PHP2Shell, the biggest PHP flaw in years, was made public on 21 October 2026, and because WordPress runs on PHP, millions of sites are in its path. The fixed releases are PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27 and 8.5.12; anything older than 8.2 cannot be patched at all. Don't worry: we'll move your custom PHP site into WordPress on a patched PHP build in 7 days. How to update your PHP version.
Our PHP to WordPress migration services in USA and UK markets move hand-coded PHP websites into WordPress, so your team can edit pages, publish posts and add products without calling a developer for every change.
Let us be clear about one thing first: WordPress is written in PHP. This is not a move away from PHP. It is a move from custom PHP that only one developer understands to the most widely used content system on the web, running on a current, patched PHP release. That second part matters right now, because a WordPress install is only as safe as the PHP version under it.
We bring more than a decade of web development to the job. Our team in India works hours that overlap with the US Eastern day and UK office hours, works to a fixed price and hands over a finished WordPress site within a week.
Why a custom PHP site belongs in WordPress
Most small business sites built in raw PHP are really content sites: pages, a blog, a contact form, maybe a shop. WordPress was made for exactly that.
Edit without code
The block editor lets your staff change text, images and layouts themselves, with revisions to roll back any mistake.
Updates that actually happen
WordPress core ships security releases that can update automatically, and plugins and themes update from the dashboard instead of by FTP.
SEO tools ready to use
Clean permalinks, XML sitemaps and plugins such as Yoast SEO or Rank Math cover titles, meta tags and schema without custom code.
What we carry over into WordPress
- Your design rebuilt as a custom block theme or a lean classic theme
- Every page and blog post imported, with images in the Media Library
- Custom data turned into custom post types and fields
- Contact and quote forms rebuilt with a maintained form plugin
- Shop moved to WooCommerce if you sell online
- Old URLs matched by permalinks, with 301 redirects for the rest
- Hosting on a patched PHP 8.3 or 8.4 release with SSL and backups
- Short training session so your team can publish on day one
From custom PHP to WordPress in 7 days
Day 1: Content audit
We crawl the current site, list every URL, form and dynamic feature, decide what becomes a plugin or custom code, and fix the price.
Days 2-4: Theme and content
We build the theme to match your design, set up custom post types, and import pages, posts and media.
Days 5-6: Redirects and checks
Every old URL is tested against its new home, forms are sent end to end, and you review the site on staging.
Day 7: Launch and handover
We go live on patched PHP, submit the sitemap to Google, and walk your team through editing their own pages.
Hand-coded PHP site vs WordPress
What day-to-day life looks like before and after the move.
| Custom PHP site | WordPress site | |
|---|---|---|
| Changing a page | Developer edits a PHP file and uploads it | Staff edit in the block editor and press Update |
| Security fixes | Only if someone remembers to patch the code | Core security releases, plugin updates from the dashboard |
| PHP version | Often stuck on an old release that breaks the code | Moved to a patched, supported PHP release |
| New features | Custom coding every time | Vetted plugins, or a small custom plugin |
| SEO control | Hard-coded titles and meta tags | SEO plugin fields on every page |
| Finding help | Only the original developer | Huge pool of WordPress developers in the USA and UK |
Why use us for a WordPress move
We know both sides: the custom PHP you have and the WordPress internals you are moving to.
Lean, not plugin-heavy
We add only maintained plugins you need, and write small custom code where a plugin would bring more risk than value.
Fixed fee after a free review of your current site.
NDA signed before we take a copy of your files or database.
WordPress migration for USA and UK small businesses
This service fits small and mid-sized businesses in the United States and the United Kingdom that are tired of paying a developer to change a phone number. Our hours overlap with US Eastern and UK working time, and you get a reply the same day.
As an offshore WordPress team, we keep the price well under a local agency's, and you still get one point of contact, a written scope, an NDA and a set launch date.
Official sources: PHP supported versions · WordPress requirements
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about our PHP to WordPress Migration service.
Most small and medium custom PHP sites are in WordPress and live within 7 days: audit on day one, theme and content over the next three, checks on days five and six, launch on day seven. Very large sites get a phased plan, with the first section live in the same 7 days.
Because the risk is the PHP version, not the language. Old custom sites are often stuck on PHP 7 because newer PHP breaks them. WordPress runs on current releases, so we can host it on a patched PHP build.
We host it on a patched, supported PHP release, PHP 8.3.36 or PHP 8.4.27 or later, after checking that your theme and every plugin we install work on it.
Usually yes. Bookings, member areas, directories and shops are covered by mature plugins. Truly unique logic, like a pricing calculator, we write as a small custom plugin so it survives updates.
If your PHP app is really software, such as a SaaS product, complex portal or heavy data system, WordPress will fight you. A framework like Laravel is the better home, and we will say so.
Yes. We work with businesses across the USA and UK on their hours, with a signed NDA, a fixed price and one project manager who updates you every working day.
Is your PHP app still on an old version?
Send us the URL or the repository. We check it for the PHP2Shell flaw and old code for free, and tell you what a 7-day migration looks like.
Get a free migration audit