World of Kotlinskidev
Welcome to my digital home – a custom-built WordPress site that blends clean engineering, thoughtful UX, and scalable performance. Explore my projects, read my blog, and see how I build with intention.

Built with Purpose — Designed for Performance & Growth
Custom Theme from Scratch
No bloated page builders. A lean, purpose-built theme using my own React plugins, custom post types, and modern frontend practices.
Speed-Optimized
Lazy-loaded assets, optimized queries, and minimal plugins for a Lighthouse-friendly score.
SEO-Friendly Blog
Schema markup, meta controls, and a clean writing UX help boost discoverability and reader comfort.
Fully Responsive
Designed for every screen, mobile-first layouts, tap-friendly navigation, and touch-enhanced UI.

Custom-Built WordPress Portfolio — Fast. Flexible. — Fully Me
This website is more than a portfolio — it’s a living showcase of my development principles. Built from the ground up on WordPress, I’ve crafted a fast, scalable, and content-rich experience to represent my work, write freely, and attract the right clients or employers.
From Code to Content — Full Ownership of My Stack
Creating a portfolio on WordPress let me own the full spectrum: from database structure to UI polish. Here’s what made the project successful:

SEO structured data for projects, articles, and service pages
Custom theme, custom post types, and SCSS
95+ scores in Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed
Reusable Gutenberg-style blocks (without using the editor)
Markdown-to-WordPress script for easier blog publishing
Multilingual-ready via Polylang
Code-split JavaScript for interactive components only when needed
Hardened security with WP Rocket, anti-spam, and limited plugins
Why WordPress? Because Flexibility Meets Control
I chose WordPress because it strikes the perfect balance between custom development freedom and content management ease. With a fully bespoke theme, I have complete control over performance, design, and structure — while still giving me (or future clients) an intuitive editing experience through WordPress CMS and custom fields. No bloated plugins, no page builders — just clean code, fast load times, and scalable publishing.

Walk through the Kotlinskidev journey
FAQ
Kotlinskidev
I’m Adrian — a Senior Frontend Developer based in Poland, building fast, accessible websites and web apps since 2020. These are the questions I get asked most about my background, process, and how I work.
Still have a question? Reach out — contact me.
Why did you choose WordPress instead of a static site or headless CMS?
I haven’t any experience with WordPress before creating this website, therefore I decided to give a try and try to build great website, with fully custom theme, made from scratch. I put high effort on the performance, keeping the customization and manageabilty given by WordPress. I also wanted to get the real experience with WordPress, to open for this kind of market, to serve a great simple websites for my clients, showing my capabilities and give a real case what I can do for my clients.
Do you use a builder like Elementor or Divi?
No — the theme is hand-coded from scratch for full control and no unnecessary bloat.
Can others easily edit content?
Yes. With ACF and structured fields, content is easy to manage and mistake-proof.
How fast is the site?
The goal is to have Lighthouse consistently hits 90–100 on desktop and mobile with <2s load times.
How do you manage SEO?
Manual control over meta, open graph, canonical URLs, schema, and clean URLs.
Can I scale this site into a larger blog or portfolio?
Absolutely — the theme is modular, extendable, and built to grow.
Did you use animations?
Yes, minimal micro-animations CSS transitions — smooth but performant.
What’s your deployment process?
Versioned via Git (Github) with CI script that sendchanges through SSH to a production environment on AWS instance.




















