Interviews/Specialty Stacks/WordPress Developer

Hire WordPress Developers
who actually ship WordPress that does not become a hack-target

With EasyEnv we build a fit test for the role. Use it to cut the noise at the top of the funnel, or to go deep on the candidates who matter.

You can even evaluate how this person works with AI. So you hire the engineer who can ship, not the one who looks good in a slide.

WordPressPlugins · ThemesGutenberg blocksWP-CLILive or take-home

Request a Demo Create a Free Account

Real Linux VM

Not a sandbox

systemd, kernel, full toolchain

Browser-based

Zero install for candidates

One link and they are in

Auto-graded

Pass / fail checks per challenge

Plus the full session replay

A great WordPress developer writes plugins that play well with the rest of the ecosystem. The good ones reach for hooks instead of patching core, harden inputs, and ship Gutenberg blocks that pass a11y. EasyEnv hands the candidate a real WP site with a slow page and a plugin that opens an injection.

Inside a live interview

What you see when they work.

Real WordPress, real plugin, every keystroke recorded.

billing-api

AMS

Billing-api

src

billing.py

auth.py

models.py

tests

test_billing.pyM

test_auth.py

pyproject.toml

README.md

Pybilling.py

from decimal import Decimal

def calculate_total(items: list[dict]) -> Decimal:

# Sum line totals using Decimal for currency precision

total = Decimal("0")

for item in items:

total += Decimal(str(item["price"])) * item["qty"]

return total

candidate@wp-workspace:~

alice@dev:~/billing-api$

● mainPython 3.12

Claude · ready

Claude

You

Refactor calculate_total to use Decimal for currency math, and add a test.

Claude

Ask Claude...

Mike

Sam

How it works

Three steps. Zero infra to maintain.

Pick the fit test

Use a ready-made challenge or ask us to build one for your stack. Live, take-home, or both.

Send one link

The candidate clicks. A full Linux workspace boots in their browser. No installs, no VPN, no zoom-share.

Review at 2x

Replay the session, read the auto-graded checks, and decide. Most reviews take under five minutes.

The problem

Why hiring a WordPress Developer is hard.

WordPress depth hides behind theme tweaks. The interview has to find plugin and security depth.

Hooks discipline is rare.

Performance work (caching, query tuning) is overlooked.

Gutenberg block authorship is a different muscle.

The fit test

What we measure for a WordPress Developer.

Every area runs inside a real production-like workspace. The candidate works in a browser, the session records itself.

Plugin hooks design

A plugin that patches core. They refactor to filters/actions.

Security

A custom REST endpoint missing capability checks.

Performance

A page firing 200 queries. They cache and tune.

Block authorship

A block that breaks accessibility. They fix.

WP-CLI

A search-replace migration. They use WP-CLI with intent.

AI collaboration

Allow AI for hook scaffolding and grade whether they ran the plugin checker after.

The stack we put in front of them.

Real tools, pre-installed, accessible from the workspace terminal.

WordPressPHP 8Gutenberg@wordpress/scriptsWP-CLIWooCommerceWP REST APIAction SchedulerWP CronYoastElementorComposerwp-envPlugin CheckPHPUnit

Sample challenges

What a WordPress Developer interview looks like.

Pick from our library or ask us to build a challenge for your stack. Each one is a real workspace, not a snippet.

Challenge 01

The endpoint without a check

Scenario

A REST endpoint that updates user meta without permission_callback.

What you learn

Whether they reach for current_user_can and a nonce.

In the workspace

$ ls challenges/

workspace, runbook.md, README.md

candidate has:

· a real Linux box in the browser
· kubectl, docker, terraform, jq, yq
· cluster, repo and cloud creds pre-wired
· auto-checks running in the background

interviewer sees:

· every keystroke + every command
· terminal + screen recording
· auto-graded pass/fail per check

AI in the loop

Score the engineer, and how they work with AI.

AI writes WordPress REST endpoints with __return_true. EasyEnv records prompts so you see whether the candidate ran capability tests after the LLM-suggested change.

Allow or block AI per question, not per interview

Full prompt and response history replayed in the review

Score "verifies AI output" as a separate signal

Ready to hire a WordPress Developer who ships?

Set up your first interview in under an hour. We will help you build a fit test for this role on your stack.

Request a Demo Create a Free Account

Role FAQ

Hiring a WordPress Developer, answered.

Yes. A WooCommerce store with sample data can be pre-loaded.

Yes. The REST API and GraphQL endpoints can be set up with a Next.js front-end.

No. The workspace runs in their browser. Terminal, editor, ports and dashboards are all served from the EasyEnv workspace, so candidate setup is zero.

Each challenge has automated checks (did the service come back, did the test pass, did the right log message appear) plus a recording your team can replay. Most reviews take under five minutes.

Yes. AI access is a per-interview setting. Block it for fundamentals, then allow it later in the loop to assess AI collaboration separately.

Interviews/Specialty Stacks/WordPress Developer

Hire WordPress Developers
who actually ship WordPress that does not become a hack-target

With EasyEnv we build a fit test for the role. Use it to cut the noise at the top of the funnel, or to go deep on the candidates who matter.

You can even evaluate how this person works with AI. So you hire the engineer who can ship, not the one who looks good in a slide.

WordPressPlugins · ThemesGutenberg blocksWP-CLILive or take-home

Request a Demo Create a Free Account

Real Linux VM

Not a sandbox

systemd, kernel, full toolchain

Browser-based

Zero install for candidates

One link and they are in

Auto-graded

Pass / fail checks per challenge

Plus the full session replay

Inside a live interview

What you see when they work.

Real WordPress, real plugin, every keystroke recorded.

billing-api

AMS

Billing-api

src

billing.py

auth.py

models.py

tests

test_billing.pyM

test_auth.py

pyproject.toml

README.md

Pybilling.py

from decimal import Decimal

def calculate_total(items: list[dict]) -> Decimal:

# Sum line totals using Decimal for currency precision

total = Decimal("0")

for item in items:

total += Decimal(str(item["price"])) * item["qty"]

return total

candidate@wp-workspace:~

alice@dev:~/billing-api$

● mainPython 3.12

Claude · ready

Claude

You

Refactor calculate_total to use Decimal for currency math, and add a test.

Claude

Ask Claude...

Mike

Sam

How it works

Three steps. Zero infra to maintain.

Pick the fit test

Use a ready-made challenge or ask us to build one for your stack. Live, take-home, or both.

Send one link

The candidate clicks. A full Linux workspace boots in their browser. No installs, no VPN, no zoom-share.

Review at 2x

Replay the session, read the auto-graded checks, and decide. Most reviews take under five minutes.

The problem

Why hiring a WordPress Developer is hard.

WordPress depth hides behind theme tweaks. The interview has to find plugin and security depth.

Hooks discipline is rare.

Performance work (caching, query tuning) is overlooked.

Gutenberg block authorship is a different muscle.

The fit test

What we measure for a WordPress Developer.

Every area runs inside a real production-like workspace. The candidate works in a browser, the session records itself.

Plugin hooks design

A plugin that patches core. They refactor to filters/actions.

Security

A custom REST endpoint missing capability checks.

Performance

A page firing 200 queries. They cache and tune.

Block authorship

A block that breaks accessibility. They fix.

WP-CLI

A search-replace migration. They use WP-CLI with intent.

AI collaboration

Allow AI for hook scaffolding and grade whether they ran the plugin checker after.

The stack we put in front of them.

Real tools, pre-installed, accessible from the workspace terminal.

WordPressPHP 8Gutenberg@wordpress/scriptsWP-CLIWooCommerceWP REST APIAction SchedulerWP CronYoastElementorComposerwp-envPlugin CheckPHPUnit

Sample challenges

What a WordPress Developer interview looks like.

Pick from our library or ask us to build a challenge for your stack. Each one is a real workspace, not a snippet.

Challenge 01

The endpoint without a check

Scenario

A REST endpoint that updates user meta without permission_callback.

What you learn

Whether they reach for current_user_can and a nonce.

In the workspace

$ ls challenges/

workspace, runbook.md, README.md

candidate has:

· a real Linux box in the browser
· kubectl, docker, terraform, jq, yq
· cluster, repo and cloud creds pre-wired
· auto-checks running in the background

interviewer sees:

· every keystroke + every command
· terminal + screen recording
· auto-graded pass/fail per check

AI in the loop

Score the engineer, and how they work with AI.

AI writes WordPress REST endpoints with __return_true. EasyEnv records prompts so you see whether the candidate ran capability tests after the LLM-suggested change.

Allow or block AI per question, not per interview

Full prompt and response history replayed in the review

Score "verifies AI output" as a separate signal

Ready to hire a WordPress Developer who ships?

Set up your first interview in under an hour. We will help you build a fit test for this role on your stack.

Request a Demo Create a Free Account

Role FAQ

Hiring a WordPress Developer, answered.

Yes. A WooCommerce store with sample data can be pre-loaded.

Yes. The REST API and GraphQL endpoints can be set up with a Next.js front-end.

No. The workspace runs in their browser. Terminal, editor, ports and dashboards are all served from the EasyEnv workspace, so candidate setup is zero.

Each challenge has automated checks (did the service come back, did the test pass, did the right log message appear) plus a recording your team can replay. Most reviews take under five minutes.

Yes. AI access is a per-interview setting. Block it for fundamentals, then allow it later in the loop to assess AI collaboration separately.

How to Hire a WordPress Developer | Plugin · Block Interviews | EasyEnv | EasyEnv

Hire WordPress Developerswho actually ship WordPress that does not become a hack-target

What you see when they work.

Three steps. Zero infra to maintain.

Pick the fit test

Send one link

Review at 2x

Why hiring a WordPress Developer is hard.

What we measure for a WordPress Developer.

Plugin hooks design

Security

Performance

Block authorship

WP-CLI

AI collaboration

The stack we put in front of them.

What a WordPress Developer interview looks like.

The endpoint without a check

Score the engineer, and how they work with AI.

Ready to hire a WordPress Developer who ships?

Hiring a WordPress Developer, answered.

Hire WordPress Developerswho actually ship WordPress that does not become a hack-target

What you see when they work.

Three steps. Zero infra to maintain.

Pick the fit test

Send one link

Review at 2x

Why hiring a WordPress Developer is hard.

What we measure for a WordPress Developer.

Plugin hooks design

Security

Performance

Block authorship

WP-CLI

AI collaboration

The stack we put in front of them.

What a WordPress Developer interview looks like.

The endpoint without a check

Score the engineer, and how they work with AI.

Ready to hire a WordPress Developer who ships?

Hiring a WordPress Developer, answered.

Hire WordPress Developers
who actually ship WordPress that does not become a hack-target

Hire WordPress Developers
who actually ship WordPress that does not become a hack-target