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Stephen Raj

Senior WordPress Developer at Aparajitha Corporate Services

@stephen97 Bangalore joined Mar 2019

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    Bio

    Senior WordPress Developer with 9+ years of experience in custom themes/plugins, Gutenberg/React, WooCommerce, API/CRM integrations, and performance optimization. Experienced in delivering 200+ websites with a focus on clean code, scalability, security, and great user experience.

    Interests

    WordPress development, AI & automation, web performance, UI/UX, open source, technology, learning new tools, problem solving, music, travel

    WordPress Origin Story

    I got started with WordPress by building websites for small business needs and quickly became interested in how flexible and customizable the platform was. What started with themes and basic customizations grew into full-time development, including custom themes, plugins, WooCommerce, integrations, and performance optimization. Over the years, WordPress became the main focus of my career, and I’ve had the opportunity to work on 200+ websites.

    Badges

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    Plugin Developer

    Current Job

    Senior WordPress Developer
    Jun 2024 – Present
    Aparajitha Corporate Services · Full-time
    Leading WordPress development projects, building custom themes/plugins and WooCommerce solutions, handling API/CRM integrations, performance optimization, AWS hosting, and ongoing website maintenance for global clients.

    Job History

    Senior WordPress Developer
    Jan 2022 – May 2024
    Yularatech · Full-time
    Developed and maintained WordPress websites for global clients, working on custom themes, plugins, WooCommerce, integrations, responsive UI, performance optimization, and ongoing technical support. Collaborated with designers, marketers, and clients to deliver reliable, high-quality web solutions.
    Web/UI Developer
    Dec 2019 – Dec 2021
    Nexevo Technologies · Full-time
    Worked on end-to-end WordPress development, including custom themes and plugins, Elementor, WooCommerce, API integrations, website maintenance, bug fixing, and performance optimization. Worked closely with clients and internal teams to deliver responsive, user-friendly websites on time.

    Key Accomplishments

    Resolved complex production issues involving performance, integrations, DNS, hosting, and WordPress infrastructure.
    Implemented Git and CI/CD workflows to improve development and deployment reliability.
    Reduced dependency on third-party plugins by developing lightweight, custom WordPress solutions.
    Reduced dependency on third-party plugins by developing lightweight, custom WordPress solutions.
    Developed custom WordPress plugins and integrations to automate business workflows and reduce manual processes.
    Improved website performance and Core Web Vitals through code, asset, caching, and database optimization.
    Delivered 200+ WordPress websites with a focus on performance, scalability, custom development, and seamless third-party integrations.

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    2contributions
    high2
    medium0
    score6
    Last 90 days
    5contributions
    high5
    medium0
    score15
    Last 12 months
    11contributions
    high11
    medium0
    score33

    Team focus

    Across 7 teams, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    Time commitment

    20 hours per week
    • On my own time 20 hrs/wk

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 18 Tue · 12:50
    Plugins high
    Committed [3652881] to Plugins SVN:
    Tag 1.2.0
    Aug 18 Tue · 12:49
    Plugins high
    Committed [3652880] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 1.2.0: activity log, WP-CLI support, batched auto-clear triggers, custom capability
    June 2026
    Jun 19 Fri · 12:06
    Plugins high
    Committed [3578611] to Plugins SVN:
    Update plugin page assets for v1.1.0
    Jun 19 Fri · 12:00
    Plugins high
    Committed [3578595] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging version 1.1.0
    Jun 19 Fri · 11:58
    Plugins high
    Committed [3578590] to Plugins SVN:
    1.1.0
    Jun 09 Tue · 15:38
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566227] to Plugins SVN:
    Add plugin screenshots
    Jun 09 Tue · 15:25
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566219] to Plugins SVN:
    Add plugin icon and banner assets
    Jun 09 Tue · 14:37
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566165] to Plugins SVN:
    Fix stable tag to 1.0.0
    Jun 09 Tue · 14:34
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566163] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging version 1.0
    Jun 09 Tue · 14:22
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566135] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging version 1.0.0