
Sagar Giri
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Kathmandu, Central Development Region, Nepal
Toptal member since October 18, 2021
Sagar is a full-stack developer at Toptal with 9+ years of experience building scalable web platforms, SaaS products, and high-performing digital systems. He specializes in WordPress architecture, API integrations, custom themes and plugins, and headless CMS for global clients. Sagar can convert any idea into a fully dynamic website.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress - 9 years
- MySQL - 6 years
- PHP - 6 years
- Elementor - 6 years
- WooCommerce - 5 years
- CSS - 5 years
- jQuery - 5 years
- Git - 5 years
Preferred Environment
MySQL, Laravel, Shopify, WordPress, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Site Speed Optimization, UX Design, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Cloudflare
The most amazing...
...plugin I've developed is an ActiveCampaign integration for Contact Form 7 that sends CF7 data to AC via an API available on .org with 5,000+ active downloads.
Work Experience
Full-stack WordPress Developer
Octomedia
- Developed an online news platform—insideretail.com.au—for Octomedia, where users can purchase a membership to access premium content.
- Used a Firebase authentication system for the online platform login and registration instead of the WordPress default login system.
- Worked with 3rd-party APIs like Stripe for payment and Emarsys for marketing campaigns.
- Managed all six Inside Retail sites as part of my role.
- Centralized the login and registration system for all six websites at once using the WordPress REST API.
Senior WordPress Developer | Founder
WPoperation
- Developed themes and plugins for Wordpress.org and premium versions on site.
- Managed five employees as a project manager to complete a theme or plugin.
- Installed 20,000+ active plugins and 10,000+ active themes on Wordpress.org.
WordPress Developer
REST EASY PEST CONTROL LLC
- Migrated whole sites to WordPress Platform with multisite setup.
- Developed an auto sync feature for multiple sites so that they can be updated from one place.
- Migrated the SEO properly.
WordPress Web Developer
Global Lux Incorporated
- Fixed a critical issue in the website and updated the PHP version to the latest.
- Updated and maintained WordPress themes and plugins.
- Added a few pages to the website to showcase the client portfolio.
WordPress Theme Developer
Onyx Marketing LLC.
- Developed the HTML version of a given design in a WordPress site.
- Set up mail integration with SMTP configuration on the website.
- Installed Cloudflare and caching plugins for better optimization.
WordPress Developer
Cinema Systems Corp
- Made page refinements with content change and added a few more sections.
- Added a portfolio section to showcase clients' projects.
- Updated and maintained WordPress themes and plugins.
WordPress Developer
The Informed Consultant LLC
- Developed a complete website, including the front end and back end.
- Built a registration and payment flow for the website users.
- Developed a back-end dashboard for the website users.
Senior WordPress Developer
Responsive Pixel
- Developed themes and plugins for wordpress.org, ThemeForest, and CodeCanyon.
- Completed more than 100 clients' projects and worked on their feedbacks until full approval.
- Managed tasks and clients' feedbacks using Trello and ClickUp.
- Built a website for a client with a combination of a 3rd-party Wheel API and WooCommerce for a car rental service in Greece.
Technical Support | Junior Developer
Accesspress Themes
- Handled hundreds of clients once a day via live chat and mail as a technical support member.
- Customized themes and plugins according to users' needs.
- Developed the free WordPress theme for wordpress.org and partially helped on the premium version.
Experience
Full-stack Developer for AmericanSenior.com
https://americansenior.com/I focused on the theme design implementation, creating the content pages and calculator plugin, and integration with Salesforce.
News Portal Websites
https://insideretail.com.au/I developed their online platform to publish free and premium articles. They have six websites that share a single system for authentication. Firebase authentication is used instead of a standard WordPress system. Users must purchase a membership to access premium content, and the Stripe API handles the subscription process. The email campaigns are sent via Emarsys and ActiveCampaign, so user data is sent to the platform via their API.
Directory Listing Website
https://franchisebusiness.com.au/ActiveCampaign API Integration
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpop-accf/Fake Sales Notification Plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/salert/I developed this plugin by targeting eCommerce platform websites that want to increase sales by showing their sales notification—even if they are not selling much, they can show fake sales notifications to website visitors.
WordPress Themes
https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpoperations/I am constantly releasing updates for these themes to make them compatible with the latest WordPress version.
LMS Website
Website Migration for the International Council for Canada Studies
Harpke Family Farm
https://harpkefamilyfarm.com/The Beach House at Lakeside
https://lakesidebeachhouse.com/Real Estate Website Development
Avance Car Rental Service
https://avance.gr/Avance is a car rental service for Greece. They offer different category vehicles to their customers to hire for their purpose. Overall, visitors can choose their pickup and drop-off location, together with the date and available vehicles listed out—they can pick any vehicles easily as per their needs.
The standard CMS pages on the site are built with the Elementor page builder. It is a multilingual site, so the WPML plugin is used for switching the website to different languages. Also, there is Google Maps integration for locations.
Learnwithscience
Astrology Site
Site Maintainence
Website Migration from WIX to WordPress
A Custom Plugin
Website Manager
https://lotlinx.com/Custom WooCommerce Site Development
Learning Platform Website
WordPress/WooCommerce Developer for a Bottle Refill Site
Music Streaming API
The platform is purpose-built to serve a Flutter client and implements dual-provider payment processing: Stripe for Android and web surfaces, and Apple In-App Purchase for iOS. A bidirectional webhook processing pipeline ensures subscription state remains authoritative and consistent across both payment providers at all times.
Municipality House Registry System
The platform serves municipal administrative staff through a secure web interface and residents through an unauthenticated public API. It supports bilingual output across all user-facing surfaces in English and Nepali, SMS notifications via multiple configurable providers, PDF nameplate printing with Nepali Unicode typography, and QR-code-linked property identities for physical signage.
Navakarana Streaming Platform
The platform supports custom yoga mat orders with server-generated SVG and PDF design renderings, a Stripe-gated teacher onboarding paywall with admin override capability, and a role-separated administration panel. The entire financial layer operates on Stripe with webhook-confirmed purchase state — meaning no purchase is recorded until a cryptographically verified payment confirmation is received.
UniEnrolly — AI College Admissions Platform
The platform operates a parallel counselor workspace enabling admissions professionals to manage cohorts, assign tasks, write letters of recommendation, and access cohort-level analytics — all within a role-separated interface. Every AI feature is powered by Google Gemini under a four-model cascade (gemini-2.5-flash → gemini-2.0-flash → gemini-1.5-flash → gemini-1.5-pro) that silently retries on model unavailability, ensuring zero user-facing AI errors.
Office Management API
The API is built to serve a Next.js front end and enforces a five-tier role hierarchy — admin, employee, reception, eca_lead, and developer_lead — at both the application and database layers. Row-Level Security policies are mirrored directly in PostgreSQL, ensuring that even direct database access respects the same access control rules as the API layer.
MediCore — Hospital Management System
StyleHive — Multi-Role Clothing Marketplace
Stack: Laravel 12 · React 19 · Tailwind CSS 4 · MySQL · Redis · AWS S3
Payments: Stripe · eSewa · Khalti Three Portals: Admin · Seller · Customer
Octomedia Customer Management CRM
Core features:
• Opportunity Directory: Detailed listings with filtering by categories, funding types (e.g., Fully Funded), and locations.
• Role-based Admin (ABAC): Granular access control using roles like Super Admin, Editor, and Content Manager, with a robust user management dashboard.
• Premium Subscriptions: Stripe-integrated billing for tiered membership access.
• Global i18n: Fully translated multi-language interface using next-intl.
• Content Management: Advanced Tiptap-powered rich text editor with a custom media library for SEO/Open Graph images.
Build Your Camper
https://www.frontlinecamper.com.au/build-camper/Himalayan Beads
https://www.himalayanbeads.com/Core Offerings: Provides a range of Mukhi Rudraksha beads (1-21 Mukhi), malas, and energized spiritual sets.
Key Features:
• Authenticity: All products are lab-verified and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
• Spiritual Services: Offers ritual energizing of beads and free spiritual consultations with experts.
• Operations: Ships worldwide with secure payment options and a no-hassle return policy.
OYA Opportunities
Core features:
• Opportunity Directory: Detailed listings with filtering by categories, funding types (e.g., Fully Funded), and locations.
• Role-based Admin (ABAC): Granular access control using roles like Super Admin, Editor, and Content Manager, with a robust user management dashboard.
• Premium Subscriptions: Stripe-integrated billing for tiered membership access.
• Global i18n: Fully translated multi-language interface using next-intl.
• Content Management: Advanced Tiptap-powered rich text editor with a custom media library for SEO/Open Graph images.
MYC (Manage Your Contractor)
Tracks contractor details, working rights, and visa categories to ensure legal compliance. Manages different insurance types associated with contractors.
Activity and Rate Tracking
• Granular tracking of activities (unit-based, time-based) and a dynamic rate management system to handle different pay structures across various activity types.
Role-based Portals
• Admin Dashboard: A comprehensive interface for administrators featuring rich-text editing, map integrations, and built-in PDF generation for reports or invoices.
• Contractor PWA: A mobile-friendly Progressive Web App (PWA) allowing contractors to easily access the platform on the go, manage their profiles, and track their work.
Secure Infrastructure
• Features JWT-based role authentication, secure file storage via AWS S3, and automated transactional emails.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Information Technology
Henry Ford International College - Nepal
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, WordPress API, WooCommerce API, REST APIs, Stripe, React, Google Analytics API, Google Ads API, Node.js, API Development, Stripe API, Google Maps, Google API, Google Maps API, QuickBooks API, Salesforce API, mPDF, Twilio API, React Router, Framer Motion, Vue, Claude API, Vuex
Tools
Git, Bitbucket, Sublime Text, GitLab, Google Analytics, Figma, SendGrid, WPBakery, Trello, Apache, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), WPML, Mailchimp, SendinBlue, LearnDash, Gutenberg Editor, Auth0, TCPDF, Claude Code, Claude, NGINX, Prisma
Languages
PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, SQL, PHP 7, TypeScript, HTML5, SCSS
Frameworks
Laravel, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Mockery, Redux, Filament PHP, Nuxt 3, Express.js, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Vuetify
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Coding, Hosting, UI Design, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), UX Design, Responsive
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Web, cPanel, WordPress Theme Design, Google Ads, Firebase, Emarsys, HubSpot, Mapbox, Webflow, DigitalOcean, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Salesforce, Shopify, Docker
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Storage
WP Engine, Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Cache, SQLite, Redis
Other
Contact Form 7, Ajax, eCommerce, Elementor, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, WordPress eCommerce, HTML to WordPress, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Design, Web Development, APIs, Plugins, Payment APIs, Development, Design, Front-end, API Integration, Responsive UI, Landing Pages, Full-stack, Back-end, Webhooks, Sports Websites, Google Tag Manager, Plugin Development, Client Portals, User Management, Theme Customization, Subscriptions, Content Management Systems (CMS), Directories, FTP, Integration, Accessibility, Adobe XD to WordPress, Elementor Pro, Figma to WordPress, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Local Listings, Privacy, Security, Translation, Website Translation, Full-stack Development, ActiveCampaign, PSD to WordPress, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Data Migration, User Experience (UX), SEO Tools, Google Search Console, Beaver Builder, WordPress SEO, Site Speed Optimization, ThemeForest, Geolocation, Data Visualization, CI/CD Pipelines, Themes, Event Calendars, Yoast SEO, Gravity Forms, User Interface (UI), Theme Development, PayPal, WordPress LMS, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Forms, GoDaddy, Web UI, Child Themes, Okta, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloudflare, Laravel Sanctum, Apple IAP, Laravel Queue, FakerPHP, simple-qrcode, Blade, Vite, GetStream.io, Axios, Laravel Socialite, Vibe Coding, Supabase, Headless CMS, Pinia, Vue Router, PWA, Shadcn/Base UI, Claude Design, Brevo
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