WordPress Developer

Purpose
The WordPress Developer, Site Integrity is responsible for the ongoing health of every live client site across the fleet. This is a proactive role: the team reviews sites on a regular cadence to catch and fix issues before a client ever sees them, rather than waiting on client-reported tickets. The role handles direct backend and visual fixes (plugin conflicts, plugin alternatives, layout/design drift), and triages security and WordPress-core issues for DevOps to action. Every review is logged on a shared dashboard so the team's activity is fully traceable, giving the org a clear accountability trail in the event of a client escalation.

Scope
Applies to WordPress Developers on the CWD Site Integrity team, covering all live client sites post-launch across the fleet (Signature 1.0 and 2.0 builds), regardless of which POD originally built the site. Pre-launch readiness and post-launch/migration QA are owned by the Launch team.

Key Responsibilities
1. Proactive Fleet Monitoring & Auditing

• Conduct scheduled, recurring reviews of assigned site segments (not just reactive to tickets).
• Check for broken links, layout breaks, plugin conflicts, outdated plugins/themes, expired SSL/domains, and console/PHP errors.
• Monitor uptime, error logs, and security scanner alerts (e.g. Sucuri) for assigned sites.
• Run 404/broken-link monitoring through the existing UptimeRobot / Percy / Lumar stack rather than ad hoc manual checks, so the team works off one shared source of truth with other teams already using that stack.
• Log every scan in the Site Integrity Dashboard the moment it's completed, whether or not an issue was found.

2. SEO & Technical Configuration Audits

• Run a recurring technical SEO pass per site: RankMath configuration, meta titles/descriptions, H1 hierarchy, robots.txt, and llm.txt.
• Extend the existing 404-detection agent spec to also flag no-index/crawl discrepancies (pages unintentionally no-indexed, or indexed pages that should be excluded).
• Log SEO/crawl findings the same way as other audits — dashboard entry plus a SiteFlow ticket for anything requiring a fix.
• Escalate ambiguous SEO decisions (e.g. intentional vs. accidental no-index) to the CWD Manager rather than resolving unilaterally.

3. Issue Diagnosis & Direct Resolution

• Diagnose and fix backend issues within the team's authority: plugin conflicts, broken integrations, theme errors.
• Research and implement plugin alternatives when a plugin is deprecated, unsupported, or conflicting with other tools.
• Fix visual/front-end issues: responsive breakpoints, broken elements, spacing or design drift from the approved comp.
• Prioritize fixes so client-facing issues are resolved before the client notices or reports them.

4. Plugin & Theme Maintenance

• Apply routine theme and plugin updates (functionality/compatibility, non-security) on a regular cadence per site.
• Test updates on staging before pushing to production to avoid breaking changes.
• Maintain a current plugin inventory per site/segment; flag redundant or high-risk plugins.
• Support migration of legacy Beaver Builder / Classic Editor sites toward the current Signature 2.0 standard where flagged.

5. Security & Core Update Triage

• Proactively monitor for outstanding WordPress core/plugin vulnerabilities and pending updates across the fleet, not just what surfaces incidentally during a scan.
• Raise a ticket to DevOps for any security patching or WordPress core update; this team triages and hands off, it does not apply core/security fixes directly.
• Assign every flagged vulnerability or pending update a named owner and a tracked ticket status until DevOps closes it, closing the gap where issues fall between Dev and DevOps.
• Verify security scanner and 2FA coverage on assigned sites; flag gaps to DevOps.
• Verify backup integrity and restore points on a regular schedule; escalate failures to DevOps.

6. Performance & Quality

• Monitor Core Web Vitals / PageSpeed scores; flag and fix degradation within the team's scope.
• Run periodic cross-browser and cross-device checks on assigned sites.
• Feed recurring defect patterns back to the CWD Manager for process/SOP improvement.

7. Tracking, Documentation & Accountability

• Log every site review in the Site Integrity Dashboard: site, date/time, reviewer, findings, action taken, and DevOps escalation status.
• Treat the dashboard as the system of record for “was this site checked and when” across fleet scans and SEO/crawl audits.
• Log all findings and fixes as SiteFlow tickets, cross-referenced with the matching dashboard entry.
• Keep an audit trail per site so recurring issues are visible across review cycles.
• Escalate client-facing or scope-ambiguous issues to the CWD Manager / OB per protocol.

8. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Raise security and WordPress core update issues to DevOps and track them through to resolution.
• Coordinate with OBs (Onboarding Specialists) when a fix requires client communication, approval, or content input.
• Coordinate with the Design team on visual fixes that need comp-level reference.
• Support the Launch team on post-launch monitoring handoff (first 7–14 days after go-live).
• Surface plugin-risk or legacy-site findings to the Tech Team Lead for fleet-wide visibility.

9. Renewal-Client Scope Exceptions (Governance)

• Follow a defined SOP for evaluating requests from renewal clients that fall outside standard maintenance scope, rather than each developer making an independent scope call.
• Route any renewal-client scope-exception request to the designated single point of contact (SPOC — TBD, likely the CWD Manager) for a decision.
• Log the request and the SPOC's decision so scope exceptions are consistent and auditable across the team.

Tools & Systems
WordPress (Gutenberg) — block-based development
Astra + Spectra Pro — theme and block framework
MyAdvice Framework — proprietary plugin and feature set
SiteFlow — ticketing, issue logging, and QA checklists
Site Integrity Dashboard (proposed) — logs scan activity, fix status, and DevOps escalation trail per site; tool TBD
UptimeRobot / Percy / Lumar — existing monitoring stack for uptime, visual regression, and 404/broken-link detection
RankMath — SEO configuration and technical audit
DevOps escalation channel/ticketing — for security and WordPress core update hand-off
Staging environments for pre-production testing
Google Chat — team communication

Ideal Qualifications
2+ years experience building or maintaining WordPress websites on modern block themes.
Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across HTML, CSS, basic PHP/JS, and Gutenberg architecture.
Working knowledge of the plugin ecosystem, including how to vet and select alternatives.
Working knowledge of technical SEO fundamentals (RankMath, meta/H1 structure, robots.txt, indexing behavior).
Comfortable working within a structured, dashboard-logged workflow and triaging (rather than personally resolving) security/core issues.
Comfortable managing a high volume of sites independently with a proactive, checklist-driven approach.
Detail-oriented, with an eye for visual and functional accuracy across many sites at once.

MyAdvice

"We are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process, we will catch excellence.” — Vince Lombardi

MyAdvice helps medical, dental, and legal practices grow more efficiently. Our Success Center brings marketing, automation, and business insights into one platform so clients can convert more opportunities, improve their operations, and generate measurable returns on their investment.

We’ve spent more than 20 years evolving alongside the practices we serve, from our roots in digital marketing to a broader platform focused on sustainable business growth. We’re building a company for the next stage of that journey, and we’re looking for people who want to help shape it.

Our culture is grounded in grit, accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement. We set ambitious goals, speak honestly about what’s working and what isn’t, and expect people to take ownership of outcomes. In return, you’ll have room to contribute ideas, develop your skills, and make a visible impact on our clients and our company.

We also believe stronger teams are built from different perspectives and experiences. If the role interests you but you don’t meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We care about what you’ve accomplished, how you think, and your willingness to learn.