Damir Barbaric, Developer in Rijeka, Croatia
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Damir Barbaric

Verified Expert  in Engineering

WordPress Developer

Rijeka, Croatia

Toptal member since May 10, 2021

Expertise
DNSWordPress ThemesDebuggingGravity FormsCSSGoDaddyWindowsPHPMySQL
Bio

Damir is an experienced web developer specialized in WordPress. From custom, high-performance themes to special features, plugins, WooCommerce stores, website maintenance, and support, he does it all. Damir has created a cryptocurrency calculator, A Google Analytics tracking plugin, and an app that captures music played on-air that users can easily retrieve. The database has over 100 million entries and is completely automatized.

Portfolio

Lemon Tree Marketing
WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, cPanel, GeneratePress, MySQL, DNS, Email, jQuery...
Studio Envato
PHP, WordPress, PSD to WordPress, Website Maintenance, WordPress Installation...
XstreamThemes
PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, jQuery, cPanel...

Experience

CSS - 15 yearsHTML - 15 yearsPHP - 12 yearsWordPress - 8 yearsWebsite Maintenance - 8 yearsjQuery - 6 yearsWooCommerce - 6 yearsGeneratePress - 4 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Windows, Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Sublime Text 3, FileZilla, Transmit, cPanel

The most amazing...

...website I've built enables visitors to find out which song has played on popular Croatian radio stations since 2013 for free. It has over 100 million entries!

Work Experience

Web Developer

2014 - PRESENT
Lemon Tree Marketing
  • Developed custom WordPress themes based on bespoke frameworks.
  • Built unique plugins based on client requirements.
  • Managed cPanel setup, server maintenance, email set up, and DNS records consulting and setup.
  • Optimized the web development process to implement all requested features.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, cPanel, GeneratePress, MySQL, DNS, Email, jQuery, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Web Developer

2013 - PRESENT
Studio Envato
  • Developed custom-designed websites on WordPress with PSD to WordPress conversions.
  • Maintained the website and provided support for issues in WordPress system usage.
  • Restored, cleaned, and rescued infected or partially damaged WordPress installations.
Technologies: PHP, WordPress, PSD to WordPress, Website Maintenance, WordPress Installation, HTML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), JavaScript, Support & Maintenance, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Debugging, GoDaddy

Web Developer

2012 - PRESENT
XstreamThemes
  • Collaborated with clients to develop WordPress-related projects and tasks.
  • Created custom WordPress themes and functions to develop solutions based on client requirements.
  • Restored, cleaned, and rescued infected or damaged WordPress installations.
Technologies: PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, jQuery, cPanel, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), JavaScript

Web Developer

2020 - 2022
An online freelance agency
  • Customized and set up WordPress themes based on clients' requirements.
  • Maintained existing installations, cleaning from malware and other issues.
  • Oversaw tasks related to random WordPress installation issues and server problems.
Technologies: PHP, HTML, CSS, jQuery, WordPress, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, WordPress Themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), JavaScript

Radio Archive

https://trenutno.net/
Trenutno.net is a website where visitors can find out which song is currently playing on air for almost all Croatian radio stations. The app has stored this information in the database since 2013, and with a radio time machine, you can find out which song played yesterday when you went to work or last week when you were returning from work. An automatic playlist for the past two weeks is also generated based on the number of times a song is played on air. The current database has over 100 million entries, and the process is completely automated.

Bet-Club - Affiliate Portal

https://www.bet-club.com/
Designed and developed a custom portal based on WordPress. The back-end system for affiliates links tracking with statistics, performance, and reports. Additionally, it implements an SMS gateway for user notifications.

Minetips | Cryptocurrency Calculator

Implemented a cryptocurrency exchange API to get the latest rates. I developed a custom profit calculator where each miner can obtain approximate monthly earnings based on their current hardware. It lets users configure the ideal mining rig depending on their budget.

Xstream Google Analytics for WordPress

https://wordpress.org/plugins/xstream-google-analytics/
Developed the initial plugin release. The plugin is used to track your WordPress website with Google Analytics. The difference with all other tracking plugins is that the JavaScript file is hosted locally for increased performance.
2015 - 2019

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

University of Rijeka - Rijeka, Croatia

2009 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

University of Rijeka - Rijeka, Croatia

Libraries/APIs

Twilio API, jQuery

Tools

WPML, FileZilla, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Affinity Photo, Sublime Text 3, Affinity Designer

Languages

CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD), Automation

Platforms

WordPress, WooCommerce, cPanel, MacOS, Windows, HubSpot, Arduino

Storage

MySQL

Other

PSD to WordPress, Website Maintenance, Support & Maintenance, WordPress Installation, Gravity Forms, WordPress Themes, GeneratePress, WordPress Rescue, WordPress Plugins, DNS, Email, Transmit, Debugging, ESP8266, ESP32, GoDaddy

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