WordPress & WooCommerce engineer
Md Jahidul Islam.
I work across WordPress and WooCommerce—from custom plugins and commerce workflows to integrations, migrations, and the servers behind them.
Here I share selected work, technical decisions, and lessons learned along the way.
Selected work
WordPress, WooCommerce, and the systems behind the work.
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Tides Marine
View case study →: Modernizing Tides Marine’s commerce and operational platformA unified commerce platform that preserves years of customer and order history while simplifying day-to-day operations. I owned the backend migration, custom integrations, and operational tooling that brought the systems together.
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Show Your Stripes
View case study →: Designing a scalable product workflow for Show Your StripesA connected customization workflow that carries customers’ selections from the product builder through to production and fulfillment. I shaped the product experience and built the WooCommerce system behind it.
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Aristek Consulting
View case study →: Leading Aristek Consulting from concept to custom job platformA branded job-search experience that lets candidates browse opportunities while recruiters continue managing jobs in CEIPAL. I led the technical delivery of the Gutenberg website and custom API integration.
Testimonials
Feedback from clients and collaborators.
Written and video testimonials from people I’ve worked with on agency and client projects.
Abdo Riani
VisionX Partners
Aziz Khan
Vice President & Treasurer
James Bastin
XWeb Consulting
Juan Pablo (JP)
The Edge
Maggie chang
Birdie SEO
Gerald Hwang
Jirisan Capital
Zane Vondracek
Astory Media
Greg Weitzman
From Canada (UpWork)
Christopher Guzman
KickStart Trading Ltd
Hina Malik
Dr Teeth Academy
Jonathan Goldhill
The Goldhill Group
Antonia Krivo
Acuite Construction Intelligence
Elan Cohen
From Canada (UpWork Client)
Jessica Chosid
Principal at Reign Maker
Tara Reed
Apps Without Code
The work behind the websites.
Custom WordPress systems
Custom WordPress themes and plugins, Gutenberg blocks, PHP development, and publishing systems built around the way a team works.
WooCommerce engineering
Product configuration, checkout customization, order data, reporting, and operational tools for WooCommerce stores.
Platform migrations & modernization
WordPress and OpenCart-to-WooCommerce migrations, including products, customer accounts, order history, redirects, and connected services.
WordPress & server support
Backups, caching, server load investigation, security hardening, access controls, and troubleshooting across WordPress, databases, and hosting.
AI-assisted workflows
Practical AI-assisted automation for content operations, data handling, quality checks, and repetitive tasks within WordPress teams.
Technical consulting & architecture
Reviewing requirements, data flows, integration boundaries, and maintenance needs before deciding how a WordPress system should be built.
Experience overview
Since 2013, I’ve worked with agency teams, founders, and non-technical clients on WordPress and WooCommerce projects—from custom plugins and integrations to migrations and server operations.
My experience combines hands-on development, technical planning, and collaboration with designers, project managers, and other developers.
How I work with teams
I work with agencies, founders, and internal teams through focused development projects, technical consulting, and ongoing development and maintenance partnerships. I also work as part of established teams in embedded or full-time roles.
Technical notes
Notes from real work.
Practical lessons on WordPress, commerce, migrations, and performance.
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WordPress Abilities API: What It Enables and How to Use It Safely
A practical introduction to WordPress abilities, with a tested admin walkthrough, real screenshots, and the authentication, permissions, and exposure boundaries to understand before connecting external tools.
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How to Choose the Right Hosting for Your WordPress Website
Choose WordPress hosting around your website’s real workload, maintenance responsibilities, and recovery needs—with practical examples for business websites, WooCommerce stores, and membership platforms.
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Native WordPress in 2026: App-like navigation without a headless frontend
A resilient architecture for fast transitions, cacheable HTML, editable content, and normal WordPress URLs—without maintaining a second frontend application.