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WordPress custom for gyms and sports centres

Websites for gyms, fitness centres, personal training studios and sports facilities

from 2499€ VAT excl.
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In the gyms and sports centres industry, wordpress custom isn't a stylistic exercise: it's the tool that solves the real problems of your vertical. Here you'll find how we apply it specifically, what you take away, and how much it costs to get started.

Who it's for

The problems we see every time in the gyms and sports centres industry

If at least one of these sounds familiar, wordpress custom is the right lever.

    Class schedule that changes every week, impossible to update by hand
    Free trial handled through a disorganised WhatsApp
    Memberships paid only at the gym, no online renewal
    Trainers with no dedicated page, no face for the customer before they visit
    No presence in searches for 'gym + neighbourhood' or 'crossfit + city'
What you take away

The concrete results

  • Custom design, only the features you actually need
  • Editorial autonomy: add articles and edit content without calling us
  • Custom Gutenberg blocks designed for your recurring sections
  • Performance compliant with Core Web Vitals, without heavy page builders
  • Clean, documented code, maintainable over time without breakages
Industry-specific

The features you simply can't go without

We include them by default on every wordpress custom project for the gyms and sports centres industry.

  • Interactive class calendar with filters by discipline and time
  • Online lesson booking with capacity caps and waiting list
  • Membership management with automatic renewal (Stripe/SumUp)
  • Trainer profiles with specialisations, certifications and hours
  • Free trial form with GDPR-compliant data collection
  • Fitness management software integration (MyWellness, TeamUp, Wodify)
  • Members' area with training and payment history
  • Virtual tour or gallery of the facility, rooms and equipment

What we work with

We choose the stack on a case-by-case basis, not by personal preference.

  • WordPress 6.x
  • PHP 8.2+
  • ACF Pro (Advanced Custom Fields)
  • Gutenberg blocks custom
  • WP-CLI
  • Composer
Pricing

Where it starts

2499 €fromup to 5999 €

VAT excluded

The exact price depends on the scale of the project (pages, languages, integrations). For a typical gyms and sports centres business, our dedicated package is the simplest route.

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Compliance notes

Medical fitness certificate required (Ministerial Decree 24/04/2013 for non-competitive activity, Ministerial Decree 18/02/1982 for competitive): the website can collect the upload as a sensitive document only with an explicit GDPR legal basis. CONI/ASD register enrolment if an amateur sports association. Processing biometric data (if integrating wearables) requires a DPIA.

Frequently asked questions

wordpress custom for a gyms and sports centres: how long does a project typically take?

It depends on the scale, but for most cases we're talking about 2-4 weeks from sign-off to going live, content included. For complex cases (many languages, integrations with industry software) it can take 6-8 weeks.

Can I start even if I don't have all my content (text, photos) ready?

Yes. We offer copy support and image selection as a separate package, or we proceed with placeholders and swap them in along the way. The important thing is to nail the positioning before the design phase.

Can I update the site on my own after delivery?

Yes. We deliver with a simple editorial panel (organised by content type) and 2 hours of training included. For structural changes (new sections, new templates) we step in.

Does the site comply with gyms and sports centres industry regulations?

Yes. For this industry we take into account: Medical fitness certificate required (Ministerial Decree 24/04/2013 for non-competitive activity, Ministerial Decree 18/02/1982 for competitive): the website can collect the upload as a sensitive document only with an explicit GDPR legal basis. CONI/ASD register enrolment if an amateur sports association. Processing biometric data (if integrating wearables) requires a DPIA. We always start from compliance, we don't add it afterwards.

Why custom WordPress and not a ready-made template?

Ready-made templates are cheap but tie you to the choices of whoever built them: colours, fonts, structure, bundled plugins you can't remove. With a custom theme you pay for development once, then you have a site that's yours, reflects your brand, and doesn't weigh visitors down with useless features. Over the medium term it costs less: no theme licence fees, fewer plugins to update, less risk of incompatibility.

Can I manage the content myself after delivery?

Yes, that's WordPress's strong point. We hand over the site with the block editor (Gutenberg) configured with blocks for your recurring sections (hero, service cards, testimonials, etc.) and ACF custom fields where needed. A 1-hour training session makes you self-sufficient in managing text, images, articles and pages.

Do you use Elementor, Divi or other page builders?

No, we avoid them. Visual page builders look convenient but produce heavy HTML, bloated CSS, and dependencies that block WordPress updates. We use Gutenberg (WordPress's native editor) with custom blocks we build ourselves: same editing comfort, 3-4 times better performance, zero lock-in.

Do WordPress updates risk breaking the site?

Not if the theme is well built. We follow the WordPress Coding Standards and the child-theme architecture: core and plugin updates don't touch our code. With the Care Start plan (79€/month, first year included) we apply updates in staging first, then in production, with a rollback ready if anything goes wrong.

Can an e-commerce be integrated?

Yes, via WooCommerce. However, if the project is e-commerce-centric from the start, consider our dedicated E-commerce service: the choice between WordPress+WooCommerce, Shopify or headless platforms depends on catalogue, volumes and operational complexity.

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