Mehul Gohil
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Toptal member since October 9, 2019
Mehul is a WordPress VIP-certified engineer specializing in high-performance, revenue-critical platforms. He architects custom plugins, REST APIs, block editor solutions, and platform-scale optimizations for enterprises and product teams. Mehul brings product thinking to every engagement after understanding conversion and scale, not just code.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress - 12 years
- PHP - 12 years
- WordPress Plugins - 12 years
- WordPress Themes - 12 years
- Stripe - 6 years
- Stripe API - 6 years
- GiveWP - 3 years
- WordPress REST API - 1 year
Work Experience
Senior WordPress Engineer
10up
- Worked with enterprise clients and WordPress VIP projects with millions of visitors.
- Helped the enterprise clients grow their audience by managing the site as a retainer project.
- Enhanced site security for enterprise clients by identifying and patching vulnerabilities promptly using automation.
WordPress Developer (via Toptal)
Clients
- Advised and implemented suggestions to improve the development workflow.
- Helped improve the custom WordPress plugin, which was already present, and refactored the code to ensure long-term maintainability.
- Implemented InVision for template conversions using a custom WordPress plugin.
WordPress Engineer
GiveWP
- Developed add-on plugins to support payment gateways like Square, Moneris, and Payfast.
- Improved the codebase workflow process with an existing Stripe add-on to implement the latest changes in the API for SCA implementation.
- Reproduced, fixed, and tested issues (bug squashing).
- Developed Gutenberg blocks and extended their functionality based on need.
- Worked on multiple payment gateway APIs like Stripe, Moneris, Square, Payfast, and Razorpay.
Technical Business Analyst
WebbyMonks Technologies
- Worked on understanding project requirements by defining the timeline and communicating technical information about the project to the team leader and their team.
- Technically helped the team with the challenges faced while developing the project.
- Worked with team leaders and their teams to help them define and plan the database structuring for a large WordPress project for an improved performance.
Software Engineer
Medma Infomatix
- Developed custom responsive WordPress themes as per the design provided.
- Managed a team of three developers and trained them on a long-term project.
- Built a custom plugin to handle sorting and custom search functionality as per the project requirement.
- Worked on existing business sites with multilingual support.
- Developed existing shopping sites based on WooCommerce.
Project History
Jisha Jewels
Plausible Analytics
https://wordpress.org/plugins/plausible-analyticsPerform WordPress Plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/performShree Wankaner Panjrapole and Gaushala
OneCaptcha
https://onecaptchawp.comEducation
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Engineering
Gujarat Technological University - Ahmedabad, India
Certifications
Advanced Professional WordPress Developer
Automattic
Certified WordPress Expert
Codeable
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, Stripe API, Stripe, REST APIs, Slack API, jQuery, PHP CodeSniffer, WordPress REST API, Square API, Stripe Connect API, WooCommerce API, React, Node.js
Tools
Webpack, Git, GitHub, Slack, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Notion, Zapier, Stripe Checkout, Gutenberg Editor, GitLab, WP-CLI, Asana, ZenHub, Skype, Balsamiq Mockups, SendGrid, PhpStorm, FileZilla, PayFast, NPM, InVision, Figma, Trello, LearnDash, CircleCI
Languages
CSS, PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, HTML, SCSS, CSS3, GraphQL, ECMAScript (ES6)
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Kanban, Agile Software Development, Unit Testing, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Platforms
WordPress, MacOS, WooCommerce, Bluehost, Google Ads, Web, Klaviyo, Ubuntu, Windows, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Joomla, Drupal, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), WordPress VIP
Storage
JSON, Databases, WP Engine, MySQL, MariaDB, Elasticsearch
Frameworks
Next.js, PHPUnit, Divi, OAuth 2
Other
PSD to WordPress, HTML to WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, GiveWP, GoDaddy, Contact Form 7, Software, APIs, API Integration, Cloudflare, Page Speed Optimization, Figma to WordPress, Plugin Customization, Yoast SEO, Custom Scripting, Web Development, Pixel Perfect, SEO Tools, Google SEO, Plugins, Webhooks, Elementor Pro, eCommerce, Payment APIs, Back-end Development, Full-stack, Email, Back-end Performance, PayPal, WordPress Design, Custom WordPress, Privacy, Security, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, Website Migration, Elementor, Performance Analysis, Performance Optimization, Website Maintenance, Design, Performance, PHP Performance, Website Performance, WordPress Optimization, Full-stack Development, Squarespace, WPGraphQL, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ajax, eCommerce APIs, Conference Speaking, Learning Management Systems (LMS), WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, DNS, Paytm, Payment Gateways, Plugin Development, Theme Development, Enterprise, Beaver Builder, GitHub Actions, WordPress Security, WordPress Block Editor, WordPress Performance, WordPress Core, Customer Development, WordPress Debugging, WordPress Scalability and Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines
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