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

matthummel.com

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.

🔀 Open PR #75 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.5.1: premium newsletter / new-listings digest band
🔀 Merged PR #74 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.5.0: general real estate Gutenberg marketing pages
🔀 Open PR #73 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.4.8: default top bar to Accent so it tracks the color picker
🔀 Merged PR #72 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.4.7: CTA band follows the active color scheme
🔀 Merged PR #71 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.4.6: mobile-menu panel follows the active color scheme
🔀 Open PR #158 in matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme — Fix shop listings on tablet and mobile, trim unused store CSS
🔀 Merged PR #70 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.4.5: header menu colors follow the active color scheme
🔀 Merged PR #69 in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — 1.4.4: persist hero motion settings + theme-colored top bar
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Homepage Ken Burns hero + optional mobile search tilt (1.4.3) (#68)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Show a full-bleed farmhouse photo on the homepage hero (#67)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Merge pull request #66 from matthummel-pa/cursor/guide-checklist-h3-headings-7979
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Complete Gutenberg stacks on every marketing page (#65)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Fix From search to showing cards on tablet and mobile (#64)
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — Add GitHub Actions workflow for static site deployment
🚀 Commit in matthummel-pa/wp-acreline — feat: differentiating features, redesigned admin, Theme Support page (v1.3.3)

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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  "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"
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  "dependencies": {
    "wordpress": "specialty",
    "roots/sage": "^11",
    "react": "^19",
    "curiosity": "*",
    "patience": "^∞"
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  "devDependencies": {
    "claude": "coworker",
    "cursor": "pair-programmer",
    "bad-pun-generator": "optional"
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