I am Daria Khordykova
WordPress Developer
with UX & Conversion Focus
I’m a WordPress developer with 5+ years of experience creating websites that support real business and marketing goals.
I specialize in building responsive, user-focused websites using Kadence, Elementor, and custom Gutenberg blocks, with a strong focus on SEO, user experience, and conversion optimization.
I combine development, design, and marketing thinking to create websites that are not only visually polished, but also improve engagement, performance, and overall user experience.
My Recent Works
The following projects highlight my experience in developing fully customized WordPress websites based on UI designs, along with my own UX/UI design work, demonstrating my ability to deliver complete, user-focused web solutions from design to implementation.
My Experience
Nov 2022 – Nov 2025
Web Developer
Relish New Brand Experience, Winnipeg, MB
- Developed custom WordPress themes from scratch, translating client-approved UI/UX designs into responsive, cross-browser compatible websites.
- Customized WordPress themes on both the front end and back end by adapting templates, PHP, and JavaScript to implement pixel-perfect designs, required functionality, and well-structured content architecture using custom post types, taxonomies, and WordPress template hierarchy.
- Implemented scalable CSS architectures using standard CSS, Flexbox, and SCSS with custom mixins to ensure precise design implementation and enable rapid design iteration.
- Built custom Gutenberg blocks using ACF plugin to deliver unique, scalable functionality tailored to client needs.
- Collaborated with project managers, designers, and developers to deliver user-friendly, high-performance websites aligned with best practices.
- Optimized and maintained existing sites through debugging, updates, performance improvements, and feature enhancements.
- Set up and managed hosting environments (databases, servers, WordPress CLI) and deployed WordPress systems using Docker to ensure consistent and reproducible development and production workflows.
- Provided technical support to clients, ensuring smooth site performance and ongoing functionality.
Nov 2020 – Sep 2022
Junior Web Developer
Koala Marketing, Rzeszow, Poland
- Developed custom WordPress themes, landing pages, and WooCommerce sites based on client-approved designs.
- Utilized Elementor and WPBakery page builders to efficiently implement designs while maintaining flexibility.
- Collaborated with designers and clients to deliver user-friendly, visually consistent websites.
- Provided ongoing web support, troubleshooting, and maintenance to ensure optimal site performance.
Education & Certification
Nov 2025 – Jan 2025
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Through this course, I learned the complete UX design process—from foundational principles, user research, empathy, and ideation to wireframing, prototyping, high-fidelity design in Figma, and building dynamic user interfaces—while preparing professional case studies and job-ready portfolio projects.
April 2020
Bachelor, Information Technology
University of Information Technology and Management, Poland
Focused on software development, covering programming, algorithms, databases, and full-stack application development.
Let’s work together
I am actively seeking new opportunities where I can contribute my WordPress development experience and UX/UI skills. Let’s connect and discuss how I can add value to your team.