WordPress Developer Intern
About the role
VisionRoot (Pvt) Ltd is seeking a motivated WordPress Developer Intern to join their team. This internship is designed for students or early-career developers who want to gain hands-on experience building, customizing, and maintaining professional WordPress websites. The role involves working with a software development and digital technology team, developing and customizing WordPress themes and plugins, integrating third-party APIs, optimizing websites for performance and SEO, and collaborating with designers and engineers. Candidates will also participate in testing, debugging, and documentation, while learning new technologies and web standards.
Must have
- Currently pursuing a degree or higher education in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Development, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of WordPress and its dashboard.
- Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Basic understanding of PHP.
- Understanding of responsive web design.
- Familiarity with WordPress themes and plugins.
- Basic understanding of websites, domains, hosting, and web deployment.
- Basic understanding of SEO and website performance.
- Good problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and development practices.
- Proactive attitude and ability to take ownership of assigned tasks.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Git and GitHub is an advantage.
- Experience developing or customizing WordPress themes.
- Experience creating or customizing WordPress plugins.
- Knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
- Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
- Familiarity with the WordPress REST API.
- Experience working with custom post types, taxonomies, metadata, and WordPress hooks.
- Understanding of actions, filters, shortcodes, and WordPress template hierarchy.
- Experience with custom WordPress theme development.
- Familiarity with ACF, WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, or similar WordPress plugins.
- Experience with Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or similar CSS frameworks.
- Familiarity with Figma and converting designs into WordPress websites.
- Knowledge of SEO, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Schema Markup, and Core Web Vitals.
- Experience with LiteSpeed Cache, CDN, caching, image optimization, or similar performance tools.
- Familiarity with cPanel, DNS, SSL, FTP/SFTP, and web hosting.
- Experience with WordPress website migration and backups.
- Understanding of basic WordPress security practices.
- Familiarity with Git-based WordPress development workflows.
- Experience working with APIs and third-party integrations.
- Experience building business websites, blogs, e-commerce websites, or custom WordPress solutions.
- Personal WordPress projects or a portfolio demonstrating web development skills.
Technologies
- Authentication
- Bootstrap
- CSS
- DNS
- E-commerce
- Figma
- Git
- GitHub
- Google Analytics
- HTML
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- PHP
- REST
- SEO
- SFTP
- SSL
- Tailwind CSS
- UI Ux Design
- WordPress
Highlights
The internship offers a flexible, fully remote, Monday–Friday working schedule. Mentorship and technical guidance are provided, and interns will gain exposure to real-world projects, modern web technologies, and collaborative workflows. This is an opportunity to build a portfolio and practical experience. The role is open to students or those currently pursuing higher education in a relevant field.
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