ABOUT

About

I’m Abu Hurarrah, a WordPress plugin and backend developer based in Lahore. Most of my work lives underneath the visible layer of a product: custom plugin architecture, API contracts, data pipelines, search infrastructure, and the admin or automation tooling teams depend on after launch.

WordPress Plugins & Admin Workflows

Custom plugin logic, custom post types, editorial/admin tooling, membership rules, and the sort of WordPress work that starts where off-the-shelf plugins stop being enough.

Backend APIs & Integrations

REST APIs, webhook flows, and system-to-system integrations connecting WordPress, CRMs, payments, search, and internal business tools without turning maintenance into guesswork.

Data, Search & Background Jobs

Search-heavy platforms, asynchronous pipelines, queues, and database-backed systems that need to stay responsive once the dataset is too large for a CMS to fake its way through.

Where I fit best

I’m a strong fit when WordPress needs custom behavior, when several systems need to stay in sync reliably, or when a product has enough data and complexity that a simple CMS implementation stops being enough.

That includes custom plugin development, backend APIs, CRM and payment integrations, search-heavy platforms, and automation workflows that replace repetitive operational work.

How I work

I ask a lot of questions early, because rebuilding the wrong data model in week three is more expensive than slowing down for a day at the start.

I’m comfortable inheriting agency codebases, writing documentation alongside the work, and being direct when a deadline or scope assumption no longer matches reality.

Background

I studied Computer Science at LUMS, then started in production support at Systems Limited, where I learned the habit that still matters most in backend work: notice failures early and trace them patiently.

After that I worked on Fayvo at Ilsa Interactive, building APIs across Laravel and Node.js for a social product serving around 10,000 users. Since 2022 I’ve been at DtoDsystems, where most of the WordPress, backend integration, and client systems work in this portfolio was shaped.

WORDPRESS FIT

Strongest when WordPress needs custom engineering, not just configuration.

My WordPress work is less about arranging plugins and more about extending the platform cleanly: custom plugin architecture, REST endpoints, hooks and filters, custom admin flows, access rules, and the debugging work that keeps a site stable after launch.

Build custom plugin logic instead of forcing edge cases through page-builder settings.
Comfortable with hooks, filters, shortcodes, admin screens, and WP REST API integrations.
Used to practical maintenance work: tracing regressions, isolating plugin conflicts, and keeping custom code compatible with core updates.
Comfortable working inside existing agency or client stacks without turning routine WordPress updates into a future maintenance problem.

Background summary

2017 – 2021

BSCS

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

May 2021 – Jul 2021

Product Support Engineer (Intern)

Systems Limited

Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Associate Software Engineer

Ilsa Interactive — Fayvo social platform

Jul 2022 – Present

Full Stack / WordPress Developer

DtoDsystems

If this sounds like a fit

I work well with agencies, product teams, and clients who need someone comfortable with WordPress internals, backend systems, and the practical realities of keeping software maintainable.