{"id":30636,"date":"2020-04-29T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=30636"},"modified":"2020-04-29T10:48:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:48:00","slug":"wordpress-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Developers: 6 Ways to Find Experts for Your Theme\/Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you Google the term “WordPress developers”, you will be met by a long list of freelancing platforms, development services, and related posts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sorry to burst your bubble, though. None of that is remotely helpful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you go deeper into it, you will realize that most of the time when you\u2019re searching for a web developer, you want them to be specialized in a specific WordPress theme and plugin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With that sentiment in mind, I have created a post featuring some methods you can use to find developers for a particular WordPress theme or plugin. By the end, you will know exactly where you\u2019ll be able to find help with theme or plugin customization. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s jump into it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six ways to find WordPress specialists <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Get on Facebook or Twitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Social media platforms are ideal for promoting blogs, marketing products or services, and building a community, but you can also use them for finding professional web developers for your theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it turns out, 93.4% of web developers<\/a> use at least one social media platform, out of which 15.6% are active on Facebook and 13.5% on Twitter. So, head on over to the platform of your choice, and you\u2019ll have a great chance of finding a developer who is specialized in the plugin or theme you are using, especially for popular extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, let\u2019s try to find a web developer for the free WordPress Hestia<\/a> theme. Using Facebook search, you can try out keywords such as WordPress \"ABC\" theme help<\/code>, \"ABC\" plugin developers<\/code>, and similar strings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also many Facebook pages and groups created by WordPress experts. Many users are members or followers of these pages, as you can reach out there for help as well. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The screenshot below shows a user reaching out to a WordPress group for help with adding a custom footer to the Hestia WordPress theme: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Similarly, another user wanted to add a site-wide 404 using the Hestia theme and Visual Composer page builder: <\/p>\n\n\n

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You can use the same keywords on Twitter (or other social media) for finding expert advice for adding a specific feature to your plugin or theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Try the official WordPress forum<\/h3>\n\n\n
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WordPress is used by over 35% of sites on the Internet, but the WordPress support forum is the most underrated place for finding professional developers.<\/a> Think of it as a pool of WordPress users building a helpful community. Although it might take a few days to get a response, you will find help with your theme. See this thread<\/a> for instance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To access this option, head over to the theme download page and click on the View support forum<\/strong> button. <\/p>\n\n\n

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You can find help with WordPress plugins in the forum. For example, if you are using the Visualizer plugin<\/a>, you can go to the support page and post your thread<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Use “made by” theme tags and Google strings <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another great way to find web developers who are familiar with your theme or plugin is by using theme tags. If you look at the WordPress theme demos, you will see that every theme has a “made by” tag in the footer section, which appears by default after installation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find the search strings for your theme<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Go to the demo page of the theme you are using, scroll down to the footer and look for something such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n