Ali is available for hire

Ali Salman Haq

Verified Expert in Engineering

WordPress Developer

Location

Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

Toptal Member Since

September 20, 2021

Ali has been working as a WordPress developer for the last five years. He is an expert in web development, contributing to open-source projects and authoring various themes over the past few years. Ali has several open-source plugins featured at WordPress.org and can build premium themes for all kinds of businesses: he aims to work on any project related to WordPress, especially building websites from scratch and converting mockups into WordPress websites.

PSD to WordPress Website CMS WordPress Plugins WordPress Themes Elementor Avada WordPress Design Dynamic Websites Responsive UI WordPress CSS Divi GitHub User Interface (UI)User Experience (UX)

Portfolio

Elegant Themes

WordPress, Divi, CSS, jQuery, GitHub

Photon Techs

WordPress, PHP, CSS, jQuery, Elementor, WooCommerce, Mailchimp, Mailgun, CSS3...

Smart Techs

WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress API, WooCommerce, SSH, REST APIs, HTML5...

Experience

WordPress - 6 years Divi - 5 years Website CMS - 5 years Shopify - 5 years PSD to WordPress - 5 years PSD to HTML - 5 years HTML - 5 years PHP - 5 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

WordPress, PHP, CSS, HTML, jQuery, JavaScript, PSD to HTML, PSD to WordPress, WordPress VIP, Shopify, Design

The most amazing...

...web app I've developed was for a Dubai-based fast-food chain, Under500, elected as one of the top healthy fast food restaurants.

Work Experience

Support Technician

2018 - PRESENT

Elegant Themes

Added bug reports related to the company's products on GitHub.
Provided support to customers regarding their issues.
Added feature requests for the missing features in their products.

Technologies: WordPress, Divi, CSS, jQuery, GitHub

Senior WordPress Developer

2017 - PRESENT

Photon Techs

Managed team members, assigning them different WordPress-related tasks.
Worked on significant and complex projects that included integrating different CRMs.
Fixed bugs that are reported for different products on GitHub.

Technologies: WordPress, PHP, CSS, jQuery, Elementor, WooCommerce, Mailchimp, Mailgun, CSS3, Dynamic Websites, GitHub

WordPress Theme and Plugin Developer

2017 - 2018

Smart Techs

Developed various themes according to clients' requirements.
Built many plugins for small features. For instance, I developed a plugin to create a custom widget.
Provided maintenance to existing clients' websites.

Technologies: WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress API, WooCommerce, SSH, REST APIs, HTML5, GitHub

WordPress Developer

2016 - 2017

Under500

Developed and managed the company's website as part of my role.
Added new features to the website and took care of website maintenance.
Worked on other side projects like developing micro websites related to the core business.

Technologies: WordPress, PHP, Avada, WordPress Page Builder, HTML5, GitHub, Web Design

Experience

SoClean

https://www.soclean.com.au/

SoClean company had an old website that was not converting well, so they asked me to create a new design. This website was made for an amazing cleaning company, offering different services. The resulting site isn't only one with a fantastic design; it's also a masterpiece of a WordPress project which comes with a vast array of custom functionalities.

Puntjudith

https://puntjudith.nl/

This is a website for the Art industry. The client provided me with a 10-page PSD with highly complex designs for building a website with multiple challenging design parts. I completed this entire site update in just seven days, enabling the client to secure his deadline.

OneMoveMovers

https://onemovemovers.com/

This website has various features like booking a quote with some complicated form mechanisms and payment gateways. I developed this website from scratch, and it took me five to seven days to complete this project.

Awesome Coming Soon Plugin

https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-coming-soon/

We can use this plugin to create awesome coming soon pages for our websites. It is also pretty easy to add a coming soon page using this plugin.
I developed this project a while ago, so I didn't have the time to update the plugin.

Kevin Harrison Architects

http://kevinharrisonarchitects.com/

This website required a unique and modern-looking design. Kevin Harrison Architects is in the real estate industry, and they desired a creative look and feel. I started from scratch and completed all designs via sketches first before implementing them digitally.

Mr Phone Doctor

This website is for getting quotes for your broken mobile. Users can come to the website and select their respective mobile models to get a price idea.
I created this website from scratch using modern technologies, building a very complex quote form.

Unwrapped Life

https://unwrappedlife.com/

A Shopify-based store for plastic-free products for hair and body. This client had an outdated store and wanted to use their original design to upgrade it. I built this entire Shopify store from scratch, including all its features.

Gym Needs

This client had an outdated store and wanted to switch on Shopify. There was a strong sense of urgency as the client had to present a steller, update the store to customers. I completed this entire site update in just four days, enabling the client to make his deadline.

Skills

Languages

CSS, PHP, HTML, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript

Frameworks

Divi

Tools

GitHub, Figma, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), SendGrid, Mailchimp, Adobe Photoshop, Google Analytics, WiX

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Platforms

WordPress, WordPress Theme Design, Shopify, WooCommerce, Mailgun, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Webflow, Webflow CMS, WordPress VIP

Storage

WP Engine

Other

PSD to HTML, PSD to WordPress, Website CMS, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress Page Builder, Elementor, Avada, Sketch to WordPress, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Design, Beaver Builder, Agency Websites, Website Maintenance, Dynamic Websites, Content Management Systems (CMS), Landing Pages, Slider Design, Responsive UI, Pixel Perfect, GoDaddy, Content Marketing Platforms, SSH, User Interface (UI), SEO Tools, Google SEO, Design, Front-end, Squarespace, GiveWP, User Experience (UX), Integration, Forms, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Design, HTML to WordPress, Shopify Theme, Shopify Customizations

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, WordPress API, REST APIs, Liquid

Industry Expertise

Web Design

Education

2011 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering

KICSIT — Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Computer Sciences and Information Technology - Rawalpindi, Pakistan