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Wordpress Developer

IT-ITES | Web Developer

15,000 - 25,000 p.m | Under Graduate | Chennai

Arumbakkam

Gender : Male | Age Limit - 20-45 | Openings - 1 | Experience - 2-3 Years | Job Type - Regular

Description

Job Overview:
We are looking for a skilled WordPress Developer with strong experience in theme customization, plugin handling, WooCommerce setup, and front-end implementation. The candidate should be able to build, enhance, and maintain high-performance WordPress websites for clients and internal projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. WordPress & WooCommerce Development
    • Setup, configure, and customize WordPress and WooCommerce websites.
    • Manage product listings, checkout flows, shipping, payment gateways, and order management.
    • Implement custom features using hooks, filters, and theme functions.
    • Troubleshoot common WooCommerce issues such as plugin conflicts, theme bugs, and payment integration errors.

  2. Theme & Plugin Customization
    • Customize existing themes or build child themes as required.
    • Modify PHP template files, functions.php, and custom post types.
    • Evaluate, install, and configure plugins to extend functionality.
    • Optimize site performance, caching, and SEO best practices.

  3. Front-End Development
    • Convert UI/UX designs (Figma/PSD/XD) into responsive web pages using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
    • Ensure responsive design across desktop, mobile, and tablet.
    • Implement interactive UI elements using JavaScript/jQuery.

  4. Site Maintenance & Optimization
    • Update WordPress core, plugins, and themes safely without breaking functionality.
    • Perform regular backups, migration, security hardening, and performance tuning.
    • Improve page speed, Core Web Vitals, and SEO structure.
    • Debug issues and provide production support as needed.

  5. Integration & Deployment
    • Integrate external services/APIs such as CRMs, email tools, analytics, and marketing platforms.
    • Deploy websites on hosting platforms including cPanel, Plesk, Cloud Panels, or managed WordPress hosts.
    • Familiarity with DNS setup, SSL, and CDN is a plus.

Required Skills:
• Strong knowledge of WordPress, WooCommerce, Themes, Plugins
• Good understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• Experience with PHP basics (template modifications)
• Knowledge of WordPress hooks, filters, page builders, and shortcodes
• Ability to troubleshoot plugin/theme conflicts and PHP errors
• Awareness of SEO-friendly structure and page speed optimization
• Ability to convert Figma/PSD to WordPress layouts

Preferred Tools/Platforms (Optional but useful):
• Page builders: Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Gutenberg
• Hosting Panels: cPanel, Plesk, CyberPanel, RunCloud
• Performance Tools: Cloudflare, LiteSpeed, W3TC, FlyingPress
• Version control (Git) familiarity

Soft Skills & Expectations:
• Good communication & client understanding
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Problem-solving and debugging mindset
• Positive attitude towards learning new plugins & frameworks

Experience Requirement:
• 1 to 3 years experience
• Freshers with basic skills may apply (Internship option available)

Portfolio Requirement:
• Experience candidates should share work samples or live websites
• Freshers can share academic, practice, or personal projects

Skills

  • Web Developer

Additional Skills


WooCommerce, HTML, JavaScript

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