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I’m an experienced WordPress Developer with 9+ years of hands-on experience building, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites. I transitioned from a 15-year IT support career, bringing strong technical problem-solving skills, a proactive approach, and a self-taught mindset to every project. I deliver responsive, user-friendly websites using modern page builders and tools (Elementor, Bricks, Spectra, Astra) and eCommerce with WooCommerce. I also handle website management end-to-end—updates, backups, staging, hosting, and ongoing client support—so sites stay fast, secure, and reliable.…I’m an experienced WordPress Developer with 9+ years of hands-on experience building, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites. I transitioned from a 15-year IT support career, bringing strong technical problem-solving skills, a proactive approach, and a self-taught mindset to every project. I deliver responsive, user-friendly websites using modern page builders and tools (Elementor, Bricks, Spectra, Astra) and eCommerce with WooCommerce. I also handle website management end-to-end—updates, backups, staging, hosting, and ongoing client support—so sites stay fast, secure, and reliable.

Andrew Wride

Web Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Designer

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I’m an experienced WordPress Developer with 9+ years of hands-on experience building, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites. I transitioned from a 15-year IT support career, bringing strong technical problem-solving skills, a proactive approach, and a self-taught mindset to every project. I deliver responsive, user-friendly websites using modern page builders and tools (Elementor, Bricks, Spectra, Astra) and eCommerce with WooCommerce. I also handle website management end-to-end—updates, backups, staging, hosting, and ongoing client support—so sites stay fast, secure, and reliable.…I’m an experienced WordPress Developer with 9+ years of hands-on experience building, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites. I transitioned from a 15-year IT support career, bringing strong technical problem-solving skills, a proactive approach, and a self-taught mindset to every project. I deliver responsive, user-friendly websites using modern page builders and tools (Elementor, Bricks, Spectra, Astra) and eCommerce with WooCommerce. I also handle website management end-to-end—updates, backups, staging, hosting, and ongoing client support—so sites stay fast, secure, and reliable.

Available to hire

I’m an experienced WordPress Developer with 9+ years of hands-on experience building, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites. I transitioned from a 15-year IT support career, bringing strong technical problem-solving skills, a proactive approach, and a self-taught mindset to every project.

I deliver responsive, user-friendly websites using modern page builders and tools (Elementor, Bricks, Spectra, Astra) and eCommerce with WooCommerce. I also handle website management end-to-end—updates, backups, staging, hosting, and ongoing client support—so sites stay fast, secure, and reliable.

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Expert

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Expert

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Beginner

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Language

English

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Work Experience

Self-employed (WordPress Developer) at Racing Penguin

August 1, 2022 - Present

Design, develop, and maintain WordPress websites for clients across various industries. Install, configure, customize, and optimize plugins and themes. Implement responsive layouts and design improvements using CSS and page builders. Manage staging/production environments, backups, and core/plugin/theme updates. Provide ongoing support and training, and handle hosting, domains, DNS records, and email configuration. Also runs day-to-day business operations including marketing, finance, social media, supplier/client management.

Independent consultant at Appen

September 1, 2018 - January 1, 2024

Completed various short-term projects including reviewing and rating web content against detailed criteria, and producing voice recordings to train AI models.

Self-employed (Merchandise Printing & Web Maintenance) at Wride Prints

April 1, 2016 - April 1, 2023

Run a merchandise printing business. Manage daily operations including marketing, finance, supplier and customer relationships. Create and adapt designs using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and provide website design and maintenance using WordPress.

IT Support / IT Helpdesk (Document Services) at Corporate Document Services (CDS)

October 1, 2014 - February 1, 2015

Provided user and IT infrastructure support and project management. Worked with Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, and networking. Monitored and managed backups and restores, troubleshooting and maintenance across software, hardware, networking, wireless, telephone systems, and AV equipment. Supervised and mentored IT technicians and helped organize workloads and helpdesk operations.

IT Support (Student / Early Career) at Leeds College of Building

August 1, 2003 - October 1, 2014

Provided IT support responsibilities including basic infrastructure and user support activities during the period prior to the CDS role.