Pricing for WordPress work in Nigeria varies wildly, mostly because “WordPress developer” covers very different jobs that get quoted as if they’re the same thing. Here’s a straight breakdown by scope, based on active market rates, not an inflated agency rate card.
By project type
- Theme setup / customization: ₦150,000 – ₦400,000. This covers installing an existing theme, adjusting layout and branding, and applying your content — the fastest and cheapest path to a working, credible site.
- Custom-designed site: ₦400,000 – ₦1,200,000. Original design work rather than a stock theme, usually more pages, and more attention to brand consistency across the whole build.
- WooCommerce store: ₦350,000 – ₦900,000. Includes product catalog setup, payment gateway integration (typically Paystack and/or Flutterwave for a Nigeria-focused store), and basic shipping/inventory logic. Cost climbs with catalog size and custom checkout requirements.
- Monthly maintenance retainer: ₦25,000 – ₦100,000, depending on how much ongoing work is included — updates, backups, monitoring, and small content changes versus active feature development.
- Hacked site cleanup: ₦40,000 – ₦150,000 depending on how deep the compromise goes and whether backdoors need to be located and removed, not just the visible symptoms.
What actually moves the price
- Custom functionality beyond plugin configuration — anything requiring real code, not just settings.
- Payment gateway integration, especially multiple gateways or subscription billing.
- Content volume — a large product catalog or many unique pages takes real time regardless of platform.
- Timeline pressure — rush jobs cost more because they block other work.
- Whether content and copy are ready to go, or need to be written as part of the project.
Where quotes get misleading
A quote far below these ranges usually means something’s being quietly cut — often hosting quality, security hardening, mobile testing, or any post-launch support window. It’s rarely that the developer is simply cheaper for the same output; it’s that the output itself is smaller than it looks on paper.
What a fair quote should include, explicitly
- Number of pages and what’s on each one
- Whether the design is custom or based on an existing theme
- Who’s responsible for writing content and copy
- How many rounds of revisions are included
- Whether hosting and domain setup is part of the price
- What post-launch support looks like, and for how long
Two quotes that look far apart in price often turn out to be describing two completely different scopes once you compare them item by item. I go deeper into what to actually check before hiring — questions to ask, red flags, and where to find good developers — in my full WordPress hiring guide.
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