Tactical Marketing
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WordPress Development

Marketing-ready WordPress sites built for performance, security, and operational continuity - not just launch day.

Most WordPress sites are built to launch, not to operate.

Over time they accumulate outdated plugins, unoptimized templates, and performance debt that quietly undermines SEO rankings, page speed, and security posture. Tactical Marketing builds and maintains WordPress environments as marketing infrastructure - custom templates, plugin development, ongoing maintenance, and the technical audits that surface problems before they affect organic performance or uptime.

Our Approach

We approach WordPress work the way we approach every system engagement: audit first, then build.

Whether we're implementing a new page from a design file, developing a custom plugin for a defined functional requirement, or performing a technical SEO audit, the goal is the same - a site that behaves correctly under real operational conditions and continues to behave correctly after we leave. All work is documented. Governance standards are installed, not assumed.

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Connect with Phil to discuss your operational environment, what's not behaving correctly, and how Tactical Marketing approaches the repair and governance work.

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"I highly recommend Tactical MA. I personally have been working with them for over four years, and their knowledge, guidance, and creative resources have helped to elevate our email marketing program. We consider Tactical MA an extension of our own internal CRM team!"
Jacquie B.
Email Marketing Manager

What We Do in WordPress Development

Design and build custom WordPress page templates with responsive layout and brand-consistent styling.
Implement WordPress pages from provided design files, including content, images, and functionality.
Develop custom WordPress plugins to automate defined functional requirements.
Perform ongoing maintenance including plugin updates, security patches, uptime monitoring, and minor content updates.
Conduct performance audits covering page speed, Core Web Vitals, image optimization, and caching - with a scored report and remediation plan.
Audit technical SEO issues including crawlability, sitemap health, schema markup, and redirect chains.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you identify what's actually broken versus what just looks broken?

We audit systematically - program logic, trigger conditions, data sync behavior, and the integration layer - rather than reacting to surface symptoms. Most environments have failures that aren't visible in the platform UI at all.

How long does an audit or repair engagement typically take?

A thorough audit runs 2–3 weeks. A structured repair or rebuild depends on the depth of the technical debt - most range from 4–10 weeks. We scope each engagement after the initial audit so you know what you're committing to.

Do you provide ongoing management after the repair work is done?

Often, yes. Many clients transition into a managed services arrangement where Tactical Marketing handles ongoing administration, governance, and platform maintenance. Others prefer to hand back to an internal team - in which case we document everything and run a formal knowledge transfer.

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Start the conversation.

If something isn't behaving the way it should, that's where we start. Phil reads every inbound personally and responds within one business day.