WordPress Plugin Development
Custom WordPress plugins built with proper plugin architecture — OOP PHP, the Hooks API, and settings systems designed to be maintained, not just shipped.
When you need a plugin, not a workaround
Stacking third-party plugins to approximate custom functionality tends to produce fragile sites — conflicting hooks, duplicated logic, and maintenance nobody wants to own. A single, purpose-built plugin is usually more reliable and easier to reason about.
What I build
End-to-end plugin development: architecture planning, admin UI, settings systems, and integration points — following WordPress plugin conventions so the result behaves predictably alongside the rest of the stack.
Technical capabilities
- ✓OOP plugin architecture — PSR-4 autoloading, service classes
- ✓WordPress Hooks API used deliberately, not overused
- ✓Settings pages and admin UI built with the Settings API
- ✓Safe activation / deactivation / uninstall handling
- ✓Unit-testable plugin structure
Typical project types
- ✓Plugins for internal / private use (not a public release)
- ✓Feature plugins that extend WooCommerce or a third-party plugin
- ✓Utility plugins replacing a stack of general-purpose plugins
- ✓Plugins intended for WordPress.org submission (review-ready)
Relevant experience
A recurring pattern: a site running four or five plugins stitched together to approximate one piece of functionality, each with its own settings screen and none of them talking to each other cleanly. Consolidating that into one purpose-built plugin is usually the actual fix, not adding a sixth plugin.
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Questions I get asked
Will the plugin work with my existing theme and plugins?
That's part of the build — I test against the actual stack, not in isolation, and design hooks to avoid known conflict points.
Do you write plugins for the WordPress.org repository?
Yes, when that's the goal — meaning I follow the plugin review guidelines from the start: security, internationalization, no undisclosed external dependencies.
What happens if a WordPress core update breaks something?
Properly hooked plugins built against documented APIs rarely break on core updates — I avoid touching anything undocumented or version-specific for exactly that reason.
Have a project like this?
Tell me what you're building and I'll get back to you within 24–48 hours.