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XanderCalvert/README.md

👋 About Me

I’m a Full Stack Web Developer with a strong focus on WordPress engineering, building and maintaining production-grade sites, plugins, and internal tools.

I came into tech during the lockdown years after leaving a career in gym management, and since then I’ve been deep in the weeds of PHP, JavaScript (React), SQL, and modern WordPress development — from custom themes and blocks to performance, architecture, and long-term maintenance.

I enjoy working on code that has a long shelf life: clear structure, sensible abstractions, and minimal magic. A lot of my time goes into improving existing systems rather than constantly reinventing them — refactors, standards compliance, edge cases, and “future me won’t hate this” decisions.

I’m particularly interested in:

  • Custom WordPress plugins & blocks
  • Backend-heavy WordPress work
  • Tooling, automation, and DX improvements
  • Maintaining open-source projects over time

🔌 Featured Project

HTTP 410 (Gone) Responses
A lightweight WordPress plugin for correctly handling permanently removed URLs using HTTP 410 responses.

  • Actively maintained
  • Thousands of active installs
  • Focused on correctness, simplicity, and WordPress standards

👉 https://github.com/XanderCalvert/410-for-WordPress

WordPress Plugin Active Installs WordPress Plugin Downloads WordPress Plugin Version WordPress Plugin: Tested WP Version License

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💻 Tech I Work With

WordPress PHP JavaScript React MySQL NodeJS Composer WP-CLI Git Docker

📊 GitHub Stats

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  1. Pokemon-Red-Definitive Pokemon-Red-Definitive Public

    Repo for the Gmeboy Pokémon Red video game

    Assembly 2 1

  2. php-dnd-errors php-dnd-errors Public

    Turn PHP errors into D&D encounter messages.

    PHP

  3. sqlon sqlon Public

    SQL Object Notation — because NoSQL was too flexible.

    Go

  4. Pokemon-Text-Adventure Pokemon-Text-Adventure Public

    A Pokémon Text Adventure

    Python

  5. YouTube-Clean-Thumbnails YouTube-Clean-Thumbnails Public

    Hides the YouTube video preview overlay and makes it click-through to improve the user experience.

    JavaScript 1

  6. Godot-Dodge-the-Creeps Godot-Dodge-the-Creeps Public

    GDScript