Abdullah Sajjad
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Toptal member since August 18, 2021
Abdullah is a Highly skilled full-stack WordPress developer with over seven years of experience specializing in custom plugin development, API integrations, and performance optimization. He has a proven track record in delivering complex projects for clients across various industries, enhancing functionality, and improving user experience. Abdullah is passionate about building scalable and efficient web solutions that drive business growth.
Portfolio
Experience
- GitHub - 6 years
- REST APIs - 6 years
- WordPress Plugins - 6 years
- WordPress API - 5 years
- PHP 7 - 5 years
- WordPress - 5 years
- WooCommerce - 5 years
- Genesis Framework - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
PhpStorm, PHP 7, GitHub, NGINX, WordPress, SCSS, React
The most amazing...
...custom-built WordPress plugin I've built links subscription and email platforms efficiently, streamlining subscriber management for a news media company.
Work Experience
Full-stack WordPress Developer
Toptal Clients
- Assisted a marketing agency in creating a university website using WordPress, SCSS, Webpack, and Gutenberg.
- Updated and fixed custom plugins for property tax attorneys. Made old functions work with new PHP and jQuery versions.
- Worked with tax attorneys to smooth out WordPress and DocuSign API integration issues.
- Collaborated with a team to develop Gutenberg blocks, enhancing the editing experience for site managers and streamlining content management.
- Worked with an agency to introduce new features and transition the enhanced website to Flywheel hosting. Collaborated on a WordPress theme using Timber, Tailwind CSS, and Vanilla JavaScript for a contemporary look and feel.
- Partnered with a design studio to expedite their web projects using WordPress, Gravity Forms, and Timber, ensuring timely completion and high-quality results.
- Collaborated with a web design agency to fix crucial errors in their Sage and Bedrock setup, enhancing speed and reliability.
- Teamed up with a top real estate firm to launch a cutting-edge property search platform. Added advanced filters and map interactions, enhancing user activity and simplifying property search for buyers.
WordPress Plugin Developer
Freelance
- Developed an interactive LearnDash course builder using React, streamlining course design and administration with a dynamic user experience.
- Crafted a WordPress plugin for displaying notification bars on website front-ends, boosting user interaction, and effectively conveying key information to site visitors.
- Designed a WordPress plugin to display page speed scores in the dashboard, utilizing the Lighthouse API for performance analysis and offering suggestions to improve user experience.
- Conceived and engineered an advanced WordPress plugin that provides users with a sophisticated toolkit for seamlessly integrating intricate sliders and carousels on their web platforms.
- Created an event management plugin for WordPress. It offers tools for event design, promotion, and management, along with ticket sales and attendee registration, to simplify the planning process.
Full-stack WordPress Developer
The China Project
- Developed a custom plugin to integrate Piano and Mailjet seamlessly, leveraging webhooks and a REST API for optimal connection.
- Developed fresh designs for company profiles on ChinaEDGE, a top business research platform, translating their concept into reality.
- Designed automation scripts for Airtable to sync link fields, optimizing data handling workflows seamlessly.
- Migrated the email system from Mailchimp to Mailjet, guaranteeing a smooth transition and enhanced email management.
- Transitioned their premium newsletters from Piano Experience to native WordPress templates, leveraging Ajax and REST APIs for seamless integration.
- Set up Google Analytics and Flywheel for in-depth data analysis and improved performance insights.
- Eliminated technical debt and enhanced code quality, resulting in a more maintainable and efficient codebase.
Squarespace Web Developer
Dry Cleaning Services Company (via Toptal)
- Developed a landing page for their Whitelabel cleaners page.
- Created new pages for their upcoming campaigns from Adobe XD designs.
- Conducted live calls with team members to fix bugs and helped them with analytics and tracking conversions.
- Added a custom form for zipcode search and optimized page speed.
Senior WooCommerce Developer
Splendid Accounts
- Developed new features for auto-syncing WooCommerce orders and inventory within their main platform.
- Optimized plugin speed by caching REST requests in WordPress transients.
- Added custom cron jobs and comped the plugin code with WordPress coding standards.
Lead WordPress Engineer
WP Minds
- Led the development of a WordPress plugin to manage events for over 150 white label businesses.
- Managed the development of an online education platform for medical professionals (LearnDash, WooCommerce, memberships, WP Rocket, Gravity Forms, BudyBoss, and custom plugins).
- Developed a WordPress plugin to block spam entries. The plugin was built using Vue.js and was compatible with Gravity Forms and Contact Form 7.
- Oversaw plugin releases and maintained the backlog for future releases and planned sprints.
- Built a release process and created manual user documents.
- Initiated and participated in code reviews to improve the code quality and help associates level up.
- Developed a Gravity Form add-on integration with Yardi CRM.
- Optimized the website page speed and core web vitals and ensured the website loads were under three seconds.
- Devised custom plugin integration with Zoom, Zapier, and Gravity Forms.
WordPress and PHP Developer
WP Minds
- Developed pixel-perfect and customized websites using the Genesis framework, ACF, Gravity Forms, Gutenberg blocks, and Yoast SEO.
- Boosted web traffic by improving website page speed and performance.
- Developed WooCommerce stores to sell bottles and member subscriptions.
- Developed static and dynamic Gutenberg blocks with React.
- Built pixel-perfect landing pages using Elementor and Thrive Architect.
- Improved website accessibility and met WCAG 2 and WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
Web Developer
Online Freelance Agency
- Developed a tailored eCommerce website with a unique shopping cart feature using PHP and JavaScript, styled with CSS.
- Created an educational web application with interactive tutorials and quizzes using Java and JavaScript and designed engaging interfaces with CSS and HTML.
- Implemented a reservation and booking system for hotels or restaurants, with a user-friendly interface using HTML and CSS and a reliable back end with PHP and JavaScript.
- Designed and developed a dynamic real estate website that allows agents to post listings, with a search feature implemented in PHP and JavaScript.
Experience
WooCommerce Shipping Integration with MAF Express
https://github.com/abdullahsajjad/woocommerce-mafexpressTarot Card Spinner for Astrologers
https://github.com/abdullahsajjad/tarot-spinnerMonsters Rolodex (React SPA)
https://abdullahsajjad.github.io/monsters-rolodexEducation
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Central Punjab - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Certifications
Certified WordPress Developer
Udemy
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, jQuery, REST APIs, WooCommerce API, jQuery Plugins, WordPress REST API, Google API, Vue, Sage, Stripe, Facebook API, Facebook Ads API, SOAP APIs, React, BuddyPress, Node.js
Tools
PhpStorm, Slack, Basecamp, GitHub, LearnDash, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Git, Gutenberg Editor, Roots, Screaming Frog, NGINX, Webpack 4, Adobe Photoshop, Google Analytics, WPBakery, Cron, WPML, Piano.io, Zapier, Gulp, Webpack, JSX, Figma, Divi Builder 3, Jira, Wappler
Languages
PHP 7, PHP, HTML, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, ECMAScript (ES6), SCSS, JavaScript 6
Frameworks
Genesis Framework, JavaScriptCore, Redux, Tailwind CSS, Bedrock, Divi, Bootstrap
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Templating, Automation, B2B, Software Testing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Layout, Web UX Design, Testing, DevOps
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, LAMP, HubSpot, Linux, Shopify, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GoHighLevel
Storage
Databases, MySQL, MariaDB, WP Engine
Industry Expertise
Social Media
Other
Web Development, Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), WordPress Plugins, Gravity Forms, WP Rocket, Bug Fixes, Code Review, APIs, API Integration, Custom CMS Development, WordPress Themes, Ajax, eCommerce, Core Web Vitals, Site Speed Optimization, Squarespace, Web Speed, DocuSign, HTML Email, Templates, Contact Form 7, Yoast SEO, Full-stack, Local SEO, Web Security, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Themes, Plugins, Responsive Design, Page Speed Optimization, Technical Leadership, Communication, Custom Themes, Front-end, Integration, Mobile First, Architecture, Landing Pages, SEO Tools, Full-stack Development, ADA Compliance, Accessibility, Web Accessibility, Product Management, Prototyping, PSD to WordPress, Data Migration, WCAG 2, Elementor, Leadership, API Connectors, WordPress Design, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Web UI, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Documentation, Web Scraping, Sage WordPress Theme, Google Search Console, Unbounce, WordPress SEO, Data Visualization, Graphs, Payment APIs, Customer Portals, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Forms, Team Leadership, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ticket Systems, Software QA, CSS3 Animation, Mind Maps, MemberPress, Spam Filtering, Insurance Technology (Insurtech), Airtable, Back-end, News
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