WordPress developer for businesses & teams · Austin, TX
Expert WordPress development.
A better website, built around you.
I’m Saad. I build, improve and maintain WordPress websites, bringing custom theme and plugin expertise, a background in marketing technology, and published security research to the work.
Since 2007
Building client websites
4 validated CVEs
2 published disclosures
One developer
Direct communication
Hi, I’m Saad.
Your developer, from the first conversation onward.
Experience with teams you know
And teams at Mercedes-Benz, Texas Hospital Association and the City of Farmers Branch.
WordPress services
What can I help you with?
A new website, a complicated integration, or a site that needs an experienced pair of hands.
01
Custom WordPress builds & redesigns
A website shaped around your business, with custom themes, reusable blocks and content your team can update. From a new site to a complete rebuild.
02
Plugins & connected systems
Make WordPress do the work your team needs. Custom plugins, multisite, API integrations and imports connect your site to the tools behind your business.
03
WooCommerce & online stores
Build a store, move from another platform, or improve the buying experience. I handle theme development, checkout, payments and the integrations around each order.
04
Performance & technical SEO
A slow site or a technical search problem can get in the way of good content. I investigate the cause, improve page delivery and measure what changes.
05
WordPress care & troubleshooting
Keep an existing site working well with updates, plugin cleanup, hosting support and focused fixes. You have a direct line to the developer doing the work.
06
Security reviews & remediation
Practical help with risky plugins, permissions and vulnerable code, informed by my published WordPress and WooCommerce vulnerability research.
Selected client work
Good work. Measurable results.
Rackspace
75% less time publishing event agendas
A WordPress agenda plugin, CSV imports, and multisite support for Rackspace::Solve reduced agenda entry from eight hours to two.
City of Farmers Branch
120% organic traffic growth in three months
A blog template and script-loading improvements helped an existing WordPress tourism website publish local stories and load faster.
Where the Winds Blow
17% increase in conversions
WooCommerce theme work, a review-solicitation API integration, and a server migration for an established Mah Jongg store.
WordPress security research
I find the flaws.
Then help get them fixed.
Security is part of how I read and write code. I research vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and report them through coordinated disclosure programs, including Patchstack and Wordfence.
CVE-2026-96450
Stored XSS in pixfort Core
A Contributor-level flaw in a plugin distributed with a theme sold to more than 21,000 sites. Fixed in version 4.3.3.
CVE-2026-49779
Path traversal in a WooCommerce extension
A customer-level file-access vulnerability in Addify Tax Exempt for WooCommerce. Fixed in version 1.9.5.
Who I work with
A practical partner for your team.
Businesses ready for more
A growing site, a busy store, or a workflow that has become too manual. I help your website keep up with the business.
- Custom functionality
- Ecommerce & integrations
- Search & performance
Organizations & community teams
Content and tools that make it easier to reach the people you serve, publish useful information and manage day-to-day updates.
- Resource libraries
- Events & publishing
- Accessible interfaces
Agencies & in-house teams
An experienced developer to take a design into WordPress, own an integration, or help get a demanding project over the line.
- Design to WordPress
- Development support
- Technical problem-solving
Meet your developer
The person you talk to
is the person building it.
I’m Saad Malik, an independent developer in Austin. My first client website went live in 2007. Since then, I’ve worked across WordPress, PHP, frontend development, marketing technology and the infrastructure that keeps websites running.
That range matters when a problem crosses systems. I can follow an inquiry from the form to the CRM, a slow page back to its code, or a publishing bottleneck into a custom plugin. You work directly with me throughout.
From first conversation to launch
Clear steps. Room for your feedback.
01
Tell me about the site
Share what you want to build or what is getting in the way. We can start by email and work through the details together.
02
Agree on the work
You get an estimate, a clear scope and review points before work begins. We decide what needs attention now and what can wait.
03
Build, test & review
I do the development, keep you updated and give you a staging site to review. Changes in scope or timing get discussed as they arise.
04
Launch & keep improving
After approval, I handle the launch checks and handover. I can stay involved for support, maintenance and the next round of improvements.
In their words
The people behind the projects.
We now have a website that is user-friendly, highly responsive, visually appealing, and allows us to scale our events with greater ease.
Corin Bragstad
Marketing Programs Manager, Rackspace
We have worked with Saad for almost a year now and continue to be impressed by his quick thinking, extensive technical skills, and collaborative attitude.
Nadia Huda
Strategic Marketing Leader, DEKRA
Saad was so easy to work with and did a great job with our project! I highly recommend him for any of your website development needs.
Meredith Dowdy
Tourism Manager, City of Farmers Branch
Made for the WordPress community
Tools I build and share.
Community WordPress plugin
PostHog for WP.
A community-maintained plugin that adds the PostHog snippet through WordPress settings without editing theme files.
A few things you might be wondering
Before we get started.
Can you improve a WordPress site someone else built?
Yes. I start by looking at the theme, plugins, hosting and the problem you want to solve. Often the right next step is a focused improvement to what you already have.
Do you build custom themes and plugins?
Yes. Custom theme and plugin development are central to my work, including reusable blocks, multisite tools, imports, API integrations and WooCommerce functionality.
Can my team edit the website?
Yes. I build the editing experience around the content your team needs to manage, with reusable layouts and handover notes so routine updates stay straightforward.
What happens after launch?
I can help with ongoing maintenance, hosting, performance and development. We agree on the support you need as part of the scope.
Do you work beyond WordPress?
Yes. My broader practice includes frontend and backend development, Shopify, technical SEO, analytics, email marketing, AI and automation. I recommend the approach that fits the problem and your existing systems.
Do you work with clients outside Austin?
Yes. I work remotely with clients and teams beyond Austin. The project has the same direct communication and regular review points wherever your team is based.
Have something in mind?