WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Hounslow; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fitness and wellbeing sector is seeking a seasoned WordPress Developer for a 3-month contract to migrate their website from Umbraco to WordPress. The role demands extensive WordPress development experience, particularly in custom plugin design, with a strong emphasis on SEO best practices and APIs integration. Remote work is available, offering the option to travel for on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in custom WordPress development and plugin optimization.
• Strong knowledge of SEO best practices and third-party integrations.
• Experience in event tracking using GA4 and GTM.

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild the existing website from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Ensure SEO optimization of digital presence as a key project goal.
• Integrate third-party systems efficiently within the WordPress framework.

Skills

SEO Knowledge

Custom WordPress Development

API Integration

Event Tracking (GA4, GTM)

Front-end Development

DevOps Principles

Tools

Jira

Google Tag Manager

Job description

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We are seeking a seasoned WordPress Developer who has previous experience in the Fitness and Wellbeing industry. The role brings an exciting opportunity to re-platform and rebuild our clients existing website—migrating from Umbraco to WordPress.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in custom WordPress development, including the development and maintenance of custom plugins. A solid understanding of SEO best practices is essential, as optimising our digital presence is one of the key goals of this project. A strong grasp of APIs is also required, as is the ability to integrate third-party systems and services efficiently within the WordPress framework.

Role: WordPress Developer

Location: Remote (opportunity to travel onsite if preference was to work from an office)

Contract: 3 months

• SEO Knowledge
• Custom WordPress Development experience including plugin use/optimization.
• Event Tracking: GA4, GTM (Tag setup, triggers, variables, custom events)
• Strong knowledge of APIs and third-party integration.
• Strong front-end experience
• Exposure and understanding of DevOps principles.
• Experience using Jira
• Experience working with Google Tag Manager