WordPress
The day job (and proud of it)
- Core & hooks
- Plugin dev
- Custom systems
Systems · shipped · questionable life choices
Hi,I'mCK.WordPressDeveloper in-joke on hover or focus.works;Next.jsDeveloper in-joke on hover or focus.makesmequestionwhy.
Shipped a portfolio with WebGL orbs and a hyperspeed tunnel — still negotiating with CSS over who is in charge.
About
Charlton's bio, compressed for humans with short attention spans and long meeting invites.
WPNextShip
The short version
I didn't choose WordPress — WordPress chose my rent.
Still here because businesses run on it, not because it's glamorous.
Next.js side quest: same impostor syndrome, fancier build errors.
House rule: if it ships in a page builder, I'm already tired.
I'll happily debate stacks after the coffee hits.
Resume says engineer; soul says "please let this deploy".
I didn't choose WordPress — WordPress chose my rent.
Still here because businesses run on it, not because it's glamorous.
Next.js side quest: same impostor syndrome, fancier build errors.
House rule: if it ships in a page builder, I'm already tired.
I'll happily debate stacks after the coffee hits.
Resume says engineer; soul says "please let this deploy".
I didn't choose WordPress — WordPress chose my rent.
Still here because businesses run on it, not because it's glamorous.
Next.js side quest: same impostor syndrome, fancier build errors.
House rule: if it ships in a page builder, I'm already tired.
I'll happily debate stacks after the coffee hits.
Resume says engineer; soul says "please let this deploy".
Skills
Floating expertise
Hover a card. If it tilts, Framer Motion is doing its job. If it doesn’t, blame the viewport.
Next.js
Experimental projects — ego included
- App Router chaos
- Fun side builds
- Sometimes production
UI / UX
I try my best
- Motion & polish
- A11y when I remember
- No cookie banners in my dreams
Systems & case studies
One real build, two fictional roadmaps — a balanced portfolio diet.
QuoteLab gets the serious treatment below. The other cards are still “coming soon” in the most sincere, PowerPoint-roadmap sense of the phrase.
Flagship · shipped
NewLiveQuoteLab
Premium service quotation builder with live pricing and PDF export
QuoteLab is a modern quotation generator for polished, client-ready service quotes: interactive service selection, custom line items, live totals, and exportable PDFs—without looking like a spreadsheet that gave up.
- Role
- Product design, UX improvement, frontend development
- Stack
- Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- Interactive service selection
- Custom service creation
- Extras, discounts, and currency support
- Live pricing summary
- Quote preview
- PDF generation
- Responsive UI
Creative / Freelance
In progressMicro booking page with deposits
Pick a slot, pay a deposit, get a calendar invite — the kind of tiny system I swear I’ll productize right after I finish “just one more” client tweak.
Event / Wedding
Coming soonEvent Invitation & RSVP Page
A beautiful event page guests can visit to read details and confirm attendance — results shown live to the host.
Small Business
Coming soonProduct / Menu Catalogue
A clean, searchable catalogue for a restaurant, café, or small shop — no ordering, just browse and discover.
Experience / philosophy
Things I’ve learned the hard way
Resume format died here. Honesty didn’t.
- Clients don’t know what they want. That’s why they hire you.
- If it works on localhost, it’s already a success.
- WordPress will outlive us all. Plan accordingly.
- Next.js is fun until you need to explain hydration to a client.
- Good docs age better than clever code.
- Most bugs are just requirements that finally told the truth.