Next.js, React and WordPress Developer in Montreal
Looking for a Next.js, React and WordPress developer in Montreal who can deliver a website coded for your project rather than built on a template? IDNUAGE builds custom websites across Quebec for SMBs, nonprofits and institutions. Every project is built to last, perform and stay under your control.
Custom websites, not templates
Many websites start from a prefabricated template bent to fit a brand. It works on launch day, then grows heavier and harder to evolve. I work the other way around: code written for your project, structured and documented, with full ownership left in your hands.
The Belvedere Barbers site is a good example: a Next.js site with a product catalog fetched server-side through the Shopify Storefront API and a cart handled without the Shopify theme, all within a clean art direction and hosted on Vercel. For Bilal Emre, it is a trilingual site on Next.js and Supabase, with newsletters and a self-serve admin interface — the client updates the site himself, with no technical dependency.
WordPress sites and maintenance
Custom does not mean reinventing everything. When WordPress is the right tool — a content site, an evolving showcase, a team used to editing on its own — I deploy it cleanly and maintain it. For years I maintained the bilingual site of a Montreal charity gala dedicated to mental health: the content changed with every edition and the organization edited it themselves, without going through me.
Bilingual and multilingual sites
In Quebec, a professional site is conceived French-first, and often in several languages. Bilingual support is not a module bolted on at the end: it is built into the architecture from the start, from URLs to metadata to SEO. The Bilal Emre site is trilingual (Turkish, English, French), and I have delivered several fully bilingual French-English sites.
The same attention goes to privacy: analytics is implemented with strict consent, and no measurement script loads before the user opts in, as on the Belvedere Barbers site.
Technical partner for designers and agencies
Are you a designer or agency looking for someone to build out your mockups? I work as a technical partner: I turn an art direction into pixel-faithful, performant and accessible Next.js or React code, without imposing my own design choices. My dual background in graphic design and software engineering helps me understand your intent rather than approximate it.
Over fifteen years of practice, including the intranet redesign at La Caisse (CDPQ), winner of the 2023 Nielsen Norman Group Intranet Design Annual.
Frequently asked questions.
What is the difference between a custom site and a template-based site?
A template site starts from a prefabricated theme that gets adapted; a custom site is coded for your specific project. Custom gives better control over design and performance, and stays easier to evolve over time. That is the approach used, for example, on Belvedere Barbers, whose architecture is decoupled from Shopify.
Do you work in Next.js, WordPress, or both?
Both. I choose the tool based on the real need: Next.js and React for projects where performance and customization come first, WordPress when a team wants to edit content on its own. The stack also includes TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and Supabase.
Can you deliver a bilingual or multilingual site?
Yes. Multilingual support is built into the architecture from the start, not added afterward. I have delivered several bilingual French-English sites and a trilingual one (Bilal Emre), with SEO tailored to each language.
Do you collaborate with designers and agencies?
Yes, it is an important part of my work. I act as a technical partner to integrate your mockups into faithful, performant Next.js or React code. My dual background in graphic design and software engineering makes the collaboration smooth.
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