Muhammad is available for hire

Muhammad Ammar Ilyas

Verified Expert in Engineering

Full-stack Developer

Location

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Toptal Member Since

July 14, 2021

Ammar is an expert full-stack WordPress developer with more than eight years of experience. He specializes in designing UIs for premium WordPress themes and plugins. He has worked with global agencies, has created many eCommerce and portfolios sites, and is proficient at overseeing product releases. Ammar has delivered reliable solutions used worldwide, many of which are listed on ThemeForest and WordPress.org.

Full-stack Front-end WordPress Themes Web Development Back-end WordPress Plugins Web Scraping Integration PSD to WordPress Caching Elementor Avada Gravity Forms GeneratePress Shopify Theme

Portfolio

Course Reader Material, LLC

APIs, WooCommerce, WordPress, Full-stack, Figma, Verification...

Anastasiia Pasichnyk

Shopify, JavaScript, Node.js, PayPal, Membership Sites, Responsive...

Irrational Labs S Corp

Gravity Forms, WordPress, Training, Membership Sites, Responsive, Mobile Design...

Experience

WooCommerce - 10 years WordPress - 10 years WordPress API - 10 years Full-stack - 10 years PHP - 10 years WordPress Plugins - 8 years React - 5 years WordPress REST API - 4 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Amazon S3 (AWS S3), GitHub, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Vultr, GoDaddy, HostGator, Bluehost, WP Engine, Bedrock, Agile Sprints

The most amazing...

...project I've developed is called Quickex. It's a money transfer platform between Chile and Venezuela.

Work Experience

[PT/FT] FS/ WooCommerce dev to create eBook platform

2023 - 2023

Course Reader Material, LLC

Project Architecture & Flow: Conceptualized and designed the comprehensive project flow and system architecture, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience.
Team Leadership: Successfully led a dynamic team of 5 members, fostering collaboration and ensuring the timely completion of project milestones.
API Integration: Integrated Vital Source API with WooCommerce to enhance the product offering and automate digital delivery.
Product Management: Devised a system to automatically create variable WooCommerce products in response to data from Vital Source, ensuring a dynamic product range.
Custom WooCommerce Flow: Redesigned the standard WooCommerce flow to better accommodate the needs of the project and improve overall user navigation.
Payment Solutions: Spearheaded the integration of payment gateways, ensuring secure and efficient transaction processing for customers.

Technologies: APIs, WooCommerce, WordPress, Full-stack, Figma, Verification, User Authentication, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), React, Elementor, Stripe, PayPal API, Google Analytics 4

Shopify Developer

2023 - 2023

Anastasiia Pasichnyk

Integrated PayPal smart button on the cart page and wrote a custom function to get all the product details of the cart to pass down the PayPal smart button price.
Built a custom app to create an order on Shopify after the payment is made successfully through PayPal smart button.
Created a custom thank you template and contact form and added redirection to that page after placing the order.

Technologies: Shopify, JavaScript, Node.js, PayPal, Membership Sites, Responsive, Mobile Design, Subscriptions, Figma to Shopify

WordPress Developer

2023 - 2023

Irrational Labs S Corp

Resolved complex Gravity Forms issues by conducting thorough code analysis and troubleshooting. Implemented effective solutions that enhanced form submission accuracy and improved user experience.
Implemented custom form validation and conditional logic enhancements using JavaScript and PHP. Improved data validation and created personalized form interactions, boosting user engagement.
Optimized form submission and data handling processes through server-side optimizations and efficient database queries. Resulted in faster form submissions and reduced server load for improved performance.

Technologies: Gravity Forms, WordPress, Training, Membership Sites, Responsive, Mobile Design, Subscriptions, Figma to Shopify, No-code, Zoho, Zoho CRM, Zoho API, Google Analytics 4

WordPress Developer

2023 - 2023

Microblink LLC

Designed and developed a responsive and visually appealing website using modern web technologies, resulting in a 30% increase in user engagement and a 20% decrease in bounce rate.
Implemented an intuitive user interface with seamless navigation and optimized loading speeds, leading to a 40% reduction in page load time and a 15% increase in average session duration.
Implemented an effective search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, resulting in a 50% increase in organic traffic and a top-ranking position on search engine results pages for relevant keywords within three months of website launch.
Conducted rigorous testing and quality assurance checks on the website across multiple devices and browsers, guaranteeing a bug-free experience and achieving a 95% customer satisfaction rating based on user feedback.

Technologies: WordPress, HTML, CSS, HubSpot, Tailwind CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, React, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Notion, Alpine.js, jQuery, Training, Membership Sites, Responsive, Mobile Design, Subscriptions, Bubble

WordPress Plugin Developer

2022 - 2022

Superior Cannabis Company, LLC

Developed a plugin as an add-on to WooCommerce to add Square Loyalty API.
Implemented Square Loyalty API and enabled users to redeem loyalty points on checkout and get discounts created on the Square platform.
Converted the multi-WordPress website to a standard WordPress website and deployed it to the main server.

Technologies: WordPress, PHP, WooCommerce, WordPress Plugins, REST APIs, Square, Square API, Back-end, Front-end, API Integration, UI Design, GitHub, Oxygen, Performance, Hosting, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zapier, Lando, Tailwind CSS, React, Next.js, Node.js, Technical Leadership, PostgreSQL, Alpine.js, Training, Git, Membership Sites, Responsive, Mobile Design, Subscriptions, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

SEO Developer

2022 - 2022

New Ventures West, LLC

Tracked all the issues, warnings, and notices using the Semrush tool.
Fixed all the issues on different website modules and improved the SEO score.
Optimized the website's speed and fixed all the SEO-related bugs, including the end result.

Technologies: Google SEO, HTML, Search, SEO Tools, Data Migration, Semrush, Custom Post Types, Back-end, Front-end, API Integration, UI Design, GitHub, Oxygen, Performance, Hosting, CSS3, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zapier, Lando, Tailwind CSS, React, Node.js, Technical Leadership, PostgreSQL, Mobile First, Git, Responsive, No-code, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Senior WordPress Developer

2021 - 2022

Blacktail NYC

Designed custom post types and custom fields for different content types.
Built responsive and SEO-ready screens and layouts.
Created custom APIs to scrape products and items from Amazon.

Technologies: ACF PRO, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), GeneratePress, NGINX, W3 Total Cache, FastCGI, Custom Post Types, Landing Pages, Web Scraping, REST, Gutenberg Editor, Back-end, Front-end, Integration, SEO Tools, API Integration, Single Sign-on (SSO), Back-end Architecture, Design, Responsive Design, Web Design, UI Design, GitHub, Oxygen, Performance, PHP, Hosting, CSV File Processing, CSS3, CSS3 Animation, Adobe Experience Design (XD), WP-CLI, Zapier, LAMP, Plugin Development, Google AdSense, Lando, Tailwind CSS, React, Node.js, Technical Leadership, PostgreSQL, Alpine.js, Mobile First, Git, Typeform.io, Responsive, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

WordPress PHP Developer

2021 - 2022

Barscope Interactive Data Systems Incorporated

Developed different websites using Bedrock, Composer, and Dockers as tools.
Provided technical WordPress support for maintaining over 100 websites, improving their SEO, and adding new features by customizing themes.
Worked in different sprints and boards for the company that used the Agile framework to manage their project and Slack for communication.
Performed regression testing using BackstopJS for debugging.

Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, WordPress, Agile, Jira, Bedrock, Docker, Terminal, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Atlassian, Google SEO, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Agile Sprints, XD to HTML, Twig, Composer, YARN, NPM, BackstopJS, Custom Themes, Plugins, Bootstrap, Data Migration, SQL, Stripe, FedEx API, NGINX, W3 Total Cache, FastCGI, Custom Post Types, Sage WordPress Theme, Landing Pages, Web Scraping, REST, User Experience (UX), Gutenberg Editor, Back-end, Front-end, Integration, SEO Tools, Payment APIs, API Integration, Single Sign-on (SSO), Design, Google Shopping, Responsive Design, UI Design, GitHub, Oxygen, Performance, Hosting, CSV File Processing, HTML5, CSS3, CSS3 Animation, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zapier, Plugin Development, SSL Configurations, Google AdSense, Tailwind CSS, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Headless Commerce, Mobile First, Git, Responsive, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Senior WordPress Developer

2020 - 2022

Skylikes

Designed and developed blogs for different niches and deployed those to the AWS server.
Developed custom themes using best SEO practices and took care of page speed.
Created proper schema markups of each blog and website so users may see proper structure in a Google search of the websites.
Developed custom scraper and SEO plugins for interlinking between blog pages.

Technologies: WordPress, WordPress API, Blog Design, Google SEO, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Star Schema, Site Speed Optimization, ZURB Foundation 2, Headless WordPress, Gatsby, WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Technical Support, Beaver Builder, Content Marketing Platforms, Yoast SEO, WordPress Themes, Web Development, Figma, WordPress Design, Agile Sprints, Bootstrap, Agile Workflow, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Slack, REST APIs, GeneratePress, Data Migration, SQL, Stripe, Caching, NGINX, W3 Total Cache, LearnDash, FastCGI, Custom Post Types, Sage WordPress Theme, Landing Pages, Web Scraping, REST, Front-end, Webflow CMS, Integration, Payment APIs, eCommerce, Squarespace, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Design, Google Shopping, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Design, GitHub, PHP, Hosting, CSV File Processing, Jamstack, HTML5, CSS3 Animation, Adobe Experience Design (XD), WP-CLI, Zapier, Plugin Development, SSL Configurations, Google AdSense, React, Next.js, Git, Responsive, Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Full-stack WordPress Developer

2015 - 2020

WP Square

Designed the UI of premium WordPress themes and plugins.
Developed premium WordPress themes and plugins and uploaded those to ThemeForest and WordPress.org.
Provided technical WordPress support for the premium themes and plugins on ThemeForest and WordPress.org.
Managed a team of eight developers and two designers to deliver a large-scale web and mobile application for Holonis, a social networking company.
Worked as a tier 2 support expert for Avada theme provided by ThemeFusion.

Technologies: PHP, MySQL, PSD to HTML, WordPress, WordPress API, PSD to WordPress, Elementor, Plugins, JavaScript, React, Full-stack, Site Speed Optimization, Google SEO, Google Analytics, Content Management Systems (CMS), Domains & Hosting, Tailwind CSS, SaaS, Less, MUI (Material UI), ZURB Foundation 2, Headless WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Divi, Technical Support, Beaver Builder, Content Marketing Platforms, Yoast SEO, WordPress Themes, Web Development, Avada, Databases, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Agile Sprints, Jira, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Bootstrap, Agile Workflow, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Slack, REST APIs, Project Management, Headless Software, Netlify, GeneratePress, Data Migration, Stripe, FedEx API, Caching, NGINX, W3 Total Cache, LearnDash, Custom Post Types, Front-end, Webflow CMS, Payment APIs, eCommerce, Shopify, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Theme, Shopify Payments, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Shopify API, Shopify Plus, GraphQL, User Experience (UX), Webflow, UI Animation, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Interface (UI), Design, Liquid, GitHub, Hosting, Jamstack, HTML5, CSS3 Animation, Adobe Experience Design (XD), WP-CLI, Zapier, UX Design, Branding, Plugin Development, SSL Configurations, Lando, Responsive, Umbraco, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), NetSuite API, NetSuite

WordPress Developer and Designer

2012 - 2020

Freelance

Designed different websites and plugins for agencies around the globe.
Developed WordPress websites and plugins and deployed them in various environments.
Provided technical support and bug fixes on new updates and releases.

Technologies: PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, PSD to WordPress, WordPress API, HTML, React, Bootstrap, SCSS, Full-stack, Tailwind CSS, SaaS, Less, MUI (Material UI), ZURB Foundation 2, Headless WordPress, Gatsby, WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Divi, Beaver Builder, Content Marketing Platforms, Yoast SEO, WordPress Themes, Web Development, Figma, Twig, NPM, Yarn Workspaces, Bedrock, Docker, Timber, Sass, DigitalOcean, Gulp, Avada, Agile Sprints, Jira, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Agile Workflow, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Slack, REST APIs, GeneratePress, Data Migration, Stripe, FedEx API, Caching, NGINX, LearnDash, Custom Post Types, Webflow CMS, eCommerce, Shopify, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Theme, Shopify Payments, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Shopify API, Shopify Plus, User Experience (UX), Webflow, UI Animation, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Interface (UI), cPanel, Liquid, GitHub, Hosting, Jamstack, HTML5, Adobe Experience Design (XD), UX Design, Branding, SSL Configurations, Lando, Next.js, Responsive, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), NetSuite API, NetSuite

Web Designer and Front-end Developer

2013 - 2015

Sigma Square

Designed websites for agencies, online stores, and individual portfolios.
Developed and launched WordPress and static websites.
Maintained websites and took care of bug fixes on new updates.
Managed a team of four developers to develop and publish premium themes and plugins on ThemeForest.

Technologies: HTML, CSS, SCSS, Photoshop CC, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Bluehost, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), GoDaddy, WordPress, Full-stack, Google SEO, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Content Management Systems (CMS), Domains & Hosting, Tailwind CSS, SaaS, Less, MUI (Material UI), ZURB Foundation 2, Headless WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce, WooCommerce API, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Divi, Technical Support, Beaver Builder, Content Marketing Platforms, Yoast SEO, WordPress Themes, Web Development, Avada, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Agile Sprints, Jira, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Agile Workflow, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Slack, REST APIs, Project Management, GeneratePress, Data Migration, FedEx API, Caching, NGINX, Custom Post Types, Shopify, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Theme, Shopify Payments, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Shopify API, Shopify Plus, User Experience (UX), Webflow, UI Animation, User Interface (UI), cPanel, GitHub, Hosting, HTML5, Adobe Experience Design (XD), UX Design, Branding, Lando, Responsive, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), NetSuite API, NetSuite

Experience

Microblink

https://microblink.com/

Microblink.com is a dynamic and innovative web application that provides users with cutting-edge scanning and data extraction solutions. As a full-stack developer, I played a pivotal role in developing the app, utilizing modern technologies to create a seamless and efficient user experience. From designing the intuitive user interface to implementing robust back-end functionalities, I contributed to the app's success in providing accurate and swift data scanning and extraction capabilities. With a focus on user satisfaction and advanced technology integration, the Microblink.com app revolutionizes data processing for businesses and individuals alike.

Xecutors

https://xecutors.com/

Xecutors.com is a web application developed with Next.js and Tailwind CSS. It connects individuals and organizations with skilled professionals across industries, simplifying the process of hiring experts for projects. With a user-friendly interface, fast performance, and responsive design, Xecutors.com offers a seamless experience on any device. Users can create accounts, showcase their expertise, and find relevant professionals through advanced search and filtering. The platform features secure messaging and integrated payment functionality for smooth communication and transactions. Overall, Xecutors.com exemplifies the power of Next.js and Tailwind CSS in creating a modern and efficient platform for connecting clients with talented professionals.

Quick Express Money Transfer

https://www.quickex.net/

A WordPress-based web application for money transfers. I was a full-stack developer on this project. My role was to convert all the designed screens to responsive front-end layouts. Later on, I created the complete back-end logic and integrated various payments and cryptocurrency APIs.

Quikipay

https://quikipay.com/

Quikipay is an online payment gateway powered by Quickex, where I developed a WooCommerce add-on plugin for Quikipay and integrated different cryptocurrencies and payment APIs in the plugin. Additionally, I designed and developed their introductory website.

Premium WordPress Themes for a Digital Agency

https://www.wp-sqr.com/

Engaged with a digital agency that deals with custom and premium WordPress solutions and I developed many custom and premium WordPress themes and worked as a support expert for ThemeFusion and MyThemeShop.

Publication

The Secret Behind Steady App Performance: Asynchronous JavaScript

https://www.toptal.com/javascript/asynchronous-javascript-programming

Skills

Languages

HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, Less, Timber, Sass, SQL, GraphQL, C++

Frameworks

Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, MUI (Material UI), ZURB Foundation 2, Divi, Next.js, Bedrock, Twig, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), YARN

Libraries/APIs

WordPress API, React, WordPress REST API, jQuery, WooCommerce API, REST APIs, Stripe, FedEx API, Shopify API, Google AdSense, Typeform.io, Liquid, Node.js, NetSuite API, Square API, PayPal API, Zoho API

Tools

GitHub, Photoshop CC, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Figma, Jira, Slack, WP-CLI, NGINX, Gutenberg Editor, Shopify Plus, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zapier, Lando, Vultr, Google Analytics, Yarn Workspaces, NPM, Gulp, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, LearnDash, Notion, Bubble, Git, Terminal, Atlassian, Composer, BackstopJS, Vagrant

Paradigms

Agile Workflow, REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Hosting, Responsive, Mobile Design, Back-end Architecture, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), UI Design, Jamstack, UX Design, Agile

Platforms

WordPress, WooCommerce, Webflow CMS, Shopify, Webflow, cPanel, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Docker, DigitalOcean, Netlify, Klaviyo, LAMP, Bluehost, Firebase, Umbraco, Zoho CRM

Industry Expertise

Project Management, Web Design

Other

GoDaddy, HostGator, Programming, PSD to HTML, PSD to WordPress, Elementor, APIs, Site Speed Optimization, Google SEO, Blog Design, Star Schema, Content Management Systems (CMS), Domains & Hosting, Headless WordPress, Gatsby, WordPress Plugins, Technical Support, Beaver Builder, Yoast SEO, WordPress Themes, Web Development, Avada, Education, Healthcare Services, Training, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, WordPress Design, Agile Sprints, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Full-stack, GeneratePress, SEO Tools, Caching, W3 Total Cache, FastCGI, Custom Post Types, Sage WordPress Theme, Landing Pages, Web Scraping, Back-end, Front-end, Integration, Payment APIs, eCommerce, API Integration, Single Sign-on (SSO), PSD to Shopify, Shopify Theme, Shopify Payments, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Mobile First, Responsive Design, User Experience (UX), UI Animation, User Interface (UI), Design, Oxygen, CSV File Processing, CSS3 Animation, Plugin Development, SSL Configurations, Content Marketing Platforms, Alpine.js, Membership Sites, Figma to Shopify, Airtable, Google Search Console, SaaS, Headless Software, Data Migration, Squarespace, Google Shopping, HubSpot, Performance, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Branding, Technical Leadership, Subscriptions, No-code, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), NetSuite, Google Analytics 4, Plugins, Search, XD to HTML, Custom Themes, Semrush, Square, Headless Commerce, PayPal, Verification, User Authentication, Zoho

Storage

Amazon S3 (AWS S3), WP Engine, MySQL, Databases, PostgreSQL

Education

2008 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Government College University - Lahore, Pakistan