About CloudyWP:
a Melbourne web development team.

We are a Melbourne-based team that builds WordPress and Shopify websites, automates the repetitive work around them, and handles technical SEO, for businesses right across Australia. Hand-coded, block editor, page builder, or an AI-built site someone else started: we work in all of it.

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Australian team

Based here, working your hours, not a timezone away

144+

projects delivered

Over 10+ years building and maintaining sites for Australian businesses

One developer, start to finish

The same person every time: no re-explaining your site

Straight answers, on your terms

We only take work we can finish. Ask us anything first: no obligation

Who is CloudyWP?

CloudyWP is a small web development team based in Melbourne, focused on four areas: WordPress development, Shopify development, business automation and technical SEO. We don't take work outside those areas. Keeping the list short is how we stay good at each one.

Every project is scoped, quoted and built by senior developers. We don't run a junior pipeline, and we don't sell retainer packages full of work you don't need. You get a fixed deliverable on a defined timeline, with the code and the documentation handed over at the end.

Where are we based, and who do we work with?

We are a Melbourne-based team and work with businesses all over Australia, from sole traders and clinics to online retailers and other agencies. Projects run by video call, email and a shared project board, so a client in Perth or Brisbane gets the same process as one in Richmond. Our hours are 9 to 5 AET, open all week. If you want to know whether we cover your area, the locations page lists the places we write about most, but in practice we work anywhere in the country.

We also work behind the scenes for agencies that need a reliable WordPress team without hiring one. That work is described on our white-label WordPress maintenance page.

What We Actually Do

Four service areas, each one chosen deliberately. Click through to the full service page for pricing, process and project examples, or see every service on one page on our services overview.

01: WordPress

WordPress Development

Custom WordPress builds: hand-coded themes and plugins, the native block editor, or Elementor and the other builders, depending on how you want to maintain the site. WooCommerce, membership systems, multi-language sites and custom post types built to your specification, plus repairs and WordPress care plans for sites already live.

  • Custom themes and plugins
  • WooCommerce and membership site builds
  • Speed and Core Web Vitals work
  • Maintenance plans available post-launch
WordPress development →
02: Shopify

Shopify Development

Shopify store builds, theme customisation, app and system integrations, and migrations onto Shopify, set up for Australian payments, shipping and GST.

  • Custom and customised Shopify themes
  • App audits and integrations
  • WooCommerce → Shopify migration
  • Speed and store fixes
Shopify development →
03: Automation

Business Automation

Workflow automation connecting the tools your business already uses. Zapier, Make.com, n8n and custom integrations. Forms to CRM, leads to follow-up sequences, invoices to accounting: the repetitive work that should run without anyone clicking.

  • n8n, Make.com, and Zapier workflows
  • CRM and lead capture automation
  • Invoice, quote, and reporting automation
  • AI chatbot development
Automation services →
04: Technical SEO

Technical SEO and Blog Drafts

Technical SEO: making sure search engines can crawl, index and understand your site, through redirects, sitemaps, speed, structured data and clean markup. We also run automated blog posts, which are drafted, checked and left as drafts in WordPress for you to publish. Those two things are the whole of our SEO offer.

  • Crawling and indexing fixes
  • Redirects, sitemaps and structured data
  • Core Web Vitals and page speed
  • Automated blog post drafts
Technical SEO →

What do we build and run ourselves?

Besides client work, we build and operate our own products, which keeps us honest about what it takes to run software after launch. 5eves, our sister brand, is a managed WordPress hosting platform that provisions isolated WordPress sites on a Kubernetes cluster; we designed it, built it and run it. We also publish our own WordPress plugins, including a billing plugin, a file manager and an AI chatbot plugin.

Our client projects range from emergency fixes on trading WooCommerce stores to a course platform built on React, Node and Kubernetes. Write-ups of individual projects, with what went wrong and how it was fixed, are in our work.

What don't we do?

We don't run paid ads, manage social media accounts, build links, manage local listings or promise rankings. We don't design logos or brand identities, and we don't hand work to offshore subcontractors. If what you need sits outside our four areas, we will say so early and, where we can, suggest who to talk to instead.

How We Work

The same principles apply to every project, whether it's a WordPress build, an automation workflow or a technical SEO fix. The full step-by-step is on our process page.

Senior developers, no juniors

Your project is built and managed by senior developers throughout. We don't run a junior training pipeline at your expense, and the person who scopes your project is the person who builds it.

Fixed quote, fixed timeline

Quote provided after a short scoping conversation. No hourly billing on a moving target. If the scope changes mid-project, we agree the change in writing before we touch it.

You own everything

Source code, accounts, documentation: handed over on completion. No vendor lock-in, no proprietary builders you have to keep paying for, and no hostage situations if you ever want to move on.

What our clients say

4.6 from 9 reviews

Thomas

Sydney, NSW

Ravi helped secure my WordPress site after I started having issues. He explained what was being done and the site is running noticeably faster now.

Mark

Melbourne, VIC

Easy to work with and happy to answer questions. The changes I requested were completed without any hassle.

Olivia

Sydney

Needed help moving my website to a new domain. Everything was transferred smoothly and I didn't run into any downtime.

Lia Tran

Melbourne, VIC

Got in touch about a few issues on my website. Ravi explained the options clearly, pricing was fair, and the work was completed quicker than I expected.

Mia Tong

Sydney

Communication was straightforward from start to finish. The project was completed as discussed and I'm happy with the result.

Ben Caruso

Newcastle, NSW

Booked a call to discuss some website improvements. Received practical advice and everything we agreed on was completed.

Ethan

Geelong, VIC

Luke helped with updates and improvements on my Shopify store. The process was smooth and the changes were implemented properly.

Kelie Williams

Sydney, NSW

My website had security issues that I couldn't figure out myself. They secured the site, set up Cloudflare, and explained what needed to be monitored going forward.

Rajinder Singh

Wollongong, NSW

Reliable and easy to deal with. Work was completed as quoted and I received a clear breakdown of what was changed on the website.

Questions about CloudyWP

Where is CloudyWP based?

In Melbourne, Victoria. We are Melbourne based and work with businesses across Australia, so you do not need to be in Melbourne to work with us.

What does CloudyWP do?

Four things: WordPress development, Shopify development, business automation and technical SEO, including automated blog post drafts. That covers new builds, repairs, ongoing care plans and integrations between your systems.

Who will I actually deal with?

A senior developer from our team, who scopes the work, builds it and answers your questions. You are not passed between an account manager, a project manager and a developer you never meet.

What are your hours?

We are open all week, 9 to 5 AET. Urgent problems outside those hours can be booked as an after-hours callout.

Do you work with other agencies?

Yes. Agencies use us as their WordPress team for builds, fixes and white-label maintenance, delivered under their name.

What services do you not offer?

Paid ads, social media management, off-site SEO outreach, local listings management, logo and brand design, and ranking promises. If you need one of those, we will tell you up front rather than take the work.

How do I start a project with CloudyWP?

Use the form at the top of this page to tell us what you need. We reply with questions or a time to talk, then send a written scope and a fixed quote. There is no charge for that first conversation.

CloudyWP is a Melbourne-based team building WordPress and Shopify sites, automation and technical SEO for businesses across Australia. No offshore handoffs

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From first call to live: four steps, no surprises.

Every CloudyWP project runs the same way, whether it is a one-page site or a store with a thousand SKUs. Here is exactly what happens.

01

We map what you actually need.

A single scoping call, then a written plan: what gets built, what it costs, and when it ships. No discovery-phase invoices, no moving targets.

  • Free scoping call
  • Written scope document
  • Fixed price, no hourly creep

48 hrs to your quote

02

We design and build it properly.

Custom WordPress or Shopify on clean code you own outright. Every build ships fast, passes Core Web Vitals, and is handed over documented.

  • Design signed off before build
  • Core Web Vitals passed
  • Full code ownership

95/100 average PageSpeed

03

We automate the busywork.

Your site talks to the tools you already run: CRM, invoicing, email, stock. The repetitive admin stops being someone's job and starts running itself.

  • CRM & invoicing connected
  • Stock and orders in sync
  • Alerts when something breaks

15 hrs saved every week

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