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James B.

James B.

Senior WordPress, Shopify, and Full Stack Developer

I’m a senior web developer with extensive experience building, improving, troubleshooting, and supporting websites for businesses, agencies, ecommerce brands, nonprofits, universities, public-sector organizations, and enterprise-level teams. Over the course of my career, I’ve worked across hundreds of websites and web-based projects, ranging from simple marketing site updates to complex WordPress builds, ecommerce stores, custom functionality, performance improvements, API integrations, analytics implementations, migrations, and long-term support engagements. Clients typically hire me when they need someone who can quickly understand the goal, evaluate the existing setup, identify the best technical path, and get the work done correctly without creating unnecessary complexity. My core strengths include WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, PHP, Laravel, React, JavaScript, custom theme development, plugin customization, API integrations, page speed optimization, conversion optimization, WCAG accessibility improvements, SEO-focused development, content strategy support, analytics, and ongoing website support. I also work comfortably with Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Elementor, custom codebases, and mixed technology environments. I can help with: • Custom WordPress development • WooCommerce and Shopify development • Theme customization and custom feature development • PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, and MySQL work • Website fixes, debugging, and troubleshooting • Page speed, Core Web Vitals, and performance optimization • Conversion optimization, landing page improvements, and UX refinements • Accessibility improvements and WCAG-focused website updates • SEO-focused technical improvements and content strategy support • API integrations, forms, payment systems, analytics, and automations • Website migrations, rebuilds, redesigns, and long-term maintenance • Agency support for overflow development, white-label work, and technical execution I bring a broad technical background, but I also understand that most clients are not just hiring code. They are hiring judgment, reliability, communication, and the ability to move a project forward. I’m comfortable stepping into unclear requirements, inherited websites, aging codebases, urgent fixes, unfinished builds, underperforming landing pages, or larger agency workflows where quality and consistency matter. I work well with both nontechnical business owners and technical teams. Whether you already have a detailed scope, a Figma design, an existing site that needs help, a performance issue, an accessibility concern, or a business goal that needs to be translated into a practical technical plan, I can help clarify the path and execute it reliably. My goal is simple: make the process easier, solve the problem properly, and deliver work that is clean, stable, measurable, and built with the long-term health of the site in mind.

🇺🇸Nashville, United States$50/hr100% JSS4.61 (376)Since Sep 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$440

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#83,086 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#12,230 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $2.6k

Total earnings
$796k

Billed in all: $803k

World#997 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#416 / 62.1k
Per project
$1.6k

$660 in the last 6 months

World#89,480 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#15,091 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
4

Across 9 contracts

33% fixed67% hourly
World#51,813 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#7,181 / 62.1k
Projects in all
487

Across 566 contracts

38% fixed62% hourly
World#1,844 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#347 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$803kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$802k$803k$804kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 13% in jQuery

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