WordPress Experts in Austria
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Christian W.
Last position:
Lead Developer & Performance Specialist at Groox GmbH
Sole responsibility for the design, development and deployment of the bilingual Qwik platform eventvideo.at. Responsible for frontend performance optimization (PageSpeed 97/100/100/100), SEO engineering with Schema.org, integration of Google Search Console and IndexNow, and building the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. Requirements gathering and technical implementation.
- Performance Engineering: Google PageSpeed Score 97/100/100/100 (Performance / Accessibility / Best Practices / SEO) through frontend optimization (lazy loading, thumbnail-first, lightweight media integration)
- Full-Stack Web Development: Sole responsibility for development with the Qwik.js framework from frontend to deployment for the bilingual (DE/EN) platform eventvideo.at, marketing personalized, fully automated participant videos for sports events
- Qwik.js Resumability Architecture: Server-side rendering with minimal JavaScript hydration overhead; the page remains immediately interactive even with extensive video and event content, without a full-page load.
- API Integration: Google Search Console API and IndexNow API for automated indexing and SEO monitoring
- SEO Engineering: Schema.org Structured Data implementation for rich snippets and improved search engine visibility
- Mobile-First with minimal bundle size: CSS3 layout without UI framework overhead, consistently lean use of resources for excellent PageSpeed on desktop and mobile.
- GitHub Actions CI/CD: Automated build, test and deployment pipeline for continuous integration
Technologies: Qwik.js Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, Internationalization (i18n DE/EN), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Google Search Console API, IndexNow API, Schema.org, Google PageSpeed Insights, Lazy Loading, CSS3, Responsive Design
Daniel S.
Last position:
AI Strategy & Use-Case Development at Umwelt Service Salzburg
- AI strategy concept and implementation roadmap for an energy consulting company.
- Use-case matrix with nine application scenarios (including funding research, chatbot, initial AI consulting, topic radar), implemented as reusable Claude Code skills.
- AI strategy, use-case analysis / Claude Code Skills / n8n.
Claudia P.
Last position:
Self-employed Trainer & Learning Design at makting points matter
Project-based work on learning formats for professional development, focusing on practical delivery, digital implementation and transfer.
- Delivery of practical training for employees in the hotel industry
- Development of multi-stage learning architectures for in-person, online and individual learning formats
Alexander K.
Last position:
Senior Manager, Project Management, Scrum, Recruiting, Business Development, Sales at Accilium GmbH
- Focus on digital transformation in the energy and mobility sector, including SAP R3 transition to S/4HANA
- Project management and requirements engineering in the energy sector (workshops, requirement specification creation, process development)
- Advice on the mobility strategy for public transport/transport of Stadtwerke Wien
- Development of digital strategies for after-sales program at Daimler-Benz
Patrick J.
Last position:
Business Consultant at Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services
- Procrastination for beginners. The companion for your digital business model.
- Ultimate support for digital strategy, content marketing, search engine optimization, web development, social selling, online courses and consulting from one source.
- Sparring & mentoring for self-employed people, freelancers, entrepreneurs and coaches.
- Website & social media analysis.
Markus F.
Last position:
Managing Director & Senior Consultant at IT-Trail GmbH
- Custom software development
- Web hosting
- Support
- DevOps
- Technologies: C#, Node.js, Web, Windows, Linux, SQL, MS365, Azure, AWS
Shahram F.
Last position:
Senior Product Owner at Elderly Neighbour Watch
Delivery of a digital, non-profit neighborhood platform connecting older people with volunteers for practical support and social companionship. Responsibility for business analysis, requirements definition, platform evaluation and delivery of a locally scalable service solution, with a focus on AI-supported development, data-driven optimization and clear market positioning. Evaluation of several low-code/business platforms, including Odoo and Glide Apps, as well as assessment of monday.com as a CRM-related option, before selecting Glide Apps for implementation. Implementation of a non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and the website with WordPress. Responsibilities
- Gathering, analyzing and structuring business requirements for the product and service model
- Conducting market, target group and competitor analyses to position the offering
- Evaluating and selecting suitable low-code/business platforms for implementation
- Defining key user journeys, business processes and operational workflows for older people, volunteers and Administration
- Translating business requirements into requirements for profiles, task management, coordination, communication and notifications
- Supporting the implementation of the non-native mobile and desktop application in Glide Apps and the website in WordPress
- Preparing future AI-supported functions such as intelligent matching and data-driven optimization
- Ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements Results
- Successfully delivered digital support platform connecting older people with volunteers
- Solid foundation for market positioning through market, target group and competitor analyses
- Implemented functional non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and accompanying website with WordPress
- Created foundation for scaling and AI-based further development
Markus K.
Last position:
Document Development at Insurance Company
- Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
- Extension of document logic
Robin G.
Last position:
SEO Expert & Consultant at DANKÃœCHEN
Used Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Ads, and Google Search Console (and more) to perform an SEO audit of the DANKÃœCHEN website and their franchises, resulting in an improvement of many of their main keywords from low top 10 to consistent top 3.
René Z.
Last position:
DevSecOps & Kubernetes Engineer (Freelance) at mgm technology partners GmbH
Development of a Custom Jenkins Shared Library (Groovy)
Integration of security checks in CI/CD pipeline (Shift-Left Approach)
Automated vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows
GitOps-based deployments with ArgoCD
Semantic versioning automation with Git integration
Container lifecycle management (Build/Scan/Tag/Push)
ArgoCD webhook integration for event-driven deployments
Complete cluster automation with Ansible
Bare-metal Kubernetes installation from scratch
High-availability control plane setup
Unified deployment system for multi-application orchestration
Configuration management according to NIST SP 800-128
Host security: Linux hardening, SELinux/AppArmor
Network security: NetworkPolicies, micro-segmentation
Application security: RBAC, Pod Security Standards
Data security: Encryption at rest and in transit
Defense-in-depth principles
Certificate management with cert-manager
Secrets management with External Secrets Operator connected to Vault
Infrastructure monitoring with Checkmk
Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stack
Security event detection and logging
Automated health checks and incident response procedures
MetalLB load balancing for bare-metal
Nginx ingress controller with SSL passthrough
NetworkPolicies for security zones
Rook-Ceph distributed storage, CNI configuration (Weave Net)
Container & orchestration: Kubernetes (bare-metal), Docker, Helm
CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins (Custom Shared Library), ArgoCD, Groovy
Automation: Ansible, Bash, Python
Security: nftables, RBAC, NetworkPolicies, cert-manager, Vault, Sealed Secrets
Monitoring: Checkmk, Prometheus, Grafana
Storage & networking: Rook-Ceph, MetalLB, Nginx Ingress, Calico
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence
OS: Debian, Ubuntu
Christoph V.
Last position:
Head of Digital Transformation and Requirements Definition for Sales, Marketing, and Category Management
- Project Manager / Business Requirements Engineer
- Digital Business Developer
- Concept development and requirements management
- Process optimization
- Advertising effectiveness measurement
- Status reporting and stakeholder management to owners
- Systems: WordPress, sevDesk
Lukas S.
Last position:
Interim Product Manager + Managing Director at Produktfreunde GmbH
Jennifer E.
Last position:
Social Media Marketing & Content Specialist at Social else - Social Media Agency e.U.
- Social media consulting
- Social media strategy
- Content strategy
- Social media management
- Social media community management
- Influencer marketing
- Performance marketing
Mirjam J.
Last position:
Project Assistant Real Estate Valuation at Faudon Immobilien GmbH
- Creation, layout, and quality assurance of market value appraisals
- Research and analysis of land registry and GIS data
- Customer and authority correspondence
- Structuring and optimization of back office processes
Christian M.
Last position:
Senior Feature Engineer - Banking at start.me app e.U.
- Requirements engineering & business analysis
- Architecture responsibility for core banking extensions
- Interface modeling for third-party systems (TiGital, ESA, ÖNB)
- AML, KYC & payment reporting
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Statistics of experts using WordPress
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Marketing, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Retail
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
68%
Master's degree or higher
41%
Doctorate
5%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using WordPress
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
WordPress experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (73%)
- Professional Services (62%)
- Retail (54%)
- Manufacturing (46%)
- Advertising (42%)
- Education (38%)
- Media and Entertainment (38%)
- Banking and Finance (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What WordPress does
WordPress is an open-source content management system for publishing and managing websites. It supports company sites, editorial platforms, landing pages, membership services and online stores through the WooCommerce ecosystem. Its flexible editing model lets teams maintain content without changing the underlying code.
Themes and plugins
WordPress projects combine a core installation with themes, plugins and custom functionality. Specialists work with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, REST APIs and the block editor, while also handling child themes, hooks, custom post types and multilingual content. WooCommerce adds products, checkout, payments, shipping and order workflows.
- Configure WordPress and WooCommerce environments
- Create custom blocks, themes and templates
- Connect CRM, payment and marketing systems
- Improve accessibility, performance and search visibility
Where it fits
Companies use WordPress for marketing sites, publishing workflows, education portals, event websites and commerce experiences. It suits teams that need a manageable editorial interface and a broad extension ecosystem, while more complex products may require careful custom development and hosting decisions. In Austria, it appears across local business, tourism, media and service organisations.
When to bring in an expert
Freelance expertise helps when a redesign must protect existing content and search rankings, when plugins conflict, or when a site needs custom integrations. It is also valuable for migrations, WooCommerce improvements, security reviews and ongoing technical maintenance.
- Rebuild a legacy site without losing content structure
- Resolve slow pages, update risks or plugin conflicts
- Establish editorial roles, workflows and release checks
What strong professionals deliver
Strong WordPress professionals distinguish between a quick configuration and a maintainable solution. They assess hosting, updates, backups, permissions, data protection needs and recovery plans before making changes. Their work includes clear documentation, version-controlled custom code and testing across devices and publishing scenarios.
Choosing the right fit
Review comparable WordPress work, especially projects with similar content models, integrations or transaction flows. Ask how the specialist approaches plugin selection, security hardening, accessibility, performance and handover. Remote collaboration works well when requirements, staging access and approval steps are explicit; Austrian teams may also value German-language communication or occasional on-site coordination.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about WordPress.
WordPress is used to create and manage company websites, blogs, news portals, membership services and online stores. With WooCommerce, it can support product catalogues, checkout, payments and order management.
WordPress offers broad control over content, hosting, themes and extensions. Shopify is more focused on hosted commerce, while Drupal is often chosen for complex content structures and governance; the right choice depends on editorial needs, integrations and internal capabilities.
A strong WordPress specialist often works with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, WooCommerce and the block editor. Useful adjacent skills include search optimisation, accessibility, analytics, hosting, security and migration planning.
The needed level depends on the scope, not simply on the age of the website. A standard company site may need configuration and theme expertise, while a WooCommerce build, multisite setup or complex integration calls for a professional who has handled comparable risks.
WordPress work is well suited to remote collaboration when access, staging environments and responsibilities are documented. Teams in Austria can work with remote specialists and add on-site meetings when workshops, content migration or stakeholder reviews benefit from being in the same room.
Ask to review relevant WordPress work and discuss how it was tested, maintained and handed over. Good signs include restrained plugin use, documented custom code, dependable backups, accessible interfaces, strong performance and a clear update process.
A WordPress custom theme makes sense when the brand, content model or interaction requirements do not fit a ready-made design. A carefully selected existing theme can be faster to maintain, but it should not force unnecessary plugins, brittle overrides or poor editorial workflows.
A WordPress professional needs clear goals, content ownership, access to the current environment and an agreed approval process. Early information about integrations, languages, accessibility, security expectations and future maintenance helps them produce a reliable result.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used WordPress in their recent projects is 88 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 708 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used WordPress in their recent projects, 68% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 41% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used WordPress in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used WordPress in their recent projects are English (100%), German (96%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used WordPress in their recent projects are Information Technology (73%), Professional Services (62%), and Retail (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used WordPress in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Marketing (77%), and Product Development (65%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used WordPress
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Vienna Graz 
Vienna Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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