// US-based WordPress developers · EdTech
Free project plan & cost estimate in 48 hours.
Senior WordPress developers for education and edtech teams, based in the US
Engineers who build learning platforms, course sites, and student tools that work for real teachers and students, including at the start of term.
- Interview engineers before you pay anything
- 100% U.S.-based, working your hours
- No brief or spec needed to get started
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// teams we've worked with
“NextGen scaled us from 2 to 7 dedicated engineers in under a quarter. Enterprise-grade capacity, zero agency drag.”
Sound familiar?
- Your platform buckles at the start of every term.
- LMS and SIS integrations are brittle.
- Accessibility gaps create risk and frustrate users.
- Student data needs careful handling.
What our WordPress engineers build for education and edtech teams
Learning platforms
Course sites, LMS integrations, and student tools built accessible from the start.
Custom themes & plugins
Built to your design, lightweight, and easy for your team to edit.
Speed & Core Web Vitals
Slow pages traced and fixed so visitors and search engines stay happy.
How it works
- 01
Pick a time
Book a 30-minute project call directly in our calendar.
- 02
Talk through the problem
Tell us what needs building, what's stuck and what success looks like. No spec needed.
- 03
Your plan in 48 hours
Get your project plan, roadmap, cost and ROI estimates. The plan is yours to keep.
- 04
First 5 dev hours free
Agree the scope with our team. Decide whether to continue before any paid work begins.
Common questions
Will this turn into a sales pitch?
No. The call is about your project: what needs building, what's stuck, and whether we have the right engineers. If we're not a fit, we'll say so.
What do I get for free?
A project plan, roadmap, cost estimate and ROI estimate within 48 hours of your project call. Your first 5 development hours are free, too. We agree the scope and any paid work with you before proceeding.
Do I need a spec or brief?
No. Tell us the problem in plain words and we'll help shape the scope with you.
Are the engineers really in the U.S.?
Yes. Every engineer lives and works in the United States. No offshore hand-offs, and that's in the contract.
What our clients say
"NextGen scaled us from 2 to 7 dedicated engineers in under a quarter. Enterprise-grade capacity, zero agency drag."
"Their R&D tax credit workflow platform paid for itself in the first filing season."
"AI-native from day one. Our IRS transcript pipeline runs 24/7 without a human in the loop."
"Property tax appeals used to take weeks. Their comp analysis tooling turned it into hours."
"The AI intake agent handles our tier-1 patient calls with a hand-off cleaner than our old call center."
"POS, inventory, ordering — all unified. We finally have one source of truth across every location."
"The procurement platform paid for itself in the first quarter of use."
"They shipped our matching engine in 6 weeks. Our old team would've taken 6 months."
"Enterprise-grade delivery without the enterprise-agency price tag."
"Their team plugged into our sprint on day one. Zero ramp time."
"NextGen scaled us from 2 to 7 dedicated engineers in under a quarter. Enterprise-grade capacity, zero agency drag."
"Their R&D tax credit workflow platform paid for itself in the first filing season."
"AI-native from day one. Our IRS transcript pipeline runs 24/7 without a human in the loop."
"Property tax appeals used to take weeks. Their comp analysis tooling turned it into hours."
"The AI intake agent handles our tier-1 patient calls with a hand-off cleaner than our old call center."
"POS, inventory, ordering — all unified. We finally have one source of truth across every location."
"The procurement platform paid for itself in the first quarter of use."
"They shipped our matching engine in 6 weeks. Our old team would've taken 6 months."
"Enterprise-grade delivery without the enterprise-agency price tag."
"Their team plugged into our sprint on day one. Zero ramp time."
Hire US-based WordPress EdTech developers from NextGen Coding Company for learning platforms built with LearnDash, LifterLMS, or custom WordPress plugins. Course access, quiz attempts, instructor permissions, and learner progress need more than a polished theme. Specify your LMS and extension versions, enrollment sources, and reporting needs so interviews focus on the learning workflows your platform actually supports.
A cohort-based academy and a self-paced course library handle enrollment, deadlines, and completion differently. Map those rules alongside BuddyBoss communities, membership plugins, video delivery, and any external learning records. Our engineers are senior; many have ten or more years of experience. They work your hours and join your standups. Book a 15-minute call to discuss your learning platform and upcoming development work.
Frequently asked questions
- Should I choose LearnDash or LifterLMS for a WordPress learning site?
- Compare the workflows you need rather than choosing from feature lists alone. Check prerequisites, group enrollment, quiz rules, reporting, membership access, and payment extensions against your course model. Ask a developer to prototype the hardest workflow in each candidate LMS. Existing content and completion records also affect the cost in effort of switching.
- Can a WordPress LMS support SCORM or xAPI course content?
- Do not assume your LMS natively handles either standard. Verify the exact plugin and version, then assess any required connector, content player, or Learning Record Store. Test package launch, resume behavior, completion signals, and learner identity mapping with real sample content. An embedded lesson is not proof that progress tracking works correctly.
- How can we change LMS plugins without losing learner progress?
- Treat progress migration as a data-mapping project. Inventory users, enrollments, lesson completion, quiz attempts, certificates, and group relationships in the source LMS. Define which records the destination can represent, then rehearse the migration on staging. Reconcile sample learner histories and agree on a cutover process that accounts for activity during the transition.
- What should a developer test for accessibility in a WordPress course platform?
- Testing should cover the entire learning path, not just the homepage. Review keyboard navigation, focus visibility, form labels, quiz feedback, captions, and screen-reader announcements. Tools such as axe can flag some issues, but manual checks remain important. Pay particular attention to timed assessments, modal dialogs, and third-party video or interactive lesson embeds.
- How should WordPress course access connect to SSO and enrollment systems?
- Separate authentication from enrollment authorization. A successful SAML or OpenID Connect login should not automatically grant every course. Define identity matching, group mappings, access expiration, and what happens when an enrollment is revoked. Interview candidates about duplicate accounts, webhook retries, and support diagnostics so failures can be investigated without exposing unnecessary learner information.
- Are your developers really based in the US?
- Yes. Every engineer lives and works in the United States. No offshore subcontracting and no hand-offs to another team. That's written into the contract.
- How fast can someone start?
- Most teams interview matched engineers within a week of the first call. Start dates depend on your interview process.
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