New Zealand's WordPress Specialists
Your WordPress partner you can rely on, long after launch.
We build beautiful, functional websites for agencies and businesses, then keep them fast, secure, and always up-to-date with fully managed hosting and care from right here in New Zealand.
★★★★★5-star rated on Google
Trusted by businesses across New Zealand
How we can help
Whether you’re starting fresh, need reliable hosting, or want a WordPress team behind your agency, we’ve got you covered.
Build your website
We develop custom WordPress sites from approved designs, pixel-perfect, fast, and built for real results. From brochure sites for local businesses to builds for organisations and not-for-profits. Responsive, SEO-ready and easy to manage.
Host it properly
Fully managed WordPress hosting with Cloudflare security, SSL, daily backups, and uptime monitoring included as standard. We handle all WordPress core, theme and plugin updates so your site stays secure, fast and performing at its best.
Keep it running
Need content changes, new pages, bug fixes or design tweaks? Our on-going care plans give you a dedicated bank of development hours each month. Choose from Lite, Moderate or Heavy depending on how much your site needs to keep evolving.
Need help beyond the website?
We work alongside trusted designers, marketers, content writers, and photographers across Auckland. Ask us and we’ll connect you with the right people.
The Control Shift Difference
A personal approach to professional websites.
We’re not a big agency with layers of account managers. When you work with us, you’re talking directly to the people building and maintaining your site. That means faster responses, clearer communication and someone who genuinely understands your business.
People You Can Count On
Every client gets our full attention, not a rotating door of project managers.
WordPress, and Only WordPress
We don't spread ourselves thin across platforms. WordPress is what we do, and we do it really well.
Built to Last, Not Just to Launch
We build sites with long-term performance in mind, and we're still here to support them years down the track.
Honest, Upfront Communication
No jargon, no run-around. We'll tell you what we think, give you clear timelines and keep things simple.
Our process
From first conversation to launch day.
Discovery
We learn about your business, goals and audience to make sure we’re building the right thing.
Design
A custom design tailored to your brand, built with user experience and conversions in mind.
Development
We build your site on WordPress, optimised for speed, security and easy content management.
Launch and Beyond
We launch your site, set up managed hosting and continue looking after it for the long haul.
Since 2018
Building, hosting, and caring for WordPress websites since 2018.
Control Shift was founded on a simple idea: businesses deserve a WordPress partner that sticks around after launch. We’ve been proving that point ever since.
Have a project in mind?
New builds, migrations, rescues, ongoing care. Whatever the project, you’re in specialist hands.
For Agencies
Your behind-the-scenes WordPress team.
You bring the design and we’ll bring the WordPress expertise and stick around long after launch. You keep the relationship and the credit, we keep the site running properly.
No minimums, no retainers, no contracts to wrestle with. Just a reliable build partner you can hand projects to, knowing they’ll come back done properly. White-label or collaborative, whatever works for you.
- Design Agencies
- Marketing Agencies
- Advertising Agencies
- Brand Studios
Our Work
Some of our recent WordPress creations
Reviews
5-star rated on Google, here's why
Control Shift are always amazing to deal with, with expertise second-to-none. Having worked with them for years, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone who’s looking to up their web game. Nothing is ever too difficult, and they’re great at explaining technical topics in ways that are easy-to-grasp.
“Alex Clark
The Caretakers
I’ve been using Paul and the team at Control Shift for a number of years now – for their exceptional hosting and tech services and also to have the websites I design, developed into working sites. I’ve consistently been impressed on all fronts, as have my clients.
“Tim Kavermann
Fuel Media
So stoked with Control Shift, they have been incredibly generous with their time and support while we’ve been getting our website right. They’ve shown a lot of patience and care throughout the process, and the end result looks awesome. Really appreciate their flexibility and the extra effort they’ve put in to help us out.
“Luke Burrows
Wise Boys
Why do you only work with WordPress?
Because being a generalist means being average at everything. We’ve spent years getting genuinely good at one platform, which means faster builds, fewer surprises, and a team that’s seen pretty much every WordPress problem before. If WordPress isn’t right for your project, we’ll happily point you toward a partner who can help.
What if my current developer has gone quiet?
You’re not alone, this happens more than you’d think. We can help you regain access, take over your site, and become the team you should have had from the start. No judgement, just a way forward.
Do I need to host my website with Control Shift?
Yes, for sites we build or look after. Our systems, monitoring and care plans are built around our hosting environment, so this is the only way we can guarantee performance, security and reliability long-term.
What happens after my website launches?
That’s where the real relationship starts. Every site we build moves onto a managed hosting plan, which means updates, monitoring, backups and a real person you can call when something needs attention.
How do I get started?
Get in touch through our website or give us a call. We’ll ask a few questions to understand your goals, then let you know if we’re the right fit and what the next steps look like.