My name is John Hockley and I am a 45 year-old web designer and developer, specializing in WordPress. I have been creating websites since I was 25.

My work shifted to focus more heavily on WordPress-based work when I noticed the growing trend of clients wanting an end product that they could update themselves without needing to rely on a developer to do so. With the learned ability to create custom WordPress themes from scratch, I am able to combine the aesthetic flexibility of a regular static site with the dynamic content management system power that WordPress possesses. The ability to create custom themes allows me to turn any design (whether self-created or one supplied to me) into a pixel-perfect WordPress theme.

With WordPress, I excel at taking designs and turning them into custom WordPress themes. I have experience working with WordPress-based e-commerce plug-ins such as WooCommerce. I’ve worked with integrating external e-commerce systems like Shopify into WordPress, as well.

For design, I work within the Adobe Creative Suite, primarily in Photoshop, but if you want to throw Illustrator or Sketch files my way, I’m game. I definitely prefer development to design, but I can take on both aspects with projects, as needed.

I genuinely love the work that I do and I work to create a positive working relationship with each one of my clients. One of the things that I most love about web design and development is the constantly evolving nature of the industry and how there is always something new to learn. I’m always quick to add to my existing skill set and will continue to grow along with the industry.