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A decade of WordPress engineering — custom plugins and themes, secure PHP and modern JavaScript, performance and accessibility budgets, AI-first delivery with Claude Code. Every number is dated and verifiable; ATS PDF linked from the sidebar.

01 Profile 2016 — 2026

WordPress engineer with 10+ years building and maintaining marketing and informational sites at enterprise standards. Custom plugin and theme development in PHP 8 and modern JavaScript; security-minded delivery — sanitization, escaping, nonces, capability checks, REST permission callbacks — with WordPress coding standards (PHPCS/WPCS, VIP-aware) enforced in CI. Performance and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility are part of the deliverable, not the upsell. Daily AI-first workflow with Claude Code under a documented review discipline: human-verified patches, tests required, patch ledger kept.

02 Experience 10 yrs

2025 — Present
1 yr

Independent WordPress Engineer

Slavēt Digital · solo practice · remote
  • Design, build, and maintain custom WordPress themes and plugins for marketing and informational sites — PHP 8, modern JavaScript, Gutenberg block API, ACF.
  • Bug fixing and technical maintenance in existing codebases under changing priorities: performance remediation, accessibility retrofits, plugin-stack reduction.
  • Security-minded delivery on every build: sanitization and escaping, nonces, capability checks, REST permission callbacks, PHPCS/WPCS in CI.
  • AI-first workflow: daily development with Claude Code — documented patch ledger, prompt-safety rules, human verification before merge.
14 engagements LCP p75 · 0.8s WCAG 2.2 AA Claude Code · daily
2022 — 2025
3 yrs

WordPress Developer (contract · fully remote)

Staxo Group · London
  • Built and customized 25+ bespoke WordPress themes and plugins for UK B2B brands in finance, security, and professional services (Cyberhive, Penrose Wealth, Bankzy, ESS Group).
  • New feature development and bug fixing inside existing enterprise codebases with multiple stakeholders and fast-changing priorities.
  • Transformed 20+ legacy HTML sites into SEO-friendly, conversion-optimized WordPress builds; monitored performance and troubleshot issues across the portfolio.
25+ themes & plugins UK B2B · finance & security
2018 — 2022
3.5 yrs

Front-End Developer (hybrid)

NetMechanic · Cape Town
  • Created custom WordPress themes from scratch in PHP and JavaScript with a performance and SEO focus.
  • Led development of 20+ e-commerce sites on WooCommerce and Magento.
  • Ran weekly performance and maintenance reviews across 100+ client sites — triage, bug fixes, and upkeep at scale.
100+ sites maintained 20+ e-commerce builds
2016 — 2018
2 yrs

Full-Stack Developer (freelance)

Slavet Digital · Johannesburg
  • Built modern, responsive websites with WordPress and Laravel, owning delivery from concept to deployment.
  • Customized themes and shipped new features on existing client sites driven by feedback and changing requirements.
  • Managed client communication directly to keep stakeholders aligned on scope and delivery.
WordPress + Laravel

03 Capabilities

WordPress · engineering

  • Custom plugins & themes expert
  • Gutenberg block API · ACF expert
  • REST API · permission callbacks advanced
  • WPCS · VIP-aware standards advanced

PHP & JavaScript

  • PHP 8 · namespaced, tested expert
  • Modern JavaScript (ES modules) expert
  • TypeScript advanced
  • PHPUnit · Playwright advanced

Security & performance

  • Sanitize · escape · nonce · caps expert
  • Performance budgets · CWV expert
  • WCAG 2.2 AA · axe-core expert
  • Lighthouse CI expert

AI-first delivery

  • Claude Code · daily driver expert
  • AI patch ledger · human review practiced
  • Prompt safety · no secrets enforced
  • Runbooks & documentation expert

04 Proof & practice

  • 2026Easy Grocer — next app in progress: cycle-ordering grocery platform on WordPress + WooCommerce; recurring-package checkout, mobile-first, plugin stack 41 → 14 (geteasygrocer.com)
  • 2026WP GuardRail AI Console — enterprise WordPress maintenance showcase: AI-assisted triage, security fixes, CI quality gates (in progress)
  • 2026AI-first workflow: Claude Code with documented patch ledger, prompt-safety rules, and human-verified patches
  • 2025WCAG 2.2 AA practice — audited production sites from 17 axe-core violations to zero

05 Selected engagements

Full case studies on /work.

  • Eden Sunday School: multilingual compliance system · LCP 3.6 → 0.8s · Lighthouse 71 → 96 · axe 17 → 0 · edensundayschool.org
  • Easy Grocer: WooCommerce storefront rebuild · LCP 5.2 → 0.9s · Lighthouse 58 → 95 · plugins 41 → 14 · geteasygrocer.com
  • Muasi Telema: bilingual B2B marketplace · page weight 2.4 MB → 180 KB · accessibility 100 · muasitelema.org
  • LicenseBound: exam-prep quiz platform · INP 358 → 88 ms · LCP 2.1 → 0.7s · Lighthouse 74 → 100 · getlicensebound.com

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