I fix WordPress sites other developers gave up on
I'm Usman Tayyab — 4+ years focused entirely on WordPress, currently Team Lead / Project Manager at Makira Digital Solutions in Lahore, Pakistan, where I oversee VPS/server architecture and lead a technical team end-to-end. Alongside that, I take on direct maintenance and development clients under my own name.
Why I only do WordPress
Most "full-stack" agencies spread themselves across five platforms and get good at none of them. Since my first WordPress role in 2022, I've gone the other direction — WordPress is the entire focus, which means I've seen the same failure patterns enough times to fix them fast instead of guessing.
That shows up in the details most generalists miss: why a specific combination of plugins causes a memory-limit crash, why a "fast" host still produces a slow Core Web Vitals score, why a hacked site keeps getting reinfected after a surface-level cleanup. It's pattern recognition built from doing this work repeatedly — including 15+ client installations optimized for 30%+ page-load gains and 10+ zero-downtime hosting migrations — not from a certification course.
I also build things from scratch — custom plugins and PHP functionality that page builders can't touch. Three are published on WordPress.org and currently running on a combined 40,000+ active sites, plus several smaller ones are open-source on GitHub, so you can read the actual code before you hire me instead of taking a portfolio PDF's word for it.
Today that work splits between leading the technical team at Makira Digital Solutions and direct clients I take on myself — business owners, WooCommerce stores, and blog owners (see the live sites I currently build and maintain), plus agencies who bring me in for overflow development, emergency fixes, or ongoing maintenance under their own brand.
4+ years, six roles, one platform
Jun 2022 – Jul 2022
WordPress Developer (Internship) — RSF SOFT
Built responsive WordPress websites using HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap and Elementor for small business clients.
Jul 2023 – Nov 2023
PHP WordPress Engineer Intern — Sigma Square
Custom themes and plugins via the Plugin API and theme hierarchy; responsive frontend work with HTML5/CSS3/JS/React.js; introduced PHPUnit and PHPStan into the team's workflow.
Nov 2023 – Dec 2024
Junior PHP WordPress Developer — TopNotch Innovative Technologies
Custom Elementor widgets and Beaver Builder modules; migrated legacy Elementor code off deprecated APIs across 5+ production sites; built Gutenberg block extensions with React.js and the WordPress Block API; added PHPUnit/PHPStan coverage to reduce production bugs.
Jan 2025 – Apr 2026 · 1 yr 4 mo
Senior WordPress Engineer — TopNotch Innovative Technologies
Architected and shipped Xpro Addons for Elementor (140+ widgets), Xpro Beaver Modules, and Xpro Theme Builder — plus 100+ premium Xpro Starter Sites for rapid deployment. Led a team of 4+ engineers through sprint planning, code review and bi-weekly releases.
Optimized performance across 15+ client installations (30%+ page-load improvements) and executed 10+ zero-downtime hosting migrations. Delivered custom WordPress sites for US-based clients including Cape Cod Yard Service, DeOliveira Insurance, Coastal Medical Transportation Systems, and The Silver Seahorse.
May 2026 – Jul 2026 · 3 mo
Senior WordPress Performance & Server Specialist — Makira Digital Solutions
VPS and OpenLiteSpeed server management, Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP/CLS/INP), caching and CDN implementation (LiteSpeed Cache, Redis, WP Rocket, Cloudflare), and server-level PHP/MySQL/MariaDB tuning.
Jul 2026 – Present
Team Lead / Project Manager — Makira Digital Solutions
Promoted to lead the technical team while managing end-to-end project delivery — reviewing server/VPS architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and acting as the primary point of contact between clients and the technical team. Direct maintenance and development clients (like the ones on this site) are handled alongside this role.
The stack, end to end
Core Development
Commerce & Builders
Server & Hosting
Caching & Performance
Security & Ops
Quality & Delivery
Don't take my word for it — read the code
Published plugins
3 plugins on WordPress.org, 40,000+ combined active installs.
Live client sites
6 real businesses running on WordPress I built and maintain — see them live.
Open-source on GitHub
Image Slide Pro and more, public on GitHub.
Freelance track record
Active client work through direct engagements, Upwork and Fiverr profiles.
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