WEB DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
Websites Built for Real Businesses.
Professional WordPress, WooCommerce, and Shopify development backed by more than 18 years of hands-on web development experience.
- WordPress Development
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
- Custom Web Design
PLATFORM EXPERTISE
The Right Foundation for the Work.
Deep platform experience paired with custom development means your website can fit the business—not the other way around.
WordPress Development
Complete website builds, redesigns, custom functionality, plugin development, integrations, troubleshooting, and performance work.
Explore WordPress DevelopmentWooCommerce Development
Custom stores, catalog systems, checkout customization, payment integrations, business workflows, and tailored commerce development.
Explore WooCommerce DevelopmentShopify Development
Store development, redesigns, theme customization, custom sections, storefront UX, integrations, and focused e-commerce improvements.
Explore Shopify DevelopmentDEVELOPMENT SERVICES
What We Build
From a complete launch to a difficult technical repair, each engagement is shaped around the website and the business behind it.
Custom Website Development
Complete websites built around the business rather than a generic template.
Website Redesigns
Modernize an established website while preserving valuable content and functionality.
E-Commerce Development
Professional WooCommerce and Shopify storefront development built for real operations.
Custom Functionality
Plugins, APIs, integrations, automation, business workflows, and specialized development.
Performance & Technical Improvements
Core Web Vitals, troubleshooting, code quality, stability, and focused technical improvements.
Website Repair & Development Support
Diagnose problems, repair broken functionality, and strengthen an existing website.
SELECTED WORK
Thoughtful Development Across Platforms.
Rooted Dev Studio works across WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, and custom development. The portfolio is curated around approved public work, with privacy and client context respected.
View Our Work01Business WebsitesStructure · Design · Development
02Commerce SystemsCatalog · Checkout · Workflow
03Custom SolutionsPlugins · APIs · Integrations
E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT
E-Commerce Built Around How Your Business Actually Works.
WooCommerce and Shopify are both capable platforms. The right recommendation depends on your operations, content, team, and long-term goals.
WooCommerce
Flexible store architecture with deep WordPress integration and room for custom business logic.
- Custom workflows and functionality
- Payment and service integrations
- Catalog and checkout development
Shopify
A focused commerce platform supported by custom storefront development and considered UX improvements.
- Theme and custom section development
- Storefront UX improvements
- Integrations and platform refinements
ROOTED SOFTWARE
We Build WordPress Software, Too.
Our plugins grow from real development and business needs, with focused interfaces and practical technical foundations.
WordPress security plugin
Rooted Dev Studio Security Toolkit Pro
Add investigation and response tools to the free Rooted Dev Studio Security Toolkit. Review related events, compare configuration changes, manage sessions, and preserve local evidence for the next decision.
- Investigation
- Configuration drift
- Containment
Available now
$99/year
Renews annually unless canceled.
Annual subscription · 1 website
WordPress lead platform
Rooted Forms Pro
Turn captured inquiries into a more organized follow-up process. Rooted Forms Pro adds SMTP delivery tools, private lead notes, and email and domain blocklists to the free Rooted Forms foundation.
- Email delivery
- Private notes
- Submission controls
Available now
$79/year
Renews annually unless canceled.
Annual subscription · 1 website
WHY ROOTED DEV STUDIO
Experienced, Direct, and Built Around the Work.
Technical depth matters most when it produces a clearer process and a more dependable result.
Development Experience
More than 18 years of hands-on web development experience.
Built Around the Business
Solutions reflect actual client needs instead of forcing every business into the same template.
Technical Depth
Experience below the page-builder level with custom development, plugins, integrations, and commerce.
Performance Conscious
Speed, stability, maintainability, accessibility, and user experience remain part of the build.
Direct Communication
Work directly with an experienced developer instead of layers of account management.
FOUNDER · DEVELOPERMEET THE DEVELOPER
Built by a Developer, Not a Marketing Department.
Mark Gleason founded Rooted Dev Studio after more than 18 years working across web development, WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, and custom software. That experience shapes both client projects and the WordPress products built here.
18+Years developing for the webDirectTechnical communicationPracticalSoftware and website solutions
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