WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN MANCHESTER

Build your solution.

As a Website Development Agency based in Manchester, we build sites that are fast, secure, and easily maintainable.

 

No bloated templates. No weird code. Just solid website development on the platform that best fits your business. With documentation your team can follow long after we’ve handed over as standard.

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Unlike other website development agencies, we champion usability for both website and CMS users. This means clean, simple code, with flexible page modules that meet your business’ needs.

Our senior team are well versed in different coding languages, so no matter the platform, we can create the right solution for your business.

When partnered with our design process, your site goes through usability testing before it ever reaches a developer. So, by the time we come to build, you already know the user journey works.

Developing sites with clean code since 2017.

You spoke. We listened. Just because a CMS was built by a developer shouldn’t mean you need to be one to make a simple page amend.

So, we decided to change that.

Building in platforms that fit your business’ needs.

Wordpress

The most flexible CMS on the web. Regardless of custom themes, Gutenberg blocs, ACF, and WooCommerce integrations, we ensure your site is fast, secure, and easy to manage.

HubSpot CMS

For B2B businesses already in the HubSpot ecosystem. As an accredited Gold Partner, we build the system so you can easily create landing pages, manage content and track leads in one place.

Webflow

For businesses that want a visually polished site without being locked into a developer for every update. We build in Webflow so your team can make changes confidently, without touching a line of code.

Framer

For teams that want a fast, modern site with smooth interactions straight out of the box. We build in Framer when performance and visual impact are the priority, without the complexity of a traditional build.

Headless WordPress

Thinking outside the box with your site? We create headless CMS set ups, API integrations and bespoke front-end builds that match your business goals and user expectations.

What Build looks like in practice.

When code's written well, it’s cheaper to maintain, easier to handover, and less likely to cause headaches for your team down the line.

 

This is why we build to a consistent set of coding standards across every project.

 

They’re clean, well-documented, and well written, so any competent developer can understand it at a glance.

A thorough brief means developers aren’t making assumptions. In the long run, this means you’re not paying more to fix misunderstandings.

 

So, before any code is written, we translate your approved designs into a detailed, technical brief. This maps out exactly what needs to be built, and how it should be done. No guesswork. No unnecessary fixes. Just a job well done.

Errors found in QA cost a fraction of what they cost to fix after launch. So, we don’t make a site live before we’re confident it’s right.

 

This is why every build goes through structured quality assurance testing using BugHerd, so issues are logged, traced, and resolved before anything reaches your inbox.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is your final check to make sure what you agreed has been built, so there’s no surprises when it's live.

 

Before launch, you and your team get the chance to test the build against your original requirements, so you can sign it off with confidence.

A security issue after launch isn’t just a technical problem. It’s a reputational one.

 

So we make sure your site's secure before anything goes live. 

 

With every build, our expert developers follow security best practices, from how data is handled to how the code base is protected against common vulnerabilities.

Continuous integrations (CI) and deployment (CD) means less manual intervention, less human errors, and a site that can be updated without a full dev cycle.

 

We set up automated pipelines that test and deploy code changes reliably, so updates can be made quickly and safely throughout the lifecycle of your site.

Handover shouldn’t mean helpless. We make sure your team feels confident managing your CMS from day one and you’re not dependent on developers to make basic content updates.

 

This is why we train your team before launch on how to use the CMS and make changes to the live site. Plus, we’ll create a thorough handover document, with text and videos, to help today and tomorrow’s team understand how to correctly use your site.

A website isn’t a one-time project.

 

Ongoing maintenance means small issues get caught before they become complex, expensive development fixes.

 

By managing site hosting and ongoing maintenance on your behalf, we keep your site performing, secure, and up to date after launch.

Moving from one CMS to another shouldn’t mean broken pages, lost rankings, and losing hours of work to manual fixes.

 

Make sure your launch with everything in the right place with our expert team, who move your existing content into the new CMS accurately and efficiently. By preserving structure and correctly formatting your pages, this helps maintain any SEO value your site carries.

 

For more on HubSpot migration and website build, head to our dedicated page below.

Your website shouldn’t live in a vacuum. Proper integrations mean the third-party systems your business depends on talk to one another.

 

Our developers make sure that your CMS automatically connects to systems where appropriate, saving your team hours of admin each week.

Accessibility should never be an afterthought.

 

We implement accessibility at code level, while ensuring that the finished product meets WCAG standards for all CMS users and site visitors.

How Build works step by step.

1

Review your brief

We review designs, write technical specifications, set up staging environments and agree development milestones before we write a line of code.

2

Sprint-based development

Our developers work in 2-week sprints with regular virtual demos. This means you can see progress and give feedback, so there's no surprises before you go live.

3

QA & UAT

We make sure your site works before we hand anything over. We go through rigorous internal testing, followed by structured UAT with your team, so we can flag any issues before launch.

4

Launch & Handover

Deployment, DNS, SSL, redirects, and CMS training documentation & a support period to make sure you’re never left wondering how to use or make amends your shiny new site.

Meet the developers behind your website.

At elcap, we’re a lean team of senior website developers. At our agency, this means no freelancers, and no juniors. Just the people who will be hands on with your project from start to finish.
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Ryan Hale

Head of Front End Development

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Ali Qamar

Head of Back End Development

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Harrison Buckley

Web Developer

Want to meet the rest of our team? Head to the about us page.

Find out more

Test your new website in the UX Lab.

Tried your new website on your team, but want to make sure it works for the intended audience?

Test it in the UX lab.

With state-of-the-art equipment, pre- & post-task interviews, and heat maps generated from eye tracking, our purpose built UX lab uncovers any friction before your site goes live.

Test subject in the UX Lab

What our clients say.

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I think we did a good job of finding John’s balls

Johnny lost his balls, so we made a website to help him find them

elcap are the best agency I've worked with to date. Their willingness to deliver quality work in remarkable circumstances is testament to their entire team. They care and it shows.

A Person | Company

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