I have a fresh WordPress install ready and want a fully custom site built on top of it. The goal is a polished, fast-loading, mobile-responsive website that doesn’t rely on an off-the-shelf theme. I’m open on design direction—feel free to propose a layout kit, start from Figma concepts, or craft something entirely unique—but the final look must feel professional and be easy for me to update later through the WordPress dashboard. Key expectations • Custom theme (no page-builder bloat) coded to current WordPress standards • Solid foundations for future SEO work: proper heading structure, schema-ready markup, clean permalinks • Core plugins configured only where they truly add value—security, caching, backups, and any feature modules we identify together • Fully responsive layout tested across modern browsers and devices • Page speed scores in the green on both mobile and desktop in PageSpeed Insights Deliverables 1. Working staging site for review 2. Final site migrated to my live server with SSL in place 3. A short hand-off guide or screen-share walk-through so I can manage pages, menus, and media on my own If you’ve built custom WordPress themes before and can show a couple of recent examples, let’s talk about timeline and any assets you need from me to get started.