Dejan Markovic

Senior WordPress Consultant Based in Toronto

I am Dejan Markovic, a Senior WordPress Developer, Team Lead, and Solution Architect based in Toronto, Canada. With 20+ years of web development experience since 2003, I specialize in enterprise WordPress solutions, custom plugin and theme development, WooCommerce, REST API integrations, and performance optimization.

I have delivered projects for enterprise clients including Rogers Media (Sportsnet, Chatelaine), The Great-West Life Assurance Company (Great-West Life, Canada Life, London Life), WP Engine, Munich Re, and the Ontario Ministry of Education.

WordPress Community

WordCamp & WPToronto

• Lead Organizer - WordCamp Toronto 2016
• Co-Organizer - WordCamp Toronto 2015
• Co-Organizer - WordCamp Toronto 2014
• Co-Organizer - WPToronto (Toronto WordPress Meetup) 2014-2016

Regular speaker at WordCamps across North America and Europe.

Books

• Author - WordPress Responsive Theme Design Essentials, Packt Publishing
• Technical Reviewer - Learning Yeoman, Packt Publishing

Open Source

• Plugin Developer - HYPESocial Buffer Pro, Buffer My Post, Tweet Old Custom Post - published on WordPress.org
• Theme Developer - Topcat Lite, free open-source WordPress theme on WordPress.org
• Translation Contributor - WordPress core project
• Support Contributor - Active on WordPress.org support forums

Selected Enterprise Work

• WP Engine - Built the Amazon Personalize for WooCommerce feature for the AWS for WordPress plugin; AI-powered product recommendations using Amazon Personalize, Lambda, Step Functions
• Great-West Life - Site architecture, advanced WP_Query search, Leadership Team plugin, multilingual, AEM migration across Great-West Life, Canada Life and London Life websites
• Rogers Media - Custom taxonomies, plugins, and child themes for Sportsnet and Chatelaine
• Munich Re - Custom theme and plugin development, automated Azure cloud deployment scripts, multilingual, WordPress migrations
• Ontario Ministry of Education - Newsletter application, advanced Relevanssi search, custom file manager plugins for EO Portal and MyEIOS
• Pixel Dreams - CTO and team lead, architected multi-developer WordPress projects

What I Do

• Custom WordPress theme and plugin development
• Enterprise WordPress consulting and architecture
• WooCommerce development and optimization
• WordPress performance audits and optimization
• REST API integrations and headless WordPress
• WordPress multisite and WPML multilingual builds
• WordPress security auditing and hardening
• AI automation workflows for WordPress-powered businesses (via HYPESTUDIO)

Find Me Online

• LinkedIn
• GitHub
• WordPress.org Profile
• Medium

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dejan Markovic?

Dejan Markovic is a Senior WordPress Developer, Solution Architect, and Team Lead based in Toronto, Canada. He has been building websites and web applications since 2003 - more than 20 years of hands-on development, with a focus on enterprise WordPress platforms, custom plugins, and complex integrations.

What does Dejan Markovic specialize in?

Enterprise WordPress development - custom plugin and theme development, multisite architecture, WPML multilingual builds, WooCommerce, REST API integrations, performance optimization, and WordPress AI automation. He works primarily with regulated industries: financial services, government, insurance, and media.

Where is Dejan Markovic located?

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He works with clients across Toronto and remotely across Canada and North America.

What enterprise clients has Dejan Markovic worked with?

Rogers Media (Sportsnet, Chatelaine), Great-West Lifeco (Great-West Life, Canada Life, London Life), WP Engine, Munich Re, and the Ontario Ministry of Education, among others.

Is Dejan Markovic available for contract or freelance WordPress work?

Yes. He takes on both direct client engagements and white-label work for Toronto agencies that need senior-level WordPress delivery under their brand. Engagements range from short-term audits to ongoing retainers.

Has Dejan Markovic published any books?

Yes - WordPress Responsive Theme Design Essentials, published by Packt Publishing. He also served as Technical Reviewer for Learning Yeoman, also published by Packt. He also writes about WordPress development on Medium.

What is Dejan Markovic’s role in the WordPress community?

He was Lead Organizer of WordCamp Toronto 2016 and Co-Organizer in 2014 and 2015. He has been a regular speaker at WordCamps across North America and Europe, and has contributed to WordPress core through translations and support forum activity.