Stanko Colic, Developer in Prnjavor, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Stanko Colic

WordPress Developer

Prnjavor, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Toptal member since September 10, 2020

Bio

Stanko is a PHP and WordPress developer with years of hands-on experience in small, medium, and big-sized projects. Passion for his field has led to Stanko becoming highly skilled in WordPress plugin and theme development and core PHP and various frameworks, such as CodeIgniter, Laravel, CakePHP, and other OOP frameworks.

Portfolio

Freelance
WordPress API, WordPress, CSS, HTML, jQuery, MySQL, PHP, Google Maps, Mapbox...
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WordPress Plugins, WordPress, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Invoicing...
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CSS, HTML5, CodeIgniter, MySQL, PHP, WordPress

Experience

  • PHP - 12 years
  • HTML5 - 10 years
  • CSS - 10 years
  • WordPress Plugins - 8 years
  • WordPress - 8 years
  • WordPress API - 7 years
  • WordPress Themes - 7 years
  • PSD to WordPress - 7 years

Preferred Environment

Ubuntu, Debian, Unix, BSD, Linux, NetBeans, MacOS, Maps, Stripe

The most amazing...

...thing I've built is an entirely custom, private CMS system for multilanguage websites and a CMS system based on PHP and MySQL with the CodeIgniter framework.

Work Experience

Full-stack Developer

2018 - 2020
Freelance
  • Developed WordPress plugins for real estate, restaurant reservation, custom forms (with Ajax drag-n-drop), multilevel membership, video gallery, SMTP (for private mail APIs), advanced user permissions, and various custom plugins that involve CPT.
  • Implemented website optimizations such as speed (cache and file compression) and SEO to obtain better search engine position.
  • Developed WordPress themes from PSD files and transformed them into fully responsive HTML/CSS3 and fully compatible WordPress themes.
  • Redesigned and restyled old websites, transforming them into more aesthetically pleasing and cutting-edge designs.
  • Migrated a static website to the WordPress platform, engaging with both, free and premium WordPress plugins along with custom plugin coding.
  • Developed several WooCommerce WordPress sites for a range of industries.
  • Created custom code via hooks for WooCommerce and implemented various WooCommerce extensions such as Stripe, shipment tracking, PDF invoices, and so on.
  • Worked with numerous APIs including PayPal, Stripe, Sendgrid, Mailgun, Zoho, Facebook (ads), Google, eBay, and Amazon.
  • Developed using the WordPress REST API on WordPress multi-sites.
Technologies: WordPress API, WordPress, CSS, HTML, jQuery, MySQL, PHP, Google Maps, Mapbox, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, BigCommerce, REST APIs, API Design, APIs, BigCommerce API, Databases

Senior WordPress and PHP Developer

2014 - 2018
East Code
  • Built a custom CMS system from scratch, based on PHP/CodeIgniter and MySQL database.
  • Developed numerous websites based on WordPress and custom themes.
  • Created restaurants and booking plugins for local companies and clients.
  • Managed the entire system administration for five remote Linux servers (configuration and maintenance).
  • Implemented advanced SEO for sites that had high volume traffic.
Technologies: WordPress Plugins, WordPress, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Invoicing, Payments

Junior WordPress and PHP Developer

2010 - 2014
East Code
  • Built custom CMS systems from scratch, based on PHP/CodeIgniter and MySQL database.
  • Developed numerous websites based on WordPress and custom themes.
  • Created real estate plugins for local companies and clients.
  • Managed the entire system administration for five remote Linux servers (configuration and maintenance).
  • Improved SEO and speed/performance for many websites.
  • Created the design and front ends of landing pages for long-term and new clients.
Technologies: CSS, HTML5, CodeIgniter, MySQL, PHP, WordPress

PHP Developer

2009 - 2010
Adamo Ads
  • Built a type of internal task and time management/tracking software that is used by more than 50 employees.
  • Developed new features such as assigning tasks to specific user, limiting the deadline, calculating total weekly time spent, providing daily/weekly/monthly reports, expanding profile page features, and more.
  • Worked on entire software quality assurance of the project to ensure that the software is bug-free.
  • Implemented archives for ex-employees to be available for administrators.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Experience

Custom WordPress Website

I handled the entire WordPress development for a local Italian restaurant. I used the ThemeForest premium theme as a base and finalized the project to fit the client requirements. I also integrated plugins (e.g., booking a table and testimonials) and developed the support for multiple languages.

WordPress Site

https://skookum.com/
I designed and built a WordPress-based site from scratch, including both the front end and back end. The client provided the design in a PSD format which I then coded into HTML/CSS and further integrated it into WordPress along with the requested back-end features.

WordPress Site

I designed and built a brightly colored website using classic WordPress with a high focus on UX. The client provided the design in a PSD format and it then was converted into fully compatible WordPress code. The site also supports multiple languages.

Sports Betting WordPress Site

http://sportshandle.com
I developed a WordPress-based sports-betting website from the ground up. For the client, long-term SEO was a vital goal. For the front-end part of the project, I used the JNews theme from ThemeForest along with a couple of advanced SEO and CF7 plugins.

Construction Company Website

https://www.gallifordtry.co.uk/
I implemented the entire custom website design based on Umbraco along with an intranet based on WordPress. The old website was outdated and needed a complete redo. It took four weeks to develop a full-stack solution (front end, back en, and database). The client was extremely happy with the results.

Australis Barramundi: The Better Fish® | WordPress Website

https://www.thebetterfish.com/
I designed and developed an entire WordPress site for a fish food company. They gave me a design in a PSD format and then converted it into a WordPress-compatible, responsive theme. The back end was done with core WordPress along with custom coding.

PicSil Sport | WordPress and WooCommerce

I handled the entire WordPress development (front end and back end) along with WooCommerce custom development. The design was delivered in a PSD format and was converted into a fully functional and customized WordPress/WooCommerce site.

Beer Brewery | WordPress and WooCommerce

https://scheldebrouwerij.com/
Client: A beer brewery in the Netherlands

Tasks Accomplished:
• Developed a WordPress and WooCommerce site.
• Developed a custom front end according to delivered design assets and client requirements.
• Optimized the site for SEO.

Sleepiest App

https://www.sleepiest.com
Tasks Accomplished:
• Developed the front end and WordPress theme from scratch.
• Installed a plugin and set it up to fit the company requirements.
• Configured the blog and developed the blog slider (Ajax/jQuery).
• Created a custom blog design and layout.
• Implemented SEO for the site.

WooCommerce WordPress Site

https://www.irobot.cz/
This project involved an out-of-the-box WooCommerce set up with some custom cart configuration tailored to the client's needs. The front end was coded from PSD files (responsive) and converted into a fully functional WordPress theme. I then added an Ajax style to the cart function.

Ori Co

https://ori.co/
Tasks Accomplished:
• Full WordPress development, including front-end development with various animations
• Figma to WordPress theme conversion (responsive)
• Advanced Custom Fields development, social networks integration
• Advanced custom contact forms (JavaScript-based) development
• Converting HTML5 and CSS into WordPress theme, custom plugin development.

Home and Car Insurance WordPress Website

Built an insurance website from scratch, including custom theme and plugin development. Implemented several generic plugins, such as Advanced Custom Fields. Used Form 7 and Yoast SEO to improve search engine ranking.
The client provided PSD files (design mockups).

Avada-based WordPress Site

https://www.identityiq.com/
Complete web development based on WordPress and Avada themes.
Set up WordPress instance on client hosting, installed Avada theme and necessary plugins. Filled up the content for the entire site and performed the basic SEO optimization.

Join Vitamin – WordPress Multisite

Created new responsive and landing pages on a WordPress multisite instance.
Converted Adobe design files to pixel-perfect and fully functional WordPress multilingual pages. Developed Advanced Custom Fields to implement assets for different pages.

Shopify Developer

https://heraldicjewelry.com/
Shopify development from scratch. The front end was built from PSD design files. The entire project took five weeks to complete. My main task was to convert PSD to a Shopify-compatible front end and to work with another back-end developer on custom functionality development.

WordPress and Front-end Developer

https://www.anthill.co/
I contributed to the complete front-end and WordPress development and conversion from Figma files according to the client's instructions.

Figma files were updated daily and included responsive design as well. The project was completed successfully within the planned timeframe.

WordPress Developer

https://www.anthill.co/
Worked on the front- and back-end WordPress development. I successfully created multiple pages for the new website.
The design was initially created in Figma and later converted into fully functional WordPress pages.

Senior WordPress and Front-end Developer

A WordPress based web app for music events management that I developed with multiple user levels and roles using Apple Maps API. All Figma files were converted into responsive, fully valid HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code.
The project was completed successfully.

Skills

Libraries/APIs

WordPress API, jQuery, Google Maps, REST APIs, Stripe, BigCommerce API, WooCommerce API, Apple Maps API

Tools

Figma, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Adobe

Languages

PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS3, C#, PHP 7, Sass

Frameworks

CodeIgniter, Bootstrap 3+, Bootstrap

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Platforms

NetBeans, Linux, BSD, Unix, Debian, Ubuntu, WordPress, WooCommerce, MacOS, Shopify, Mapbox, BigCommerce

Storage

MySQL, PostgreSQL, Databases

Other

WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, Responsive Design, Pixel Perfect, User Experience (UX), Ajax, Maps, API Integration, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, API Design, APIs, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Invoicing, Payments, Cloud, Google SEO, PSD to HTML, Contact Form 7, Avada, WordPress Multisite, PSD to Shopify, Elementor, Landing Pages

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