GoldPebble
Custom WordPress Theme + Eventbrite API Integration
Overview
Gold Pebble needed a new website to reflect their evolving brand - bold, confident, and visually layered - while remaining easy for the team to manage internally.
The design was visually ambitious, with angled backgrounds, overlapping sections, and strong typography. Behind the scenes, this required a carefully structured theme architecture to maintain flexibility without compromising layout integrity.

TheBrief
- Build a fully bespoke WordPress theme from supplied designs
- Preserve complex visual structure across breakpoints
- Provide a flexible, block-based editing experience
- Create structured content types for long-term scalability
- Automate event management via Eventbrite integration
The goal was not just aesthetic, it needed to be robust, maintainable, and scalable.

TheApproach
I built a custom WordPress theme from the ground up, using Advanced Custom Fields to create modular, reusable content blocks.
The architecture balanced:
- Visual precision
- Flexible content editing
- Long-term maintainability
Custom post types were introduced to support structured content, including:
- Success Stories
- Blog Posts
- FAQs
This allowed content to remain consistent while giving the team editorial control.
EventbriteAPIIntegration
The Events section was designed to eliminate manual duplication.
Using the Eventbrite API and webhooks:
- Events are created and managed directly in Eventbrite
- The site automatically imports and updates event data
- Changes sync without manual intervention
- Event listings remain consistent across platforms
This reduced administrative overhead and removed the risk of outdated event information.
Results
- A visually distinctive, responsive site aligned with brand identity
- Flexible block-based editing for non-technical team members
- Structured content system supporting long-term growth
- Automated event synchronisation, reducing manual workload
The project demonstrates balancing strong visual design with clean backend architecture and API-driven automation.

Role&Credits
Built during my time as Lead Developer at Gold Pebble.
Design direction provided by the Gold Pebble team.
Theme architecture, custom development, and Eventbrite integration by Taran Stafford.