Employment Type: Contractual - 1 Month (4 Hours)
Working Hours: EST Time Zone
About Pavago:
Pavago is looking for a skilled WordPress Block Theme Developer for a contract-based project. You’ll be tasked with creating a modern, lightweight, and SEO-friendly block-based theme optimized for speed and performance. This is a freelance opportunity that requires translating Figma designs into fully functional WordPress themes while ensuring top-tier performance and customization capabilities.
If you are passionate about WordPress theme development, Full Site Editing (FSE), and Gutenberg block development, this is the opportunity for you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Figma Design: Convert Figma designs into a custom block-based WordPress theme.
- Full Site Editing (FSE) Implementation: Implement FSE features, enabling users to customize templates, headers, footers, and other theme areas easily.
- Custom Blocks: Create or enhance custom blocks using React.js and the Gutenberg editor.
- WordPress Standards: Ensure the theme adheres to WordPress coding standards and supports the latest WordPress versions.
- Performance Optimization: Optimize the theme for core web vitals, achieving excellent performance on tools like Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
- Responsiveness: Deliver a fully responsive and cross-browser-compatible theme.
- Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot and resolve any development issues promptly.
What Makes You a Perfect Candidate:
- Block Theme: Deliver a fully functional and customizable WordPress block theme.
- Core Web Vitals: Ensure the theme achieves at least 90+ scores on both mobile and desktop in Google PageSpeed Insights.
- SEO Structure: Implement an SEO-friendly structure, including schema markup and proper heading hierarchies.
- Documentation: Provide complete documentation for theme setup and customization.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- WordPress Experience: Proven experience in developing WordPress block-based themes with Full Site Editing (FSE).
- Front-End Skills: Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and PHP.
- Gutenberg Proficiency: Proficiency in Gutenberg block development and React.js.
- Performance Optimization: Expertise in optimizing themes for SEO and page speed performance.
- WordPress API: Familiarity with WordPress REST API and core functions.
- Debugging: Ability to debug and troubleshoot efficiently.
- Accessibility: Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) best practices.
What Makes You a Perfect Fit:
- FSE Skills: You have hands-on experience with Full Site Editing and WordPress block development.
- Attention to Detail: You deliver high-performance themes with an eye for detail.
- SEO Knowledge: You are familiar with core web vitals optimization techniques and can integrate SEO best practices.
- Development Proficiency: You have solid proficiency in front-end and back-end WordPress development, including the creation of custom Gutenberg blocks.
Interview Process
- Initial Phone Call: A brief conversation to assess your experience and suitability for the role.
- Video Interview: A more in-depth discussion to explore your WordPress theme development skills.
- Final Interview: A comprehensive interview with the client to ensure mutual fit and alignment.
- Background Checks: Verification of references and past professional experience.
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Ready to Apply?
If you’re excited about working on an innovative WordPress theme and have the skills to optimize for performance and SEO, we’d love to hear from you!