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Senior WordPress developer

WordPress sites that load faster, convert better, and actually win business.

Performance-first WordPress solutions for businesses and SaaS companies who want a website that does real work — communicate value, earn trust, and convert visitors into qualified leads. Speciality: WP + Core Web Vitals + structured process. No BS. Zero bugs.

10+
Years building WordPress sites
85+
Projects delivered
50+
Happy long-term clients
12+
Countries served globally
Services

Three ways I can help
your WordPress site perform.

Whether you're building from scratch, fixing a broken site, or maintaining a working one — I have a structured engagement for where you are right now.

New build

New websites & stores built for performance

Custom WordPress & WooCommerce builds engineered for speed, conversion, and long-term maintainability. Zero page builders.

  • Custom themes & blocks — no bloat
  • Core Web Vitals green on launch
  • Analytics & CRM integrations
  • Handoff docs & training
Download free audit
Speed up

Speed & conversion optimisation for existing sites

Your site works — but it's slow, bouncy, or leaking revenue. Targeted audits and surgical fixes that pay for themselves.

  • PageSpeed & Core Web Vitals fixes
  • Database & asset optimisation
  • Conversion-rate improvements
  • Before/after reporting
Download free audit
Maintain

Ongoing care plans to keep your site fast & secure

Monthly retainers for businesses that treat their website like the revenue asset it is. Monitoring, updates, fixes — done.

  • Weekly updates & backups
  • Uptime & performance monitoring
  • Monthly technical report
  • Priority support channel
See care plan pricing
Services

Three ways I can help
your WordPress site perform.

Whether you're building from scratch, fixing a broken site, or maintaining a working one — I have a structured engagement for where you are right now.

New build

New websites & stores built for performance

Custom WordPress & WooCommerce builds engineered for speed, conversion, and long-term maintainability. Zero page builders. Every project starts with a technical audit and ends with Core Web Vitals green — written into the contract.

  • Custom themes & blocks — no bloat
  • Core Web Vitals green on launch
  • Analytics & CRM integrations
  • Handoff docs & training
Start a project
Speed up

Speed & conversion optimisation

Targeted audits and surgical fixes for sites that work — but are slow, bouncy, or leaking revenue.

  • PageSpeed & Core Web Vitals fixes
  • Conversion-rate improvements
  • Before/after reporting
Get an audit
Maintain

Ongoing care plans

Monthly retainers for businesses that treat their website like the revenue asset it is. Monitoring, updates, fixes — done.

  • Weekly updates & backups
  • Uptime & performance monitoring
  • Priority support channel
See pricing
Process

A structured 5-phase process.
No chaos. No surprises.

Most freelancers wing it. I use a repeatable engagement framework that makes your delivery date, budget, and quality predictable from day one. Same process every time.

  1. Discovery
  2. Design
  3. Develop
  4. Launch
  5. Care Plan

Kick-off call, technical audit of any existing assets, stakeholder interviews, and baseline metrics. We align on goals, constraints, and success criteria before any design work starts.

Deliverables
  • Technical audit report with current Core Web Vitals baseline
  • Stakeholder interview notes and prioritised requirements doc
  • Signed project brief with scope, timeline, and deliverables

Wireframes, content strategy, and visual design. Two review rounds baked in — we ship only when you sign off, with no scope creep hidden in change orders.

Deliverables
  • Low-fi wireframes for every template
  • High-fidelity Figma design system with component library
  • Content framework and sitemap

Custom WordPress theme built from scratch — no bloated page builders. Performance budgets enforced from commit one. Staging URL for client review, weekly progress calls, and rolling QA throughout.

Deliverables
  • Custom WordPress theme + ACF/Gutenberg block library
  • WooCommerce or LMS integration where needed
  • Analytics, CRM, and email integrations wired up
  • Staging environment with weekly review builds

Full QA pass, Core Web Vitals verification, SEO check, and DNS cutover. We don't flip the switch until every metric in the contract is green. Launch-day support included.

Deliverables
  • Cross-browser QA report and sign-off
  • Launch plan with DNS cutover and rollback procedure
  • Handoff docs and a 60-minute team training session

Post-launch, most agencies disappear. I don't. The optional Care Plan keeps your site fast, secure, and maintained — with a real human on the other end of Slack for when things break.

What's included
  • Weekly plugin and core updates with regression testing
  • Uptime, performance, and security monitoring
  • Monthly technical report with Core Web Vitals trend
  • Priority Slack support channel, 4-hour response
Social proof

Real clients. Real results.
Real numbers.

Every engagement is measurable. I track before/after metrics and report them monthly — no vanity numbers, no impressions-up nonsense.

Trusted by teams at
Clients served across 12+ countries

Ready to build something that
actually performs?

Send a short brief — I reply within 24 hours with a clear next step. No discovery sales calls, no nurture sequences, no pitch decks.

Work

Results,
not promises.

Every case study shows measurable before/after numbers — Core Web Vitals scores, revenue deltas, load time reductions. No cherry-picked vanity screenshots.

Publication LCP 4.2s → 0.9s

Velour Studio

Rebuilt a magazine-style publication on a custom WordPress theme. Eliminated 3rd-party bloat, shipped Core Web Vitals all-green.

Read case study
SaaS +42% signups

FlowCapital

Landing page redesign and CRO audit for a fintech SaaS. Funnel cleanup, copy-lift, and real analytics that don't lie.

Read case study
E-commerce +28% AOV

Northfiber Supply

WooCommerce rebuild with custom cart UX, payment integration, and a PWA layer. Mobile conversion nearly doubled.

Read case study
Pricing

Your site doesn't stop working
after launch day.

Pick a Care Plan that matches how critical your site is to the business. Every plan includes real human support, weekly updates, and transparent monthly reports.

Care

For sites that need to stay alive and healthy. Zero drama.

$149 $127 / month
  • Weekly plugin & core updates
  • 24/7 uptime monitoring
  • Daily off-site backups
  • Malware scan & removal
  • Monthly technical report
  • Email support, 2-day response
Start with Care

Custom

For multi-site, enterprise, or bespoke engagement needs.

Let's talk
  • Everything in Commerce
  • Multisite & headless WordPress
  • Custom SLA & response times
  • Dedicated staging & CI/CD pipeline
  • Monthly strategy call with leadership
  • Flexible dev hours bundle
  • On-call for launches & migrations
Book a call
About

Senior WordPress developer.
10 years. No fluff.

I've been building WordPress sites professionally since 2014 — through the theme-framework era, the page-builder plague, the headless-hype cycle, and the current Gutenberg-plus-ACF renaissance. I've seen which approaches hold up and which ones crumble under 12 months of real traffic.

These days I focus on performance-first custom builds for businesses that treat their website as a revenue asset, not a marketing brochure. If it's going to be slow, cluttered, or unmaintainable — I won't ship it. That standard is the whole pitch.

  • 10+ years building WordPress & WooCommerce at scale
  • Certified Google Core Web Vitals specialist
  • Former lead developer at two multi-site agencies
  • Speaker at WordCamp EU, WooSesh, and PressConf
  • Contributor to core WordPress performance patches
Let's work together
85+ Projects
shipped
12+ Countries
served
4.9★ Average
rating
FAQ

Straight answers to
the questions you're thinking.

If it's not here, it's because nobody's asked it yet. Email me — I'll answer within 24 hours and probably add it to this list.

What technologies do you use?

Custom WordPress themes built on Gutenberg + ACF Blocks, with WooCommerce for commerce, custom REST endpoints where needed, and occasional headless setups with Next.js when the use case actually warrants it.

No Elementor, no Divi, no WPBakery — page builders create the bloat I spend half my time removing from client sites.

How long does a typical project take?

Most full WordPress builds run 6–10 weeks from kickoff to launch. Speed-optimisation engagements typically land in 2–3 weeks.

How do I know if it's a good fit?

Send a two-paragraph brief and I'll respond in plain terms whether we should keep talking. Honest criteria: you have a real business reason for the rebuild, a defined budget, and someone empowered to make decisions on your side.

Will I own the work when we're done?

Yes — 100%. You receive the full codebase, design files, and documentation at handoff. Everything lives in your GitHub and your hosting account, not mine. No vendor lock-in, ever.

Do you work with existing designs or create your own?

Both. Roughly half my projects arrive with existing Figma designs that need building. The other half I design in-house — brand-aligned, conversion-focused, and based on discovery research. No lorem ipsum templates.

What payment options do you accept?

Bank transfer, Stripe, and Wise for international clients. Projects run on a 50/50 split — deposit on signature, balance on handoff. Care Plans billed monthly or annually (annual includes 15% discount).

What if we find bugs after launch?

Every project includes a 30-day warranty on delivered scope — genuine bugs fixed free, no quibbling. After that the Care Plan covers ongoing fixes, updates, and maintenance.

Why choose a freelancer over an agency?

Direct access, faster decisions, no account-manager game of telephone. Agencies hire people like me and mark up 3× for project management overhead. You get the same developer — cheaper and faster.

Contact

Let's build something
that actually works.

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