James Miller

Led headless WordPress implementations with a React frontend and WP REST API for content delivery. Built custom WordPress plugins and Gutenberg blocks to extend functionality and provide rich content editing experiences. Implemented JWT authentication for secure API access between React frontend and WordPress backend. Created custom WordPress themes from scratch using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with responsive designs. Optimized WordPress database queries and caching with Redis, reducing page load times by 40%. Developed middleware for request validation and logging between WordPress backend and React frontend components. Integrated Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) for flexible content structures and real-time content updates using WebSockets with WordPress as the content source.

Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins for internal marketing sites and landing pages. Built responsive user interfaces using React.js integrated with WordPress headless CMS via REST API. Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) using Next.js with WordPress as the headless CMS, improving SEO and initial page load performance. Optimized Core Web Vitals scores by 30% through image optimization, lazy loading, and code splitting in WordPress/React hybrid applications. Created custom Gutenberg blocks and integrated WordPress with third-party APIs for enhanced functionality.

Led development of company blog and marketing websites using WordPress with custom themes and plugins. Built headless WordPress architecture with a React.js frontend, enabling dynamic content delivery and improved user engagement. Implemented ACF Pro and custom post types to create flexible content models for e-commerce product pages. Optimized WordPress performance through database optimization, caching (Redis), and CDN integration, reducing load times by 30%. Integrated WordPress with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, including custom payment gateway integration. Developed custom WordPress REST API endpoints to support React frontend data requirements. Implemented user authentication and role-based access control using JWT tokens integrated with WordPress user systems.