WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Worcester; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Fitness and Wellbeing industry is seeking an experienced WordPress Developer to migrate their website from Umbraco to WordPress. This remote position offers the flexibility of onsite work if preferred. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in custom development, SEO optimization, and API integration, contributing to enhancing the company's digital footprint during this 3-month project.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in custom WordPress development.
• Solid understanding of SEO best practices.
• Strong grasp of APIs and third-party integrations.

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild website from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Integrate third-party systems and services within WordPress framework.
• Optimize digital presence through SEO best practices.

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