Yes — legacy rescue is a specialty here. Week one delivers a map of the system, the riskiest spots, and a stabilization plan. You approve before changes start; nothing is rewritten for sport.
Hand-verified specialists
Hire vetted freelance PHP developers
PHP quietly runs most of the business web — and attracts wildly uneven freelance talent. Ours are hand-verified on real production work: modern PHP 8, Laravel, WordPress, and the legacy code nobody else wants to touch.
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What they do
What our vetted PHP Developers take off your plate
- Modern PHP 8+ applications and APIs
- Laravel builds, upgrades and performance work
- WordPress beyond page builders: plugins, integrations
- Legacy PHP rescues: understand, stabilize, modernize
- E-commerce backends and payment integrations
- Server/deployment setup done properly (no FTP cowboys)
Rates
Typical freelance rates in 2026
| Level | Typical hourly rate | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $25–55/hr | Fixes, features, plugins |
| Senior | $45–85/hr | Laravel apps, modernization |
| Specialist/lead | $75–120/hr | Complex platforms, rescues |
Indicative market ranges; your matched specialist quotes an exact rate in the brief. Billing is weekly and processed only after you confirm satisfaction — so the rate is never a leap of faith.
How it works
From brief to shipped work in three steps
1. Describe the work
Share the goal, constraints and timeline. We turn it into a structured brief — no technical writing required from you.
2. Meet your match
We match you with a hand-verified specialist whose stack and track record fit — not a stack of proposals to screen.
3. Confirm weekly, pay weekly
Progress is tracked in a shared workspace. Each week you review — and payment is processed only after you approve.
FAQ
Common questions
For business web apps — absolutely. PHP 8 + Laravel is fast, maintainable and cheap to host, with one of the deepest talent pools anywhere. Boring technology that ships is a feature.
Yes, as separate specializations — a Laravel architect and a WordPress expert are different hires, and the brief process matches you with the right one instead of a generalist claiming both.
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Next step
Tell us what you're building
Describe the project once. We structure the brief, match you with a hand-verified specialist, and you pay weekly — only after you confirm you're satisfied.
