Ahmed is available for hire
Hire AhmedAhmed Haj Abed
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Location
Berlin, Germany
Toptal Member Since
January 14, 2022
Ahmed is a results-driven professional with expertise in resolving WordPress issues and developing visually appealing and high-performing websites. He has over 300 WordPress websites in his portfolio. Ahmed prioritizes marketing and UI/UX while implementing site speed optimization strategies and managing web and SEO projects.
Portfolio
Soaring Heart Aviation
WordPress, PHP, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Nursery Design Studio LLC
WordPress, PHP, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Analytics...
Redica Systems Inc
WordPress, WordPress SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), PHP, CSS, HTML...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Discord, Skype, Slack, Development, HTML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), MySQL, WordPress SEO
The most amazing...
...thing I've done was building over 300 WordPress websites, 98% of them ranked on Google's first page, and two custom booking systems.
Work Experience
WordPress Expert
2024 - 2024
Soaring Heart Aviation
- Developed a booking system and linked it to payment systems.
- Created donation forms and linked them to multiple payment systems.
- Created multiple custom JavaScript, React, and JQuery codes to modify booking functions to make them more relatable to the donation system.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
WordPress Developer
2023 - 2024
Nursery Design Studio LLC
- Managed client's website's performance, speed, and UX/UI.
- Rebuilt the client's theme with a blank theme and removed all excess codes, which caused low website performance.
- Implemented SEO measures, resulting in a significant increase in traffic to over 160,000 visitors per month.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Analytics, Core Web Vitals
WordPress Developer
2023 - 2024
Redica Systems Inc
- Rebuilt a blogging website, modified its structure to be more SEO-friendly, and improved its UX/UI.
- Linked the website to a JSON RSS code that feeds directly to WordPress's database with over 30,000 entries.
- Developed website's custom blogging functions to meet client's specific requirements.
Technologies: WordPress, WordPress SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript
WordPress Developer
2023 - 2023
Alnafitha International
- Built a mobile responsive website from scratch for an IT service provider.
- Added a custom menu with tabs to the client website.
- Enabled multiple languages on the website using the WP Multilingual (WPML) plugin.
Technologies: WordPress, CSS, PHP, WordPress Themes, Elementor, HTML, JavaScript, WordPress Plugins, cPanel, Google Search Console, Git, SQL, CSS4, Mobile Web Design, Desktop Web Design, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, SEO Content, On-page SEO, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, WordPress SEO
WordPress Expert
2023 - 2023
Soaring Heart Aviation
- Built a responsive website from a Figma design for a sailplane aviation company.
- Created a booking system and linked it to Google Maps and Google Calendar APIs.
- Developed a custom form with Gravity Forms and integrated PayPal and Stripe.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Responsive Design, cPanel, Google Search Console, SQL, CSS4, Mobile Web Design, Desktop Web Design, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, SEO Content, On-page SEO, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, WordPress SEO
WordPress Developer
2023 - 2023
GoBarber
- Created a plugin to modify the website booking system.
- Set up the WP Team plugin in the booking system so customers can book different barbers.
- Added custom availability records into the system's back end.
Technologies: WordPress, Responsive Design, cPanel, Google Search Console, Mobile Web Design, Desktop Web Design, Web UI Design, On-page SEO, Mobile UX, Mobile UI
SEO Expert
2023 - 2023
The Crypto Basic
- Guided the client on the root causes of the drop in their website's traffic.
- Fixed the client's website speed issues using Cloudflare and WP Rocket.
- Provided website code to fix the RSS feed by separating Google feed from the normal feed.
- Addressed website security issues and fixed the drop in low traffic volume.
Technologies: Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Plugins, RSS Feeds, WP Rocket, WordPress, AIOSEO, cPanel, Google Search Console, Web UI Design, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, WordPress SEO
Head of Development, Web Developer, SEO Manager, Project Manager
2014 - 2023
Move Ahead Media
- Managed and assisted in developing a boat booking system and a bus booking system.
- Helped migrate the company to the ActiveCollab management system.
- Led a team of seven, including three developers, two SEO analysts, two graphic designers.
- Collaborated in setting up the company's processes and introduced new products to achieve more profit.
- Built over 40 eCommerce websites and two custom CMS booking systems.
- Increased the company's workflow quality while keeping the speed intact.
- Supported the company in countless meetings explaining the technical aspects to clients.
- Oversaw the development and SEO teams for four years while securing 100 websites.
Technologies: PHP, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, WordPress, Google SEO, Google Tag Manager, Agile, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SMM, Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, HTML, WordPress API, WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce, Web Development, HubSpot, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gutenberg Editor, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), MySQL, Stripe API, Stripe, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Design, Web UX, Web UI, Dashboards, React, Vue, Responsive Design, cPanel, SQL, Google Search Console, Git, CSS4, Mobile Web Design, Desktop Web Design, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, SEO Content, On-page SEO, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, WordPress SEO
WordPress Developer
2022 - 2022
Wozniak Industries Inc.
- Rebuilt the client's website with a new custom theme.
- Set up tracking tools for SEO and made improvements to site speed.
- Made blocking spam emails and recreated the website's main contact pages.
- Fixed the client's other website's coding errors and sliders.
Technologies: WordPress, WordPress Plugins, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), WordPress Themes, WordPress Design, Google Analytics, Design, Web UX, Web UI, Dashboards, cPanel, Google Search Console, Mobile Web Design, Web UI Design, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, WordPress SEO
WooCommerce Developer
2022 - 2022
UpLiving Nederland B.V.
- Developed and designed a website ad and advanced add-to-cart function for an eCommerce website on home theater accessories.
- Built a new free gift function helping clients' businesses grow and sell better.
- Helped the client move their hosting to a better and more reliable one.
- Improved client's website speed by %60 and load speed by one second or less.
Technologies: WooCommerce API, WooCommerce, WordPress, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), MySQL, Stripe API, Stripe, Google Analytics, Design, Web UX, Web UI, Dashboards, cPanel, Mobile Web Design, Web UI Design, Mobile UX, Mobile UI
IT Administrator, Web Developer, Designer
2013 - 2014
Datax
- Designed the company's brochures and posters with Photoshop.
- Built and maintained the company's website using WordPress.
- Administrated and monitored the company's computers and network.
Technologies: CCNA, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, Photoshop CS5, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Analytics, cPanel
Web Developer and Designer
2012 - 2013
Freelance
- Designed a 500 pages jewelry brochure using Photoshop and InDesign.
- Developed and built multiple WordPress websites for companies around the world.
- Oversaw, published, and maintained several blogs in WordPress.
Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS, WordPress, Photoshop CS5, InDesign CS6, Web Development, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gutenberg Editor, Arabic Typography, MySQL, Google Analytics, Web UX, Web UI, Dashboards, cPanel, Web UX Design
Web Developer
2010 - 2012
Dleaf
- Developed and maintained websites using WordPress as part of my role.
- Fixed and implemented SEO recommendations on the websites.
- Implemented analytics and webmaster tools to the websites.
Technologies: PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, Web Development, Arabic-English Translation, Arabic Typography, Dashboards, cPanel
Experience
Thai Sriram Booking System
http://thaisriram.comThai Sriram is a tour bus company that runs Bangkok's main routes that owns an online bus booking system that allows customers to book different trips.
It has an online payment system integrated and a custom CMS that manages clients' information and verifies their documentation.
It has an online payment system integrated and a custom CMS that manages clients' information and verifies their documentation.
Online Shopping
Shikari is a luxury, handmade artisan products online store.
It has an online shopping system that allows customers to select the products and colors they want to purchase. With an online payment system integrated, it created a customized shopping experience. It also has a custom coupon system and stats management in the back end.
It has an online shopping system that allows customers to select the products and colors they want to purchase. With an online payment system integrated, it created a customized shopping experience. It also has a custom coupon system and stats management in the back end.
Product Brochure
https://www.snb-stone.com/SNB Stone provides clients with a superior range of natural stones for residential and commercial sectors.
I was involved in the development of a product brochure website. A product management system with an integrated bulk product upload system and a quick form linked to each product where customers can click on which product they require and email the customer management directly.
I was involved in the development of a product brochure website. A product management system with an integrated bulk product upload system and a quick form linked to each product where customers can click on which product they require and email the customer management directly.
Skills
Languages
PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, CSS4
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, WooCommerce API, Stripe API, Stripe, Google AdWords, React, jQuery, Vue
Tools
Skype, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gutenberg Editor, Google Analytics, Google Optimize, Figma, Zapier, WPML, Git, Slack, Photoshop CS5, InDesign CS6
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Automation, Mobile Web Design, Desktop Web Design, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, On-page SEO, Agile
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, HubSpot, cPanel, Salesforce, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Storage
MySQL
Other
User Experience (UX), Google SEO, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Development, WordPress Plugins, Web Development, WordPress Themes, WordPress Design, Arabic-English Translation, Arabic Typography, RTL, Right-to-Left (RTL) Scripts, Google Ads, Elementor, Web UX, Web UI, Data Analysis, Conversion, User Interface (UI), APIs, Google Flights, Gravity Forms, Leadership, Communication, Technical Leadership, WP Rocket, RSS Feeds, Dashboards, Booking Systems, Responsive Design, Google Search Console, SEO Content, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, WordPress SEO, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), SMM, Design, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Discord, CCNA, eCommerce, Drag & Drop, WPMU DEV, Animation, Integration, AIOSEO, Plugins, Core Web Vitals
Education
2010 - 2012
High School Diploma in Computer Science
Damascus Training Center (DTC) - Damascus, Syria
Certifications
MARCH 2016 - PRESENT
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
Scrum.org
JANUARY 2016 - PRESENT
Advertising and Marketing
Lynda.com
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