Hire WordPress developer expertise that treats your site like production software: custom block themes and plugins, WooCommerce, migrations, speed, security and AI features on WordPress 7. I'm Usman Nadeem, a freelance full-stack and AI engineer in Lahore, Pakistan, with 12+ years of product work and 500+ projects delivered.
Speed only matters if the site holds up after launch. These are fixed-scope WordPress sprints built on staging, with every change in a child theme or custom plugin, so nothing disappears on the next update.
For founders and marketers who need a working WordPress or WooCommerce product live now.
Scoped to one core flow. Final timeline confirmed after a 30-minute call.
For teams launching a store, membership or content site to paying customers.
Fits a v1 with 2 to 3 core flows. Payment gateway approvals and late content can add time.
For sites that are slow, hacked, broken after an update or stuck on old PHP and plugins.
A focused sprint on the top issues. Bigger rebuilds are split into follow-up milestones.
Not sure which fits? Send me your idea or your site URL and I'll suggest the fastest honest route, with a custom quote.
WordPress is the right call for content-heavy marketing sites, publishers, membership and course sites, and most WooCommerce stores, as long as someone owns the code. I build custom block themes and plugins, WooCommerce checkouts, CRM and payment integrations, migrations with full URL parity, and speed and Core Web Vitals fixes. Custom code lives in a child theme or a dedicated plugin under version control, never in files an update will overwrite. When you hire WordPress developer support from me, you work directly with the engineer writing the code, not an account manager.
WordPress itself changed a lot in 2026. WordPress 7.0 (May 20) added an AI Client and a Connectors screen to core, so a site can use OpenAI, Anthropic or Google models through one interface, and the Abilities API lets those features run as workflows. WordPress 7.1 (August 19) brought responsive block styling, a new media editor and Notes with @mentions, and WordPress 7.2 is planned for December 10, 2026. I use this to add practical AI features, such as drafting help, alt text, smart search and support assistants, and I pair WordPress with Laravel or Next.js when part of the product outgrows the CMS.
12+ years of delivery, 150+ clients, 500+ projects and 95% repeat or referral. Full-stack context means I know when a plugin is the right answer, when a few lines of custom code beat a heavy plugin, and when WooCommerce or Shopify fits your store better. You get written notes on everything I customise, so you are never locked in. Most teams hire a WordPress developer for one of three reasons: a new site or store, a slow or hacked site, or an update or redesign they keep putting off.
Send me your idea or your site URL and tell me where it stands. I'll come back with a plan, a realistic timeline and a custom quote.
AI tools like Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable and Bolt can now write a WordPress plugin, a theme or a React front end in an afternoon. Patchstack expects vibe coding to keep merging with WordPress in 2026, and its 2025 data shows why that needs care: 11,334 new vulnerabilities in the WordPress ecosystem (up 42% on 2024), 91% of them in plugins, and 46% with no fix from the developer by the time they were made public. I review and fix AI-generated WordPress code so it is safe to launch and easy for the next developer to maintain.
Source: Patchstack, State of WordPress Security in 2026 (2025 data, updated February 25, 2026).
Your plugin or theme works, but nobody wants to touch the code. I refactor it without breaking what already runs.
AI-generated WordPress code often skips the checks that stop real attacks. A security audit finds them before someone else does.
$wpdb queriesI review the plugins, theme, database and hosting, then send a written report ranked by severity: what is risky now and what can wait.
Security holes go first: keys rotated, nonces and capability checks added, inputs sanitised and output escaped. The site stays live while I work.
Cleanup, update discipline on staging, backups and monitoring, then a handoff doc so you or your team can keep building safely.
Built something fast with AI and want a second pair of eyes? Request a vibe code audit
A selection of live builds for real businesses: online stores, real estate, local service companies, an events brand and a marketing agency, each designed to be fast, mobile-friendly and easy for the owner to update.
Online store for a home decor brand, built around visual product categories and promotions for furniture and lighting.
Property-focused real estate website that presents the Muhammad Estate development and makes it easy to explore.
Website for a real estate marketing company, presenting its workspaces and end-to-end services, guidance and support.
Fashion e-commerce store built on Shopify, with new arrivals and men's, women's and accessories collections.
WordPress site for a licensed mobile notary: services, documents notarized, how it works and appointment booking.
WordPress site for a New Hampshire septic company, with service pages, town location pages, a blog and click-to-call.
WordPress site for a balloon decor business, with event service pages, a gallery and free quote booking.
WordPress site for a digital marketing agency, with service pages, a client work showcase, blog and careers.
Custom block themes and child themes, custom plugins and Gutenberg blocks, WooCommerce stores and checkout changes, membership and course sites, migrations and redesigns, speed and Core Web Vitals work, security cleanups and ongoing care. I handle the whole build: content model, theme, plugins, integrations, hosting and launch.
Both. For new builds I usually recommend a custom block theme, because it is faster and easier to maintain. If your site already runs on Elementor or another page builder, I work inside it with guardrails: global styles, fewer add-ons, and custom code kept in a child theme or plugin.
Yes. WordPress 7.0 added an AI Client and a Connectors screen to core, so a site can use models from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google through one interface. I build features like drafting help, alt text, smart search and support chat on top of it, with usage limits and logging. See AI development for more.
Yes. I start with an audit of plugins, theme, users and hosting, then clean out malware, close the hole that let it in and harden the site. For speed, I fix caching, images, database bloat and heavy plugins, and check Core Web Vitals. For ongoing updates and monitoring, see support and maintenance.
WooCommerce when content, SEO and custom features matter and you want to own the whole stack. Shopify when you want hosted commerce with less maintenance and a large app store. I build both, so I recommend based on your catalogue and team, not habit. See Shopify development for that side.
Yes. If your plugin, theme or front end was built fast with Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable or Bolt, I start with a code and security audit: missing nonces and capability checks, exposed API keys, SQL injection, unescaped output, open REST routes, unsafe uploads and vulnerable plugins. You get a written report ranked by severity, then I fix the critical issues first. Details are on the vibe code security audit page.
Yes, when the MVP is scoped to one core flow, such as lead capture, booking, a membership area or a small store, deployed to a live URL. Extra features move into the next milestone instead of stretching the week. A v1 with 2 to 3 core flows fits the 2-week idea-to-market sprint. We agree what fits on a 30-minute call, and I confirm the timeline then, not before.
There are no fixed packages. After a short call I send a custom quote split into milestones, each with a clear scope and deliverable, so you pay as working pieces ship. Ongoing care and maintenance can be quoted separately.
Send me a short brief through the contact form: your site URL if you have one, what you want to build or fix, and your timeline. I work remotely from Lahore, Pakistan with clients worldwide, and I reply with questions or a proposed plan.