Muhammad Saqlain

Maintained and secured a portfolio of client WordPress sites for a UK marketing company. Began the contract by cleaning malware from 30+ infected websites using SSH and cPanel: identified entry points, patched them, and hardened sites against reinfection. Handled ongoing security and maintenance tasks across the portfolio, resolving client issues and improving reliability while working in secure, reviewable code-change practices.

Built and customized WordPress websites, working directly in theme files, hooks, and PHP when builder tools couldn’t meet requirements. Diagnosed and fixed plugin conflicts, broken layouts, and form issues on live client sites. Managed delivery from design handoff through staging, bug fixing, domain/DNS pointing, and final live launch.

Delivered 150+ web projects for 60+ international clients, frequently joining codebases created by other developers and making careful, reviewable improvements. Built reusable, data-driven WordPress layouts using custom post types, taxonomies, and ACF fields. Implemented end-to-end form workflows (validation, spam protection, confirmations, SMTP notifications, webhooks/API delivery) and traced failed submissions across the delivery path to resolve mapping and error-handling issues. Fixed server-level problems through SSH/cPanel, including cases involving WAF blocks and malware infections, using logs to isolate root causes. Integrated analytics/tracking pixels, chat widgets, and payment links; developed functionality with custom PHP hooks, vanilla JavaScript, and hand-coded CSS when page builders were insufficient.