What Does a WordPress Developer Do?

Builds and customises websites on WordPress, the platform behind a large share of the web.

A WordPress developer creates and maintains sites on WordPress — building custom themes and plugins, integrating third-party tools, and keeping sites fast and secure. The work ranges from tailored business sites to complex, custom-coded platforms.

WordPress powers a huge portion of the web, so demand is steady and much of the work is freelance or fully remote. PHP plus front-end skills form the core.

Key skills

PHP
WordPress themes & plugins
HTML, CSS & JavaScript
MySQL
Site performance & security
Page builders & APIs

Remote WordPress Developer salary

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