Custom WordPress Developer — ACF Pro / PHP

Technical Requirements

One of the initial projects involves developing a custom Travel Tips template using ACF Pro.

The template will follow a modular architecture:

ACF Pro with Local JSON

Fixed Core Sections shared across all Travel Tips articles

An expandable Flexible Content system for category-specific sections

Reusable ACF layouts/components

Dynamic headings and content fields

Drag-and-drop ordering of flexible sections

Category-based availability of relevant layouts

Optional fields must not produce empty HTML wrappers or unnecessary spacing

Responsive image handling using WordPress native image functions

Semantic HTML and proper heading hierarchy

Lightweight, performance-focused frontend

Clean and maintainable PHP

No hard-coded module headings or category-specific sections inside the template

Architecture should make it easy to add new categories and layouts in the future without modifying the Core template

Performance & Code Quality

The developer should understand:

ACF Flexible Content best practices

Efficient get_field() / get_sub_field() usage

WordPress native responsive images

Conditional rendering of optional content

Avoiding unnecessary DOM elements and database queries

WordPress template hierarchy

Maintainable, modular PHP architecture

The goal is to build the Core structure once and keep it stable, while allowing the Flexible Content system to expand as new content requirements arise.

A detailed technical specification and example ACF structure will be provided to the shortlisted developer.

Trial Project

We may begin with a small paid test project to evaluate code quality, communication, architecture and attention to WordPress/ACF best practices before moving to ongoing development work.