WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Newport; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fitness and wellbeing industry is seeking a seasoned WordPress Developer for a 3-month remote contract. The role involves migrating an existing website from Umbraco to WordPress, focusing on custom development and SEO optimization. Ideal candidates will have strong experience with API integration and front-end development, along with familiarity in using tools such as Google Tag Manager and Jira.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in custom WordPress development.
• Solid understanding of SEO best practices.
• Strong grasp of APIs and integration.

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild existing website from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Develop and maintain custom plugins.
• Integrate third-party systems and services within WordPress.

Skills

SEO Knowledge

Custom WordPress Development

Event Tracking

Strong knowledge of APIs

Strong front-end experience

Exposure to DevOps principles

Experience using Jira

Experience working with 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