Unico Connect

Hire WordPress Developers for Headless Sites and WooCommerce Stores

Our WordPress developers build custom themes, headless WordPress sites and WooCommerce stores, develop plugins, and optimize existing sites for performance and security.

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WordPress Development, Accelerated with AI

Security Reviews

AI helps us check your WordPress install for vulnerable plugins, outdated dependencies and weak configuration, so we can fix them before attackers find them.

Performance Reviews

AI helps us read page load times, database queries and asset delivery, so we can find what is slowing your WordPress site and fix that first.

Content and SEO Checks

AI helps us review your content structure, internal links, meta tags and schema markup, so search engines can read your WordPress site clearly.

Faster Theme and Plugin Builds

AI helps us draft custom theme, block and plugin code, so your WordPress build reaches review sooner.

The whole Unico Connect team uses Claude Code daily. Engineers are expected to understand what AI produces, and a tech lead or senior developer reviews the work before it ships.

What Our WordPress Developers Build

Custom Theme Development

Bespoke WordPress themes built from Figma designs. Gutenberg block support, responsive layouts, and clean code that is easy to maintain and extend.

Plugin Development

Custom WordPress plugins for functionality that off-the-shelf options cannot provide. Admin interfaces, API integrations, and custom post types.

WooCommerce Stores

E-commerce on WordPress with WooCommerce. Product catalog management, payment gateways, shipping integration, and order management.

Headless WordPress

WordPress as a content backend with React or Next.js frontends via the REST API or WPGraphQL. CMS flexibility with modern frontend performance.

Website Speed Optimization

Performance audits and fixes for slow WordPress sites. Caching configuration, image optimization, database cleanup, and hosting recommendations.

Security & Maintenance

Hardened WordPress configurations, regular updates, backup management, and malware removal for sites that need ongoing protection.

VETTING PIPELINE

How engineers earn a spot on our team

Our hiring process has three stages, from the application screen to a project deep dive with background verification, and every new engineer then serves a probation period.

4 checks
Application screen

We source engineers across India through LinkedIn, Wellfound, employee referrals and outbound headhunting. Every application is checked for stack relevance, years of experience, English and time zone overlap before it moves to a technical interview.

60 to 90 min
Live coding and scenario questions

A live coding round of 60 to 90 minutes in the primary technology of the candidate, followed by scenario based questions on practical applications of that technology.

3 checks
Project deep dive and background verification

Candidates walk us through a recent production project, covering the architecture decisions and what they would change in hindsight. A third party background verification agency then confirms prior employment, education and identity.

Probation
A probation period follows

New engineers then serve a probation period, and those who do not meet our bar do not continue with us.

How It Works

From the first call to a developer working in your team, you choose who joins and when.

Share your requirements

Tell us the experience level, tech stack, project scope and team setup you need. A 30 minute call is usually enough.

Review shortlisted profiles

Vetted candidates are presented within a week, matched to the brief you shared.

Interview your picks

Interview shortlisted developers directly, through technical interviews, pair programming or whatever your process requires.

Onboard and start

Your developer joins your tools and standups, and onboarding completes in 7 to 14 business days.

Engagement Models

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Dedicated Developer

A WordPress developer works exclusively on your project, integrated with the tools and workflows your team already uses.

Best for Ongoing WordPress site ownership and maintenance
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Managed Team

We assemble and manage a WordPress team with a tech lead, handling delivery end to end against your requirements.

Best for Building a WordPress site end to end with a lead
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Project Based

Fixed scope, timeline, and budget. We deliver the project and hand off the codebase with documentation.

Best for Proofs of concept, MVPs and new WordPress or headless site builds
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Engagement terms

  • Vetted candidates are presented within a week, and onboarding completes in 7 to 14 business days.
  • Your developer works as an extension of your team, directly in your channels.
  • For international clients, the assigned team aims for at least 4 hours of overlap with your business day, and our night shift team can cover your business hours for support.
  • Our replacement guarantee gives you a replacement vetted developer at no extra fee if the placed developer is not the right fit or underperforms.
  • We offer fixed scope for proofs of concept and MVPs, then move to a retainer for ongoing work, so the engagement can scale with you.
  • Retainers run for at least 3 months, then continue month to month with 30 days notice.
  • Rates run $25 to $50 an hour depending on seniority, and fixed scope projects have a $10,000 minimum.
  • We invoice in USD, euros or INR.
  • We sign a mutual NDA before discovery starts, and IP assignment and all other contract terms are set out in the MSA and SOW you sign when the engagement begins.

PRICING

Transparent WordPress developer rates, published

$25 to $50 per hour

Dedicated WordPress developers, by seniority

$10,000 minimum

Fixed scope projects

US specialists typically bill $150 to $300 per hour for comparable scope. Every engagement is scoped individually before any number becomes a quote.

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Our Work

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Built the product catalogue website and content management system for Ebco

Delivered for Ebco, a furniture fittings and hardware manufacturer in India
Used headless WordPress with WooCommerce for product catalogue and commerce data
Built a separate front end in React

35% faster

Order processing

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Education🇺🇸 USA

Built a unified AI learning platform for a California charter school serving 15,000+ students

Built Brain AI, a retrieval augmented knowledge base that surfaces content and recommendations based on student progress
Integrated two way translation held to a 97 percent accuracy bar across student, teacher and parent surfaces
Delivered web and mobile apps for students, teachers and administrators on one integrated platform

15,000+

Students served

97%

Translation accuracy

50%

Faster content turnaround

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Highlands Talkative Assist Flutter mobile app, two way translation between English and Spanish
Highlands English Master Flutter mobile app, original, corrected and translated text
Highlands React web app, learning report creation with course evidence upload and grades
Highlands React web app, learning report list with master agreement status for each student
Retail🇮🇳 India

Built two corporate websites for a multi brand retail franchise group in India

Both websites were built on WordPress
Sample corporate website homepage for a multi brand retail group, with a hero banner and six placeholder brand tiles
Sample store locator with an India map and store pins in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, above a news section with three article cards
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Manufacturing🇮🇳 India

Built a B2B product catalog website for an ergonomic solutions manufacturer

Structured product catalog with categories for height-adjustable tables, monitor arms, CPU holders, and desk accessories
Technical specification pages with detailed product dimensions, weight capacity, and compatibility information
Download center offering product brochures, installation guides, and technical datasheets as PDF downloads
Product inquiry forms with specification selectors enabling qualified lead capture from architects and procurement teams
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Frequently Asked Questions

Share the headless WordPress site you need on a short call, then interview the vetted WordPress developers we shortlist and choose who joins your team. Vetted candidates are presented within a week, and onboarding completes in 7 to 14 business days. To speed up the match, tell us whether the product is already in production, the problems you face and what has been tried, the work needed and any regulation or process it must follow, and the features or bugs to fix, so we can match the experience the work needs. When you compare candidates, ask to see headless or custom WordPress sites they built and how content reaches the frontend in each one.

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