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WordPress Developer

"Builds, maintains, and improves your WordPress site."

A WordPress Developer builds custom themes, manages plugins, and implements design changes on WordPress-based websites. They keep the site fast, secure, and easy for non-technical team members to update.

What they do
01

Build and customise WordPress themes and page templates using Elementor, Divi, or custom code

02

Implement design mockups in HTML/CSS/PHP to pixel accuracy

03

Manage plugin updates, backups, and security patches

04

Optimise site speed: image compression, caching, and Core Web Vitals

Typical tools & skills
WordPressElementor or ACFHTML / CSS / PHP basicsJavaScript basicsYoast SEOWooCommerce (desirable)
Typical salary (AUD)
$30,000 – $50,000 AUD / year

Locally compliant in the Philippines. Tugma matches you with candidates in this range who are paid fairly and covered by Team Up Now's EOR framework.

How Tugma matches this role
Security-conscious

Knows that an unpatched plugin is a liability — and treats it as one

Clear documentation

Writes notes that the next developer (or the client) can actually follow

Practical

Chooses the right tool for the job rather than over-engineering every solution

Need a WordPress Developer?

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