Ricardo Correia
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Porto, Portugal
Toptal member since April 16, 2020
Ricardo is a WordPress engineer specialized in plugin and back-end development. He loves to create custom WordPress and WooCommerce solutions to empower bloggers and business owners with the means to achieve their digital goals quickly and reliably. His work has helped significantly increase profits/sales, greatly improved membership and retention, and outperformed expectations. He is easy to work with and an asset to any team looking for an outstanding WordPress engineer.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress Rescue - 8 years
- WordPress Plugins - 8 years
- WordPress - 8 years
- WooCommerce - 5 years
- Site Speed Optimization - 5 years
- WordPress Optimization - 5 years
- WordPress API - 5 years
- WooCommerce API - 4 years
Preferred Environment
Command-line Interface (CLI), Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Linux
The most amazing...
...WordPress-based solution I've developed allows the site to handle incredibly high amounts of traffic without downtime making sales of over $1.5 million in days.
Work Experience
Chief Engineer
Performance Foundry
- Managed a team of WordPress engineers to develop client projects and evolve in their careers.
- Reviewed code and projects to ensure the delivery of quality outputs.
- Oversaw technical and technological decisions that led to the company's innovation and development.
Senior WordPress Engineer
Performance Foundry
- Designed WordPress plugins to solve specific project needs.
- Created WooCommerce, WooCommerce subscriptions, and WooCommerce membership-related plugins.
- Developed themes from scratch based on custom designs.
Web Consultant and Developer
Samsys, Lda.
- Created WordPress plugins and themes to fulfill specific client needs.
- Designed custom themes from client briefings and implemented them using WordPress.
- Assisted clients in choosing the perfect digital solutions for their business needs.
Experience
WooCommerce and Dokan-based B2B Marketplace
Subscriptions and Membership Product Development
WooCommerce and Zoho API Integration
Education
Coursework in Computer Engineering
Instituto Superior Engenharia do Porto - Porto, Portugal
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, WooCommerce API, WordPress REST API, jQuery, Zoho API
Tools
AffiliateWP, WP-CLI, Zeplin, Photoshop CS6
Languages
PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, HTML, Sass, CSS3, SCSS
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Responsive Web Design (RWD), REST, Scrum, Testing
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Linux, Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Storage
Databases, MariaDB, JSON, mSQL, MySQL
Other
WordPress Optimization, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Rescue, WordPress Themes, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, API Integration, Site Speed Optimization, Page Speed Optimization, A/B Testing, Team Management, Software Development Management, Early-stage Startups, Command-line Interface (CLI)
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