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✅ 10+ Years of Full-Time Experience ✅ 100+ 5-Star Reviews | 100% Job Success | Top-Rated Plus ✅ Fast, Reliable, U.S.-Based (EST) I’m Gerald Thornton — a full-time WordPress, WooCommerce, and full-stack developer with over a decade of experience building, securing, and optimizing complex websites. If your site is slow, buggy, vulnerable, or broken, I’ll fix it efficiently and make it fast, stable, and secure. My focus is long-term durability, performance, and clean engineering — not band-aid fixes. 🧭 What I Do Best 🔹 WordPress Development & Full-Stack Support Theme and plugin development, debugging, API integrations, database tuning, and server-side logic. I cover both front-end and back-end work so your entire stack runs smoothly. 🔹 WooCommerce Customization Payment gateways, shipping logic, memberships, bundles, checkout flows, dynamic pricing, and custom product functionality — fully tailored to your store. 🔹 Website Security & Hardening Security audits, malware cleanup, theme/plugin code review, hardening (firewalls, file permissions, salts, headers), and autoload/DB optimization. I specialize in cleaning compromised sites and preventing repeat incidents. 🔹 Speed Optimization (GTmetrix / PageSpeed Insights) Sub-1-second load times where possible using WP Rocket, caching layers, asset optimization, and server-level tuning. 🔹 Troubleshooting & Emergency Fixes If something breaks, I identify the root cause and resolve it quickly. I’ve recovered 40+ sites this year alone from outages, plugin conflicts, and performance failures. 🔹 Email & DNS Configuration Outlook 365, WP Mail SMTP, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and dynamic DNS — ensuring reliable email delivery and better domain reputation. 🔹 Hosting & Migration WP Engine, Kinsta, cPanel/WHM, SiteGround, GoDaddy, DigitalOcean, and more. Secure moves with zero downtime. 🔹 Custom Plugin & Theme Development Lightweight, secure, and maintainable code — built to fit your exact needs without unnecessary bloat. 🧰 Tools & Stack Languages: PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Bash Frameworks: WordPress, WooCommerce, ACF, Elementor Security: Malware cleanup, file audits, autoload cleanup, WP hardening, CSP, headers Optimization: WP Rocket, Cloudflare, Redis/Object Cache Hosting: WP Engine, Kinsta, cPanel/WHM, InMotion, DigitalOcean OS & IDE: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, PhpStorm AI Tools: Claude code, ChatGPT ⚡ Why Clients Hire Me Fast turnaround and efficient communication Clear explanations without technical overwhelm Careful documentation and backups before every change A focus on stability, speed, and long-term maintainability A reliable partner who protects your site and strengthens your business A developer should move your project forward — not stand in its way. 💬 Ready to get started? Message me here on Upwork for: • Ongoing maintenance • Full-stack WordPress or WooCommerce development • Security auditing or malware cleanup • Speed improvement and debugging • Custom features or plugin development • Performance and architecture consulting Payments are handled securely through Upwork, and I’m available via Upwork messages, Zoom, or Slack — whatever works best for you.

Magento/Shopify Certified Developer with 10+ years of experience building and maintaining Magento 1.x/2.x Community and Enterprise editions and Shopify/Shopify Plus stores. US based, 5-star, UpWork Top Rated, full time freelancer. My services also include developing/customizing websites on BigCommerce platforms as well as creating unique solutions from scratch using one of the PHP/JavaScript frameworks including Laravel, Symfony, Angular, React and Vue.

10 years Experience to work in Web Development industry. During this time I work different companies in different positions. In my whole working life, I work with open source programing language. I believe programing language have no boundary to learn, create or update. Everyone have rights to create or update something for the web. Below is my recent project and using tools. www.thejplstore.com (Ecommerce) - Opencart, FedEx, Authorize.net www.culinartonline.com/jpl-dining (wordpress CSS, PHP, MySql) www.tailsmeaboutit.com ( Magento, CSS, PHP, MySql) please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information

19 year industry veteran Highlights: - Built fitness tech application (alone) to $350 million acquisition supporting over 600,000 customers with 10,000 concurrent and $5 million in monthly transactions. - BA Visual Arts - Built 3 development teams, 2 through Fortune 500 acquisition. - CNBC Power Lunch & Fox Business News Tech Take correspondent. Skills: Specialization in emergency response debugging, DevOps, AWS network infrastructure, nosql and relational databases, email, a Soc1, soc2, pci-dss, 21 cfr 11 (fda digital records), and programming languages. Languages: PHP, Python, TypeScript, Pinescript, Ruby on Rails, HTML 5, CSS3, RSS, JavaScript (Angular, ReactJS, NodeJs, Prototype, JQuery), .NET, Bash, CMD. Frameworks: Laravel, WordPress, Drupal, Typo3, Joomla, Oscommerce, Magento, Shopify, Django, Flask, ReactNative Stacks: LAMP, LEMP (nginx), WAMP, WIMP (IIS), XAMPP. Servers: Windows, Debian and RPM based linux distros (CentOS, RedHat, Ubuntu, Debian), SMTP and Exchange mail servers. Networking: AWS solutions architect (all things under a VPC and more). DevOps: Ansible, Jenkins, Gulp/Grant, Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket, JIRA. Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MsSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, DynamoDb API's: All things RESTful both OAuth 1 and 2.

25+ years exp. - Full stack web developer, integrity is one of my core values. If you are looking for someone you can trust who has been building custom web solutions successfully for a long time, look no further. AI model integration, machine learning APIs, Stripe connect and custom Stripe checkouts, automated testing with AI. I build with the TALL stack ( Tailwind, Alpine, Livewire, Laravel ) and use Filmanetphp for rapid panel development. I've also built many custom WordPress plugins. AI augmented - I'm a claude code power user and Cursor is my IDE for fine tuning. I tend to have 2-3 AI coding assistant processes running at any given point in my workflow - for maximum productivity. I closely review generated code and pay tons of focus when/where needed. From one of my favorite reviews I've received here on Upwork - "I've never met such a skilled developer. I mean, we are talking world-class ladies and gentlemen! You are not going to discover a better developer anywhere else." -- Some recent projects; - Built a multi-tenant SaaS for scout troops, AI chatbot with API access to all the troops data like upcoming events, scout advancement progress, etc - Build an app that has a csv importer for companies, calls multiple APIs for gathering data about key people and uses LLM to generate targeted sales copy - Built an API for voice to text transcriptions to run on a local network machine - Setup local network open weights models for unlimited use without paying for tokens - Built a sales management system for an auto insurance dealer ( so his sales people could login, enter a sale, and commissions could also be tracked ) - Built a social network type app with courses and badges, a bit like linked in but focused on fast moving and fast shifting careers. - Built a platform for folks to promote their favorite business' and earn commissions. - Built a custom web application billing system for a contractor / sub - contractor service provider company that has dashboards for clients and vendors with billing and split payments so contractor earns platform fee. -- - "Joseph was kind, responsive, quick, direct, and receptive to feedback. If you have worked with other developers, you know how rare this is, and how important it is to find someone who truly cares about the quality of work they provide. He couldn't have been better to work with." "Joe is incredibly talented and an absolute pleasure to work with. He is our go-to guy for a variety of challenges and we have full confidence" "I really enjoyed working with Joseph. He was honest and direct with his communication. He didn't try to oversell his services. It was all about just getting the job done, doing it well, and communicating with me about what was going on throughout the whole process." - --- Ultimately, good web dev service consists of not only coding, but also translating your needs into solutions, communicating effectively, training you how to use the software, and giving you confidence along the way. I'm here for my clients to find their way through web dev projects. If there is anything I can't do, I'm happy to handle bringing in help on that specialty. I will be honest with you. My skills include but are not limited to; - Web App development - Laravel development - WordPress plugin development - Stripe integrations - Payment gateways - E-commerce - API integrations - AI automation I'm able to help with system design and database design, user experience, and optimization. I offer functionality consulting and can help prepare detailed requirements documents for larger projects. I do my best to provide ideas to solutions - when there is no clear path, a bit of research and some creativity can go a long way. Contact me to discuss your needs!

I am a US-based Senior PHP & WordPress Developer with 14+ years of experience building, optimizing, and troubleshooting high-performance web applications, SaaS platforms, and e-commerce systems. Since 2011, I’ve helped startups, agencies, and established businesses launch, maintain, and scale their websites—with hundreds of successful projects completed across PHP, Laravel, CodeIgniter, WordPress, WooCommerce, and custom backend systems. I specialize in solving difficult technical problems and improving the stability and performance of existing platforms, including: ✔ Backend Development (PHP / Laravel / CodeIgniter / Drupal) 🔹 API development & integrations 🔹 Authentication, OTP, admin panels 🔹 Cron jobs, queues, logic debugging 🔹 Building secure, scalable backend systems 🔹 Custom PHP development & legacy code modernization 🔹 Payment gateway and third-party API work ✔ WordPress & WooCommerce Expertise 🔹 Custom plugins & theme development 🔹 WooCommerce customization & API integrations 🔹 Database optimization, speed tuning, caching 🔹 Troubleshooting complex site issues 🔹 Migrations, fixes, redesigns, and enhancements ✔ Full-Stack Web Development 🔹 PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, JQuery, ReactJS, VueJS 🔹 Bootstrap, Tailwind, HTML5/CSS 🔹 SaaS development 🔹 Dashboard and UI/UX improvements ✔ Server & Infrastructure Troubleshooting 🔹 VPS / cPanel / Cloudflare / AWS Lightsail / Azure 🔹 Fixing crashes, downtime, SSL, DNS, redirects 🔹 Email deliverability, PHP mailer fixes, MySQL errors ✔ Database & Performance Optimization 🔹 MySQL indexing, query optimization 🔹 High-traffic site improvements 🔹 Fixing slow sites, 500 errors, memory issues ✔ Payment Gateways Integration 🔹 Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Square, Authorize.net, Klarna ✔ Integrations, APIs & Data Feeds 🔹 REST API development & third-party API integrations 🔹 IDX / MLS real estate data feed integration & customization 🔹 Twilio (SMS, Voice, OTP), Sinch 🔹 Mailgun (Transactional Email) 🔹 Webhooks, automation workflows, custom API endpoints ✔ DevOps & Version Control 🔹 Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, JIRA 🔹 Docker for containerized development