WORDPRESS DEVELOPER
WEB DESIGN SERVICES / CMS-DRIVEN WEBSITES
WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) nowadays. Even NASA (https://nasa.gov) uses it now, converting from their old Drupal-based site to their new WordPress site launched last October, 2023.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive knowledge in WordPress.
- Extensive knowledge in WordPress compliant PHP.
- Extensive knowledge in WordPress hooks.
- Sufficient knowledge in HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
- Sufficient knowledge in creating bespoke plugins or extensions.
- Sufficient knowledge in: a) Flatsome theme, and; b) Hello starter theme with Elementor plugin.
- Very good team player. Coordinates closely with the WordPress designer.
- Patient and able to handle client request for changes.
- Able to do everything within time constraints.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Installs WordPress staging site on a subdomain of the company’s staging server.
- Handles WordPress security.
- Installs required theme based on client requirement. Options limited to Flatsome and Hello Elementor starter theme with Elementor plugin.
- Initializes company’s standard WordPress settings.
- Setup company’s standard functions.php with company’s standard hooks, secure wp-config.php
- Installs company’s standard plugins. Discourages installation of many and/or bulky plugins having lots of unnecessary features.
- Creates additional hooks, specific to client requirements, when necessary.
- Creates custom (bespoke) plugins or extensions to resolve client requirement when not available on WordPress community plugin or marketplace.
- Prepares progress report every project week-end.
- Deploys to client’s production server.