# Hire a WordPress / Shopify Developer | $15–35/hr

> Hire a dedicated WordPress or Shopify developer for $15–35 per hour. Custom themes, WooCommerce, and headless storefronts from a vetted Sentient Arc engineer.

A dedicated WordPress or Shopify developer from Sentient Arc costs $15–35 per hour, depending on the build and seniority. Themes, plugins, WooCommerce, and headless storefronts, starting with a free consultation.

## Rate & engagement
- **Rate:** $15–35/hr
- **Engagement:** Part-time or full-time
- **Start:** Within 1 week
- **Overlap:** 4+ hrs your timezone

## Template stores hit a ceiling
Off-the-shelf themes get you live, then quietly cap you: slow pages, cloned layouts, plugin stacks that fight each other, and a checkout you cannot tune. The ceiling shows up in your conversion rate.

The usual escape routes both hurt: an agency rebuild priced like a rebrand, or a freelancer lottery where the store that pays your bills is the test environment.

## Commerce metrics over vanity builds
Every build is held to store metrics: page speed budgets, Core Web Vitals, and checkout completion, because a storefront is judged at the payment step, not the homepage.

Custom code stays maintainable: lean themes instead of plugin sprawl, and replatforming or migrations run with redirects and structured data preserved, so traffic survives the move.

## What they own
- **Custom themes & plugins**: Lean, fast themes and purpose-built plugins instead of a stack of conflicting off-the-shelf ones.
- **Store builds & migrations**: New builds and replatforming with data, redirects, and SEO equity carried over intact.
- **Headless storefronts**: Next.js frontends on Shopify or WordPress backends when the template ceiling is real.
- **Performance & conversion**: Speed budgets, Core Web Vitals, and checkout optimization measured against revenue.

## Stack
- **Platforms:** Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce
- **Builds:** Custom themes, Headless commerce, Plugins & apps, Liquid
- **Commerce:** Payment integration, Checkout optimization, Performance, Migrations

## FAQ
**How much does it cost to hire a WordPress or Shopify developer?**

A dedicated WordPress or Shopify developer costs $15–35 per hour, depending on the build and seniority. The consultation that scopes your store is free.

**Do you work with WooCommerce and headless setups?**

Yes. We build WooCommerce stores on the WordPress side, and headless storefronts (a Next.js frontend on a Shopify or WordPress backend) when the template ceiling is holding you back.

**Can you migrate my store without losing SEO?**

Yes. Migrations carry redirects, structured data, and URL mapping through a staged cutover, so rankings and revenue survive the replatform.

**Do you maintain stores after launch?**

Yes. Ongoing maintenance, plugin and theme updates, and conversion iteration run on the same hourly model, part-time or full-time.

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