These are the ATS keywords, credentials, and software terms that recur across current wordpress developer job descriptions — organized so you can scan for what your resume is missing. Placement matters as much as presence: an ATS keyword buried in a skills list ranks lower than the same term used in context inside an experience bullet.

Title variants

  • WordPress Developer
  • WP Developer
  • WordPress Engineer
  • WordPress Plugin Developer
  • WooCommerce Developer
  • Full Stack WordPress Developer
  • Headless WordPress Developer

Core WordPress

  • WordPress
  • custom theme development
  • custom plugin development
  • WordPress hooks
  • actions and filters
  • WordPress REST API
  • WP-CLI
  • custom post types
  • taxonomies
  • WordPress Multisite
  • child theme

Languages

  • PHP
  • PHP 8
  • OOP PHP
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • React (Gutenberg blocks)
  • TypeScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • SASS
  • SCSS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Bootstrap

Content and fields

  • ACF
  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • Pods
  • Carbon Fields
  • Metabox
  • CPT UI
  • custom fields

Block development

  • Gutenberg
  • block editor
  • custom blocks
  • Full Site Editing
  • FSE
  • block patterns
  • block variations
  • @wordpress/scripts

WooCommerce

  • WooCommerce
  • WooCommerce customization
  • WooCommerce hooks
  • payment gateway integration
  • WooCommerce REST API
  • WooCommerce Subscriptions
  • WooCommerce bookings

Performance

  • Core Web Vitals
  • LCP
  • CLS
  • FID
  • FCP
  • PageSpeed Insights
  • caching
  • WP Rocket
  • Redis
  • Memcached
  • W3 Total Cache
  • Cloudflare
  • CDN
  • WebP
  • image optimization
  • lazy loading

Headless

  • headless WordPress
  • headless CMS
  • WPGraphQL
  • GraphQL
  • Next.js
  • Gatsby
  • Vercel
  • Netlify

Security

  • Wordfence
  • security hardening
  • SSL
  • WAF
  • two-factor authentication
  • WordPress updates
  • malware scanning

Development workflow

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • staging
  • deployment
  • Composer
  • npm
  • Webpack
  • Vite
  • Local by Flywheel
  • DDEV

Hosting

  • WP Engine
  • Kinsta
  • Cloudways
  • Flywheel
  • SiteGround
  • Pantheon
  • managed WordPress hosting

Long-tail phrases

  • WordPress developer resume
  • how to write a WordPress developer resume
  • WooCommerce developer cv
  • WordPress plugin developer resume
  • headless WordPress developer resume
  • PHP WordPress developer resume

Pasting these terms into your resume verbatim without matching context can read as keyword stuffing to a human reviewer, even if it passes the ATS. The full Wordpress Developer resume guide shows where each category belongs and how to work it into real experience bullets.