Job description
Responsibilities
Solid PHP experience – the ability to write custom code for WordPress sites.
API integrations – the ability to connect WordPress websites to various APIs
Advanced WordPress skills – create custom post types, working with child themes, and following WordPress best practices, etc.
Advanced level experience with jQuery/JavaScript.
Front-end WordPress development
Advanced HTML & CSS skills
Knowledge of Google Page Speed Insights, WordPress Caching and Site Speed Optimizations
Basic knowledge of SEO
Knowledge of FTP, SSH, cloning and migrating websites to new servers
Experience with Plesk/cPanel and maintaining a VPS server.
Performing backups of WordPress sites, web servers and other assets.
Enhancing the features of our existing website with PHP code or plug-ins – expand the functionality of plug-ins
Researching plug-in compatibilities and ensuring plug-in updates don't break websites
Troubleshooting issues and determining best practice, sustainable solutions
Website security – experience here is essential (steps to take to secure a WordPress website, and steps to take to mitigate a hacked website)
CloudFlare and DNS management – you will need to know your way around CloudFlare and domain management
SMTP – you will need to know your way around basic email setup and configurations
SSH – medium-level experience required
You will need to be willing to upskill and self-study
Ability to understand system requirements and correctly estimate your time requirements for tasks and projects.
Skills
- effective communication
- technical
- problem solving
- emotional intelligence
- technical knowledge