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Platforms & WordPress, built right.

We build governance-grade SaaS platforms and develop professional WordPress websites — from custom themes and complex plugin environments to managed hosting and ongoing maintenance for government and enterprise clients.

Engineering certainty into institutional systems

Arthmatic exists to close the gap between what institutions need and what technology typically delivers. We design and engineer platforms where every workflow is auditable, every decision is traceable, and every process meets the standard of scrutiny that governance demands.

Founded in South Africa, Arthmatic was born from a recognition that institutions operating in regulated, high-integrity environments deserve software built to their standard — not retrofitted consumer tools.

Our team brings deep experience across government, regulatory bodies, professional associations, aviation, and enterprise sectors. Every platform we build reflects the rigour these environments require.

From institutional platforms to production WordPress

Our work spans two disciplines: building governance-grade SaaS platforms for regulated environments, and delivering professional WordPress development, hosting, and maintenance for organisations that depend on their web presence.

Platform Engineering

Domain-driven SaaS platforms for awards management, verification, document processing, aviation licensing, and recruitment — the Gate Platform Family.

WordPress Development

Custom theme development, plugin architecture, API integrations, and performance optimisation. We build and maintain WordPress sites for government, enterprise, and hospitality clients.

Hosting & Infrastructure

South African managed hosting with 99.98% uptime, daily automated backups, WAF protection, SSL management, and 24/7 uptime monitoring for mission-critical websites.

Deep WordPress, not just page builders

Our WordPress practice goes well beyond content editing. We develop custom themes from scratch, build bespoke plugins, manage complex multi-plugin environments, and integrate WordPress with external systems via REST APIs.

We maintain WordPress installations with 40+ active plugins — managing compatibility, staging deployments, visual regression testing, and security patching with the same rigour we apply to our platform engineering work.

Custom Theme Development
Bespoke WordPress themes built for performance, accessibility (WCAG 2.1), and brand alignment — no bloated multipurpose templates.
Plugin & Theme Management
Staged update workflows, compatibility testing, security scanning with Wordfence, and performance tuning with WP Rocket and caching layers.
API Integration
WordPress-to-CRM connections (Zoho, Salesforce), payment gateway integration (PayFast), Power BI embedding, and municipal system connectivity.
Municipal & Government Websites
MFMA/MSA-compliant document portals, POPIA compliance, citizen engagement features, and integration with municipal systems like Collaborator and My Smart City.
Security & Performance
Weekly vulnerability scans, malware detection, WAF management, Core Web Vitals optimisation, and Google PageSpeed monitoring.

Tools we work with daily

WordPress

Core, themes, plugins, REST API, Gutenberg, WPBakery, Toolset

Security

Wordfence, WAF, SSL/TLS, DDoS protection, POPIA compliance

Performance

WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, CDN, WebP, lazy loading, Core Web Vitals

Integrations

Zoho CRM, PayFast, Power BI, YouTube, ESRI, Google Analytics

Principles that define how we work

Integrity First

We build systems that withstand scrutiny. If it cannot be audited, defended, and trusted, it does not ship.

Structured Thinking

Every solution starts with domain understanding. We model real institutional processes before writing a single line of code.

Partnership Mindset

We work alongside institutions as long-term partners, not vendors. Your mission is our mission.

Ready to build systems that stand up to scrutiny?

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