Custom WordPress Themes from Scratch
I build custom standalone WordPress themes. Not child themes of block themes. Not page builder spaghetti. Clean, hand-coded PHP templates with proper WordPress conventions, custom post types, and editor parity. This site is the proof: a standalone classic theme with custom page templates, block patterns, editor enhancements, and a deliberately chaotic aesthetic built on immaculate code.
What I Have Built
- Standalone Classic Themes with custom header, footer, page templates, and navigation walkers
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) integration with PHP-registered field groups (version controlled)
- Block Patterns for content teams to build pages without developer help
- Editor Parity so the block editor matches the live site
- SEO Optimization with Rank Math, structured data, auto-generated OG images, sitemaps, and Google Search Console
- Performance Tuning with lazy loading, preconnect hints, and minimal dependencies
- Auto-Deploy Pipelines with GitHub webhooks and rsync to DigitalOcean
- Custom Admin Tools like visitor tracking dashboards and traffic intelligence pages
WordPress Stack
LocalWP for local development. Git for version control tracking only the custom theme. GitHub for remote repo. DigitalOcean droplets with Apache, PHP 8.3, MySQL, and Let’s Encrypt SSL. Rank Math for SEO. ACF for custom fields. Webhook-based auto-deploy from push to live.