function add_action( $hook, $callback, $priority = 10 ) { ... }
$wpdb->prepare( "SELECT * FROM %i WHERE id = %d", $table, $id );
apply_filters( 'wpforms_field_properties', $properties, $field );
class WPForms_Field extends WPForms_Field_Base { ... }
return wp_send_json_success( [ 'message' => 'Saved!' ] );
add_filter( 'the_content', [ $this, 'render' ], 10, 1 );
wp_enqueue_script( 'wpforms', WPFORMS_URL . 'assets/js/app.js' );
do_action( 'wpforms_process_complete', $fields, $entry, $form );
$response = wp_remote_get( $api_url, [ 'timeout' => 30 ] );
Ernest Behinov

Ernest Behinov

Software Engineer - AI Expert - WordPress & Laravel Developer

9+ years crafting custom WordPress themes and plugins. Deep understanding of WordPress architecture, clean and scalable code. Currently at WPForms.

// tech_stack

/* core */
PHP WordPress WooCommerce Laravel JavaScript React Vue jQuery SQL HTML & CSS
/* tools */
Git Docker Cypress PHPUnit XDebug Blackfire Composer NPM REST API
/* ai_powered */
Claude Code Cursor Codex GitHub Copilot

// experience

2023 — Present

Developer for WPForms

Awesome Motive

Building and maintaining WPForms — the most popular WordPress form plugin trusted by 6M+ websites. Plugin development, testing, API integrations.

2022 — 2023

Middle WordPress Developer

Boosta

Product company with 600+ employees. AJAX filters, data parsers, third-party API integrations (Google, Bing), PageSpeed optimization. Worked with Laravel, React, Vue stacks.

2017 — 2022

Lead WordPress Developer

XTemos

Led backend development of Woodmart theme — 100K+ paid customers, top e-commerce seller. Built wishlist, compare, one-click demo import, AJAX filtering. Mentored junior developers.

2015 — 2017

WordPress Developer

8theme

First IT job. Premium e-commerce themes for Envato marketplace. Bug fixing, new features, client support, legacy code updates.