I’m putting together a small network of six WordPress sites that will publish research-style articles aimed at different subject areas. Each site needs to feel like its own destination—the colours, typography and imagery should change to match the niche—yet the back-end setup and workflow can remain consistent so updates are quick and maintenance is painless. Here’s what matters to me: • A clean, fast theme (Block Editor friendly) that you can customise for six unique looks without sacrificing performance. • Robust search built in on every site so visitors can locate specific papers, authors or keywords in seconds. • Intuitive admin screens: custom post types or taxonomies that let my team upload new research articles without touching code. • Mobile-first layouts, solid SEO foundations, and standard security hardening right out of the gate. • Clear hand-off: once the build is complete I’d like a short Loom walkthrough or written guide covering how to add content, tweak menus and back up the installs. I’ll provide hosting, subject matter branding guidelines and initial article batches. You bring the WordPress expertise—theme selection or lightweight custom theme, essential plugins, and any coding needed to make the search and taxonomy structure shine. If this sounds straightforward for you, let’s talk timeline and milestones so I can get the first site live quickly and roll out the remaining five in smooth succession.