Zlatan Halilovic
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Zlatan has fully developed hundreds of custom WordPress solutions from the ground up for over 13 years. He has also collaborated with thousands of clients worldwide to customize, redesign, optimize, debug, and speed up their WordPress websites. Zlatan has achieved great success in the WordPress theme market, selling 16,000+ licenses for his themes with a total gross sales of $750,000+, making it to the Authors' Hall of Fame on the leading WordPress marketplace, ThemeForest.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Front-end, WordPress, Git, Terminal, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Back-end, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, WP Engine
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded is a WordPress theme released in 2011, which is in the top ten best-selling creative themes of all time on the ThemeForest marketplace.
Work Experience
CEO | Founder
Onioneyethemes
- Owned and operated a WordPress business, holding sole responsibility for branding, support, design, and development.
- Sold over 16,000 hand-coded, premium WordPress themes in 11+ years of operation and was featured at Envato's Authors' Hall of Fame.
- Created a WordPress theme that became one of the best-selling themes of all time in the creative or portfolio niche on ThemeForest, fighting off competition from thousands of other themes on the market.
- Constructed fully customized WordPress plugins for hundreds of clients.
- Built fully customized WooCommerce implementations on top of WordPress.
- Integrated many various third-party APIs with WordPress on clients' websites.
- Implemented theme customizations and built modified websites for hundreds of clients based on existing WordPress themes.
- Collaborated closely with clients on identifying the bottlenecks slowing down their websites and subsequently resolved them to make their sites load quickly.
Senior WordPress Developer
First Global Xpress
- Built a completely custom WordPress implementation from scratch for a global and highly reputable shipping business.
- Constructed custom WordPress plugins for various functionalities across the site.
- Collaborated and held weekly meetings with the employees of First Global Xpress to show regular progress updates while creating their new website.
- Rebuilt the blog entirely to match the new design after completing the site's first version.
Lead Developer
Fleishers Craft Butchery
- Led a team of developers to build a completely custom and highly complex WooCommerce implementation and a custom WordPress website for high-end, organic butchery shops in New York.
- Built custom WordPress plugins for various functionalities across the site.
- Collaborated with a talented group of people distributed worldwide to maintain the existing site for nearly two years and consistently build new features on top of it.
- Maintained four additional WooCommerce websites daily for a client.
Senior Full-stack Developer
HRVB Limited
- Created a highly complex and completely custom WordPress plugin for fetching and displaying betting odds from the internet's most popular Bitcoin or cryptocurrency sportsbooks.
- Built a fully custom WordPress website for a Bitcoin and crypto-based sports betting site from scratch.
- Constructed several custom WordPress websites and plugins under multiple domains for the same client.
- Collaborated daily with a globally distributed team to maintain the existing website for a few years and consistently build new features for it.
Experience
Global Shipping Platform | A Fully Custom WordPress Solution
https://fgx.com/First-class US Marinas | WordPress Customizations and Site Improvements
https://www.morningstarmarinas.com/High-end New York Butchery Shops | A Fully Custom WooCommerce Implementation
https://fleishers.onioneyethemes.com/I led a team of developers to build a completely custom and highly complex WooCommerce website for their products. I created a custom WordPress theme from scratch and wrote numerous plugins for various functionalities across the site. I also collaborated with a globally distributed, talented group of people to maintain the existing site for nearly two years and consistently build new features.
Popular Cryptocurrency News Publisher | Immense Speed Optimizations
https://beincrypto.com/Solar Energy Company in Australia | Complex Solar Calculator and Custom WordPress Website
https://instylesolar.com/Additionally, I created a complex solar calculator WordPress plugin that allowed the users to discover how much of their monthly or yearly income they could save by switching to solar energy. I also built a Talk to an Expert WordPress plugin, enabling users to enter vital information about themselves that experts could use to determine the solar package that would best fit clients' individual needs. Both WordPress plugins were integrated with HubSpot via HubSpot's API.
The Number One Family Meal Prep System | WooCommerce Customizations and New Features
https://prepandrally.com/The Ultimate Place for Cryptocurrency Betting Enthusiasts | A Custom WordPress Solution
https://bitedge.com/Exclusive Scholarships from Top Organizations | WordPress Customizations and Site Improvements
https://www.mykaleidoscope.com/Administration for US Surgery Centers | A Custom WordPress App Built from Scratch
https://allyasc.com/• Ally ASC login window – i.imgur.com/64UkWsu.png
• Sample web-form data upload – i.imgur.com/rFZSIla.png
• Sample data smart sheet – i.imgur.com/1Mxg8dU.png
Holiday Beach Resort | A Completely Custom WordPress Solution
https://www.welcomefamily.co.uk/I was in charge of building a fully custom WordPress website for them in the latest Gutenberg editor. This allowed their staff to change anything about their website visually for the first time and make new pages with their designs entirely by themselves instead of relying on a developer. This option allowed for easy website maintenance and upgrades compared to previous site versions.
Digital Products Loved by People | Site Enhancements and Optimizations
https://www.threefivetwo.com/Storage Solutions | WordPress Customizations and Site Improvements
https://www.morningstarstorage.com/Adrenaline-packed Tour Agency | A Custom WooCommerce Solution with a Booking Calendar
https://azimutcenter.com/Zee | A Fully Custom, Modern, Fullscreen, and Animated WordPress Theme
https://onioneyethemes.com/zee/Personal Portfolio Website | A Custom WordPress Site Built from Scratch
https://onioneyethemes.com/OnionEye | My Portfolio on the Leading WordPress Marketplace, ThemeForest
https://themeforest.net/user/onioneye/I built these themes entirely from scratch over the last 11 years. Even though my items are no longer available on ThemeForest, my portfolio still shows my total number of sales and the other achievements I made while still active in this leading WordPress marketplace.
Yin and Yang | An Animated, Minimalist WordPress Theme with a WooCommerce Store
https://onioneyethemes.com/yin-and-yang/This theme has sold almost 8,000 copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling creative WordPress themes. Since then, thousands of people have used it to power their websites and develop an online presence without ever touching a single line of code.
Editorial Magazine | A Brand New WordPress Website
https://mostupful.com/Dubai-based Online Jewelry Store | A Custom WooCommerce Implementation
https://terrasuyadev.wpengine.com/shop/Omm | A Clean, Minimalist WordPress Theme Built from Scratch
https://onioneyethemes.com/omm/Yama | A Fully Custom and Gorgeously Minimalist WordPress Portfolio Theme
https://onioneyethemes.com/yama/Peak | A Popular WordPress Portfolio Theme with a Sidebar Menu
https://onioneyethemes.com/peak/Tao | An Innovative and Responsive 3D WordPress Theme Built from Scratch
https://onioneyethemes.com/tao/Skills
Languages
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Sass, PHP, HTML5, XML, Java, JavaScript 6, PHP 7, CSS3, SQL
Frameworks
UIKit, Divi, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, YARN
Libraries/APIs
Underscore.js, jQuery, jQuery Easing, jQuery Plugins, jQuery CDN, Social Media APIs, Animate.js, Modernizr, Animate.css, jQuery UI, Google APIs, Google Maps, WordPress API, Google Tag Manager API, Node.js, Sage, GSAP, API Development, Google Maps API, WordPress REST API, WooCommerce API, REST APIs, Instagram API, HTML5 APIs, Stripe, Facebook API, GitHub API, Google Ads API, Stripe API
Tools
WP eCommerce, PageSpeed, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Figma, Divi Builder 3, WPBakery, Sublime Text 3, Spreadsheets, Google Analytics, Gutenberg Editor, PhpMyAdmin, MAMP, Adobe Photoshop, Sublime Text, Git, Coda 2, Terminal, NPM, Bitbucket, GitLab, GitHub, Adobe, Photoshop CC, Coda, ACF PRO, Webpack, Webpack 4, Webpack 3, Webpack 2, Sketch, Stripe Checkout, GravityView, Facebook Pixel, Mailchimp, Dialogflow
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Design, Web UX Design, BEM, SMACSS, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Testing, Class-based OOP, Secure Code Best Practices, Responsive Layout, Responsive, UX Design, Responsive Coding
Platforms
WordPress Theme Design, WooCommerce, WordPress, Web, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), HubSpot, Docker, GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP), WordPress VIP, Mobile, cPanel
Storage
WP Engine, MySQL, JSON, Web Forms, Database Performance, Databases, Data Integration, SQL Performance
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
Mobile eCommerce, Mobile UX, eCommerce, Page Speed Optimization, Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Optimization, Typography, Usability, PSD to HTML, CodeKit, WordPress Plugins, Front-end, Back-end Development, Gravity Forms, WordPress Themes, WordPress Design, PSD to WordPress, HTML to WordPress, User Interface (UI), Website Performance, Web Development, Responsive Design, WP Rocket, Elementor, Website Optimization, Website Testing, WordPress eCommerce, Retina, Responsiveness, Sketch to WordPress, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, Bootstrap to WordPress, WP Super Cache, Yoast SEO, Responsive UI, Web Speed, Websites, Dynamic Websites, eCommerce Development, Web Programming, Performance Optimization, FontAwesome, Taxonomy, Custom Post Types, Debugging, Debugging Tools, Blog Development, Portfolios, Portfolio Optimization, Corporate Websites, Website CMS, Content Management Systems (CMS), Performance Tuning, Web Security, Website QA, Website Redesign, WordPress Debugging, Website Builders, Website Migration, Website Transfers, Web Hosting, Web Hosting & Domain Setup, Google Tag Manager, Software Architecture, Planning, Booking Systems, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Pixel Perfect, Beaver Builder, Google SEO, Multilingual Websites, Visual Hierarchy, CSS3 Animation, Back-end, Ajax, Scroll Animations, User Experience (UX), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Projects, Sage WordPress Theme, Visual Composer, Forms, Portfolio Templates, 3D, 3D Animation, WPMU DEV, Web Animation, Transitions, UI Animation, SVG Animation, HTML5 Animations, Icon Animation, Project Planning, Leadership, Secure Web Development, Intercom, Google, Payment APIs, Content Marketing Platforms, Blade, APIs, API Integration, HubSpot CRM, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, ThemeForest, Servers, Data Migration, SVG, Animation, IT Support, WordPress Multisite, Documentation, SEO Tools, Renewables, Renewable Energy, Child Themes, Theme Customization, Customization, Lazy Loading, PSD, Instagram, Stripe Payments, Geofencing & Geotargeting, ASC 606, Google Search Console, Chatbots, Chatbot, Chat Support, Digital Economy, Computer Science, Information Technology, Technical Writing, Google Ads, Optimization, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Performance, Plugins, Web App UX, Technical Leadership, Team Leadership, Healthcare IT, App Customizations
Education
Progress Toward a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Economy and Information Technology
American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tuzla, Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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