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CMS Development · Bristol
Custom CMS Development
Most CMS platforms are built for developers, not for the people who have to use them every day. We build content management systems around your team's workflow — simple enough for anyone, powerful enough for everything.
Example
The Problem
Why Your CMS Is Holding You Back
Your marketing team dreads updating the website. The CMS is clunky, the editor breaks the layout every time they add an image, and simple changes require a developer. Your content goes stale because updating it is too painful.
Too Complicated
WordPress with 40 plugins, Joomla with a confusing admin panel, or Drupal that needs a PhD to operate. Your team avoids updating the site because it's too hard.
Breaks Everything
Plugin updates that crash the site. Theme updates that change the layout. Editor saves that corrupt the page. You're scared to touch anything.
Security Nightmares
Open source CMS platforms are targeted by hackers because the code is public. WordPress powers 40% of the web — that makes it a 40% target.
Slow & Bloated
Your CMS loads unnecessary code on every page. Database queries for features you don't use. Your site speed score is suffering and so are your rankings.
What We Build
CMS Solutions That Fit Your Business
Whether you need a simple page editor or a full publishing platform with user roles, media management, and API integrations — we build it to match exactly how your team works.
Visual Page Editor
WYSIWYG editing that actually works. Your team sees exactly what the page will look like while they're editing it. No surprises when they hit publish.
Media Management
Upload, organise, and resize images in one place. Automatic WebP conversion, lazy loading, and alt tag management built in. No plugins required.
User Roles & Permissions
Editor, author, admin — control who can do what. Your marketing team updates content, your developers handle code, nobody can break anything.
Blog & News System
RSS feeds, categories, tags, scheduled publishing, and SEO fields for every post. A proper blogging system that Google loves, not a bolt-on afterthought.
Custom Modules
Product catalogues, team profiles, testimonials, FAQs, portfolios — whatever content types your business needs, we build custom modules to manage them.
API & Integrations
Connect your CMS to email marketing, CRM, analytics, Sage 50, or any system with an API. Your content updates trigger actions across your business.
See the page →What's next
Your CMS, with an AI layer built in
A CMS built around how your team works can go one step further: one that does some of the work for them. We build AI into the CMS itself, between your editors and your website, doing the jobs your team does by hand.
AI built into your CMS
Drafting, tagging, image descriptions and search, built into the CMS we develop for you.
AI integration →DocumentsInvoices read and filed
AI that reads invoices, contracts, forms and emails, extracts the data, validates it and pushes it to the right system automatically.
AI automation →WorkflowsProcesses that run themselves
Multi-step processes triggered by events — an order, a return, a low-stock alert — completing in seconds what took your team hours.
AI automation →Your dataAnswers from your own catalogue
AI that searches your product catalogue, documentation or database to give accurate, source-cited answers instead of guessing.
Custom AI →It's the same AI we're building our own business on, from our back-end systems to our sales tools. See everything we do with AI →
Our Process
From Brief to Launch in Four Steps
- 01
Content Audit
We map every type of content your site needs — pages, products, blog posts, team members, testimonials. This defines what modules your CMS requires.
- 02
Interface Design
We design the admin panel around your team. Simple, clean interfaces with only the buttons they need. No bloated dashboards with features you'll never use.
- 03
Build & Train
We build the CMS, populate it with your content, and train your team. Written documentation plus a video walkthrough — your team will be confident from day one.
- 04
Support & Scale
As your business grows, your CMS grows with it. Need a new module? Need to connect a new system? We're on the phone, and we know the codebase inside out.
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Related Work
Projects Like Yours
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I use WordPress or a bespoke CMS?
WordPress is fine for blogs and simple brochure sites. But if you need custom functionality — product management, booking systems, client portals — a bespoke CMS will be simpler to use, faster to load, and more secure. We'll recommend the right approach for your needs.
What is the Mediatopia CMS?
The Mediatopia CMS is our own content management system, and the one this website runs on. You edit your pages, blog, media, menus and SEO yourself, and the same system can run your shop, bookings, enquiries, reviews and email marketing. It's lightweight, secure (the code isn't public), and includes built-in SEO tools, media management, and custom module support.
Can you work with my existing CMS?
Yes. We regularly customise WordPress, Joomla, Magento, and other platforms. If you're happy with your CMS but need custom functionality added, we can develop plugins, themes, and modules for your existing platform.
How much does a custom CMS cost?
A website with our CMS starts from £119 a month on the Grow plan. More complex platforms with multiple content types, user roles and integrations are quoted, and you get a fixed quote before we start.
Will I be able to update the site myself?
Absolutely — that's the whole point. We build the CMS so your team can manage all content without touching code. We train you, give you documentation, and you're in complete control. We're always available if you get stuck.
What about headless CMS?
We build headless CMS solutions where the content management is separated from the front-end. This is ideal for businesses that need content to appear on websites, mobile apps, and other platforms simultaneously.
Let's Build Something
That Actually Works.
Book a free consultation. We will review your current setup, identify quick wins, and give you a clear proposal with fixed pricing. No obligation.