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Keramot UL Islam
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Toptal member since December 6, 2021
Bio
Keramot is a highly effective web developer with 6+ years of professional experience in WordPress and Laravel development. He's worked on several popular WordPress plugins at the production level and contributed to different open-source projects. He has experience working in a fully distributed remote job, and he's also a WordPress core contributor. Keramot is excellent in project management and planning, and is a good team player.
Portfolio
Awesome Motive
PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress Themes...
Self-employed
JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, Git, GitHub, Docker, WordPress, WordPress Plugins...
Joules Labs
PHP, JavaScript, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, Docker, Trello, Git, GitHub...
Experience
- WordPress - 6 years
- PHP - 6 years
- MySQL - 6 years
- REST APIs - 6 years
- WordPress Plugins - 6 years
- JavaScript - 6 years
- eCommerce - 6 years
- Laravel - 4 years
Preferred Environment
WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, WooCommerce, PSD to WordPress, REST APIs
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a SaaS application from the ground up using Laravel, React, and MySQL. I also developed a WordPress plugin for it.
Work Experience
Developer
2022 - PRESENT
Awesome Motive
- Developed a WordPress plugin from scratch. Also contributed to the development of many popular plugins.
- Worked as a back-end-focused developer for a SaaS platform. Built the platform from the ground up using Laravel, React, MySQL, and Docker. Designed and implemented the complete database architecture and back-end system logic.
- Designed and developed multiple RESTful API services using Laravel and Sanctum, enabling authorization, license key validation, and dynamic third-party API throttling based on user license tier.
- Created a custom Inertia.js integration within the WordPress plugin to reuse React-based front-end components across both the SaaS and plugin interfaces. As a result, it cut development time by 50% and saved the cost of 2–3 additional developers.
- Integrated WooCommerce webhooks to enable seamless communication between WordPress stores and the Laravel back end. As a result, it eliminated the need to manage custom payment infrastructure.
- Integrated AI-powered content generation into the application, allowing users to generate high-quality social media content using natural language prompts—enhancing user engagement and content creation speed.
- Initiated and developed a Docker-based CLI tool to automate and standardize the local WordPress development environment set up for the engineering team.
- Initiated and built the open-source WP Bundler Composer package to automate WordPress plugin build workflows, eliminating manual steps (100%) and reducing human error by 90%. The tool is publicly available and adopted by 500+ installations globally.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, Webpack, React, Bash Script, Docker, REST APIs, Laravel, CSS3, CSS, HTML, HTML5, Composer, NPM, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), SCSS, Tailwind CSS, Laravel 11
Software Developer
2018 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Developed more than 40 websites using WordPress themes and plugins.
- Developed new open-source projects and made significant contributions to some of the most popular ones.
- Contributed to the new WordPress default theme, "Twenty Twenty-two."
- Built a WordPress advanced search plugin and wrote complex MySQL queries to achieve search results based on user inputs.
- Created a JavaScript library, "LocalDB," available in NPM. Developers can use it to store JSON files and make CRUD operations.
- Developed a library "DataStructure" for a modern runtime named Deno. It supports JavaScript and TypeScript and is available on Deno's official website for third-party modules.
Technologies: JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, Git, GitHub, Docker, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, jQuery, Webpack, MySQL, NPM, JavaScript Libraries, Data Structures, Node.js, Composer, CSS3, eCommerce, Facebook API, Google API, Gutenberg Editor, HTML5, HTML to WordPress, OOP Designs, PHP 7, PSD to WordPress, REST APIs, SCSS, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, WordPress API, WordPress Design, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress REST API, WordPress Theme Design, Trello, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Stripe, PayPal
Software Engineer
2020 - 2022
Joules Labs
- Developed several WordPress plugins while managing intern engineers.
- Helped intern engineers complete their tasks and trained them in a problem-solving approach.
- Created a WordPress plugin structure from scratch and developed a SaaS platform plugin with PHP, JavaScript, and RESTful API.
- Integrated a third-party REST API platform in a WordPress plugin, including app key and email authentications.
- Refactored the existing PHP and JavaScript codes and implemented new plugin features.
- Collected, mapped, and entered the data in the database using a multi-step form upload CSV file.
- Used Docker for development, Git for version control, and Trello for task management.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, Docker, Trello, Git, GitHub, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, MySQL, WordPress Themes, JavaScript Libraries, jQuery, Webpack, NPM, Composer, CSS3, eCommerce, Gutenberg Editor, HTML5, HTML to WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress eCommerce, SCSS, WordPress API, WordPress Design, Data Structures, PSD to WordPress, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, PHP 7, OOP Designs, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress Theme Design, Stripe, PayPal
Software Developer
2019 - 2020
ThemeBucket
- Developed custom WordPress themes from scratch with PHP, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
- Converted the front end from PSD to HTML using jQuery for the animations and interactions.
- Built WordPress plugins based on the client's requirements.
- Created add-on plugins for existing WordPress plugins.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Git, MySQL, Node.js, Webpack, jQuery, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, PSD to WordPress, GitHub, Composer, CSS3, Data Structures, Facebook API, Google API, Gutenberg Editor, HTML5, HTML to WordPress, JavaScript Libraries, eCommerce, NPM, OOP Designs, PHP 7, REST APIs, SCSS, Trello, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, WordPress API, WordPress Design, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress REST API, WordPress Theme Design, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Software Developer
2019 - 2020
Happy Monster
- Developed multiple WordPress plugins, one of which has over 200,000 active users.
- Created WordPress themes, including a directory listing website and a business website.
- Integrated REST APIs with Facebook, Twitter, Google Sheet, and Mailchimp.
- Performed server-side web development for WordPress with PHP and MySQL.
- Built the front end with VanillaJS, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, Git, REST APIs, HTML, CSS, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, MySQL, Composer, CSS3, Data Structures, GitHub, Facebook API, Google API, HTML5, HTML to WordPress, JavaScript Libraries, jQuery, NPM, WordPress API, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Design, WordPress REST API, WordPress eCommerce, eCommerce, PHP 7, Docker, Gutenberg Editor, Webpack, OOP Designs, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), SCSS, Trello, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress Theme Design
Experience
Query Builder for WordPress
https://github.com/CodesVault/howdy_qbMySQL database query builder for WordPress. The query builder uses PDO for database queries. It has zero dependencies with third-party query builders or any other composer library. It's available as a composer package.
Crowdfundly
https://wordpress.org/plugins/crowdfundly/Crowdfundly is a WordPress plugin that allows a SaaS platform to collect donations. I've built the plugin from scratch, starting with the app key login, email login, and registration. I also developed a REST API data handle mechanism and added a REST API response on the MySQL database and third-party plugin support. Furthermore, I created the WordPress pages and page templates for the plugin.
Happy Elementor Addons
https://happyaddons.com/It's an Elementor addon plugin for WordPress. It has over 200,000 active users. I developed widgets for this plugin using PHP, jQuery, HTML, and CSS and integrated Facebook REST API, Twitter REST API, and Google Sheet REST API. I also developed widgets for other plugin supports.
Talash
https://wordpress.org/plugins/talash/Talash is an advanced search plugin for WordPress that searches WordPress post data based on author, category, post type, and date.
The search occurs without the need for a page refresh due to an Ajax call. The plugin takes user-provided options from the front end with Vanilla JS and sends an Ajax request on the server-side, where PHP gets the data from the MYSQL database sending it back to the front end as the search results.
The search occurs without the need for a page refresh due to an Ajax call. The plugin takes user-provided options from the front end with Vanilla JS and sends an Ajax request on the server-side, where PHP gets the data from the MYSQL database sending it back to the front end as the search results.
LocalDB
LocalDB is a Node.js CRUD API that uses local file system for CRUD operations. It's a Promise-based API and a developer tool that stores data in a JSON file in their local machine. LocalDB is also a JavaScript library, available on npm.
Twenty Twenty Two Theme
https://github.com/WordPress/twentytwentytwoIt's a new theme for WordPress. This theme will be the default theme when someone makes a new WordPress website. WordPress itself maintains this open-source project. I have contributed to this project along with other developers around the globe on Github.
WordPress Portfolio Theme
https://abmsourav.com/welcome/A WordPress theme that allows you to showcase a personal portfolio. It has a unique design that makes you feel like you're using a macOS. It's also lightweight and super fast. Developed with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
DevTo Articles on WordPress
https://wordpress.org/plugins/devto-articles-on-wp/DevTo articles on WP is a plugin that creates a bridge between the dev community and WordPress.
It's a WordPress plugin that can show the dev community articles of a specific writer on a WordPress website through a RESTfull API. It also shows the writer's name and avatar. It has two different layouts and generates the front end with WordPress shortcodes.
It's a WordPress plugin that can show the dev community articles of a specific writer on a WordPress website through a RESTfull API. It also shows the writer's name and avatar. It has two different layouts and generates the front end with WordPress shortcodes.
Education
2011 - 2018
Master's Degree in Political Science
National University of Bangladesh - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2023 - FEBRUARY 2025
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, REST APIs, jQuery, WooCommerce API, WordPress REST API, Node.js, Stripe, Google API, Facebook API, React
Tools
Trello, Git, GitHub, NPM, Composer, Gutenberg Editor, Webpack
Languages
JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, SCSS, CSS3, HTML5, PHP 7, Bash Script
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile Software Development
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, WordPress Theme Design, Docker
Storage
MySQL, PHP Data Objects (PDO), MySQLi, Databases
Frameworks
Laravel, Tailwind CSS, Laravel 11
Other
WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, JavaScript Libraries, OOP Designs, WordPress Design, eCommerce, HTML to WordPress, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, API Integration, Data Structures, PayPal
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