions
Need a Real WordPress Developer?
Free 30-minute WordPress audit. We assess your current site's performance, theme quality, plugin sprawl, and security posture. Then we tell you honestly what is worth fixing and what is worth rebuilding.
