Rebuild your old website so it's fast & easy to update.
If your WordPress site is slow, hard to update or held together by plugins, we rebuild it so it's fast, secure, easy for your team to edit and ready for AI tools.
Website packages from $7,500. Part of our Web Design service.
If your site works, keep it.
If it's fast, secure and your team can update it, keep it, and spend the budget on content that brings in work instead. We say the same in our guide to choosing a platform. If it isn't, read on.
Keep it if
- It loads quickly on a phone.
- The software and plugins behind it are kept up to date.
- Your team can change a page without calling anyone.
- It already brings in inquiries.
Time to rebuild if
- It's slow on a phone.
- Nobody's sure what all the plugins do, or when they were last updated.
- Every change needs a developer, or a page builder nobody wants to touch.
- The design no longer looks like the firm you are today.
Not sure which? Get the free website health check when it opens.
What an old WordPress site is costing you.
WordPress runs 40.2% of all websites, and the core software is well looked after. The trouble is what gets bolted on over the years: plugins, page builders and hosting nobody checks. W3Techs, September 2026
91%
of the 11,334 new security flaws found in WordPress software in 2025 were in plugins. WordPress itself had six.
Source:Patchstack, 2026
46%
of those flaws had no fix from the developer when they were made public. About half of the serious ones are attacked within 24 hours.
Source:Patchstack, 2026
38%
of WordPress sites run on a version of PHP, the language under WordPress, that no longer gets security fixes.
49%
of WordPress sites pass Google's Core Web Vitals speed test on phones, below the 53% for all sites. Sites built with the Elementor page builder: 37%.
Source:HTTP Archive, August 2026
A new platform alone won't make a site fast. In the same data, only 35% of sites built with Next.js, the framework we use, pass on phones. Speed comes from how a site is built, which is why we test the speed of every page before launch. HTTP Archive, August 2026
Every change waits for a developer
When nobody on your team can update the site, small changes queue up for an outside developer and the site slowly goes out of date.
AI tools can't do much with it
In our experience AI coding tools work best on modern, typed code kept in version control. A stack of plugins and page-builder layouts gives them little to work with, so every change stays slow and manual.
Fast, secure & easy for your team to change.
We rebuild on Next.js, Payload, Neon and Vercel. Here's what each one does for you, and where to check it.
- Vercel
Fast pages, wherever your buyers are
Your site is served from Vercel's network of 126 locations in 51 countries, so pages load from somewhere near each visitor. We test the speed of every page before launch.
How it works:Vercel docs
- Next.js on Vercel
Far less to attack
No plugins to patch, so the biggest source of WordPress security flaws is gone. Vercel adds always-on protection against floods of attack traffic to every site.
How it works:Vercel docs
- Payload
Editing your team will actually use
Payload gives your team an editor built around your content: projects, services, people and news. Live preview shows the page as you type, and every save keeps a version you can go back to.
How it works:Live previewVersions
- Neon
A real database, with backups
Your content lives in a Postgres database on Neon, which can be restored to an earlier point in time if something goes wrong.
How it works:Neon docs
- Vercel
See every change before it goes live
Every change goes up on its own preview link, closed to the public, for you to check. If something's wrong after launch, the previous version is back in one click.
- Next.js
Changes in hours with AI tools
The site is built with Next.js in modern, typed code kept in version control, so AI coding tools can read it and change it. Most changes, translations and new pages take hours, and Paul checks every one before it goes live.
Iknow's new site went live in September 2026.
Iknow LLC is a management and technology consultancy in North Carolina. We moved iknow.us off its old Drupal site and rebuilt it on Next.js, Payload, Neon and Vercel. The Iknow team edits it themselves.
- Case studies
- 108
- Languages
- 4
- Including right-to-left Arabic
From your old site to the new one.
Your old site keeps running until the new one is approved and ready.
- Step 1
Check
We look at your current site: speed, security, what brings in visits and what your team struggles to change.
- Step 2
Plan
We list every page and old address worth keeping, so links and search traffic follow you to the new site.
- Step 3
Build on a preview link
You review the new site on a private link while the old one keeps running.
- Step 4
Move & launch
We move your content across, point every old address at its new page and switch the site over.
Website packages from $7,500.
Every package includes monthly hosting and support, from $99 a month. A rebuild uses the same packages as a new website.
Book a call and we'll tell you straight whether to rebuild.
Foundation Level
$7,500
Plus $99 a month hosting and support
Smaller construction, engineering and technical firms that need a serious professional presence.
Growth Platform
$12,000
Plus $199 a month hosting and support
Growing firms that need rich CMS content, stronger lead systems and operational integrations.
Authority System
from $25,000
Plus $399 a month hosting and support
Firms that need portals, dashboards, ecommerce or operational systems beyond a standard website.
What owners ask us.
Will we lose our Google rankings?
Any move carries some risk, so we plan for it. We list the pages that bring in visits, keep what works, point every old address at its new page and watch Google Search Console after launch.
Should we keep WordPress instead?
If it's fast, secure and your team can update it, yes. We'll tell you straight on the first call.
How long does a rebuild take?
Foundation Level: 2-3 weeks. Growth Platform: 3-4 weeks. Bigger builds are scoped with you on a call.
What happens to our content?
We move it across for you. For Iknow that was 108 case studies in four languages.
Who can edit the new site?
Anyone you give a login. The editor is built around your content, and live preview shows each change before you publish it.
What does it cost to run?
Hosting and support start at $99 a month, bundled with every package. It covers hosting, monitoring, backups and security updates.
Do we have to use AI tools ourselves?
No. AI tools are how we work faster for you. Your team edits the site in the normal way, and Paul checks every change we make before it goes live.
Can you rebuild a site that isn't WordPress?
Yes. Iknow's old site was built on Drupal.
What are you trying to make happen?
Most projects start with a short conversation. We listen to the brief, ask the right questions and tell you straight what we can handle and how. The first call is free.
Prefer to pick a time? Book a 30-minute call.
Or email us directly at info@whitelam.media.