From ₹25,000 · live in 2–3 weeks
WordPress website design in Chennai
Most WordPress sites in this city are a ₹4,000 theme with the demo content swapped out. They look fine for a year, then nobody can change anything without breaking the layout.
What the build includes
Why cheap theme sites go wrong
Nothing wrong with WordPress. The problem is how it usually gets used — a heavy multipurpose theme, fifteen plugins to cover its gaps, and nobody responsible once it's handed over.
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Plugin sprawl
Twenty plugins means twenty things that can break on an update, and every one slows the site down.
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Theme lock-in
Content built inside a theme's page builder is stuck there. Change theme and your pages come out as soup.
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Unoptimised images
A 4MB photo straight from the camera on the homepage. The single most common reason a site feels slow.
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Security left open
Default admin URL, no updates for two years, no backups. This is how sites end up serving spam.
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Nobody trained
Changing a phone number becomes a paid support request, so it never gets changed.
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No access handover
Domain and hosting registered in the developer's name. You do not own your own website.
Everything on your site is registered in your name, with the logins in your inbox. If you stop working with me, nothing needs to move.
Add-ons
Blog setup
Category structure, post template and a walkthrough on publishing.
+₹6,000
Multi-language
A proper Tamil version of every page, not a translation widget.
+₹12,000
Booking or appointments
Calendar, slots and confirmation emails for clinics and consultants.
+₹9,000
Migration from an old site
Content moved across with redirects so your existing rankings survive.
+₹8,000
Monthly maintenance
Updates, backups, security checks and up to an hour of small edits.
₹2,500/mo
Speed rescue
One-off work on an existing site: images, plugins, caching, hosting config.
₹7,000
Recent builds
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WordPress FAQs
How much does a WordPress website cost in Chennai?
₹25,000 for up to six pages, ₹3,000 for each page beyond that. Hosting and domain are separate and paid directly by you — budget roughly ₹4,000 to ₹6,000 a year for a normal business site.
Why not just buy a theme?
You can, and for a very tight budget it is a reasonable choice. The cost shows up later: page content locked inside a builder, plugins fighting each other, and a layout nobody dares change. I build custom so the site stays editable.
Will I be able to update it myself?
Yes. Text and images are editable from the dashboard, and you get a recorded walkthrough of the exact edits you are likely to make. Changing a phone number should never require a support ticket.
Who owns the domain and hosting?
You do, registered in your name with the logins in your inbox. This is worth checking with any developer — sites registered in an agency's name are held hostage more often than you would think.
Do you offer maintenance?
₹2,500 a month covers updates, backups, security monitoring and up to an hour of small edits. It is optional; plenty of clients handle their own updates after the training.
Can you fix my existing WordPress site instead?
Often yes, and it is usually cheaper than a rebuild. Send the URL and I will tell you whether the foundation is sound or whether you would be paying to patch something that needs replacing.
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Stuck with a site nobody can update?
Send me the URL. I'll tell you honestly whether it's worth fixing or rebuilding.