The WordPress developer

If you read these lines, it's because you have a little idea of ​​what WordPress is ...
Otherwise, WordPress is a CMS, it allows you to easily manage a website via an intuitive administration interface. It is thus easy to create pages, sections, modify or add text, photos and any type of media.
WordPress has become in a short time one of the most popular website administration platforms on the web. It is estimated that 25% of websites using WordPress is 75 million websites.
This tool is recognized for its simplicity of use for the administrator of the site but also for its simplicity of development for the web developer.
It combines, in a way, the best of both worlds.

I invite you to consult the 10 strengths of WordPress to get an idea for yourself of the legitimacy of this tool. 

What is a WordPress developer?

The WordPress developer is able to perform several missions essential to the success of a web project.

Create or customize a theme

The WordPress theme is the keystone of your site.
In the default installation of WordPress, the theme that is proposed to you is " Twenty Fourteen ".

The theme contains the necessary files to make the web pages work and to display correctly the graphic elements of the website. It also contains the different page templates and some features specific to your site. Most of the theme files are in PHP, CSS or images.

Create and/or install plugins (called modules or extensions)

If the site to create requires specific features, as in the case of an e-commerce site, then the WordPress developer will install a plugin like " WooCommerce " for example. He can also, according to his skills and your needs to develop a plugin specifically meeting the needs of the site.
The development of a plugin requires more time and a cost that can be substantial, but it is sometimes essential because no existing plugin does not meet the needs.

The strength of WordPress is its many plugins developed by the community of developers WordPress and made available to all gratutitement. But it's good to know that existing plugins are not always THE solution and that it is sometimes better to develop a custom plugin.

Optimize the performance of WordPress

As a WordPress specialist, the developer can contribute his expertise to an existing WordPress site. Especially by compressing javascript scripts and CSS files, the website will load faster.
The developer will be able to perform SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tasks which will allow your site to be better referenced on different search engines and thus to be more frequent.

Train users

We can also highlight an often neglected role that is training WordPress. Because WordPress asks as any administration tool some basic knowledge to use it optimally.
The developer who made the site will be the best to train users especially when the installed theme has features and modules that are not standard.

When to call a WordPress developer?

WordPress is easy to use and install, and the many free themes (or graphic styles) give you many possibilities to create a free website, but it is rare that a graphic model (or theme) answers perfectly to all your expectations.
It is wise to use a WordPress developer. He will be able to adopt a theme that you like or to develop a new theme that is tailor-made and therefore unique.
For sites that do not require customization or if a theme largely meets your expectations, you can do without a developer to the extent that you have basic web knowledge.

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