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Hand-Coded Custom Websites, No WordPress, No Plugins, No Bloat

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Built by Engineers, Not Page Builders

Every Line of Code Written by Hand. On Purpose.

Many UK web design agencies install WordPress, drag a theme onto it, bolt on a page builder, layer six plugins on top, and ship it. The result is a slow, fragile site held together by other people's code. We took the opposite approach.

BadeStudio writes every site by hand in modern PHP, semantic HTML, hand-rolled CSS and vanilla JavaScript. No WordPress. No Wix. No Webflow. No Elementor. No drag-and-drop. No template marketplace. The code that runs your business website is the code we wrote for your business website. Nothing else.

It loads faster. It scores higher on PageSpeed. It does not get hacked through a plugin you forgot to update. And it costs less because we are not licensing anything.

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// Your homepage, hand-written
<?php
$pageData = [
'title' => 'Your Brand',
'speed' => 'fast',
'plugins' => 0,
];
// no themes, no builders, no bloat
Hand-Coded vs WordPress

The Difference Shows Up Everywhere

Concern Typical WordPress site (in our audits) BadeStudio hand-coded
Page weight2 to 5 MB typical200 to 600 KB
PageSpeed (mobile)40 to 70 typical85 to 100
Security exposurePlugins, themes, core, all updating constantlyNo public plugin marketplace
Monthly maintenancePlugin updates, breakage riskOptional Care Plan only
Lifetime costPremium themes, plugins, hosting upgradesOne-off from £500
You ownA configuration of someone else's codeYour actual codebase
What We Do Not Use

No Bloat, No Builders, No Apologies

If a tool would not survive a senior engineer's code review, it does not go near your project.

  • WordPress
  • Wix or Squarespace
  • Webflow
  • Elementor or Divi
  • Page builders of any kind
  • Stock theme marketplaces
  • Bloated plugin libraries
  • No-code site generators
What We Do Use

A Modern, Lean, Owned Stack

Battle-tested fundamentals, written cleanly, documented properly.

  • PHP 8.2 on the server
  • Hand-written semantic HTML5
  • Custom CSS, mobile-first
  • Vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery default)
  • Schema.org structured data
  • Proper canonicals and hreflang
  • Apache or Docker containers
  • Cloudflare for caching and security
Proof, Not Promises

5 Hand-Coded Demos You Can Test Right Now

All hand-coded by us. No WordPress under the bonnet. Open one and run PageSpeed.

Bade Fitness live demo preview
Fitness

Bade Fitness

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Bade Restaurant live demo preview
Restaurant / Cafe

Bade Restaurant

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Bade Business live demo preview
Business

Bade Business

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Bade Beauty live demo preview
Beauty Salon

Bade Beauty

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Bade Nursery live demo preview
Nursery

Bade Nursery

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One-Off Pricing

Hand-Coded Does Not Mean Expensive

Starter

£500
one-off

A clean, branded website to get you online fast. Pick from our demo library and we tailor it with your brand and content.

  • 1 template from our sector demo library
  • Full content swap (logo, colours, copy, images)
  • Up to 5 pages, 1 language
  • Contact form + Google Maps
  • Mobile-first responsive design
  • Basic SEO setup
  • 5–7 working days delivery
  • 1 round of revisions
Start with Starter
Most popular

Pro

£950
one-off

Custom design and 8–12 pages. The sweet spot for most UK SMEs, with blog, advanced SEO and 2 languages included.

  • Custom branded design
  • 8–12 pages, 2 languages included
  • +£200 per additional language
  • Blog setup with categories
  • Advanced SEO: schema, sitemap, meta
  • Analytics + Search Console setup
  • Lead form + WhatsApp / email integration
  • 10 working days delivery
  • 2 rounds of revisions
Choose Pro

Premium

£1,850
one-off

Fully custom design, 15+ pages, multi-language. Domain and email setup included. Built for scale.

  • Fully custom design (no template base)
  • 15+ pages, multi-language
  • +£200 per additional language
  • Advanced SEO, schema, hreflang
  • Domain + hosting setup included
  • Business email setup (up to 5 addresses)
  • Premium support: 30 days post-launch
  • 3 rounds of revisions
Choose Premium
Common Questions

Hand-Coded Web Design FAQ

WordPress powers a huge share of the web because it is easy to start with, but that ease comes at a cost. Every site runs the same engine plus a stack of third-party plugins, which means more attack surface, more updates to babysit, more performance overhead. We chose hand-coded PHP because it gives us complete control over what runs on your server and zero dependency on a plugin marketplace.
For most small business edits, no. We give you a simple content guide so you can change page text, swap photos and add news posts. For bigger structural changes, you ask us, the same as you would with any agency-built site. The Care Plan at £39 a month covers small content edits if you would rather not touch anything.
Yes, often better. Google ranks based on speed, structured data, mobile experience and content quality, none of which require WordPress. Hand-coded sites are typically faster and cleaner, which Core Web Vitals reward.
Modern PHP 8.2 on the server, hand-written semantic HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript on the front end. We use lightweight libraries only where they earn their place. No jQuery for the sake of it, no React for a brochure site.
You own the code. Every file we write is yours. You can hand it to another developer, host it anywhere, or rebuild on a different stack later. There is no proprietary lock-in.

No Page Builders. No Plugin Marketplaces. Just Code.

See a hand-coded demo, then talk to us about your project.

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