Some of the WordPress projects I've worked on for both local (Shropshire based) and multi-national clients.
Owner Mark Giddings approached me in 2014 looking for a new website on a tight budget. Using a premium Genesis child theme as a starting point to save on design costs, I worked with Mark to create a comprehensive, clear WordPress site that was both responsive and search engine optimised.
wordpress, budget, template customisation, genesis, hosting
A custom made marketplace WordPress plugin for Crafty Magpie, selling homemade British gifts, cards and craft supplies. Integration into the PayPal Adaptive Payments API allowed sale revenue to be split between the site owner and the seller immediately, without any additional admin from either recipient.
wordpress, ecommerce, marketplace, paypal api, hosting, custom plugin
Released in 2013, I created a bespoke property management plugin for WordPress for Laura, the owner of Pads4People. The plugin allowed registered users to list their properties for sale, for let and rooms to share. The site also automatically scraped approve estate agent websites to list properties. Properties were geographically sorted and searchable by location […]
wordpress, property management, custom plugin
Sarah was recommended my services in January 2013 by word of mouth. She quickly set about detailing her brief for The Supermums Craft Fair: an “all year round craft fair” — allowing users to “rent” a stall on the site to sell their custom crafted produce — and online craft business directory. Sarah’s passion in […]
wordpress, marketplace, paypal api, hosting, custom plugin
I approached Sam from South London based vegbox delivery company Sutton Community Farm via twitter in 2012 after seeing a tweet from the farm asking to hear from web developers regarding the redevelopment of their existing website. His priority was to create a new website that would allow customers to manage their orders and pay […]
wordpress, ecommerce, custom plugin, genesis
Founded in 2011, WAHMweb is a dedicated UK community and resource site for WAHMs (“Work At Home Mums”) and WAHDs (“Work At Home Dads”). When I first became self-employed, I noticed a lack of information for self-employed sole trader working at home parents. WAHMweb aimed to fill that gap with useful advice on a variety […]
wordpress, blog, social media, project
In 2007 I wrote a PHP form to email script because the most commonly used alternative, Matt’s formmail, had several security issues that left it open to abuse by spammers. I released my form script to the public and it’s now used on thousands of websites across the world by everyone from fellow developers to […]
php, project, mail formI do a lot of work for local design & marketing agencies that I can't show here: because of NDAs, project confidentiality etc. If you'd like to see the work I can't share publicly, get in touch and I'll pass you on the relevant people.
I've been using WordPress since the heady days of version 1.2 and developing WordPress websites commercially since version 1.5 (released in 2005!)
Free software: now and forever. No crazy license fees or contract tie-ins. Pay only for your site development.
Over 60 million people use WordPress, and lots of them contribute to core development & free plugins.
WordPress can be anything you want it to be: from a simple blog to a bespoke e-commerce platform, and more.