Aber

ABER Instruments Ltd is a global leader in biomass monitoring, pioneering advanced technologies like dielectric spectroscopy for live cell density and the OPTURA bio-reflectance range for total cell density readings. Their manufacturing-ready measurement solutions serve the brewing, biotech, and biorenewables industries, empowering businesses to optimize productivity, consistency, and quality. The employee-owned company supports customers with expert engineering and a robust global distribution network, setting the standard for success in biomass measurement

Work Summary

🛠️ WordPress & WooCommerce Customisation

Developed custom landing pages and blocks/templates for events and webinars.
Implemented REST API endpoints and ordering logic for event/webinar listings.
Added functionality for filtering, taxonomy queries, and display of previous webinars.
Developed custom Gutenberg block components (list, accordion, sliders) using React and Typescript.
Introduced and maintained custom classes for AJAX and plugin integrations.
Added conditional logic for developer tools such as debug output.

⚡ Frontend Development & UI Enhancements

Introduced JS and CSS versioning for efficient asset delivery and cache management.
Automated form submissions via AJAX for improved user experience.
Redesigned and enhanced site menus.
Responsive menu and mobile layout adjustments for improved accessibility.
Custom styling for forms, footer logos, and popups.
Added support for alternate and accessible submit button styles.
Refined CSS for site-wide improvements and consistency.

⚙️ Back-End Development

Migrated code base and pipelines to support PHP8.1, including Docker configuration updates.
Added advanced filtering interfaces and controller classes for scalable event/webinar handling.
Implemented and upgraded two-factor authentication features.

📦 Plugin & Third-Party Integrations

Timber migration from v1 to v2.
Integrated a mail plugin for transactional emails.
Plugin maintenance.

🐞 Bug Fixes, Maintenance & Support

Provided ongoing monthly support for site queries and bug fixes
Provided quotes for new feature requests
Managed regular WordPress and plugin/theme updates to maintain site security.
PHP Migration.

🚀 Deployment & Version Control

Coordinated multiple hotfix and feature branches.
Integrated deployment automation using CI/CD pipelines.