What we do
Five core services built around Python, Django, and Wagtail. We don't try to do everything — we do these things exceptionally well.
We build Wagtail installations from the ground up — no starter themes, no bloated page builder plugins. Every project starts with a content model workshop where we map your editorial requirements to Wagtail's page tree, StreamField blocks, and snippet architecture.
The result is a CMS that fits your organisation rather than asking your organisation to fit the CMS. Editors get an interface that makes sense for their content; developers get a clean, well-documented codebase they can extend confidently.
Content modelling
Page types, StreamField blocks, and snippet schemas designed around your editorial workflows — not generic defaults.
Admin UX design
Custom panels, inline editing, conditional fields, and help text that make the editor experience genuinely pleasant.
Search integration
Wagtail search with Elasticsearch or PostgreSQL full-text — faceted filtering, promoted results, and search analytics.
Multi-site architecture
Multiple sites from a single Wagtail install — shared content, separate editorial teams, centrally managed redirects.
Image pipeline
Custom image models with focal-point-aware renditions, WebP output, lazy loading, and CDN integration.
Editorial workflows
Draft → review → publish cycles with moderation, notifications, scheduled publishing, and full revision history.
We build bespoke web applications in Django for clients who need more than a CMS. Data-heavy dashboards, SaaS platforms, internal tools, membership portals — if the business logic is complex and the data model matters, Django is almost always the right choice.
Our approach centres on getting the data model right before anything else. A clean schema and well-considered service layer make features easy to add and bugs easy to find. We've worked on codebases that have been running for a decade without a rewrite — that's the kind of software we try to build.
SaaS product development
Subscription billing, usage metering, team accounts, and role-based access — full SaaS infrastructure on Django.
Data dashboards
Complex aggregations, real-time charts, scheduled reports, and export pipelines — all server-rendered or via DRF APIs.
Third-party integrations
Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, Xero, Mailchimp, and any system with an API — robust, retried, and tested.
Background tasks
Celery workers, scheduled jobs, email queues, and async processing — architected to survive failures gracefully.
A headless CMS decouples your content from your front-end — editors work in a familiar interface while your presentation layer is free to use any technology. Wagtail's built-in REST and GraphQL APIs make this natural, and we've built the production patterns to make it reliable.
We've architected headless Wagtail for publishers, universities, and e-commerce brands. The hard parts — preview mode, image renditions, rich text serialization, ISR invalidation — are things we've already solved.
Wagtail API setup
Custom serializers, page type endpoints, nested block rendering, and image rendition APIs — ready for any frontend.
Next.js / Nuxt frontends
Server-side rendering, static generation, ISR, and edge caching — with full Wagtail draft preview support.
GraphQL with wagtail-grapple
Typed GraphQL schema generated from your Wagtail page models — introspectable, efficient, and cacheable.
Preview mode
Wagtail's draft preview integrated with Next.js Preview Routes — editors see exactly what they're publishing.
Good API design is rare. We build REST APIs with Django REST Framework that are consistent, well-documented, versioned, and a pleasure to integrate against. From simple CRUD endpoints to complex multi-tenant APIs with granular permissions, we've covered the full spectrum.
We also integrate third-party APIs — whether that's syncing data from Salesforce, processing payments through Stripe, or connecting legacy systems that communicate via XML over FTP. Integration work is unglamorous but critical, and we do it with proper retry logic, error handling, and monitoring.
REST API design
Consistent resource naming, pagination, filtering, versioning, and OpenAPI documentation generated from code.
Authentication & authorisation
JWT, OAuth 2.0, API keys, session auth — and fine-grained object-level permissions via django-rules or DRF policies.
Third-party integrations
Idempotent integrations with retry logic, dead-letter queues, and Sentry-monitored failure alerting.
Webhook delivery
Reliable outbound webhook infrastructure with HMAC signing, delivery logs, and replay capability.
Sometimes you don't need a rebuild — you need to understand why things are slow, where the security risks are, or why Google isn't ranking your pages. Our technical audit service gives you a detailed, actionable report from developers who've seen hundreds of Django and Wagtail projects.
We audit code, infrastructure, database queries, caching strategies, accessibility compliance, and SEO signals. Every finding comes with a priority rating and a concrete recommendation — not just a list of problems.
Performance audit
N+1 query detection, cache hit rates, static asset optimisation, TTFB analysis, and database index review.
Security review
Django security checklist, dependency vulnerabilities, CSRF/XSS exposure, secrets management, and deployment hardening.
Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
Manual testing with screen readers + automated tooling — we produce a prioritised remediation roadmap.
Codebase review
Architecture, test coverage, Django best practices, Wagtail patterns, and technical debt assessment.
Fixed scope
For well-defined builds with clear requirements. We scope the work, agree a fixed price, and deliver to a timeline. Best for greenfield projects and migrations.
Most popular
An ongoing relationship where we're your dedicated Python and Wagtail development team. Predictable monthly cost, fast response, and deep familiarity with your codebase.
Specialist help
Embed a Webbyfox developer in your existing team. We integrate with your workflow, tools, and ceremonies — adding capacity without the overhead of hiring.
Start the conversation
We'll let you know quickly if it's a good fit and suggest the engagement model that makes most sense.
