# Kiss Me in Paris **From a WordPress rebuild to a long-term technical website partnership.** Bipixels has supported Kiss Me in Paris **since February 2023**, beginning with a rebuild of its Astra and Elementor website on a custom WordPress foundation using Gutenberg. The brief focused on **mobile performance, easier content updates, and a premium visual experience**. The relationship continued through a significant redesign in 2025, multilingual publishing, and ongoing technical development. Kiss Me in Paris is a Paris-based wedding and proposal planning business serving international couples, with photography central to how it presents its work. - *Client* **Kiss Me in Paris** - *Industry* **Wedding & Proposal Planning** - *Platform* **WordPress** - *Engagement* **Ongoing since 2023** - *Live Website* **[Visit Kiss Me in Paris website ↗](https://kissinparis.com/)** ![WordPress theme selection illustration showing a website layout with design, performance, and responsive controls.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/how-to-choose-the-right-wordpress-theme.webp) ## The **Challenge** Kiss Me in Paris needed a website that could present extensive photography, galleries, and video while remaining **practical to use, update, and maintain.** The existing website used Astra and Elementor. The new brief called for a custom Gutenberg implementation, fewer unnecessary dependencies, and greater attention to mobile performance and usability. The rebuild needed to: - Give the team a structured way to update content. - Support services, galleries, FAQs, resources, and booking content. - Make navigation and image-rich pages work well on mobile. - Provide a maintainable technical foundation for SEO and future development. ## Bipixels’ **Role** **Technical Website Partner** Bipixels **rebuilt the website and continues to support its technical development,** working across the content system, frontend, multilingual publishing, performance, and maintenance. ### Custom WordPress Development A custom theme, reusable page templates, and functionality built around the website’s requirements. --- ### Gutenberg & ACF Custom blocks and structured content fields that make routine updates easier for the team. --- ### Mobile Navigation & Galleries Responsive navigation, gallery presentation, and interactions for a website built around photography and video. --- ### Multilingual WordPress TranslatePress implementation and ongoing development across six language versions. --- ### Performance Optimization Performance improvements as content, functionality, and third-party tools evolve. --- ### Ongoing Technical Maintenance Troubleshooting, template updates, security improvements, maintenance, and continued development. --- Learn more about Bipixels’ [technical website partnership approach](https://bipixels.com/technical-website-partner/) and [WordPress Development](https://bipixels.com/services/wordpress-development/). ## From Elementor to **Gutenberg** Bipixels rebuilt Kiss Me in Paris with a custom WordPress theme, Gutenberg blocks, Advanced Custom Fields, and reusable page templates. The first version launched on **February 25, 2023**. The implementation brought together responsive layouts, custom navigation, galleries, contact forms, and embedded Checkfront booking. Gutenberg and ACF gave the team **a structured way to manage content** without relying on Elementor for routine updates. Established tools remained where they served a clear purpose, including Envira Gallery, Contact Form 7, Rank Math Pro, and WP Rocket. The aim was to keep the website manageable as requirements developed. ## Built Around **Mobile** Mobile usability shaped the layout, typography, navigation, media, and content hierarchy from the beginning. A subsequent Google Search Console snapshot showed that **more than 80% of organic-search clicks came from mobile devices.** That audience mix reinforces the importance of making galleries, detailed service pages, and enquiry routes work well on smaller screens. ## Built for **Six Languages** Kiss Me in Paris serves an international audience. Bipixels introduced multilingual publishing with TranslatePress in 2025, supporting: **English · German · French · Spanish · Portuguese · Russian** Ongoing development includes checking how navigation, internal links, templates, forms, galleries, and metadata work across language versions as content and functionality change. ## *From Rebuild* to **Long-Term Partnership** The engagement has continued to evolve alongside the website and the business behind it. --- ### 2023 — Custom WordPress Rebuild The original rebuild replaced the Astra and Elementor setup with a custom Gutenberg implementation, establishing the content system and technical foundation for subsequent development. --- ### 2025 — Redesign & Multilingual Publishing A significant redesign in **April 2025**introduced a new visual direction, revised page structures, updated navigation, and new templates and components. Multilingual publishing and further performance improvements extended the work beyond the original build. --- ### Ongoing Development Bipixels continues to refine navigation, galleries, FAQs, accordions, sticky headings, and responsive interactions. The work also includes image licensing functionality, two-factor authentication, Cloudflare Turnstile, spam protection, and ongoing maintenance. --- ### Recorded Performance Snapshot The recorded Chrome UX Report results met Google’s “good” thresholds for **all three Core Web Vitals on both desktop and mobile.** #### Mobile Lighthouse lab test — performance score:**67/100.** ![Kiss Me in Paris mobile Lighthouse report showing a performance score of 67.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-pagespeed-mobile.webp) _Kiss Me in Paris mobile Lighthouse report showing a performance score of 67._ **Real-User Core Web Vitals — CrUX** - Largest Contentful Paint — LCP: **2.3s** - Interaction to Next Paint — INP: **163ms** - Cumulative Layout Shift — CLS: #### Desktop Lighthouse lab test — performance score: **96/100.** ![Kiss Me in Paris desktop Lighthouse report showing a performance score of 96.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-pagespeed-desktop.webp) _Kiss Me in Paris desktop Lighthouse report showing a performance score of 96._ **Real-User Core Web Vitals — CrUX** - Largest Contentful Paint — LCP: **1.4s** - Interaction to Next Paint — INP: **63ms** - Cumulative Layout Shift — CLS: **0.01** --- ***Source:** Chrome UX Report via PageSpeed Insights. Origin-level data for kissinparis.com, September 7–October 4, 2026; 75th percentile.* A separate desktop Lighthouse test recorded a **performance score of 96/100**. Performance remains part of the ongoing work as new content, scripts, and integrations are introduced. **[View Google PageSpeed Insights ↗](https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-kissinparis-com/b2i281dixk?form_factor=desktop)** ## The **Technology** **CMS** WordPress --- **Editing** Gutenberg · Advanced Custom Fields --- **Multilingual** TranslatePress --- **Galleries** Gutenberg Gallery · GLightbox --- **Forms & Booking** Contact Form 7 · Checkfront --- **Performance & Delivery** WP Rocket · Cloudflare --- **SEO Tools** Rank Math Pro --- **Development** Custom theme · Custom blocks · PHP · JavaScript · HTML · CSS **Languages** English · German · French · Spanish · Portuguese · Russian --- **Engagement** Ongoing since 2023 --- Explore [Bipixels Services](https://bipixels.com/services/) to see the wider technical capabilities behind our website work. ## The **Result** Kiss Me in Paris now has a custom WordPress platform with a Gutenberg editing experience, publishing in six languages, and ongoing technical support. The original rebuild established a system that Bipixels has continued to develop through redesigns, new functionality, and changing content requirements. The team can keep improving the website with **a technical partner who understands how it works.** ## Client **Feedback** > “I have worked with many developers over the past 10 years, and Asmaul is technically amazing and just a pleasure to work with. I will make sure only to work with him on future projects and recommend him to anyone who cares about an efficient website with spectacular service.” > > **Cengiz Ozelsel** > Co-founder, Kiss Me in Paris · Paris, France > *5 ★* · Upwork Review Built to Keep Working ## A Website *Isn’t Finished* **When It Launches.** Bipixels continues to support Kiss Me in Paris with ongoing development, maintenance, and performance improvements, helping the website adapt as the business and its digital presence evolve. ## The **Work** - Kiss Me in Paris — custom WordPress website built with Gutenberg. - Custom desktop navigation for the Kiss Me in Paris website. - Responsive mobile layouts and navigation. - Photography galleries and image presentation. - Multilingual WordPress publishing with TranslatePress. - Custom Gutenberg blocks and structured content editing. ![Kiss Me in Paris website](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bipixels-selected-work-kiss-me-in-paris-1024x640.webp) ![Kiss Me in Paris desktop navigation menu open](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-desktop-navigation-1024x640.webp) _Custom desktop navigation connecting services, photography, and planning resources._ ![Proposal planning page on the Kiss Me in Paris mobile website.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-mobile-website-471x1024.webp) _Responsive layouts bring service information, photography, and enquiry routes together on mobile._ ![Kiss Me in Paris mobile navigation with a service category expanded.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-mobile-navigation-471x1024.webp) _Custom mobile navigation with expandable service categories._ ![Photography gallery on the Kiss Me in Paris mobile website.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-photography-mobile-gallery-471x1024.webp) _Responsive gallery layouts for browsing photography on mobile._ ![Expanded photograph in the Kiss Me in Paris gallery with a caption and navigation controls.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-photography-gallery-1024x640.webp) _Gallery viewing with image captions and navigation between photographs._ ![Checkfront booking interface embedded in the Kiss Me in Paris website.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-checkfront-booking-1024x640.webp) _Embedded Checkfront booking within the Kiss Me in Paris WordPress website._ ![FAQ accordion on the Kiss Me in Paris website with an answer expanded.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-faq-accordion-1024x640.webp) _Custom FAQ accordion helping visitors find answers to common questions._ ![Custom content block selected in the WordPress Gutenberg editor for Kiss Me in Paris.](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kiss-me-in-paris-gutenberg-editor-1024x640.webp) _Custom Gutenberg blocks and structured fields support routine content updates._ ## **More** Work [View all work →](https://bipixels.com/work/) ### Chekin ![Chekin website development](https://bipixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/bipixels-selected-work-chekin-1024x640.webp) _Chekin — multilingual WordPress website development_ A technical website partnership **since 2018**, spanning WordPress development, multilingual delivery, product integrations, performance, and ongoing improvements. 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