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Tarek Nabil

Freelancer Full Stack Web Developer at Freelancer

@teka34 Mansoura, Egypt joined Jan 2012

TarekNabil.net github.com/TarekNabil Slack: @tarek

    Bio

    Full-stack WordPress developer with 15+ years of hands-on experience, starting with plugin development on Freelancer.com in 2008 and growing into long-term partnerships building and maintaining 100+ WordPress sites. I specialize in custom plugin development, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML multilingual builds, and troubleshooting complex, high-stakes production issues. I came to development through self-teaching while serving in the Egyptian Armed Forces for two decades, and I’m now pursuing web development full-time.

    Interests

    I go to GYM, Playing with my little daughter, Taking care of my parents, Checking up WP community, Working on my own plugins, Exploring new technologies

    WordPress Origin Story

    I got into WordPress in 2008, right when I saw just how brilliantly it was putting open source into practice. Then I came across “Code is Poetry,” and something just clicked — that line took my breath away. I remember thinking, I need to be part of a community that thinks about code that way.

    WordPress nailed something I still think is genius — it let non-technical people run real, powerful websites with zero code, while giving developers like me the tools to build exactly what they needed underneath. I leaned all the way into that: I picked plugin development as my specialty because it meant real problem-solving, not just pushing pixels. Every plugin request pulled me deeper into WordPress core, the database, hooks and filters, building admin panels non-coders could actually use.

    Current Job

    Freelancer Full Stack Web Developer
    Jan 2009 – Present
    Freelancer · Freelance
    Independent freelance developer on Freelancer.com from 2008, specializing in WordPress plugin development. Chose plugin work deliberately over front-end design because it demanded deeper problem-solving — pulling me into WordPress core, database work, and custom admin panels on every project. Delivered 20+ successful projects with a 100% client satisfaction rating, ranging from simple CSS fixes to fully custom plugins built from scratch with third-party API integrations (Google Images, Facebook, Twitter, PayPal). Earned WordPress and PHP certifications through the platform, and built the long-term client relationships during this period — including Serouj and Mina — that would go on to become ongoing partnerships for over a decade.

    Job History

    Full Stack Web Developer
    Jun 2021 – Present
    NeeviStudio.com · Freelance
    Delivering 8+ full client WordPress builds end-to-end — from server provisioning and theme setup through launch. Specialized in WooCommerce e-commerce builds, healthcare-industry sites with custom appointment schedulers and Rx-refill systems, bilingual site delivery, and ongoing security/maintenance across the client portfolio. Owned recurring monthly maintenance across 8+ client WordPress sites for 5 years, completing 50+ maintenance cycles covering core/plugin updates, backups, and uptime/security monitoring — including diagnosing and remediating a live production security vulnerability. Managed 200+ tracked project tasks across Asana and ClickUp, covering feature builds, bug fixes, and design revisions.
    Full Stack Web Developer
    Oct 2018 – Present
    Alienative.net · Freelance
    Ongoing WordPress development and support engagement with Alienative.net, led by Serouj. Since 2019, I've maintained and improved 100+ WordPress sites, spanning WooCommerce stores, Elementor/ACF-driven custom post type systems, WPML multilingual builds, and custom plugin development for features no off-the-shelf tool could handle. Work ranges from daily bug fixes and malware/security remediation to building complete custom systems — donation platforms, loan calculators, liturgical calendars, POS integrations, and form-driven workflows — for a wide portfolio of nonprofit, cultural, and business clients.

    Key Accomplishments

    Held HackerRank "Problem Solving" Level 3 badge since 2016
    Provided independent hosting and server management for 8+ clients since 2016
    2017, Designed and delivered an 11-section, 166-slide instructor-led WordPress course ("WordPress 4.x Complete") training IT providers from zero experience to independent site builders
    Contributed to WordPress core ecosystem during WooCommerce Contribution Day (April 2023) — merged enhancement adding pagination controls to the tax rates list (fix #36664)

    Recent impact

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    Time commitment

    5 hours per week
    • On my own time 5 hrs/wk

    Contributions

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    September 2026
    Sep 11 Fri · 01:53
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 166 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 2025
    May 06 Tue · 01:35
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    Created a topic, free shipping not applied when switching currency, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We have free shipping for orders more than $100. it wo…
    April 2025
    Apr 16 Wed · 00:17
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    Created a topic, Thanks for this awesome plugin!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for this awesome plugin! I use it in almost all…
    July 2024
    Jul 18 Thu · 23:08
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 32 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    January 2021
    Jan 07 Thu · 13:34
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    Created a topic, Used it million times. Always perfect., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am a developer and Always need to make copies or mig…
    December 2020
    Dec 28 Mon · 19:32
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    Posted a reply to Enroll Course befor accepting order, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I face the same issue in the same circumstances.Using Learnpress too. Is there any solution?

    Translations

    1 locale
    ar العربية (Arabic) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    AI Provider for Anthropic Hello Elementor

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