About

Practical software, built with care.

Vaughan Software is a freelance web development business based in the UK and Sweden. I help businesses, agencies and individuals around the world build, improve and look after their websites and web applications.

The short version

I've worked across almost every corner of web development, but PHP is where I'm most at home — from modern Laravel applications to long-lived legacy systems that keep businesses running.

I also build and maintain a lot of WordPress sites. Done well, WordPress is a fantastic platform: quick to edit, easy to extend and cost-effective to run.

That said, I'm not tied to any single tool. If your project is better suited to a static site, a JavaScript framework or something else entirely, I'll tell you — and build it.

Clarity

Plain-English communication, clear quotes and no surprises.

Quality

Clean, tested, documented code that's built to last.

Pragmatism

The simplest solution that solves the real problem.

Reliability

Doing what I say, when I say I'll do it.

Toolbox

Technologies I work with

Back-end

  • PHP 8+
  • Laravel
  • Symfony
  • Composer
  • Node.js
  • REST APIs

CMS & e-commerce

  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • Gutenberg
  • ACF
  • Headless CMS

Front-end

  • HTML5
  • CSS / Sass
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Vue / React

Data & ops

  • MySQL / MariaDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Docker
  • Git & CI/CD
  • Linux servers

Have a project in mind?

Tell me what you're building — new site, tricky bug, or legacy upgrade. I'll reply with honest advice and a clear next step.