Pittsburgh ExpressionEngine Agency
tripleNERDscore is a Pittsburgh-area ExpressionEngine agency in McKees Rocks. Founder Doug Black is an ExpressionEngine core contributor and EE University course author; our team builds, upgrades, and rescues EE sites and publishes add-ons including Bones.
ExpressionEngine Help From People Who Actually Know ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine is one of those platforms that does not get enough credit. It’s flexible, secure, and built for the kinds of sites that need to be stable for years. The catch: you need someone who truly knows the ecosystem. That’s us. We build EE sites, rescue EE sites, upgrade EE sites, and keep them running fast and secure without turning your codebase into a science experiment.
We Are ExpressionEngine Experts
We have deep roots in the ExpressionEngine world. We’ve contributed to the ecosystem, built widely-used add-ons, and trained teams who are new to EE so they can manage their own sites without panic-googling at midnight. If your EE site is important to your business, it deserves an EE team that’s been around the block.
We Helped Build It
We Build For It
We Train For It
Our Approach
We start with the reality on the ground. What’s working, what’s broken, and what’s currently held together by hope? We’ll learn your goals, your constraints, and what success actually looks like for your team.
Then we audit the setup: templates, add-ons, server environment, updates, and any “special surprises” that only show up in legacy projects. We figure out what’s safe to keep, what needs cleaned up, and what’s holding you back.
We fix and build with maintainability in mind. Clean templates, sensible structure, and solutions that don’t require a wizard staff meeting to understand. Upgrades and launches are planned, tested, and done with a parachute.
After the work ships, we keep an eye on performance and stability. We monitor, tune, and address issues before they turn into “the site is down and we have a board meeting in 20 minutes.”
As your business grows, your EE site can grow with you. New features, new content types, eCommerce improvements, integrations, better search, better UX. We help you evolve without rebuilding from scratch every time you need change.
ExpressionEngine Services
Here are the common ways we help (and yes, we love a good rescue mission).
Custom Development
Custom EE builds, rebuilds, and feature work. We keep things clean, flexible, and structured so your team can manage content without accidentally stepping on a landmine.
Upgrades and Migrations
We handle EE upgrades and migrations carefully: planning, testing, backups, and sanity checks. The goal is simple: modern EE without broken templates and mystery errors.
Template and Add-On Development
Need custom add-ons or template work? We build features that feel native to EE and won’t sabotage your next upgrade. Clean code, clear patterns, and fewer “who wrote this?” moments.
Performance Optimization
We speed up slow EE sites by fixing real bottlenecks: template efficiency, caching strategy, server tuning, asset optimization, and the occasional “why are we loading that?” situation.
Security Enhancements
We harden EE sites with best practices, sensible permissions, update plans, and security improvements that reduce risk without making your team miserable.
ExpressionEngine work with a public track record
- Doug's EE University author profile and courses identify him as a core contributor.
- Our published add-ons include Bones for headless ExpressionEngine.
- FTE's ExpressionEngine 7 rebuild connects structured content with Salesforce, Mailchimp, and Formstack.
- Leslie Fisher's ExpressionEngine 7 redesign replaces an outdated experience with responsive layouts and flexible content.
Need a version upgrade? See our ExpressionEngine upgrade service, or explore our broader Pittsburgh web development work.
Ready to get started?
If your EE site needs an upgrade, a rescue, or just a team that knows what they’re doing, reach out. We’ll take a look, tell you what matters, and help you move forward with a plan that won’t blow up your week. Oh… and yes, our nerdiness knows few bounds.