Milos is available for hire

Milos Dinic

Verified Expert in Engineering

WordPress Developer

Location

Niš, Serbia

Toptal Member Since

August 8, 2022

A detail-oriented hard worker with good communication skills and a can-do attitude, Milos is an expert web developer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the back-end, front-end, WordPress, WooCommerce, and plugin development. He has worked on all the stages of the development cycle for dynamic web projects. Milos is well-versed in numerous programming languages, including Python, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, SQL, and scripting in Bash.

Web Development Full-stack Back-end WordPress Plugins HTML to WordPress WordPress Themes Site Speed Optimization Integration Elementor PHP Project Management REST APIs CSS WordPress SQL

Portfolio

Marketing The Change

PHP, WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress Plugins, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery...

Randy & Teddy

PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress API, HTML, WordPress Themes...

Freelance - an online freelance agency

WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, WooCommerce, WordPress Design...

Experience

HTML - 10 years PHP - 10 years WordPress - 7 years JavaScript - 7 years WordPress Plugins - 7 years jQuery - 6 years WordPress Themes - 5 years WooCommerce - 5 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

LAMP, WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress Plugins, NGINX, Caching, Cloudflare, FastCGI, Google Search Console, Web Development, Firebird, SQL, PHP 7, HTML5, Back-end, MySQL, Databases, Integration, Content Management Systems (CMS), Responsive Web Design (RWD)

The most amazing...

...app I've built is an analytics app for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which I rewrote from R to a fully-portable WordPress plugin.

Work Experience

Lead Developer

2018 - 2022

Marketing The Change

Headed a small team of four developers. Maintained and improved over 50 different websites.
Tracked and fixed ongoing projects' bugs, ensuring top-level performance and security.
Created over a hundred custom plugins, theme add-ons, and functionalities for our clients.
Oversaw the server performance and ensured our Linux, Lightspeed, MariaDB, and PHP (LLMP) stack always delivered the best results.

Technologies: PHP, WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress Plugins, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress API, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, WordPress Management, HTML to WordPress, BuddyPress, Wordfence Security, WooCommerce, LearnDash, Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gutenberg Editor, Avada, Divi, PSD to WordPress, WPML, Shopify, eCommerce, WooCommerce API, WP Engine, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Payment APIs, APIs, Headless Software, Full-stack, Gatsby, REST APIs, Stripe, ActiveCampaign, Subscriptions, Learning, MemberPress, Stripe API, Online Payments, GitHub, React, Site Speed Optimization, NGINX, Caching, Cloudflare, W3 Total Cache, Plugins, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Landing Pages, Business to Business (B2B), Web Development, User Interface (UI), Gravity Forms, Listify, SQL, PHP 7, HTML5, CSS3, Back-end, MySQL, Databases, Integration, Klarna, Klaviyo, Event Calendars, Content Management Systems (CMS), Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Senior WordPress Developer

2017 - 2018

Randy & Teddy

Developed a custom WordPress dashboard for a quiz-like gaming website.
Developed and designed a custom quiz game plugin for WordPress that utilizes Python libraries to provide multiplayer options.
Managed the full project development, testing, and deployment.

Technologies: PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress API, HTML, WordPress Themes, HTML to WordPress, WooCommerce, Wordfence Security, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Elementor, WordPress Plugins, Gutenberg Editor, Avada, Divi, PSD to WordPress, Figma, eCommerce, WooCommerce API, Payment APIs, APIs, Full-stack, REST APIs, Subscriptions, Stripe API, Online Payments, GitHub, Site Speed Optimization, Caching, Cloudflare, FastCGI, W3 Total Cache, Plugins, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Landing Pages, Business to Business (B2B), Web Development, User Interface (UI), SQL, PHP 7, HTML5, CSS3, Back-end, MySQL, Databases, Integration, Event Calendars, Content Management Systems (CMS), Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Senior PHP WordPress and Full-stack developer

2013 - 2017

Freelance - an online freelance agency

Developed a vast number of varying WordPress-based websites, including online stores based on WooCommerce.
Charged with 20+ clients' monthly maintenance, security checks, and performance upgrades.
Developed over 100 WordPress plugins, adding functionality, upgrading existing ones, or changing WordPress look and feel.

Technologies: WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, WooCommerce, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, HTML to WordPress, BuddyPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Wordfence Security, Elementor, PSD to WordPress, Figma, ACF PRO, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), CSV, Divi, Avada, LAMP, LearnDash, Gutenberg Editor, PHP, WordPress Management, WPML, Shopify, eCommerce, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Payment APIs, APIs, Headless Software, Full-stack, REST APIs, Order Desk, Stripe, ActiveCampaign, Subscriptions, Learning, MemberPress, Stripe API, Online Payments, GitHub, React, Site Speed Optimization, NGINX, Caching, Cloudflare, W3 Total Cache, WooCommerce API, Plugins, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Landing Pages, Business to Business (B2B), Web Development, User Interface (UI), Gravity Forms, Listify, Firebird, SQL, PHP 7, HTML5, CSS3, Back-end, MySQL, Databases, Integration, Klarna, Klaviyo, Event Calendars, Content Management Systems (CMS), Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Web Developer

2010 - 2013

Mozilla

Developed the Mozilla Corporation's main website, merging legacy mozilla.org and mozilla.com websites.
Wrote an automation tool for analyzing Bugzilla's entries, which also allowed for mass bug filings.
Worked with more than 400 localizers and translators on several websites to implement localized content.

Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, APIs, Full-stack, REST APIs, Online Payments, GitHub, Site Speed Optimization, Caching, Plugins, Landing Pages, Business to Business (B2B), Web Development, User Interface (UI), SQL, PHP 7, HTML5, CSS3, Back-end, MySQL, Databases, Integration, Event Calendars, Content Management Systems (CMS)

Experience

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Analytics Tool

https://www.beeps-ebrd.com/home/indicators/

A WordPress-based plugin rewritten from the previous software developed in R. The plugin allows administrators to upload massive CSV files with raw data. It analyzes and stores these files in the database. The plugin shows data tables and charts alongside the front-end's complex filtering options.

Mozilla.com and Mozilla.org Website Merge

http://www.mozilla.com

This project consisted of merging two different codebases and providing the website's Python (Django) support. The new website has more security layers and a codebase to support legacy features, mainly from mozilla.org. It also supports more than 100 different languages.

Yacht Rental Website

https://www.gremojadrat.si

A fully-functional yacht website for a major European yacht rental provider. The project combined WordPress and Django, migrating from the legacy code written in PHP. The website offers an advanced search engine for yachts and coasts all over Europe.

Home & Roost Website

https://www.homeandroost.co.uk

Was responsible for creating and maintaining a WooCommerce-based online store ( WordPress ) for selling hutches for pets. Along with core shop functionalities, I worked on integrating numerous payment methods to the system, third-party analytics services through custom plugin implementation, and front-end cosmetics.

Skills

Languages

PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP 7, HTML5, CSS3, Python, Python 3

Libraries/APIs

WordPress API, WordPress REST API, jQuery, REST APIs, BuddyPress, WooCommerce API, Stripe, Stripe API, React

Tools

LearnDash, Figma, GitHub, NGINX, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), ACF PRO, Gutenberg Editor, WPML

Platforms

WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Klaviyo, LAMP

Storage

Databases, Firebird, MySQL, WP Engine

Industry Expertise

Project Management

Other

WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress Management, HTML to WordPress, Wordfence Security, Elementor, eCommerce, APIs, Full-stack, Online Payments, Site Speed Optimization, Plugins, Landing Pages, Web Development, Back-end, Integration, Team Leadership, Content Management Systems (CMS), CSV, WordPress Design, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Payment APIs, Headless Software, ActiveCampaign, Subscriptions, Learning, MemberPress, Caching, Cloudflare, W3 Total Cache, Google Search Console, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Business to Business (B2B), User Interface (UI), Gravity Forms, Listify, Klarna, Event Calendars, PSD to WordPress, Avada, Gatsby, Order Desk, FastCGI

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD)

Frameworks

Django, Jinja, Divi