{"id":5,"date":"2026-02-01T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightmist.co.uk\/developer\/?p=5"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:06:27","slug":"php-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightmist.co.uk\/developer\/2026\/02\/01\/php-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress (PHP) Theme Design &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With an extensive background in WordPress, I transitioned into full-stack engineering to bypass the structural limitations of third-party themes. By mastering <strong>PHP-driven architecture<\/strong> and <strong>back-end logic<\/strong>, I successfully developed and deployed a portfolio of 14 custom themes within a year. 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