WordPress Developer Needed for Design Conversion

Posted 8 hours ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are looking for an experienced WordPress developer to build a professional website based on our existing design. Project Overview * The website has already been designed. * We will provide: * The design files. * A reference website for styling and user experience. * You do not need to create a new visual design. The goal is to accurately convert the design into a fast, clean, responsive WordPress website while following the style and interactions of the reference site. Scope * Convert the supplied design into WordPress. * Match the layout, spacing, typography, animations, and overall feel of the reference website. * Implement simple frontend interactions and animations. * Ensure the website is fully responsive on desktop, tablet, and mobile. * Build reusable templates where appropriate. * Use clean, maintainable code. Responsive Design * The website must be fully responsive on desktop, tablet, and mobile. * For the mobile version, you do not need to redesign each page from scratch. Instead, use the corresponding sections of the reference website as the guideline for responsive layouts and behavior. * Each section should follow the responsive implementation of the reference site as closely as practical while matching our supplied design. Technical Requirements We are looking for someone who writes high-quality code, not just someone who can make the site look correct. Requirements include: * Clean HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. * Well-organized CSS (avoid messy inline styles or duplicated code). * Proper file structure and coding standards. * Optimized performance and loading speed. * Cross-browser compatibility. * SEO-friendly markup. * Secure WordPress development following best practices. * The website should remain stable after future WordPress, theme, and plugin updates (we’ve had issues with sites breaking after a few months, so long-term reliability is very important). * Avoid unnecessary plugins whenever possible. * Easy for our team to edit content after completion. Bonus Skills * Experience with custom WordPress themes. * Strong understanding of performance optimization. * Experience building scalable, maintainable WordPress websites. * Familiarity with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) or similar tools. The completed website should: Website performance is very important. * Load quickly on both desktop and mobile. * Be optimized for images, fonts, CSS, and JavaScript. * Use lazy loading where appropriate. * Minimize render-blocking resources. * Achieve 90+ Google PageSpeed Insights Performance score on desktop and 80+ on mobile for typical pages after launch (excluding third-party scripts outside of your control). * Meet Google’s Core Web Vitals recommendations, including good scores for LCP, CLS, and INP. * Feel fast and responsive in real-world use, comparable to a modern professional website. To Apply Please send: 1. Your portfolio of WordPress websites. 2. Examples of custom WordPress themes you’ve built. 3. A brief explanation of how you keep your code clean and maintainable. 4. Your estimated timeframe. 5. Your availability. We are looking for a long-term developer for future projects if this one goes well.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
WordPress
Web Design
Nice-to-have skills
Web Development
PHP
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Interviewing:
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  • Invites sent:
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  • Unanswered invites:
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About the client
Member since Jul 18, 2018
  • Australia
    North Ryde5:17 AM
  • $500 total spent
    1 hire, 0 active
  • Media & Entertainment
    Mid-sized company (10-99 people)

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