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Which one of you is a WordPress Developer

Hey everyone! šŸ‘‹ Iā€™m curiousā€”how many of you are WordPress developers? Whether youā€™re building websites, creating custom themes, or coding plugins, WordPress is such a flexible platform to work with. Letā€™s talk about what itā€™s like being a WordPress developer and connect with others in the community!

What a WordPress Developer Actually Do?

A WordPress developer is someone who works with WordPress to build or customize websites. Some of us focus on creating themes, others develop plugins, and many do both.

For me, being a WordPress developer is all about solving problems and creating websites that make peopleā€™s lives easier. What about you?

The Challenges We Face

Like any job, WordPress development comes with its challenges. For example:

  • Making sure everything works smoothly after updates.
  • Meeting client requests that can sometimes feel impossible!
  • Learning new things as WordPress keeps evolving.

What challenges have you faced, and how do you handle them?

What Makes It All Worth It

Despite the challenges, thereā€™s so much to love about WordPress:

  • The freedom to create anything you can imagine.
  • Seeing your work live online.
  • Being part of a global community of developers and users.

Iā€™ve built some really fun projects, and itā€™s always satisfying to bring ideas to life.

Letā€™s Connect!

Iā€™d love to hear from you:
here is my LinkedIn profile link: Muhammad Usman

  • Are you a WordPress developer?
  • What do you love or find challenging about it?

Share your thoughts in the comments below. Letā€™s connect and learn from each other!

Final Thoughts

WordPress is powerful, and the community behind it is even stronger. Letā€™s celebrate the work we do and support each other along the way. Soā€¦ who here is a WordPress developer? šŸ˜Š

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AppsDevPk ā€¢

nice to see a wp developer from pakistan here, i am also a wordpress developer living in lahore (same as you) and i have build a lot of projects in wordpress (complete sites, plugins, themes) in last 12 years, my overall development experience is 24 years.

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Dusan Petkovic ā€¢

Hows the job landscape these days for WordPress?

I used to be a Wordpress custom solutions developer a few years ago, but then I transitioned to front-end, and I wouldn't go back, but I wonder how things are for devs these days...

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Muhammad Usman ā€¢

Nowadays, I'm currently working on custom theme development (Customization).

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Dusan Petkovic ā€¢

Are there jobs, how do you usually find clients?

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Muhammad Usman ā€¢

I'm working on a full-time job based role at the moment.

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Daniel Busuioc ā€¢

have you used ddev on wsl2 with bedrock and sage 10?

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