Context and constraint
What had to be understood before coding
The previous portfolio communicated many services but did not give an interviewer a fast, objective path to measure WordPress engineering depth.
Engineering decision
What was built, changed or isolated
Reposition the site around a single Senior WordPress Engineer identity and make the portfolio codebase itself the primary proof.
Implementation safeguards
How maintainability, security and rollback were considered
Separated theme and plugin responsibilities; added versioned REST routes, a dynamic block, WP-CLI, privacy tools, Site Health, cache lifecycle, CI/tests and feature-to-file documentation. Replaced unverifiable marketing metrics with traceable evidence.
Observable result
12 implemented feature areas · one review path
Created a codebase that can support portfolio review, technical interviews and future iteration from a public Git repository.