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MY CORE EXPERTISE

Hi, I'm Robin, a freelance web developer based in Edinburgh, UK. I've been delivering data-first solutions, dynamic interfaces and website strategy to clients local and worldwide for 15+ years.

I have lots of experience in end-to-end planning, building, and maintaining web platforms, my toolkit centres on web frameworks & CMS like WordPress, Craft and Laravel.

I’m equally at home building powerful databases with intuitive interfaces and deploying infrastructure (CI/CD, Cloudflare, Github Actions) to keep everything fast, secure, and scalable.

Laravel Development

Build with the Best

Laravel powers more than 1.7 million websites. Craft is the artisan's choice, delivering proven results for 50k+ site owners.

WordPress Development

Edit & Publish With Ease

The world's most popular CMS. WordPress has proven itself over and over again with 60,000 plugins and a strong community

Frontend Development

Gain Full Layout Control

I create templates and beautiful interfaces, dynamic experiences built with precision using HTML, Javascript and CSS.

WHAT
CLIENTS SAY

"Robin is a wonderfully thorough, analytical, pragmatic problem solver... Though he has deep technical knowledge, he always approaches problems from a client and user-centric point of view."

"He is a delight to work with and I recommend him without reservation!"

TO

Tamara Olson

Owner, Studio Simpatico

"I worked with Robin whilst developing an app... He was well versed in most of the APIs required, and where he wasn’t so sure he spent the time to research them."

"His ability to avoid technical jargon, explain the complex in plain English, and his patience for many changes were only some of his strengths."

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Michael Nisbet

Head Of Digital at XL Event Lab

"Robin proved himself to be a talented and competent developer. His creative thinking, expertise, positive attitude made him a pleasure to work with."

"He went above and beyond in providing exceptional service and support, and showed genuine integrity and respect."

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Richard Claydon

Senior Staff Developer at KOHO

CORE TECHNOLOGY

Have a shuffle through some of the powerful tools and software I use on a daily basis to build immersive and engaging experiences.

Laravel

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A Powerful PHP Framework
  • Solid decoupled architecture
  • ORM database
  • Server-accessible console
  • Large ecosystem

WordPress

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Content Management System
  • Custom post types - really customisable
  • Tons of plugins to extend your site
  • Powerful templating system
  • Gutenberg / Block Editor

Vue.js / Alpine.js

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JavaScript Frameworks
  • Reactive data - adapt to your users
  • Component-based architecture
  • Alpine is super-lightweight
  • Easily inject dynamic user features

API Development

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System Connectivity
  • API design & development
  • Securing APIs with auth
  • Docs and clear explanations
  • Limitless integrations

DevOps & Hosting

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Infrastructure & Deployment
  • CI/CD Automation (GitHub Actions)
  • Server Management (Forge, Cloudways)
  • Cloud Hosting (AWS, DO)
  • Monitoring & Performance

Bricks / Kadence

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WordPress Site Builders
  • Visual Design Control
  • Performance Focus
  • Developer Extensibility
  • Improved Client Editing

FEATURED
WORK

Kurt Weill Foundation

Role: Tech support with Studio Simpatico

Studio Simpatico, an NYC based design agency asked for my assistance with their client, the Kurt Weill Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the work and promotion of German-born American composer Kurt Weill. The client needed tighter integration between their Salesforce database and WordPress website.

I prepared a solution that enabled the website to listen out for webhook calls from Salesforce and processed them to be stored as WordPress custom post types, feeding into their existing front-end search & filter setup.

A PHP Salesforce SDK wrapper was created to handle all of Salesforce's internal object types (this all needed processed and translated before storing in WordPress). An advanced scheduler was also configured to remedy issues with server timeouts, and code to prevent duplicate records was installed.

WordPress API Integration Salesforce Performance
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Kurt Weill Foundation Project

01 Strategy

What do you want? When do you want it?

02 Collaboration

We'll work through the nuts and bolts of it

03 The Build

Putting it all together with efficient code

04 Long-term Support

Ongoing maintenance, support and feature requests

MY
APPROACH

Web development is about much more than code and pixels.

It's about organisations and individuals who want meaningful experiences.

I focus on planning, development, and deployment, acting as a web strategist as much as a web developer. Very similar roles, but web development requires a multi-faceted approach.

CREATIVE DEMOS

I also enjoy making interactive front-end experiences to explore the limits of what web technology can achieve.

Cascades

Cascades

Particles interacting dynamically with text contours.

FX Hash

Gen Art

Generative projects created for the fxhash blockchain art platform.

Popcircles

Bit Decay

An interactive paint app exploring temporary data and visual decay.

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DEV DIARY

Some writing on website-related tech and web-adjacent sectors

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