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Choosing a WordPress web development company is really choosing who will stand behind your website once it’s live. Polar Bear Creative is a North Vancouver team with more than 15 years of experience and 147+ WordPress projects behind it. We design each site around your business, build it so your own team can update it, set it up in your name and put search structure into every template. We work with companies across Canada by video call.
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Custom WordPress Development
Services, Explained Plainly
“Custom” gets used loosely. For us, custom WordPress development means the design, the page layouts and the features are made for your business, while the foundation uses proven, well-maintained parts instead of code nobody else can support. You get a site that looks like no one else’s, and another developer could still pick it up later.
Designed for Your Business
Easy for Your Team to Edit
Ready for Google and AI Search
Custom WordPress Websites
A Site Built Around How You Sell
New sites and full rebuilds, planned page by page from your services, your customers' questions and the actions you want them to take. We handle design, development, content structure and launch.
WooCommerce Online Stores
Sell Online Without a Separate Platform
Product catalogues, shipping and tax settings, payments and order emails set up in WooCommerce, with product pages that search engines can read and customers can trust.
Redesigns That Keep Your Rankings
A New Look Without Starting Over in Google
Before a redesign goes live we list every URL that brings visitors, keep or redirect each one, and check Search Console after launch, so the traffic you earned follows you to the new site.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
Pages That Load Before People Give Up
Oversized images, web fonts, scripts, missing caching and heavy plugins are the usual culprits. We find the ones slowing your pages down and fix them in the site itself.
Updates, Backups and Security
Care After Launch
WordPress core, themes and plugins need regular updates. Our maintenance covers updates, backups and security checks, so small problems get caught before they take the site down.
Accessible WordPress Sites
Usable by Everyone Who Visits
Readable contrast, keyboard navigation, proper headings and alt text. Under the AODA, Ontario organizations with 50 or more employees must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA on public websites, and every site benefits from the same care.
Integrations and Custom Features
Connected to the Tools You Already Use
Booking systems, CRMs, email marketing, payment gateways and forms that send leads to where your team works. When no plugin fits well, we build a custom solution.
Search Built Into the Site
Our SEO team plans pages by industry and city across Canada. On WordPress we set titles, headings, internal links, sitemaps and schema while the site is being built, not months later.
Easy for AI Assistants to Cite
Clear answers, consistent business details and structured data help AI tools understand who you are and what you offer. No one controls what they quote, but a well-built site gives them good reasons to.
Close to Home on the North Shore
For businesses in Vancouver and North Vancouver: our local WordPress design work, from small service sites to online stores, with the option to meet the team on a video call.
How a WordPress Project Runs
If you’re comparing results for “WordPress agency Canada” or “WordPress design agency Canada”, ask every company the same things: how the project runs, who owns what at the end and what happens after launch. Here is how our WordPress development services work, from the first call to the months after launch.
- 1. Discovery & Site Plan
- 2. Design
- 3. Development
- 4. Testing & Launch
- 5. Care After Launch
We start with a video call and a look at your current site, your competitors and your goals. You get a site map, the page types we’ll design and a clear list of features before any design work starts.
Key pages are designed first, for desktop and mobile, with your real content wherever possible. Once you approve them, the rest of the site follows the same system.
We build the templates in WordPress, set up the editor so your team can manage content safely, and add the features, integrations and structured data from the plan.
Before launch we test forms, speed, mobile layouts and accessibility, set up redirects for old URLs and connect Search Console and Analytics in your name.
After launch you can keep us for updates, backups, security checks and new pages, month to month, or take the site in-house. It’s yours either way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a custom WordPress site better than a premium theme?
It depends on what you need. A well-built theme can be enough for a simple site. Custom WordPress development pays off when you need your own page types, features or brand, or when a theme full of options you never use is slowing you down. We’ll tell you honestly which one fits.
Can our team edit the site after launch?
Yes. We set up the editor so your team can update text, images, services, team members and blog posts without touching code, and we walk you through it before handover.
Who owns the website and the accounts?
You do. The website and its Google accounts are created in your name, with an email address you choose, and we only have access while we work together. If you ever move on, everything stays with you.
How much does WordPress development cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on a few things: how many page types need designing, which features and integrations you need, whether you sell online and how much content has to move over. After a first call, you get a quote for the scope we agreed on.
How long does a WordPress website take to build?
Most of the timeline depends on the scope and on how quickly content and feedback come back. We agree on a schedule with milestones at the start, so you always know what comes next.
Should we hire a WordPress developer or an agency?
People searching “WordPress developer Canada” find both freelancers and agencies. A freelancer can be a good fit for a small, clear job. An agency gives you design, development, SEO and support in one team, so the site doesn’t stall when one person is busy.
Will a redesign hurt our Google rankings?
It can if old URLs disappear without redirects. We map the pages that bring you visitors, keep or redirect each one and watch Search Console after launch, so your rankings have the best chance to carry over.