Murat Can A.

Hi, I'm Can. Full-stack web developer, 11+ years in production. Very experienced with custom WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Figma builds, Elementor, and Gutenberg. Part-time Lead Developer at a US-based digital agency: Figma to production, code reviews, mentoring. $150K+ earned on Upwork across 100+ projects, all 5-star. Based in Europe, working with US, UK, and EU clients. Professional, fluent English written and spoken. On Upwork I work two ways: I build new sites for you, or I take over maintenance of one you already have. BUILDING NEW SITES You bring a Figma. I build the site. WordPress or Shopify, your call. Exact match to the design, responsive, on a clean codebase that doesn't rely on a pile of plugins or page builders. I handle the full path: theme, custom blocks or widgets, content structure, hosting, email, analytics, GDPR-compliant tracking. You get a site that works and a backend your team can actually use. For complex builds I write a development blueprint first: stack, plugin plan, theme architecture, timeline, budget. You see the full plan before we start. Within builds, here are the directions I work in most: Headless WordPress + modern frontend If you need headless, I've done plenty. WordPress backend (REST API or WPGraphQL) with Next.js or Astro.js frontend, deployed to Vercel, Netlify, or your own infrastructure. Same approach works for hybrid Shopify storefronts. Elementor Years of production experience on large, content-heavy Elementor sites. Setup: Elementor with the Hello (Vanilla) theme, no third-party addon suites, custom functionality through tailored plugins and ACF. Custom widgets for designs that off-the-shelf widgets can't handle. If your Elementor site has slowed down under plugin or addon bloat, I can audit and clean it up. Shopify For Shopify builds, my baseline is the Skeleton Theme: minimal, tailored, no bloat. I add only the apps and Liquid sections the project actually needs, customize the theme directly when stock won't cut it. Storefront API and Admin API integrations when needed. Ecommerce + booking Ecommerce work across WooCommerce, Shopify, and BigCommerce. WooCommerce gets the most attention: custom price calculations, complex checkouts, subscription logic, dynamic pricing, bundles, pricing engines tied to external systems through APIs. Booking engines including FareHarbor embedded into custom WordPress or Shopify flows. Accessibility, GDPR + data Production experience across European clients on accessibility (WCAG-aligned builds, keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility) and GDPR compliance (cookie consent, data handling, server-side tracking, EU-hosted analytics). Built in from day one, not bolted on at the end. FULLY MANAGED SITE MAINTENANCE If you already have a site and want someone to actually look after it, I can take over. One developer, one point of contact, no agency markup. Monthly retainer or hourly. Includes: - WordPress, theme, and plugin updates - Content edits, asset swaps, new pages and landings - SEO structure and on-page work - Tracking and audits: GTM, GA4, server-side via Stape, Meta Pixel - GDPR compliance and cookie consent (CookieBot) - Hosting on WP Engine, Kinsta, AWS - Server config, SSL, mailing (SMTP/DKIM/SPF), DNS work - Forms, booking engines, CRM integrations - Security hardening and monitoring STACK CMS / Ecommerce WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify (Skeleton baseline), BigCommerce, headless WP. Frontend React, Next.js, Astro.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, SASS, modern JS, Vite. Lottie, SVG, GSAP animations. Backend PHP, MySQL, schema design, REST API, WPGraphQL, custom endpoints, webhooks, API integrations. WordPress dev Custom themes, ACF Pro, Gutenberg blocks (Block Bindings API), Elementor + Hello (Vanilla) + custom widgets, WP-CLI, Composer (Bedrock), PHPUnit, CPTs. Performance + SEO WebP pipelines, bundling, server-side caching, Core Web Vitals. Yoast, RankMath, The SEO Framework, LD-JSON, schema markup, technical SEO audits. Tracking + compliance Server-side GTM via Stape, GA4, Meta Pixel, TikTok, LinkedIn Insights, CookieBot, GTM consent mode, WCAG accessibility. Forms, booking + CRM Gravity Forms with API hooks, FareHarbor and other booking engines, HubSpot (forms, workflows, gated content), Salesforce, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, custom webhooks. Hosting + infrastructure WP Engine, Kinsta, AWS, SiteGround. Server config, SSL, SMTP/DKIM/SPF, DNS, staging, CI/CD with GitHub Actions. Admin + editor ASE Pro, custom dashboards, simplified editor views. Polylang and WPML for multilingual. WP All Import/Export, custom migration scripts. HOW TO START Send me a message about your project. I'll quote directly, or we figure out the plan together first.