About
Hi, I'm Shehzad
I’m Shehzad Akram, a senior WordPress and WooCommerce developer. For more than eight years I’ve built, fixed and sped up websites for clients in the US, UK and Europe: online stores, agencies, coaches, law firms and local service businesses.
Based in Lahore, Pakistan
The short version
A website is only the start
A website is only the start, so I also set up the marketing machinery around it: GoHighLevel funnels and CRM automation, conversion tracking that’s tested rather than assumed, and AI workflows with Claude, OpenAI and n8n.
I work alone, so you talk to the person doing the work. I build on a staging copy first, test everything, and hand over a site you can edit yourself.
I’m based in Lahore, Pakistan, and work remotely with clients in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Europe. My hours are flexible to overlap with US and UK business time.
years in WordPress and WooCommerce
projects delivered
production WordPress and WooCommerce websites
Job Success, Top Rated on Upwork
hours logged on Upwork
Experience
Eight years of shipping real sites
Jan 2019 – Present
Freelance Web Developer & Automation Specialist
Remote, international clients (Top Rated on Upwork)
Shipped 100+ production WordPress and WooCommerce websites. Custom PHP, speed and Core Web Vitals work, GoHighLevel systems, tested conversion tracking and site care.
Feb 2024 – Jan 2026
Senior Web Developer (WordPress & Shopify)
Ad-tivity, digital marketing agency, UK · Remote
Built and maintained client sites on WordPress, WooCommerce and Shopify, with GA4 and GTM tracking, GoHighLevel workflows and n8n integrations. Staging and testing first, every time.
Mar 2022 – Jan 2023
Senior WordPress & WooCommerce Developer
Saint Visage Dental Group, UK · Remote
Turned PSD and Figma designs into pixel-accurate WordPress sites on Elementor Pro, Divi and WPBakery, and built WooCommerce stores from a blank install.
Jan 2021 – Feb 2022
Senior Web Developer
CodeX Solutions
Aug 2018 – Nov 2020
WordPress Developer
Our Scope Technology
Skills
What I work with every day
WordPress & WooCommerce
WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Elementor Pro, Divi, WPBakery, Bricks, custom plugins and themes, Figma to WordPress, Squarespace and Wix
Languages & APIs
PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, REST APIs, webhooks, Stripe, PayPal
GoHighLevel & CRM
GoHighLevel (funnels, pipelines, workflows, A2P 10DLC), Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Omnisend
AI & Automation
Claude and OpenAI APIs, n8n, Zapier, Make, ElevenLabs, Whisper, Python (Flask), Docker
Tracking & Analytics
Google Tag Manager, GA4, Google Ads conversions, Meta Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Search Console
Performance, Security & Hosting
Core Web Vitals, caching, image optimization, CDN, Cloudflare, VPS, Git, backups, malware removal, security hardening
How I work
Careful by default
The habits that keep client sites stable, fast and easy to hand over.
- Staging first: every change goes to a staging copy, gets tested, then goes live.
- WordPress coding standards, with custom logic in small plugins, not in the theme.
- I test by risk: forms, checkout, payment gateways and tracking events come first.
- I use Claude and OpenAI every day and treat their output like a junior developer's draft: checked, never trusted blindly.
- Clear written updates, with hours that overlap US and UK business time.
- I reply within 24 hours.
Education
MS in Computer Science
Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 2022–2024
BS in Information Technology
Government S.E. College, Bahawalpur, 2016–2020
Certifications
Google Analytics (GA4) Certification
Google, 2023
Responsive Web Design
freeCodeCamp, 2024
Languages
- English (full professional)
- Urdu (native)
- Punjabi (native)
- Hindi (full professional)
Client reviews
What clients say
★★★★★
“Shehzad has been working with me as a web developer for over a year, supporting my consulting business based in the Netherlands.”
★★★★★
“Brilliant and thorough work – will hire again. Highly recommended”
Where to hire me
Work with me directly or through a platform
Send the form for a free review, or hire me through Upwork, where I’m Top Rated with 100% Job Success, or through Fiverr.
For recruiters
Open to remote roles
Also open to remote full-time and contract roles with teams in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Free website review
Get a free 3-point website review
Send your link and what bothers you. I reply within 24 hours with three clear fixes and an honest next step.