Arqam is available for hire

Arqam Saleem

Verified Expert in Engineering

WordPress and Full-stack Developer

Location

Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan

Toptal Member Since

June 9, 2021

Arqam is a skilled WordPress developer specializing in PHP, theme and plugin development, and platforms, such as Shopify and HubSpot. He has provided full-stack support to deliver beautifully designed websites and complex migrations, pioneered custom payment gateways for WooCommerce, and fixed bugs to improve functionality. He has worked with US and Canadian companies in the business, entertainment, financial, and eCommerce sectors and is experienced with every step of a project's lifecycle.

Portfolio

Shop Oriental Rugs, LLC

WordPress, WooCommerce, WordPress Theme Design, WordPress Themes...

Root Capital

PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, WordPress Plugins, Twig...

Protege Ventures Ltd., trading as Proven Partners

Google Tag Manager, Google Tag Manager API, Google Analytics 4, Web Hosting...

Experience

WooCommerce - 5 years WordPress Themes - 5 years Shopify - 5 years PHP - 5 years HubSpot - 5 years Divi - 5 years WordPress Plugins - 5 years Elementor - 5 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Sublime Text 3, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), WordPress, Bootstrap, Child Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Contact Form 7, CSS

The most amazing...

...solution I delivered was to connect a remote MongoDB cluster to a WordPress website using core PHP libraries. This is not normally supported in WordPress.

Work Experience

WordPress Developer

2023 - PRESENT

Shop Oriental Rugs, LLC

Customized the WooCommerce shop page by adding multiple attributes to the product cards and resizing the gallery frame, which resulted in an improved visual presentation and enhanced browsing experience for users.
Fixed issues with the URLs and pagination to work as expected.
Tailored the gallery on the product detail page to feature a visually engaging carousel layout.

Technologies: WordPress, WooCommerce, WordPress Theme Design, WordPress Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), HTML5, HTML, CSS, PHP, DOM, HTML DOM, JavaScript, jQuery, Child Themes, Custom Themes, Themes, Plugins, Elementor, Slider Revolution, Page Templates

WordPress Developer

2021 - PRESENT

Root Capital

Identified and fixed the problems within the Twig templates to ensure the website functioned correctly.
Fixed language switcher to update page language on selection.
Updated the PHP version and provided continuous support to install updates for plugins.
Added a download tracker for different CTAs to track downloaded PDFs.
Developed new pages, rebranded some existing pages, and added translations for different pages.

Technologies: PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, WordPress Plugins, Twig, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACFM), Multilingual Websites, JavaScript, jQuery, Back-end, Beaver Builder, WPML, Yoast SEO, Contact Form 7, Bug Fixes, Troubleshooting, Web Hosting, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Hosting, Front-end, Landing Pages, Website Maintenance, Integration, WP Engine, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), HTML5, Web, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Mobile First, PHP 7

GTM and GA4 Developer

2023 - 2023

Protege Ventures Ltd., trading as Proven Partners

Provided consultation about hosting and migrating a site to new hosting.
Troubleshot issues on the site related to SEO and performance.
Provided consultation about Google Analytics 4 (GA4) integration.

Technologies: Google Tag Manager, Google Tag Manager API, Google Analytics 4, Web Hosting, WordPress, Troubleshooting, WordPress Plugins, Business Services, Universal Analytics

Senior Software Engineer

2022 - 2023

DatumSquare IT Services

Developed an app with a back end in WordPress as a headless CMS and a front end built in React and Next.js. Connected using the WordPress REST API.
Created a WordPress plugin that shows property listings and provides a panel to manage those listings. Integrated Google Maps API to display markers on the map for the available property listings.
Built a WordPress plugin to display a service availability form integrated with an API to fetch availability by parameters. Integrated Google Maps API and used a location widget to process a given address and provide coordinates.
Developed a CMS in React that is integrated with a Node.js API. Created endpoints in Node.js and all CRUD logic on both ends.

Technologies: Bootstrap, Bug Fixes, Child Themes, Contact Form 7, CSS, CSS3, Custom Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACFM), Divi, Divi Builder 3, Development, eCommerce, Elementor, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Front-end, Git, DOM, WordPress, WordPress API, PSD to WordPress, HTML to WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress Plugins, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Themes, WordPress Design, React, Next.js, Material UI, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Google Maps, Headless Software, Landing Pages, REST APIs, Website Maintenance, Gutenberg Editor, Oxygen, GitHub, Content Management Systems (CMS), Plugin Development, Theme Development, APIs, Website Optimization, Stripe API, API Integration, Laravel, LearnDash, Custom Post Types, Animation, CSS3 Animation, Integration, Drag & Drop, Migration, Vimeo, Web UX, HTML UI, WordPress Theme Design, Full-stack, Pixel Perfect, Real Estate, Stripe, Back-end, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Google Maps API, Figma to HTML, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), MongoDB, HTML5, Shopify, Web, Software Development, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Payment APIs, DigitalOcean, Mobile First, PHP 7

WordPress Expert

2021 - 2023

Zembula

Provided continuous support for website development tasks.
Developed new pages and redeveloped existing pages according to the custom designs.
Pointed domain to new DNS and installed SSL certificate. Installed new WP Engine updates.

Technologies: WordPress, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Visual Composer, WP Engine, HubSpot, Hosting, Zeplin to HTML, Zeplin, PSD to HTML, Yoast SEO, Jupiter, GoDaddy, Web Hosting, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Front-end, Landing Pages, Website Maintenance, Integration, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), HTML5, Web, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Mobile First

Full-stack HubSpot and WordPress Developer

2021 - 2022

Clark/Nikdel/Powell

Developed custom modules in HubSpot with dynamic content for multiple templates.
Provided assistance to various WordPress websites, enhancing the visual appeal by customizing the header navigation in a multicolumn format.
Developed custom templates in HubSpot based on Figma designs. Utilized the custom modules.

Technologies: CSS, HubSpot, JavaScript, HubSpot COS, Figma, GitHub, jQuery, HubL, HubSpot CRM, HTML, Figma to HTML, WordPress, Git, Back-end, SCSS, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Front-end, Landing Pages, Integration, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), HTML5, Web, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Multimedia Designer

2020 - 2022

Contour Software

Managed multiple web assets of a product-based company, including websites built on WordPress using Divi theme and WPEngine as a hosting provider, HubSpot Blog, Vidyard video hubs, and others.
Migrated websites and developed pages and blogs on multiple company-owned websites. Provided complete support single-handedly for all web assets.
Created interactive maps to show the company's coverage in different areas of Canada and the USA.

Technologies: Bootstrap, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Divi, WP Engine, PHP, HubSpot, HTML5, WordPress, PSD to WordPress, Elementor, CSS, Web Development, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Gutenberg Editor, WooCommerce, HubSpot CRM, HubSpot COS, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), PSD to HTML, XD to HTML, User Interface (UI), UI Design, UX Design, SEO Tools, Yoast SEO, SEO Content, Web Content, WordPress API, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, Development, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, User Experience (UX), CSS3, WordPress eCommerce, HTML to WordPress, Child Themes, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Page Speed Optimization, Web Speed, Adobe Experience Design (XD), WPBakery, Responsive, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Responsive Web Apps, Responsive Design, Responsive Coding, Responsive UX Design, Responsive Email Templates, Responsive Development, Web, Web UI, Databases, DOM, Vanilla JS, HubL, Web Design, Front-end, Landing Pages, REST APIs, GitHub, Content Management Systems (CMS), Plugin Development, Theme Development, APIs, Marketing, Website Optimization, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Email Templates, Google Maps, CRM APIs, Custom Post Types, Animation, CSS3 Animation, Integration, Drag & Drop, Migration, Vimeo, Web UX, HTML UI, WordPress Theme Design, Full-stack, Pixel Perfect, Real Estate, WordPress Optimization, Back-end, Web Hosting, Hosting, Google Maps API, Website Maintenance, Software Development, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), DigitalOcean, Mobile First

WordPress Developer

2020 - 2020

Ilmigo

Maintained and customized existing eCommerce websites. The company handled high-value websites with an audience from the USA and Canada.
Customized plugins and themes to add more custom functionality according to requirements. Developed an open-source plugin that extends the functionality of the WooCommerce plugin owned by the company. Used Git repositories to track changes.
Provided full technical support and monthly maintenance updates for the websites owned by the company's clients.

Technologies: Bootstrap, CSS, Git, PHP, HTML, WordPress, WooCommerce, WP Engine, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress Themes, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Gutenberg Editor, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), SCSS, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Design, WordPress API, HTML to WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress eCommerce, Yoast SEO, SEO Content, Contact Form 7, Child Themes, Divi, Divi Builder 3, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, SQL, CSS3, WordPress Multisite, WordPress REST API, WPML, Development, eCommerce, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), MySQL, HTML5, Web, Web Development, WPBakery, Gravity Forms, Responsive, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Responsive Design, Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACFM), Adobe Experience Design (XD), Bug Fixes, Custom Themes, eCommerce UI, DOM, Vanilla JS, Web Design, WooCommerce API, Front-end, Website Maintenance, GitHub, Content Management Systems (CMS), Plugin Development, Theme Development, APIs, Email Templates, Google Maps, Custom Post Types, Animation, CSS3 Animation, Content Marketing Platforms, Beaver Builder, Drag & Drop, WPMU DEV, Elementor, Migration, Vimeo, Web UX, HTML UI, WordPress Theme Design, Full-stack, Pixel Perfect, WordPress Optimization, Stripe, Back-end, XD to HTML, Responsiveness, Hosting, Landing Pages, Integration, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Web Developer

2019 - 2020

Computan

Developed custom WordPress websites based on custom designs. Created new custom themes specific to individual websites.
Integrated a remote MongoDB NoSQL database cluster with a WordPress blog for authentication purposes.
Customized plugins and themes built by third parties, including WooCommerce and Contact Form 7. Built new plugins according to requirements.
Integrated the Google Calendar API and Google Maps API on the websites.
Pioneered custom payment gateways to work with WooCommerce.

Technologies: Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, HTML to WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, PSD to WordPress, PHP, Shopify, Divi, Elementor, Git, HTML5, HubSpot, MySQL, FullCalendar, Google Calendar API, Visual Composer, WooCommerce, MongoDB, Software Development, OOP Designs, WordPress Plugins, Gutenberg Editor, HubSpot CRM, HubSpot COS, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), PSD to HTML, XD to HTML, Figma, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Theme, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Sketch to WordPress, User Interface (UI), Liquid, Liquid Template, GoDaddy, WP Engine, Child Themes, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Plugins, UI Design, UX Design, SEO Tools, SEO Content, Web Content, Yoast SEO, User Experience (UX), Shopify Plus, Shopify API, WPML, WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress REST API, WordPress Multisite, HubL, CSS3, Contact Form 7, Development, Web Development, eCommerce, SQL, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Page Speed Optimization, Web Speed, Adobe Experience Design (XD), WPBakery, Stripe, Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACFM), Custom Themes, Divi Builder 3, Bug Fixes, Gravity Forms, Multilingual Websites, eCommerce UI, SCSS, Sketch to HTML, Slider Revolution, Sublime Text 3, Hosting, Web Hosting, Web, Responsive UI, Responsive, Databases, DOM, Vanilla JS, Responsive Design, Marketo, HTML5 Geolocation, Web Design, WooCommerce API, Front-end, Landing Pages, Website Maintenance, GitHub, Mailchimp, Content Management Systems (CMS), Plugin Development, Theme Development, APIs, Marketing, Website Optimization, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Email Templates, API Integration, Google Maps, Google Maps API, Laravel, CRM APIs, Custom Post Types, Animation, CSS3 Animation, Integration, Content Marketing Platforms, Beaver Builder, Drag & Drop, WPMU DEV, Migration, Vimeo, Web UX, HTML UI, WordPress Theme Design, Full-stack, Pixel Perfect, WordPress Optimization, Back-end, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Responsive Email Templates, REST APIs, Figma to HTML, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Payment APIs, DigitalOcean

Junior Web Developer

2018 - 2019

Gilan eSolutions

Developed custom themes that provided functionality and design for specific websites. Boosted my skills in theme development and customization.
Developed eCommerce websites based on custom design templates. Used the WooCommerce plugin to accomplish this functionality.
Converted websites from HTML to WordPress.

Technologies: JavaScript, HTML to WordPress, jQuery, PHP, HTML, WordPress, WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), CSS, Bootstrap, PSD to HTML, PSD to WordPress, Shopify, PSD to Shopify, Liquid, Liquid Template, Child Themes, Contact Form 7, CSS3, Development, Divi, Divi Builder 3, eCommerce, Elementor, eCommerce UI, Figma, GoDaddy, Yoast SEO, HTML5, WordPress Themes, Themes, WordPress API, WordPress Design, WordPress Plugins, WordPress REST API, WordPress eCommerce, SQL, Web Development, Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACFM), Adobe Experience Design (XD), Bug Fixes, Custom Themes, Gravity Forms, Slider Revolution, DOM, Vanilla JS, Responsive Design, Website Maintenance, GitHub, Mailchimp, Content Management Systems (CMS), Theme Development, Google Maps API, Custom Post Types, WPMU DEV, HTML UI, Back-end, Responsive Layout, Responsiveness, Plugin Development, Shopify Theme, Web, Software Development, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Experience

eCommerce Website for a Furniture Store

An eCommerce website using the WooCommerce plugin for which I built multiple custom payment gateways specific to Indonesian people. I also customized the checkout functionality to provide shipping rates based on different custom parameters.

Jazz Business Consulting Website

https://jazzbc.com/

As a full-stack developer, I built this beautifully designed business website and handled each step of the project lifecycle. I have used Visual Composer page builder according to the client's requirements. The website also has a simple blog.

Fully Customized Google Calendar Page

https://thepaseovenue.com/view-calendar/

A fully customized calendar to show booking and event details from the Google Calendar. I developed it using the JavaScript Google Calendar API and the FullCalendar library to build a calendar in JavaScript.

Business Website for a Design Agency

https://prodigitizing.com/

A complete WordPress-based website showing the company's products, portfolio, and stories. I was a full-stack developer and handled all aspects of the website, including the back and front end. The website design provided by the designer was impressive, which gives a catchy look to the website. I used Divi theme and builder to build this beautiful website. I also created multiple forms for different products with additional design tasks.

Root Capital Website Support

https://rootcapital.org/

A financial services website based on advanced WordPress. I was a full-stack developer and provided services for fixing bugs on the entire website, which impacted the front end of the website and its functionality. I helped implement new page designs on the website as well.

Skills

Languages

PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HTML5, SCSS, Liquid Template, CSS3, HubL, SQL, Timber, PHP 7, Python

Frameworks

Bootstrap, Divi, Twig, Vanilla JS, Laravel, Next.js, Material UI

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Liquid, Shopify API, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, Stripe, REST APIs, Google Maps, Google Maps API, Google Calendar API, WooCommerce API, React, Stripe API, Node.js, Google Tag Manager API

Tools

Sublime Text 3, Git, Gutenberg Editor, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Figma, Slider Revolution, WPML, Divi Builder 3, WPBakery, GitHub, Zeplin, FullCalendar, Google Analytics, HubSpot COS, LearnDash, Shopify Plus, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Mailchimp

Paradigms

UI Design, UX Design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Hosting, Responsive, Responsive Layout, Responsive Coding, Responsive Development, HTML DOM

Platforms

Windows, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Web, Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, HubSpot, WordPress Theme Design, Marketo, DigitalOcean

Storage

WP Engine, MongoDB, Databases, MySQL

Industry Expertise

Web Design, Marketing

Other

Software Development, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Themes, HTML to WordPress, WordPress Plugins, Visual Composer, Elementor, Web Development, Learning Management Systems (LMS), WordPress Design, WordPress eCommerce, HubSpot CRM, PSD to HTML, XD to HTML, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Customizations, Sketch to HTML, Plugins, Themes, Child Themes, Yoast SEO, Contact Form 7, Development, eCommerce, User Experience (UX), Custom Themes, Bug Fixes, Troubleshooting, Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACFM), Multilingual Websites, Gravity Forms, Web Hosting, Responsive UI, Responsiveness, Responsive Web Apps, Responsive Design, Responsive UX Design, Responsive Email Templates, DOM, HTML5 Geolocation, Front-end, Landing Pages, Website Maintenance, Oxygen, Content Management Systems (CMS), Plugin Development, Theme Development, APIs, Website Optimization, Email Templates, API Integration, Custom Post Types, Integration, Beaver Builder, Drag & Drop, WPMU DEV, Migration, Vimeo, Web UX, HTML UI, Full-stack, Pixel Perfect, Real Estate, WordPress Optimization, Back-end, Zeplin to HTML, Figma to HTML, Mobile First, OOP Designs, Google Tag Manager, Shopify Theme, Shopify Design, Sketch to WordPress, User Interface (UI), GoDaddy, WPForms, SEO Tools, SEO Content, WordPress Multisite, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Page Speed Optimization, Web Speed, Web UI, CRM APIs, Animation, CSS3 Animation, Content Marketing Platforms, Payment APIs, Web Content, eCommerce UI, Headless Software, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Jupiter, Page Templates, Google Analytics 4, Business Services, Universal Analytics

Education

2014 - 2018

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur - Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Certifications

JULY 2022 - PRESENT

Codeable Certified WordPress Expert

Codeable

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