# Samuel Silva — WordPress Engineer

> Freelance WordPress Engineer based in Porto, Portugal, specialising in custom WordPress and WooCommerce development. A top-rated, vetted Codeable expert with a 4.98/5 rating across 90+ completed projects, Samuel works with clients worldwide — and extensively with businesses in the United States. Available for freelance and contract work.

Samuel Silva is a Senior PHP/WordPress engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering clean, high-quality custom solutions. He specialises in custom development — bespoke plugins, themes, WooCommerce stores, and API integrations — rather than off-the-shelf fixes. Clients typically come to him when something should work but doesn't. He is currently available for freelance and contract projects.

- **Rating:** 4.98/5 on Codeable — vetted expert since 2020
- **Track record:** 90+ completed projects across 40+ clients
- **Works with:** Clients worldwide, with a strong focus on the United States
- **Availability:** Open to freelance / contract projects
- **Location:** Porto, Portugal — fully remote, comfortable working across US and EU time zones
- **Languages:** English, Portuguese

## What clients say

Samuel holds a 4.98/5 rating from 90+ completed projects on Codeable. A selection of verified client reviews:

- "Samuel is a keeper." — William S.
- "Samuel works very efficiently and communicates well." — Daniel G.
- "An excellent programmer who I would have no hesitation recommending." — Mat T.
- "Quick, accurate, and everything I needed." — Justin H.
- "Very clean and professional." — Dario C.
- "Great working with Samuel — my definite go-to for future projects." — Steven J.
- "I got a lot of value in a short amount of time. Will buy again." — Øyvind-Andreas E.

More verified reviews are available on Samuel's Codeable profile.

## Services

- Custom WordPress plugin development
- Custom WordPress theme development, including design-to-theme conversion
- WooCommerce custom development — checkout, orders, stock and inventory, product sync, automation
- Custom API integrations into existing WordPress sites
- WordPress Multisite setup and cross-site product/stock synchronisation
- Performance, security, and server/hosting optimisation
- Modern PHP (8.x) refactoring of legacy WordPress code
- WordPress and WooCommerce technical consulting

## Expertise

- WordPress core, hooks, Gutenberg, ACF, custom post types
- WooCommerce — order management, stock status, multisite sync, automation
- Custom API integrations (e.g. HubSpot, FacetWP, Bookly)
- Modern PHP (8.0+), JavaScript, MySQL (secure native queries)
- WordPress Multisite architecture

## Links

- [Homepage](https://samuelsilva.pt/): Overview of Samuel's work, services, and writing.
- [About Samuel](https://samuelsilva.pt/about-me/): Background, experience, and client reviews.
- [Hire Samuel on Codeable](https://app.codeable.io/tasks/new?preferredContractor=81554): Start a freelance project directly through Codeable.
- [Codeable profile](https://www.codeable.io/developers/samuel-silva/): 4.98/5 rating, 90+ projects, verified client reviews.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://samuelsilva.pt/blog/): Articles on WordPress and WooCommerce engineering, modern PHP, secure MySQL, AI-powered search, and developer productivity.