Getting the right functionality for your WordPress site.
Getting the functions right on your website means you don’t invest budget in things that may not be needed.
You’ll need your site to do certain things, so it’s important that you get it to do the right things.
Planning your site functionality is another crucial step in creating an effective website.
You may have unique content requirements or need your site to communicate with third-party apps, such as CRMs or accounting software like Xero.
One thing that’s crucial when planning your sites functionality is not to over-develop things that are not proven as a requirement that your users need.
This can cause scope creep and means that you might invest in development work that your users may never engage with, so we suggest a phased approach to site functionality.
When asked to spend time and budget developing website functionality, we always ask one simple question: Why?
We’re not saying it’s a bad idea or something you don’t need; we’re making sure you need it.
The reason for this is that WordPress functional development takes time, and if it doesn’t add value to your visitors, is it worth investing in?
In the interest of you not misplacing valuable budget, we will always question functional requirements and use our experience of working on 100s of sites, suggest alternatives, or more cost-effective ways of testing ideas with limited functionality to prove requirements before investing further.
The simple approach to site functionality is to ascertain if the user needs it, develop an MVP approach, and then invest further when engagement is proven.
We’re not doing ourselves out of project fees here; we’re making sure you get the most out of your budget.