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Most WordPress Designers Don’t Code
Most Coders Don’t Design
I Do Both.

Why clean code + design is the future of WordPress 🚀

Most WordPress designers don’t code; most coders don’t design. I do both.

This isn’t just a catchy line — it’s the reality of the WordPress industry. Some designers create beautiful Figma mockups but don’t know what happens when that design is “dropped” into WordPress. On the other side, some developers can write PHP functions blindfolded — but their sites look like spreadsheets from 2010.

🔍 The Industry Problem

Page builders like Elementor, Divi, and WPBakery exist as a “bridge” because designers and coders often don’t speak the same language. But they come with a price: slow load times, code bloat, and fragile websites that break with every update.

Custom code vs Elementor code screenshot
Clean, semantic HTML vs Elementor’s 7 nested DIVs for one block 🏗️
“While page builders provide quick solutions, they often result in bloated code and limited flexibility. Custom WordPress websites offer cleaner, more scalable solutions that are easier to maintain.” – BOP Design

🎨 What I Do Differently

I’m both a designer and a developer. I design in Figma — thinking about layout, color, and user flow. Then I hand‑code in HTML/CSS/JS and wrap it into a custom WordPress theme — no Elementor bloat, no 20-stylesheet mess.

Figma design next to WordPress custom coded result
From Figma → HTML/CSS → WordPress — no page builders, no shortcuts 🎯

⚡ Why It’s My Talent

The designer in me asks: “How will this look and feel to the user?” The developer in me asks: “How do I build it cleanly so it stays fast and doesn’t collapse six months from now?”

“When you can do both, you can do things that no one else can do.” – John Maeda

🚀 What Clients Get

Dasha – Designer & Developer

By the way — hi! I’m Dasha, a designer & front‑end developer who turns Figma ideas into clean, hand‑coded WordPress sites. 🌿