Matt Hummel matthummel-pa

Hi, I'm Matt Hummel

WordPress developer · full-stack PHP

Themes, plugins, and platforms shops can actually run — plus Power Platform when that's the job.
Gettysburg, PA · Remote · Open for freelance, contract, or full-time

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Featured products

WordPress themes and plugins I sell and support at matthummel.com/shop. Buy a pack, or hire me to adapt one.

Acreline _{WordPress theme · Real estate · $59} 21 Gutenberg blocks, listings, agents, showing requests. Buy · GitHub	WalkRidge _{WordPress theme · Tour sites · $59} Browse tours, meet guides, book from WooCommerce. Buy · GitHub
TOCflow _{WordPress plugin · Table of contents · Free} Server-rendered TOC block. Zero config, accessible, SEO-friendly. Download · GitHub

Open for work

I'm available for freelance, contract, and full-time — WordPress themes and plugins, custom Sage builds, agency overflow, and Power Platform (Power Apps / Power Automate) from federal agency work. Based in Gettysburg, PA. Remote anywhere.

A short note is plenty. I usually reply within one business day (ET).

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Recent activity

Auto-refreshed from public GitHub work.

🔀 Merged PR #181 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Bold blocky studio skin (3.5.30)
🔀 Merged PR #180 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Simplify project page copy for hiring managers
🔀 Merged PR #179 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Restore portfolio home and Projects CPT
🔀 Merged PR #177 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Sales-first homepage and product buy path
🔀 Open PR #178 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Add Cloud Agent browser GUI recording
🔀 Merged PR #176 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — About story: one WYSIWYG instead of four paragraph fields
🔀 Open PR #175 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Fix WooCommerce notice icons and padding
🔀 Merged PR #173 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Increase shop page content area padding
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Update theme purchase and demo links
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/matthummel-pa — Update website link in README.md
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — 3.5.11 Shop contrast and keyboard polish
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Product shop polish + Services Acreline add-ons (3.5.10)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.5.4: WCAG AA contrast pass across color schemes (#77)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.5.3: default top bar to Accent so it tracks the color picker (#73)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.5.2: premium newsletter / new-listings digest band (#75)

What I do

More than 15 years building for the web — accessible front ends, PHP applications, APIs, and deploys. WordPress is the specialty: Sage 11, Gutenberg, and an admin shops can keep using. Adjacent work (APIs, React, Power Platform) is in range.

Mode	What that looks like
WordPress	Sage 11, Blade, Acorn, Bedrock, Tailwind + Vite, Gutenberg blocks. A11y and Core Web Vitals baked in
Full-stack	HTML, CSS, JS/TS, React, PHP, Node — clean code, solid perf, interfaces that work for everyone
Plugins	Small, documented PHP. One job each. Standard hooks, a clean uninstall path
Power Platform	Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint from federal agency work. No public demo — walkthrough under NDA
Local shops	Gettysburg / Adams County restaurants, inns, tours, realtors. You own the keys
Agency partner	Overflow and silent subs welcome — you keep the client; I stay in the background

I use Claude and Cursor on the repeatable parts. Every line still gets read and tested by me before it ships.

package.json vibes

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  "name": "matt-hummel",
  "version": "15.0.0",
  "private": false,
  "description": "WordPress developer · full-stack PHP · open for work",
  "main": "WordPress + Sage",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "cursor . && coffee --watch",
    "build": "ship accessible WordPress platforms",
    "test": "a11y + Core Web Vitals + 'can the shop edit it?'",
    "deploy": "you own the keys"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "wordpress": "specialty",
    "roots/sage": "^11",
    "react": "^19",
    "curiosity": "*",
    "patience": "^∞"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "claude": "coworker",
    "cursor": "pair-programmer",
    "bad-pun-generator": "optional"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=human",
    "coffee": "required"
  },
  "keywords": ["wordpress", "sage", "php", "gettysburg", "a11y", "open-for-work"],
  "license": "MIT-and-kindness"
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