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raphaelheide

Independent Consultant / WordPress Dev at Raphael Heide

@raphaelheide joined Nov 2019

raphaelheide.com github.com/raphaelheide

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    Current Job

    Independent Consultant / WordPress Dev
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    Raphael Heide
    • Reduced infrastructure load by 40%+ using Redis, Varnish, and CDN strategies across multiple enterprise clients.
    • Developed internal and public accessibility auditing tools aligned with WCAG 2.2, improving issue detection and remediation speed
    • Delivered sub-2-second load times, optimising Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) for high-traffic platforms.
    • WPGraphQL and custom REST APIs.
    • Developed custom plugins and themes including Gutenberg blocks, Full Site Editing (FSE), and WordPress core-level customisations.
    • Built scalable PHP 8+ OOP backends with REST/GraphQL APIs, OAuth/JWT authentication, and hybrid PHP/Java integration.
    • Engineered bi-directional integrations with Salesforce, ERPs, Stripe/PayPal, Zapier, and webhooks.
    • Implemented geolocation/map features, responsive UIs with Sass/Tailwind, and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
    • Optimised database performance (MySQL/PostgreSQL), ensured WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility, SEO, security hardening, and GA4 implementat

    Recent impact

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    Contributions

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    May 2026
    May 11 Mon · 03:30
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    Committed [3528185] to Plugins SVN:
    update
    May 11 Mon · 03:26
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    Committed [3528179] to Plugins SVN:
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    May 11 Mon · 03:24
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    Committed [3528177] to Plugins SVN:
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    May 11 Mon · 03:23
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    Committed [3528176] to Plugins SVN:
    update
    May 11 Mon · 03:19
    Plugins high
    Committed [3528173] to Plugins SVN:
    Update
    May 10 Sun · 23:58
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    Committed [3528100] to Plugins SVN:
    update
    May 10 Sun · 06:18
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    Committed [3527579] to Plugins SVN:
    svn commit -m "Tagging version 1.0.3 for stable release"
    May 10 Sun · 05:58
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    Committed [3527572] to Plugins SVN:
    Update
    May 10 Sun · 05:48
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    Committed [3527569] to Plugins SVN:
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    May 10 Sun · 05:40
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    Committed [3527568] to Plugins SVN:
    update

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