Examples of my recent work
Here is a peek into my recent tasks (updated 23 July 2025), to give you an outlook of my experience and capabilities:- one of my clients has migrated from PHP 7.4 to 8.4, and I had to quickly fix the code of some ancient Wordpress plugins (which are no longer updated and supported by their authors) to make them compatible with PHP 8.4
- wrote a bunch of code for a future website which is not launched yet. We have set up a WooCommerce subscription with 3 different tiers, and will issue WooCommerce coupons with store credit (amount of credit is based on selected tier)
- made a localized version of an existing English website: I've copied tannybunny.com to tannybunny.ru and made sure that all of WooCommerce attributes are translated correctly to Russian. As always, had to write a bit of PHP code to carry out the mass edit.
- made design edits for a new website (still no content there) - we have started with a basic WP-Bootstrap theme and made a simple black-and-white design
- someone has created a Wordpress website with hard-coded links in the top menu, so I was hired to re-make this menu in a proper Wordpress way, where you can simply move or rename any pages of your website, and links in the top menu would be updated automatically.
- an owner of a web shop was uploading the list of their WooCommerce products into Google Merchant Center (via XML file) and had noticed that "Color" attribute was parsed by Google in an undesirable way. I had to look at the XML file and GMC documentation and figure out how to edit existing "Color" values so they would be parsed as we prefer. Wrote a bit of PHP code to do the mass edit of these attributes.
My Skills
Wordpress backend - 9/10: custom plugins, admin pages, data migration, hooks, filters, cron jobs, you name it.
Wordpress frontend - 8/10: custom themes, design via Elementor, HTML/CSS tweaks, custom JS code, etc
WooCommerce - 8/10: payment gateways, checkout modifications, cart restrictions, product licenses, and so on.
PHP - 8/10: can easily code both in free form and using various frameworks.
Javascript - 6/10: my skills are a bit rusty there. Currently I'm trying to learn React basics. Do I even need it for my line of work?...
MySQL - 8/10: writing complex queries, database maintenance, export/import, etc
git - 7/10: general repository use, basic branching, using diffs, commit history.
Linux Shell - 6/10: I use Ubuntu for my daily work. Can use SSH to work a remote server, do some maintenance there, change file permissions, etc. Can write a simple Bash script.
Python - 2/10: I'm a beginner who is just starting there.
Portfolio
Wordpress plugins & customizations:
May 2020 - present: AudioPluginDeals
June 2024 - present: TannyBunny
March 2023 - present: Loop Queue
March 2024 - November 2024: Developer dashboard
August 2023 - May 2024: Scrabble search
March 2023 - April 2023: NKS Integration
Design using Elementor:
March 2024 - April 2024: MintyGo - migrate existing design from Udesly to Elementor
August 2022 - present: AudioPluginDeals - tweaks and updates for Elementor-based design
Previously:
May 2020 - February 2023: Baeldung (maintenance, making plugins, theme modifications, tech support )
August 2020 - August 2022: LinkProdigy (making wordpress plugin, first versions)
2015 - 2019: Brian Casel (making plugins, tech support, customer support)
About me
I've been freelancing since 2013. My skills were modest at first but eventually I've gained more and more experience.
Most of my skills are in the area of website development, Wordpress specifically.
For many years, I've lived without personal website and neglected to keep track of my professional progress. Now it is time to catch up.
My native language is Russian, but in my professional activity I use English almost exclusively.
I have now migrated to Italy, so it is time to learn Italian, too!
I'm also hard of hearing, so I would not be able to take your calls or participate in meetings. I'm not sure if that is for worse or for better :)