WordPress Site Enhancement and Feature Addition

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

Expereinced WordPress/Elementor Developer Needed — UX, Performance, Technical SEO & AI Search** We are looking for an experienced WordPress and Elementor developer to help complete and improve an existing THERAPY website and ART WELLNESS website. The website’s visual direction, brand identity, written content, and much of the Elementor structure already exist. We do not need a ground-up redesign. We need a skilled developer who can enhance lead generation , funnel design, refine the current build, solve technical and responsive-design issues, and bring the site to a polished, launch-ready standard. **Scope of work** * Review the existing WordPress/Elementor site and recommend prioritized improvements. * Refine spacing, typography, visual hierarchy, navigation, and overall user experience. * Ensure excellent responsive design across desktop, tablet, and mobile. * Improve Elementor structure and remove unnecessary complexity or duplication. * Optimize Core Web Vitals, image loading, page speed, and overall performance. * Create or refine reusable Elementor templates and global styles. * Improve menus, buttons, forms, embedded media, galleries, and calls to action. * Confirm that tracking, forms, links, and key user journeys work correctly. * Apply technical SEO best practices, including headings, metadata, schema, internal linking, image optimization, indexing, and crawlability. * Structure the site so its content can be clearly understood by Google and AI-powered search tools. * Recommend practical improvements for AEO/GEO visibility, such as clear topical structure, entity signals, author credibility, FAQs, structured data, and well-organized service or resource pages. * Protect the existing site through safe staging, backups, and careful deployment. * Provide a concise handoff explaining how the owner can maintain and update the site independently. **The ideal developer** You should have strong experience with: * WordPress and Elementor Pro * Responsive and mobile-first design * HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP troubleshooting * WordPress performance and Core Web Vitals * Technical and on-page SEO * Schema markup and structured data * Accessibility and user-friendly design * GA4 and Google Search Console * AI search optimization, AEO, or GEO based on sound technical and content principles * Improving existing websites without unnecessarily rebuilding them Experience with creative, counselling, wellness, personal-brand, or portfolio websites is an asset. A strong design eye is important because the site has an established, visually sensitive brand direction. **Initial priorities** 1. Conduct a focused site audit. 2. Identify critical launch issues versus optional future improvements. 3. Complete and polish the homepage and essential templates. - this include UX and image editing work , as we already use CHATGPT to generate how pages look. -You must be proficient in making Ai generated images and designs/ graphics that are resized and optimized for web 4. Resolve mobile responsiveness and performance problems. 5. Establish the technical SEO and AI-search foundation. 6. Test the site and prepare it for launch. We value someone who can distinguish between essential improvements and unnecessary work. Please do not propose a full rebuild unless you can clearly demonstrate why it is technically necessary. **When applying, please include:** * Two or three relevant WordPress/Elementor projects you personally worked on. * A clear description of your role in each project. * Before-and-after performance or SEO results, if available. * Your approach to improving an existing Elementor site. * Specific examples of how you have prepared websites for Google Search and AI-powered discovery. * The tools you use to test speed, responsiveness, accessibility, SEO, and schema. * Your estimated availability and preferred project structure. * Confirmation that you are comfortable working through staging, backups, and documented handoff. Please begin your proposal with the words **“Elementor refinement”** so we know you have read the complete description. We would like to begin with a paid audit and one clearly defined implementation milestone. If the collaboration is successful, additional pages and ongoing improvements may follow.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $5.00

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    $10.00

    Hourly
  • 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
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About the client
Member since Jun 26, 2013
  • Canada
    Richmond10:37 PM
  • $879 total spent
    8 hires, 2 active
  • 55 hours

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