How and why I built Willow ~ A logic-less Template Engine for WordPress
Willow is a Logic~less Template Engine built for WordPress. Willow plays nicely with ACF, is quick to learn and developer-focused.
Ray
Mentor
(6 reviews)
US$20.00
For every 15 mins
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ABOUT ME
WordPress Shaper
WordPress Shaper
Tried & Tested. Over 20 years of crafting rich, interactive and intuitive digital experiences, working with people and organizations trying to make positive social or environmental change.
Full-stack developer - specialized in creating WordPress plugins - but equally happy building APIs, writing technical documentation, managing remote teams, leading creative brainstorming or dealing with technical support requests.
I have had a full and varied career to date and am always interested to take on larger projects, if we enjoy working together.
Spanish, English
Lisbon (+01:00)
Joined October 2020
EXPERTISE
10 years experience | 2 endorsements
Having hand-written several commercial CMS software and ran companies based around them, it was a change of direction to leverage WP, but...
Having hand-written several commercial CMS software and ran companies based around them, it was a change of direction to leverage WP, but this has enabled more focus on the UX, functionality and using WP as a solid base to build robust applications.
15 years experience
In 2009 I took a deep dive into JS and wrote one of the first available cloud-based code editors - called Ecoder - which won a few prizes...
In 2009 I took a deep dive into JS and wrote one of the first available cloud-based code editors - called Ecoder - which won a few prizes and featured on hosting one-click installers, such as DreamHost.
I'm happy that JS has come back into fashion and am comfortable writing vanilla or working from frameworks like jQuery.
13 years experience | 1 endorsement
PHP is my bread + butter, it's where I spend most of my working hours and I have created numerous open-source projects alongside my comme...
PHP is my bread + butter, it's where I spend most of my working hours and I have created numerous open-source projects alongside my commercial client work.
Most recently I released a lightweight template engine for WordPress, called Willow - https://github.com/qstudio/willow
18 years experience
I started out working front-end as an interactive designer - flash, JS, ActionScript and of course, CSS + HTML.
I started out working front-end as an interactive designer - flash, JS, ActionScript and of course, CSS + HTML.
8 years experience
ACF is almost as essential as WordPress itself, adding powerful and flexible data connection points, admin views and forms which extend W...
ACF is almost as essential as WordPress itself, adding powerful and flexible data connection points, admin views and forms which extend WP into a complete CMS.
This plugin ( ideally the pro version ) is an ever present on all WP projects that I build.
0 year experience
10 years experience
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(6 reviews)
Connor Harper
February 2021
Great session, explained advantages to approaches etc.
Tom Myatt
January 2021
Incredibly helpful, excellent communication and very quick to spot the issue with the code I had been having trouble with.
Gareth Barry
November 2020
Really enjoyed dealing with Ray, was very helpful right from the start. Extremely knowledgeable within the scope of my query and provided excellent insight into the issues and how to potentially go about resolving them.
Would highly recommend for any project or query you may have. We sure will be using Ray again for future projects!
SOCIAL PRESENCE
EMPLOYMENTS
Founder + Lead Developer
Q Studio OU
2009-03-01-Present
Remote agency - founded in 2009 - building rock-solid WordPress Applications for clients based around the World.
Remote agency - founded in 2009 - building rock-solid WordPress Applications for clients based around the World.
PHP
WordPress
JavaScript
PHP
WordPress
JavaScript
Interactive Designer
Carlton / ITV
2001-04-01-2001-07-01
Short contract working for the now defunct Carlton TV, creating interactive features for their websites to promote film and music releases.
Short contract working for the now defunct Carlton TV, creating interactive features for their websites to promote film and music releases.
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Interactive Developer
Emperor Interactive
2000-10-01-2001-03-01
Lead interactive developer for a small start-up, creating interactive features for web applications.
Lead interactive developer for a small start-up, creating interactive features for web applications.
HTML/CSS
ActionScript
JavaScript
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HTML/CSS
ActionScript
JavaScript
Sound
Videos
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PROJECTS
WillowView Project
2020
Willow ~ A logic-less template engine built for WordPress.
Willow ~ A logic-less template engine built for WordPress.
PHP 7
PHP 7