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Alwyn K.

Wordpress, Joomla, PHP & Javascript Tech Lead

Top Rated Plus | 100% Job Success | $600K+ earned, 17,000+ hours delivered I work as a fractional technical lead for businesses and agencies that need someone to own the technical decisions on WordPress and integrated systems — not just execute tickets. Most developers can implement a feature. Fewer can tell you whether it's the right feature, how it'll hold up at scale, or what it'll cost you in six months if built wrong. That's the role I play: the senior technical voice in the room. a Migration that can't have downtime, an integration that touches customer data, a platform decision that locks you in for years, getting this right is where I shine Where I typically get involved: Technical ownership & architecture Acting as the senior technical decision-maker for WordPress/WooCommerce platforms, including build-vs-buy calls, platform audits, and roadmap planning Systems & API integration Connecting WordPress to Stripe, HubSpot, Mailchimp, AI/GPT tooling, and custom backends so your tools actually work together eCommerce platform strategy WooCommerce architecture decisions that affect conversion, scale, and long-term maintainability, not just storefront tweaks Security & performance at the infrastructure level Core Web Vitals, hardening, and migrations planned and executed with zero downtime Fractional/ongoing technical partnership for agencies and founders who need senior-level judgment on retainer, without a full-time hire Core stack: PHP, JavaScript, WordPress/WooCommerce architecture, API integration, AI tooling integration, Joomla, Elementor/Divi/ACF where relevant to the build. I take on a limited number of ongoing engagements at a time so I can actually think about your systems rather than triage tickets. If you're looking for occasional deep technical judgment rather than hourly task work, let's talk.

🇿🇦Johannesburg, South Africa$40/hr100% JSS4.96 (41)Since Jul 2008

Earnings and projects

MRR
$3k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#12,668 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#63 / 2,548
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.5k

Last 6 months: $18k

World#15,678 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#85 / 2,548
Total earnings
$603k

Billed in all: $614k

World#1,850 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#8 / 2,548
Per project
$12k

$9k in the last 6 months

World#13,191 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#72 / 2,548
Projects, last 6 months
2
50% fixed50% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#405 / 2,548
Projects in all
52

Across 62 contracts

42% fixed58% hourly
World#58,779 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#259 / 2,548

Earnings, last 30 days

$614k+$2.5k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$610k$612k$614kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 1% in Data Entry

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  5. #643HTML18,716 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 3%
  6. #662CSS19,042 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 3%
  7. #689Adobe Photoshop39,405 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #3Top 2%
  8. #697Data Entry53,630 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #6Top 1%