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Hire Developers
Hire WordPress developers for custom, fast, secure sites.
WordPress engineers who build custom themes and plugins, headless WordPress front ends, and fast, secure, SEO-ready sites — not page-builder bloat.
Overview
Why hire wordpress developers from Shyftr
A WordPress developer builds and customizes sites on WordPress — the platform behind a large share of the web — going well beyond drag-and-drop builders to deliver custom themes, plugins, and headless setups that are fast, secure, and easy to manage.
Shyftr's WordPress engineers write clean PHP and modern front-end code, not bloated page-builder stacks. Hire them to:
- Build custom themes and blocks (Gutenberg / ACF) tailored to your brand
- Develop custom plugins and integrations (CRM, payments, memberships)
- Ship headless WordPress with a React / Next.js front end
- Fix speed, security, and SEO issues, and migrate or rescue sites
Selling online? Pair with Shopify developers or WooCommerce expertise. Want a headless front end? Add Next.js developers, or see our website development services.
Rates & Engagement
Transparent pricing, senior talent.
Typical WordPress engineer rates. Final quote depends on seniority and scope — no hidden marketplace markup.
$22–$40/hr
Typical hourly range
from $4,000/mo
Dedicated developer, full-time
3–5 days
Average time to onboard
4–8 hrs
Daily time-zone overlap
What they solve
Problems our WordPress developers fix
Challenge 01
Our page-builder site is slow and bloated.
Our Approach
Rebuild with a lean custom theme and proper caching to dramatically improve speed and Core Web Vitals.
Challenge 02
We keep getting hacked or hit with malware.
Our Approach
Security hardening, least-privilege setup, reputable plugins only, and monitoring to keep the site clean.
Challenge 03
We need a feature no plugin provides.
Our Approach
Custom plugin development so you get exactly the functionality you need, maintainably.
Challenge 04
Editing content is clunky for our team.
Our Approach
Custom Gutenberg blocks and ACF fields so non-technical editors update pages safely and easily.
Sample profiles
Talent you can expect (anonymized)
Representative profiles from our bench. Share your stack and we'll send real, matched CVs within 24 hours.
Senior WordPress Engineer · 8 yrs
Custom themes, ACF, Gutenberg blocks, PHP. Built 100+ sites and custom plugins; strong on performance and security.
Headless WordPress Developer · 5 yrs
WordPress (WPGraphQL) + Next.js. Delivers fast headless front ends with WordPress as the editor's CMS.
WooCommerce Specialist · 4 yrs
WooCommerce, custom checkout, payment and shipping integrations, subscriptions, and performance tuning.
30 / 60 / 90 days
What they ship after you onboard them.
30
Stabilize & ship
Onboarded to your site and hosting. Fixes speed/security issues and ships first custom changes.
60
Build custom
Delivers custom theme/plugin work and integrations; sets up safe, editor-friendly content blocks.
90
Own & optimize
Owns ongoing development, performance, and a roadmap of features and conversion improvements.
Engagement models
Pick the model that fits your team.
Dedicated Developer / Team
Full-time engineers embedded with your team for the long term — your roadmap, your standups, your tools. From $4,500/mo per developer.
Time & Material
Flexible monthly contracts billed against work actually delivered. Scale up or down sprint by sprint — ideal when scope is still evolving.
Fixed Scope
Clear deliverables, fixed timeline, fixed price. Best when the spec is well defined and you want budget certainty up front.
Stack
Tools our WordPress developers work with daily.
Comparison
Shyftr vs Toptal vs Turing vs Upwork
If you're comparing ways to hire wordpress developers, here's an honest side-by-side. Marketplaces like Toptal, Turing, and Upwork each have a place — Shyftr's edge is a managed, agency-backed team (PM, QA, and code ownership included) at offshore rates, not a freelancer you manage alone.
| What matters | Shyftr | Toptal | Turing | Upwork |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical rate | $22–$40/hr | $60–$200+/hr | $40–$100+/hr | $15–$80/hr (varies wildly) |
| Vetting | Senior-led technical + live trial week | Top 3% screening | AI + technical screening | Self-reported; you vet |
| Time to start | 3–5 days | 2–4 weeks | 1–3 weeks | Same day–weeks |
| Project manager + QA | Included on team plans | Add-on / your job | Your job | Your job |
| Time-zone overlap | 4–8 hrs guaranteed | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Code, IP & NDA | You own it; NDA + MSA standard | You own it | You own it | Depends on contract |
| Risk-free trial | Paid trial week, swap or refund | Trial period | 2-week trial | Milestone-based |
| Best for | Teams wanting a managed, accountable pod | Premium short engagements | Long-term remote roles | One-off tasks, tight budgets |
Want the same talent quality as a premium marketplace without paying premium-marketplace rates — and without managing freelancers yourself? Talk to us and we'll send matched profiles with transparent rates.
Testimonials
What Our Client Says
Client feedback from real projects, shaped by clear communication, disciplined delivery, and long-term product thinking.
FAQs
Hiring wordpress developers: common questions
WordPress developers typically range from $22–$40/hr, or from $4,000/mo for a full-time dedicated developer, quoted transparently.
Ready to hire WordPress developers?
Get 2–3 matched profiles and transparent rates within 24 hours. Start with a paid trial week — keep them only if they fit.