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WordPress Developer
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Toptal member since December 10, 2021
Bio
Mehul is a WordPress expert with over seven years of expertise working with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. He has experience working with React and Vue.js as well. An expert in custom plugin development with WordPress customization and troubleshooting, he can easily integrate REST APIs and any third-party APIs. Mehul is well-versed in website speed and performance enhancements. He has contributed to more than WordPress releases with other plugins like WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and bbPress.
Portfolio
Freelancer
WordPress, WordPress VIP, Gutenberg Editor, Hosting...
Zach Nicholson
WordPress, WooCommerce, Figma, Fundraising, Firebase, React Native...
Mood Product Group LLC
Infrastructure, PHP, WordPress, MySQL, Security, WooCommerce, Auditing...
Experience
- WordPress - 12 years
- WooCommerce - 8 years
- MySQL - 8 years
- Plugins - 8 years
- Gutenberg Editor - 8 years
- BuddyPress - 7 years
- WordPress API - 7 years
- Performance Optimization - 4 years
Work Experience
Founder
2024 - PRESENT
Freelancer
- Led W Pros’ web and mobile development services, overseeing discovery, estimation, architecture, delivery, and ongoing support across client projects.
- Maintained production websites, managing updates, security, backups, and incident resolution while sustaining 100% uptime.
- Translated client requirements into technical scopes and delivery plans, completing projects valued within agreed budgets.
- Developed reusable components and development workflows, reducing implementation time by 50% across recurring client requirements.
- Managed developers and contractors, coordinating priorities, reviewing code, and delivering 99% of project milestones on schedule.
- Improved website performance through code, database, and caching optimizations, reducing load times by 50% and achieving PageSpeed scores of 90+.
- Delivered custom WordPress and WooCommerce solutions, including membership platforms, learning portals, and third-party integrations.
Technologies: WordPress, WordPress VIP, Gutenberg Editor, Hosting, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Email, Mobile, React Native, Flutter
WordPress Developer
2024 - 2024
Zach Nicholson
- Developed an FSE site for the client to help them manage events on their site from scratch.
- Designed the site from Figma and provided solutions to make it run smoothly.
- Integrated payment APIs and SEO tools to help manage site owners and editors.
Technologies: WordPress, WooCommerce, Figma, Fundraising, Firebase, React Native, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
WordPress WP/WC Expert
2023 - 2023
Mood Product Group LLC
- Developed JavaScript solutions for marketing tools and SEO and helped the product page load faster with substantial performance improvements.
- Helped generate reviews for the products, increasing revenue for the company.
- Launched many features and improvements with the team.
Technologies: Infrastructure, PHP, WordPress, MySQL, Security, WooCommerce, Auditing, Web Security, Fundraising, Firebase, React Native, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
WordPress Developer
2023 - 2023
Secnet Pte Ltd
- Developed a custom plugin to integrate an SEO tool to identify orphaned content on the website.
- Created crawl and action for a scheduled process to send orphaned content and its emails.
- Maintained coding standards and in-time delivery of the plugin.
Technologies: WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, APIs, SEO Tools, Page Speed Optimization, Screaming Frog, Stripe, Communication, DigitalOcean, WordPress SEO, Google Tag Manager, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub, YITH Plugin, GoDaddy, WordPress Customization, WordPress Theme Customization, RSS Feeds, QuickBooks Online, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
Senior Web Engineer
2021 - 2022
10up
- Improved performance of WordPress core as part of the WordPress Performance core team member. Utilized Google to research and analyze various WordPress sites to improve security and performance.
- Performed auditing of sites for security and performance.
- Improved the site's load time using Core Web Vitals and caching.
- Developed and maintained several enterprise-level projects.
- Fixed bugs and developed major features for websites and handled migrations.
- Wrote and implemented documentation from discovery to functional requirements.
Technologies: PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, Gutenberg Editor, WP-CLI, MySQL, WordPress Plugins, Single Sign-on (SSO), Performance, Website Optimization, Plugins, WordPress REST API, WordPress VIP, Git, WordPress Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Design, Web Development, SEO Tools, WordPress Optimization, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Web, CSS, WordPress Theme Design, WP Engine, Performance Optimization, Learning Management Systems (LMS), CSS3, HTML5, REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), API Integration, Ajax, Divi, Plugin Development, Google Analytics, Website Maintenance, Security, Marketplaces, Hosting, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), NGINX, HTML, WordPress API, Web UI, APIs, Debugging, Online Payments, User Interface (UI), Lead Generation, Landing Pages, REST APIs, Query Optimization, Web Speed, Performance Tuning, CSV File Processing, SQL, DevOps, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Multi-user, Bluehost, Yoast SEO, Google Optimize, Web Security, Infrastructure, Auditing, LearnDash, Page Speed Optimization, Google Search Console, Tailwind CSS, WP Rocket, Cloudflare, Technical Leadership, Web Analytics, WordPress eCommerce, Stripe Checkout, HTML to WordPress, BrainTree, Leadership, Communication, Automation, Make (formerly Integromat), DigitalOcean, Google Sheets, WooCommerce, Credit Card Processing, Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Payment Processing, React, Figma, WordPress SEO, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, Apple Pay, YITH Plugin, GoDaddy, Full-stack Development, WordPress Customization, WordPress Theme Customization, RSS Feeds, QuickBooks Online, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
Back-end Developer
2021 - 2021
Modern Tribe
- Developed a coding structure for Gutenberg block development in Tribe library to improve coding standards and reusability.
- Worked on various sites for performance improvements and scalability.
- Fixed bugs and developed major features for client projects like Elasticsearch, Cache API, and others.
- Launched a process for BigCommerce WordPress plugins and releases.
Technologies: PHP, WordPress, WordPress API, WP-CLI, WooCommerce API, Payment APIs, Webhooks, eCommerce, MySQL, WordPress Plugins, Single Sign-on (SSO), Performance, Website Optimization, Plugins, WordPress REST API, WordPress VIP, Git, WordPress Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Design, Web Development, SEO Tools, WordPress Optimization, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), JavaScript, Web, CSS, Squarespace, WordPress Theme Design, WP Engine, Performance Optimization, Learning Management Systems (LMS), CSS3, HTML5, REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), API Integration, Ajax, Divi, Dialogflow, Plugin Development, Google Analytics, Website Maintenance, Security, Marketplaces, Hosting, Timber, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), NGINX, HTML, Web UI, APIs, Debugging, Online Payments, User Interface (UI), Lead Generation, Landing Pages, Real Estate, REST APIs, QuickBooks API, Shipping, Query Optimization, Web Speed, Performance Tuning, CSV File Processing, SQL, DevOps, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Multi-user, Bluehost, Yoast SEO, Web Security, Infrastructure, Auditing, LearnDash, Page Speed Optimization, Google Search Console, WP Rocket, Cloudflare, Stripe, Web Analytics, WordPress eCommerce, Stripe Checkout, HTML to WordPress, BrainTree, Leadership, Communication, Automation, Make (formerly Integromat), DigitalOcean, Google Sheets, WooCommerce, Credit Card Processing, Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Payment Processing, React, Figma, WordPress SEO, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, Apple Pay, YITH Plugin, GoDaddy, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), Full-stack Development, WordPress Customization, WordPress Theme Customization, RSS Feeds, QuickBooks Online, Back-end, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
Senior WordPress Lead Developer
2017 - 2021
BuddyBoss
- Improved security and performance of the BuddyBoss Platform plugin and theme. Increased scalability regarding media handling and auditing of sites with millions of users.
- Developed an application in Vue to support the headless WordPress concept.
- Built and fixed the BuddyBoss platform and theme forked from BuddyPress.
- Oversaw the team launching and deploying products and solutions.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, WordPress, WordPress API, WooCommerce API, Payment APIs, Webhooks, eCommerce, MySQL, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, WordPress Plugins, Single Sign-on (SSO), Performance, Website Optimization, Plugins, Gravity Forms, WordPress REST API, Git, WordPress Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Design, Web Development, SEO Tools, WordPress Optimization, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Web, WP-CLI, Shopify, WordPress Theme Design, Elementor, WP Engine, Web Scraping, Performance Optimization, Learning Management Systems (LMS), CSS3, HTML5, REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), API Integration, Ajax, Divi, Chat Support, Chatbots, Dialogflow, Plugin Development, Google Analytics, Website Maintenance, Security, Marketplaces, Hosting, Timber, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), NGINX, Web UI, APIs, Listify, Debugging, PayPal, Online Payments, Web Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Lead Generation, Landing Pages, Real Estate, REST APIs, QuickBooks API, Shipping, Query Optimization, Web Speed, Performance Tuning, CSV File Processing, SQL, DevOps, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Multi-user, Bluehost, Yoast SEO, Web Security, Infrastructure, LearnDash, Page Speed Optimization, Google Search Console, Sage WordPress Theme, WP Rocket, Cloudflare, Stripe, Technical Leadership, Web Analytics, WordPress eCommerce, Stripe Checkout, HTML to WordPress, BrainTree, Leadership, Communication, Automation, Zapier, Make (formerly Integromat), DigitalOcean, Google Sheets, WooCommerce, Credit Card Processing, Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Payment Processing, React, Figma, WordPress SEO, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, YITH Plugin, GoDaddy, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), Full-stack Development, WordPress Customization, WordPress Theme Customization, RSS Feeds, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
Web Developer
2014 - 2017
Freelance
- Worked on several eCommerce and community projects for different clients, from scratch to debugging or handling issues.
- Enhanced many projects by adding proper search tools and caching techniques like Elasticsearch, WordPress cache APIs, Redis, or Memcached.
- Launched several websites for clients and maintained them with a user base of over 100 thousand.
Technologies: PHP, WordPress, WP-CLI, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, BuddyPress, bbPress, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, Webhooks, eCommerce, MySQL, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, WordPress Plugins, Website Optimization, Plugins, Gravity Forms, WordPress REST API, Git, WordPress Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Design, Web Development, SEO Tools, WordPress Optimization, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Web, Squarespace, Shopify, WordPress Theme Design, Elementor, WP Engine, Web Scraping, Learning Management Systems (LMS), CSS3, HTML5, REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), API Integration, Ajax, Divi, Chat Support, Chatbots, Dialogflow, Plugin Development, Google Analytics, Website Maintenance, Security, Marketplaces, Hosting, Timber, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), NGINX, WordPress API, Web UI, APIs, Listify, Debugging, PayPal, Online Payments, Web Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Lead Generation, Landing Pages, Real Estate, REST APIs, QuickBooks API, Shipping, Query Optimization, Web Speed, Performance Tuning, CSV File Processing, SQL, DevOps, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Multi-user, Bluehost, Yoast SEO, Web Security, Infrastructure, Auditing, LearnDash, Page Speed Optimization, Stripe, Web Analytics, WordPress eCommerce, Stripe Checkout, HTML to WordPress, BrainTree, Communication, ChatGPT, DigitalOcean, Google Sheets, Credit Card Processing, Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Payment Processing, Figma, WordPress SEO, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, YITH Plugin, GoDaddy, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), Full-stack Development, WordPress Customization, WordPress Theme Customization, RSS Feeds, Fundraising, Firebase, React Native, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Responsive, Design
Project History
WordPress Performance Lab Plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/performance-lab/The Performance Lab plugin is a collection of modules focused on enhancing your site's performance, most of which should eventually be merged into WordPress core. The plugin allows users to individually enable and test the modules to get their benefits before they become available in WordPress core. It also allows them to provide feedback to improve the solutions further.
Snow Software
https://snowsoftware.comA blog website for software that I migrated from Drupal to WordPress.
I was one of the web engineers to work on enhancements and migrations. Developed Gutenberg editor blocks and front-end templates like the post, archive, categories, and customizations.
I was one of the web engineers to work on enhancements and migrations. Developed Gutenberg editor blocks and front-end templates like the post, archive, categories, and customizations.
Sage Company
A multisite website made in WordPress. I was one of the developers working on customizations and enhancements of the site. I was involved in troubleshooting and debugging issues, fixing them, and maintaining other plugins on the site.
Groundworks
Groundworks is a WordPress-based blog for foundation services and solutions. I was one of the developers who developed the website for the launch and integrated most of the site's components using Gutenberg.
SnapBox
https://snapbox.comSnapBox is a WooCommerce-based shop that delivers custom-made photo frames. I was involved in making a lot of significant features like subscriptions and photobooks. I collaborated with four people to develop all the solutions for the site to manage shipping, delivery tracking, and a checkout process.
BuddyBoss Platform and Theme
https://www.buddyboss.com/This is a WordPress plugin and theme based on a social media site. The plugin provides all the required features for social media sites and the theme makes it beautiful. It has all the features like activity feeds, groups, profiles, messages, photos, videos, etc.
Woo Custom Emails
https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-custom-emails/A WooCommerce plugin to create your custom order emails with default email settings functionality.
Set subject, heading, and content. You can use the plugin's standard WooCommerce email placeholders.
Set email recipient(s) – customer, admin, custom email address.
Set subject, heading, and content. You can use the plugin's standard WooCommerce email placeholders.
Set email recipient(s) – customer, admin, custom email address.
Buddy Views
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddy-views/A BuddyPress plugin that shows profile view count for the BuddyPress user similar to Linkedin.
The plugin also shows who viewed your profile and a graph of your profile view with the names of the users and links to their profiles.
The plugin also shows who viewed your profile and a graph of your profile view with the names of the users and links to their profiles.
Education
2012 - 2014
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) - Gandhinagar, India
2008 - 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) - Surat, India
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, BuddyPress, jQuery, WordPress REST API, WooCommerce API, REST APIs, QuickBooks API, Stripe, React
Tools
bbPress, Gutenberg Editor, WP-CLI, Git, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Google Analytics, NGINX, Google Optimize, LearnDash, Stripe Checkout, Google Sheets, Figma, GitHub, YITH Plugin, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), Dialogflow, Screaming Frog, Zapier, Make (formerly Integromat), ChatGPT
Languages
PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, CSS3, HTML5, SQL, Timber, C++, VB.NET, C#, Java
Frameworks
Divi, React Native, Tailwind CSS, Flutter
Paradigms
REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Hosting, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), DevOps, Responsive, Automation
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Web, WordPress VIP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), WordPress Theme Design, Bluehost, DigitalOcean, Docker, Kubernetes, Firebase, MacOS, Linux, Shopify, Mobile
Storage
MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), WP Engine, Database Architecture, SQL Performance
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
Plugins, Security, Payment APIs, Webhooks, eCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, WordPress Plugins, Performance, Website Optimization, WordPress Themes, Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Design, Web Development, SEO Tools, WordPress Optimization, Performance Optimization, Learning Management Systems (LMS), API Integration, Ajax, Plugin Development, Website Maintenance, Marketplaces, Web UI, APIs, Debugging, PayPal, Online Payments, User Interface (UI), Lead Generation, Landing Pages, Real Estate, Shipping, Query Optimization, Web Speed, Performance Tuning, CSV File Processing, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Multi-user, Yoast SEO, Web Security, Infrastructure, Auditing, Page Speed Optimization, Technical Leadership, Web Analytics, WordPress eCommerce, BrainTree, Leadership, Communication, Credit Card Processing, Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Payment Processing, WordPress SEO, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager, CI/CD Pipelines, Apple Pay, GoDaddy, Full-stack Development, WordPress Customization, WordPress Theme Customization, RSS Feeds, QuickBooks Online, Fundraising, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Membership Sites, Events, Design, Algorithms, Gravity Forms, Single Sign-on (SSO), Squarespace, Elementor, Web Scraping, Chat Support, Chatbots, Listify, User Experience (UX), Google Search Console, Sage WordPress Theme, WP Rocket, Cloudflare, HTML to WordPress, Back-end, Data Structures, PHP Performance, Performance Testing, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Email
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