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Less than 30 hrs/week
Hours needed

1 to 3 months
Duration

Intermediate
Experience level

We’re looking for an experienced WordPress developer to collaborate on an existing project built using the Roots Sage 10 theme. Projec…

CMS Developer Tailwind CSS Laravel WordPress
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30+ hrs/week
Hours needed

1 to 3 months
Duration

Intermediate
Experience level

We are seeking an experienced WordPress developer with expertise in Elementor Pro to create a professional corporate website. The ideal…

CMS Developer CSS Elementor Web Development WordPress
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$50
Fixed-price

Intermediate
Experience level

**Job Description:** We are looking for a skilled WordPress developer in Dhaka to update and customize our sites. The ideal candidate…

CMS Developer HTML PHP CSS Web Development WordPress
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$1,000
Fixed-price

Intermediate
Experience level

We’re seeking a WordPress developer skilled in Thrive Suite, Make.com, and API integration to build a tender portal MVP for South Afric…

CMS Developer API Integration API WordPress Thrive Themes
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$5,000
Fixed-price

Intermediate
Experience level

We are seeking an experienced WordPress developer to create a dynamic and engaging website for a gaming village. The ideal candidate wi…

CMS Developer Web Development Adobe Photoshop Graphic Design WordPress
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Less than 30 hrs/week
Hours needed

1 to 3 months
Duration

Intermediate
Experience level

We’re looking for an experienced Wix developer to help finalise an MVP for a community-based platform. The core requirement is building…

CMS Developer UX & UI Web Development Wix JavaScript Responsive Design
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$50
Fixed-price

Intermediate
Experience level

**Job Description:** We are looking for an experienced WordPress developer to improve our website's performance. Your main tasks will…

CMS Developer PHP CSS Web Development WordPress
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Integrate layout to Diafan CMS

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$80
Fixed-price

Entry
Experience level

I have the layout. It is already done. I need someone to intergate this layout to Diafan CMS. У меня есть готовая верстка. Мне нужен с…

CMS Developer PHP MySQL JavaScript CSS HTML
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Less than 30 hrs/week
Hours needed

1 to 3 months
Duration

Intermediate
Experience level

We are seeking a skilled freelancer to investigate and resolve issues with the synchronization between LearnUpon and HubSpot. Your expe…

CMS Developer HTML CSS JavaScript HubSpot API
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$10
Fixed-price

Intermediate
Experience level

We're looking for a skilled WordPress developer to create a stylish and functional website for our sunglasses brand. The website should…

CMS Developer WooCommerce PHP CSS HTML Web Development WordPress
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CMS Developers on Upwork
can earn $15–$80/hr.
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How to Become a Freelance CMS Developer

Content Management System (CMS) developers work in tandem with designers and content creators. They build tools that help others publish, edit, and maintain websites. These tools might be in the form of a website builder or a specially designed content management system.

Some freelance web developers consider it beneficial to focus on one or a few types of business clients to streamline their workload. By being more focused, developers find optimal ways to build systems for a specific type of business, then are able to reuse some code and ideas on each subsequent client. Starting from scratch to understand the business of each client will be more challenging and time consuming

Less-skilled programmers or noncoders might build functional but simpler content management portals for businesses or individuals by using WordPress, Drupal or Joomla.

What does a freelance CMS developer do?

Freelance CMS developers will need to know how to use web development languages like HTML and CSS to build easy-to-use portals for users to post, update and manipulate written (articles, marketing materials, blogs) and visual (photos, slideshows, videos) content on their websites without technical assistance

What skills do I need to become a freelance CMS developer?

Among the most important skills for a freelance CMS developer are HTML and CSS programming language fundamentals; familiarity with JavaScript, PHP, or MySQL, and a methodical way of deriving customer needs.

These freelancers need to have knowledge of the front-end development and back-end development of a website, like understanding databases, portals, and web servers. Finally, CMS developers need to know how to work with templates and site architecture because they’ll be building tools that help others do their work.

It’s important for freelancers to clearly understand what the client needs and to provide a system that meets their current needs and foreseeable business plans. While you might be capable of building a Lexus, provide a Hyundai if that’s what will best serve your client’s needs.

Running up your costs (time) and pricing for your client’s bill will not build your reputation and fuel success.

​​Here are some supplementary skills these freelancers need to become experts, according to skill requirements aggregated from multiple CMS developer job descriptions.

  • Be able to develop custom solutions using one or more content management systems
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills to understand customer pain points and desired business outcomes
  • Capability to work with back-end engineers to create and maintain integrations with databases as well as external SaaS products and plugins
  • Create and regularly maintain website templates, modules, custom widgets, and plugins to ease content system development in the future
  • Ability to test CMS implementations for functionality, performance, security, data integrity, and data optimization
  • Be able to cooperate with web developers and front-end designers to ensure that delivered solutions meet expectations
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver new capabilities and features
  • Expertise in creating technical documentation and training tutorials for clients
  • Keep up with evolving trends, best practices, and technologies
  • Create a portfolio of your work for potential clients to review; ideally, create a personal professional website to highlight your digital portfolio, including testimonials from satisfied customers, and market your services

What are a freelance CMS developer’s work responsibilities?

By creating and implementing a content management system for a company or other user, freelance CMS developers ensure that content creators and graphic designers have a conduit for placing and updating content on their site.

These are some of the responsibilities freelance CMS developers have:

  • Write well designed, testable, efficient code with standard best practices for a custom CMS; establish a system using CMS frameworks such as Drupal and WordPress; or use a combination of the two approaches
  • Create and maintain clients’ basic sites and user interfaces (UI) by developing custom systems
  • Integrate data from multiple back-end services and databases as well as third-party SaaS providers
  • Gather and refine specifications based on technical needs and project requirements
  • Create and maintain technical software and UI/UX documentation
  • Availability to maintain or expand the system if necessary
  • Remain current on emerging technologies and industry trends

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