# Waqas Dev

> WordPress Developer & Automation Expert | Waqas Dev Studio

## Pages
- [Home](https://waqasdev.com/): Portfolio homepage — services, selected work, tech stack, contact.
- [Projects](https://waqasdev.com/projects/): Complete log of WordPress builds, automation workflows, and full e-commerce systems shipped end-to-end.
- [Blog](https://waqasdev.com/blog/): Practical articles on WordPress, automation, e-commerce, performance, and SEO.

## Projects
- [The Educare Lyceum](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/educare-lyceum): A Pakistani school-franchise network based on the Finland Education model
- [Naturasia](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/naturasia): A Pakistani Himalayan salt manufacturer and exporter
- [Meemza](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/meemza): A Pakistani multivendor marketplace
- [Hybrid University](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/hybrid-university): A Pakistani online-and-on-campus learning platform
- [ProfiCampus](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/proficampus): E-learning, seminars and coaching from a German psychologist
- [LEOCOS](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/leocos): A Pakistani skincare and beauty essentials store
- [Knowledge Market](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/knowledge-market): A multivendor marketplace for academic publishing
- [Ali Electric Store](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/ali-electric-store): Building & owning a full e-commerce ecosystem.
- [Taco Tunes Order Grid](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/taco-tunes-order-grid): A supplier order form that fills itself from WooCommerce and feeds Google Sheets
- [Hacked marketplace, rebuilt](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/hacked-marketplace-rebuilt): Cleaning out a hack, then rebuilding the parts of the marketplace that were never finished
- [Zaker Solutions](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/zaker-solutions): Handyman & kitchen installation services across South Wales
- [Merit Home](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/merit-home): Handcrafted luxury mirrors for elegant interiors
- [Metropoli](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/project/metropoli): A Bolivian online marketplace — commerce in your hands

## Articles
- [How to Create a WordPress Staging Site (and Test Changes Safely)](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-staging-site): Learn how to create a WordPress staging site with your host, a plugin, or a local app, test updates safely, and push changes live without losing orders.
- [How to Update PHP in WordPress Safely (Without Breaking Your Site)](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/update-php-wordpress): Learn how to update PHP in WordPress safely: check your version in Site Health, pick the right one, test on staging, switch at your host, and roll back fast.
- [WordPress Security Checklist: 16 Steps to Protect Your Site in 2026](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-security-checklist): A practical WordPress security checklist for site and shop owners: 16 steps for logins, updates, plugins, backups, PHP and monitoring, with where to click.
- [WordPress Site Hacked? What to Do First, Step by Step](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-site-hacked-what-to-do): WordPress site hacked? Follow this calm, step-by-step plan to spot the signs, lock down access, clean or restore, and clear Google's security warning.
- [WordPress Backup: How to Back Up Your Site and Keep Backups Safe](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/how-to-backup-wordpress-site): A simple WordPress backup guide: what to save, how to back up with your host or UpdraftPlus, where to keep copies, and how to test a restore.
- [WordPress MCP: Connect Claude to Your Site With the MCP Adapter Plugin](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-mcp-adapter): WordPress MCP made simple: install the free MCP Adapter plugin, create an application password, and connect Claude to your site, store, and SEO tools.
- [Hermes Agent + WordPress: Control Your Entire Site and Store with AI](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/hermes-agent-wordpress): Use Hermes Agent, the free AI agent from Nous Research, to manage your whole WordPress site and WooCommerce store, with honest setup, cost, and safety tips.
- [Check and Fix Your WordPress SEO With AI (Rank Math + Claude)](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-seo-with-ai): Connect Claude to Rank Math and check or fix your WordPress SEO by chatting. Updated for the free MCP Adapter plugin and Rank Math's newest AI tools.
- [WordPress AI Client and Connectors: A Simple Setup Guide](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-ai-client-connectors): See how WordPress AI Client and Connectors work, connect an AI provider, use AI inside the editor, and follow essential safety checks.
- [7 WordPress 7.0 Features That Could Replace Plugins or Custom CSS](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-7-features-replace-plugins): Discover seven WordPress 7.0 features that can replace basic plugins or custom CSS, including visibility, icons, galleries, fonts and mobile menus.
- [Manage Your WooCommerce Store by Chatting With AI](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/manage-woocommerce-with-ai): Use WooCommerce MCP to manage products and orders by chatting with Claude. Updated for WooCommerce 11.3 and the free MCP Adapter plugin.
- [How I Make WordPress Sites Load Fast (and Pass Core Web Vitals)](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/wordpress-speed-core-web-vitals): How I get WordPress sites loading in about a second and passing Core Web Vitals: smart images, caching, a CDN, and loading only what each page needs.
- [From Contact Form to WhatsApp: Automating the First Reply with n8n](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/contact-form-to-whatsapp-n8n): How a small n8n workflow turns a website form submission into an instant WhatsApp reply, so leads get a fast first response and nothing slips away.
- [Lessons From Running My Own WooCommerce Store](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/lessons-running-woocommerce-store): I build WooCommerce stores and run one of my own. Lessons from operating Ali Electric Store: speed, checkout, stock, and what actually grows sales.
- [A Practical Technical SEO Checklist for WordPress with Rank Math](https://waqasdev.com/wp-json/waqas/v1/llm/post/technical-seo-checklist-wordpress-rank-math): The technical-SEO steps I run on every WordPress build with Rank Math: titles, schema, sitemaps, and the crawl-friendly basics that help Google rank a site.

## Optional
- [XML Sitemap](https://waqasdev.com/sitemap_index.xml): Machine-readable sitemap (Rank Math).