Custom WordPress Theme

Harbor Lights

Harbor Lights demonstrates that WordPress done right is a serious platform. The custom theme was built from scratch with semantic PHP templates, no page builder overhead, and a design that reflects the organization's warmth and community focus. Content management is intuitive enough for staff to update without developer involvement.

harborlights.app
Harbor Lights homepage hero
About section
Mid-page content section
Testimonials section
Events page
Giving page

Key Capabilities

  • Fully custom PHP theme — no page builders, no third-party theme dependencies
  • Events page for services and community activities
  • Online giving section for donations
  • Testimonials section for community stories
  • Mobile-first design optimized for a broad, non-technical audience
  • Dockerized local development with MySQL for reproducible environments

Built With

WordPressPHPCustom ThemeMySQLDocker

Why It Matters

Not every client needs a React app. Harbor Lights shows the ability to match the right technology to the project — delivering a fast, maintainable WordPress site without relying on bloated builders or off-the-shelf themes.