I’m Anatoliy Dovgun

Full stack WordPress Agentic Engineer

I’m

I build architectural solutions for business on the WordPress ecosystem, using modern tools and following best practices and standards.

I build open-source tools for the community.

I write practical learning materials and real case studies.

I create interactive terminals, IDEs and wizards for learning WordPress.

Values

Family · Peace · Respect · Nature
Reason · Clarity · Unity

Projects

Experience

  • CitrusDev WordPress Developer Full-time Sep 2025 – Present
    Remote
    Details Stack PHP, JavaScript, React, Gutenberg, Zoho CRM

    Marketplace and app-level features for international clients, including a services marketplace with bookings.

    Responsibilities

    • Build marketplace features and app-level functionality.
    • Develop booking logic for services.
    • Support end-to-end operations through CRM integration.

    Technical solutions

    • Implemented complex booking logic.
    • Integrated WordPress with Zoho CRM.
    • Built React-based UI parts and Gutenberg blocks.
  • Wetelo, Inc. Full Stack Developer Partnership Mar 2017 – Present
    Remote
    Details Stack PHP, WordPress, Gutenberg, Tailwind, REST API, HubSpot, Headless

    International software development company. Lead full-stack WordPress development for Wetelo projects: custom builds, integrations and headless setups.

    Responsibilities

    • Lead WordPress development on client projects.
    • Take part in architecture discussions.
    • Deliver integrations with external services and CRM (HubSpot).

    Technical solutions

    • Built custom WordPress plugins for client business logic.
    • Implemented headless setups where the project needed them.
    • Integrated identity verification (SumSub) for a venture group website.
  • 4WP.dev Founder, Full Stack Developer Entrepreneur 2017 – Present
    On-site, Lutsk, Ukraine
    Details Stack Architecture, WordPress, Gutenberg, FSE, React, REST API, MCP, Composer, GitHub Actions

    Grew out of Dovgun.com in 2017. Own studio and open-source ecosystem of WordPress plugins, plus an educational platform on WordPress architecture and engineering practices.

    Responsibilities

    • Lead client projects from requirements to release.
    • Maintain the 4WP plugin ecosystem (10+ plugins on WordPress.org, dozens on GitHub).
    • Write learning materials and case studies on OOP, SOLID, DDD and WordPress hooks.

    Technical solutions

    • Designed a modular plugin architecture with shared services between plugins (4wp-bundle).
    • Built 4WP-Booking as a domain-driven booking platform with pluggable calendar providers.
    • Built 4WP Headless App: React front end on WordPress, AI-ready tooling.
    • Started MCP / Abilities API integration across 4WP plugins (AI workflow automation).
  • OSKI Solutions Full Stack Engineer Full-time Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
    Israel, Remote
    Details Stack PHP, WordPress, Gutenberg, ACF, Docker, Composer, Elasticsearch, caching

    High-load content platform and newsletter for a large community: articles, video, podcasts, guest contributions and curated book lists.

    Responsibilities

    • Develop features on a high-traffic WordPress platform.
    • Keep the content build system and architecture maintainable.
    • Improve performance of existing systems.

    Technical solutions

    • Built search and filtering for content discovery (Elasticsearch).
    • Worked with the caching layer to keep the site fast under heavy traffic.
    • Extended the content system with ACF and Gutenberg blocks.
  • Uprisun Tech UA Full Stack Engineer Full-time Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
    Remote, USA
    Details Stack WordPress, Gutenberg, WooCommerce, React, LMS, External API, Zoho

    Platform for installers and companies deploying renewable energy solutions.

    Responsibilities

    • Build the installers portal with recommended equipment flows.
    • Deliver an LMS for staff training.
    • Integrate the site with the back-office system.

    Technical solutions

    • Built a credit calculator for installation financing.
    • Built an interactive US states map with analytics dashboards.
    • Developed custom Gutenberg blocks and Zoho integrations.
  • Xicay Full Stack WordPress Developer Full-time May 2021 – Jan 2025
    Remote, USA
    Details Stack PHP, WordPress, ACF, Gutenberg, React, WooCommerce, REST API

    Full-stack WordPress development for a distributed product team: corporate sites, paid content platforms, stores.

    Responsibilities

    • Build and maintain custom themes and Gutenberg blocks.
    • Implement WooCommerce features.
    • Own performance improvements and cross-browser QA.

    Technical solutions

    • Built a paid content platform with memberships, subscriptions and payment gateways.
    • Delivered React-based UI components.
    • Integrated sites with existing APIs; job-board integration for a corporate site.
  • Voolar Creative WordPress Developer Per project Jan 2022 – Mar 2024
    Estonia, Remote
    Details Stack PHP, WordPress, ACF Pro, WPBakery, WPML, CF7, REST API

    Creative agency: booking systems, event registration and multilingual corporate sites.

    Responsibilities

    • Lead development on agency projects (team lead on two of them).
    • Coordinate front-end and back-end developers.
    • Support and finish projects built on ACF.

    Technical solutions

    • Built an apartment booking system integrated with Bidrento CRM (availability, tenants, rental agreements, two payment systems).
    • Built an event registration system with custom WPBakery add-ons.
    • Integrated leads export to Google Sheets and Smaily email marketing.
  • WPin123.com WordPress Developer Full-time Apr 2019 – Jun 2023
    Israel, Remote
    Details Stack PHP, WordPress, Gutenberg, WooCommerce, MySQL, jQuery, Elementor, WPBakery, ACF Pro, Firebase

    Long-term remote client work: business websites, online stores, marketplaces and niche solutions.

    Responsibilities

    • Develop custom client solutions.
    • Support and extend existing projects and online stores.
    • Coordinate releases with stakeholders.

    Technical solutions

    • Built WooCommerce stores with custom product grouping, brand pages and CPT search.
    • Integrated databases with applications (Firebase).
    • Improved performance and UX with iterative updates.
  • Eddy LMS Back-end WordPress Developer Project Mar 2020 – Oct 2020
    Ukraine, Remote
    Details Stack WordPress Multisite, PHP, AJAX, jQuery, Postman

    LMS for universities and schools.

    Responsibilities

    • Develop back-end modules on WordPress Multisite.

    Technical solutions

    • Built the lessons schedule module.
    • Built the journal of evaluations module.
  • EOI.co.il Full Stack WordPress Developer Full-time Jan 2018 – Mar 2020
    Israel, Remote
    Details Stack PHP, WordPress, WooCommerce, REST API, Salesforce, Postman

    Projects from corporate sites to travel and real estate portals, plus online marketplaces with CRM integrations.

    Responsibilities

    • Own end-to-end delivery of client projects.

    Technical solutions

    • Built marketplaces with CRM integration (Salesforce).
    • Built travel and real estate portals.
  • 8Guild WordPress Developer Freelance Apr 2018 – Jan 2019
    Remote
    Details Stack WPCS, WordPress, WPBakery, Theme development, Docker, Git, Bitbucket

    Maintained a portfolio of six premium WordPress themes on ThemeForest, including award-winning themes built on WPBakery with pre-installed demo content.

    Responsibilities

    • Maintained six premium themes and shipped regular micro-releases.
    • Added new features: icon sets, templates, content blocks.
    • Handled customer support through the ticket system.

    Technical solutions

    • Extended WPBakery-based themes with new elements and page templates.
    • Maintained one-click demo imports for each theme.
    • Worked in a Docker-based development environment with Git (Bitbucket) automated release flow.
  • WebTeam.studio CEO Own studio 2016 – 2017 Details Stack WordPress, PHP, Scrum, Team leadership, Client communication

    A small web studio (4–7 people) that built websites and web solutions for business, from the first conversation with the Client to launch.

    Responsibilities

    • Talked to Clients directly: understood the request, proposed a solution, agreed scope and price.
    • Led the team as a servant leader: Scrum, full freedom and trust inside the team.
    • Assembled a team with every role a Client project needs: designer, front-end and back-end developers.
    • Stepped into development myself to finish and polish projects.

    Technical solutions

    • Set up an Agile / Scrum process: short sprints, visible progress for the Client at every step.
    • One team, one point of contact: the Client talked to the person who also knew the code.
  • WebKomanda Head of Web Development Full-time Feb 2012 – Dec 2016
    Ukraine
    Details Stack WordPress, PHP, SEO, Delivery management, Team leadership

    A web production company that delivered design, development and promotion as a white-label partner for advertising agencies: the agencies released our work under their own brand. Several offices, more than 20 people, dozens of projects shipped every month.

    Responsibilities

    • Led the development department across several offices.
    • Built the business process end to end: from hiring and setting up workplaces to quality control and delivery to the Client.
    • Took requests from agencies, turned them into specifications and planned the work.
    • Distributed tasks, handled escalations, mentored developers, designers and content specialists.

    Technical solutions

    • Set up a production flow that delivered dozens of projects a month on time and under the agencies' brands.
    • Standardised how design, development and promotion worked together, so every project followed the same steps from brief to release.
    • Delivered WordPress sites, marketplaces and custom web solutions, with SEO and content optimisation included.
  • Dovgun.com Freelancer Freelance May 2009 – Feb 2013 Details Stack PHP, Zend Framework, CodeIgniter, MySQL, HTML, CSS

    Freelance period: diverse projects built in partnership with design agencies, including online radio stations, real estate platforms and sports projects.

    Responsibilities

    • Took development projects from design agencies and delivered them to their Clients.
    • Turned agency designs into working websites and web platforms.
    • Supported and extended projects after launch.

    Technical solutions

    • Built online radio station websites.
    • Built real estate platforms with property listings.
    • Built sports project websites.
    • Developed custom PHP solutions on Zend Framework and CodeIgniter.
  • WestInternetGroup PHP Developer Full-time Jun 2007 – Sep 2008
    Ukraine
    Details Stack PHP, Zend Framework, Smarty, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

    My first web studio: portals, classifieds, business directories and a paid photo stock.

    Responsibilities

    • Worked as a junior and front-end developer.
    • Supported and launched projects, worked directly with Clients.
  • Kreditprombank Senior Network Engineer Full-time 2006 – Jun 2007
    Lutsk, Ukraine
    Details Stack Cisco, Routing, ATM / POS networks, GSM modules

    Network and infrastructure for a bank: branch networking, ATM and POS terminal uptime.

    Responsibilities

    • Maintained Cisco routers and the branch network.
    • Kept ATMs and POS terminals online, including GSM modules for network connectivity.
    • Handled hands-on office IT support, down to refilling printer cartridges 😉
    • Learned to work within the hierarchy and processes of a large financial institution.
  • SoftWest Group Junior PHP Developer Full-time 2004 – 2006
    Lutsk, Ukraine

    First job in IT: PHP, HTML, CSS on-site.

Skills

Architecture & Leadership

methods → approaches → rules → foundation

  • DDD, SOLID, Clean Architecture
  • OOP & Design Patterns
  • Modular system design
  • Team Lead / Head of Development, mentoring
  • Scrum: from requirements to release

Agentic Engineering

people → business → AI as assistant

  • MCP (WordPress Abilities API, MCP Adapter)
  • Multi-agent workflows
  • RAG (site content as a knowledge base)
  • LLM integrations in WordPress
  • AI workflow automation

WordPress & FSE

change this → and this → even everything

  • Theme development
  • Full Site Editing, theme.json
  • Patterns & templates
  • Gutenberg blocks (ACF / React)
  • Multisite
  • WPML / Polylang

Plugin Development

simple → clear → solves the business need

  • Plugin architecture
  • Hooks & filters
  • Modular plugin ecosystems (4WP)
  • WordPress.org standards
  • Open source (WordPress.org, GitHub)

WooCommerce

seller → product → Customer → purchase

  • Marketplaces & multi-vendor
  • Product catalog, filtering & inventory sync
  • B2B pricing
  • Custom cart & checkout
  • Payment & shipping integrations
  • Customer dashboard & analytics

Backend

foundation → data → integrations → tests

  • PHP (OOP)
  • Composer
  • MySQL & query optimization
  • REST API, custom endpoints
  • CRM integrations (Zoho, HubSpot, Salesforce)
  • PHPUnit

Frontend

structure → style → behavior → access

  • HTML architecture & semantic hierarchy
  • SCSS, Tailwind
  • JavaScript, TypeScript
  • React
  • Component-based approach & reusable patterns
  • Accessibility (WCAG / ADA)

Headless

content → API → any frontend → edit in WP

  • Headless architecture & trade-offs
  • REST as headless backend
  • GraphQL (WPGraphQL)
  • Auth & permissions (Application Passwords, JWT, OAuth)
  • Next.js / Vue frontends (React for dashboards)
  • Preview & on-demand revalidation (ISR)

Technical SEO

mark up → track → analyze → improve

  • Schema.org
  • GA4 & events
  • Webmaster tools
  • Metadata & crawlability
  • AI Search Optimization

Profiling & Performance

measure → frontend → app → server

  • Profiling (frontend, WP-CLI)
  • Core Web Vitals
  • Frontend optimization
  • Application cache (wp_cache, transients)
  • Server cache (Redis, Memcached, page cache)

Git & Delivery

commit → check → build → deliver

  • Git, GitHub (PRs, code review)
  • Bedrock (Roots): Composer-based WordPress, .env environments
  • GitHub Actions & webhooks
  • Custom CI/CD for WordPress
  • Server deployment
  • Docker for local development

Human

love → create → grow → enjoy

  • Dad
  • Husband
  • Pet owner
  • Friend
  • Neighbor
  • Colleague

Thoughts

Contact / CV

  • Emailadovgun@gmail.com
  • Phone+380 99 029 3439
  • WhatsApp+380 99 029 3439
  • Viber+380 99 029 3439
  • Telegram@adovgun
  • WP Slack@Anatoliy Dovgun