Diginest needed a site that proved its own claim — an agency selling design and development can’t ship a page-builder template. Fully hand-coded theme, no builder, no AI-generated code, with every section editable through ACF.
The challenge
- Credibility: the site is the portfolio, so build quality is the pitch
- Portfolio and services both needed to scale without a developer touching templates
- Dark-mode design with heavy motion had to stay fast and accessible
- Enquiries were scattered across email, with no way to book a call directly
What we built
- Custom theme written from scratch — no Elementor, no framework bloat, semantic markup throughout
- Dark editorial design with a typewriter hero, accent-red gradients, scroll-triggered reveals and a horizontal marquee CTA
- Filterable project showcase (SaaS, E-Commerce, Creative, Business) driven by taxonomy, not hardcoded markup
- Services section pairing each discipline with its sub-capability list and custom iconography
- Animated stats block, partner logo strip, and a swipeable testimonial slider
Custom post types & ACF Pro
- Two CPTs — Services and Portfolio — each with custom taxonomies and archive templates
- ACF Pro field groups behind every homepage section: hero, stats, services, testimonials, partners
- Flexible content and repeater fields so the client adds projects, services and testimonials without editing a single file
- Options pages for global settings — contact details, social links, footer content
Forms & booking
- Contact Form 7 handling the project request flow with custom styling and validation
- Calendly embedded for direct call booking, so prospects self-schedule instead of waiting on a reply
Results
- PageSpeed · 93%
- Client publishes new case studies independently
- Booked calls via Calendly
