# Ivan Kancijan > Freelance web developer, remote from Europe (CET/CEST). I build Next.js and WordPress websites and connect them to the tools you already use. **Freelance web developer for Next.js and WordPress sites.** I’m Ivan Kancijan, a freelance full-stack web developer working remotely from Europe, in the Central European time zone. Over ten years I’ve gone from custom WordPress theme and plugin development to full-stack work with international clients. ## What can I build for you? Four kinds of work I take on. If yours falls somewhere in between, write to me anyway. ### Websites and web apps Fast, accessible and searchable sites in Next.js and React, built from components so they stay easy to change. ### Integrations and automation Third-party API integrations in PHP, Laravel and Node.js, including social platforms such as Facebook, with caching, CDN strategy and CI/CD behind them. ### WordPress and custom CMS work Themes, plugins and Gutenberg blocks on a block-based architecture, from a single site to a multisite platform with 400+ subsites. ### Backend architecture and code quality Architecture, plugin and theme frameworks, linters and coding standards. I led backend at an agency for five years and know what keeps code maintainable. Tools I use most: React, Next.js, Node.js, PHP 8, Laravel, WordPress, MySQL, AWS, Tailwind and Webpack. ## What should happen to your WordPress site? Three ways I can help, depending on what your site does and how often it changes. ### Rebuild in Next.js _A static site that rarely changes_ I rebuild your WordPress site in Next.js as fast, static pages, with your content and URLs carried over. There is no WordPress left to update, and later changes are small code edits. ### Rebuild in Payload CMS _A dynamic site your editors update often_ I rebuild your WordPress site in Next.js with Payload CMS. Editors get a clean admin, your content moves over\*, and custom features live in the same codebase. \* Only if all content is compatible to move over. ### Keep WordPress _A WordPress site that does its job_ I keep it updated and running, or build the custom feature you need as a plugin, a Gutenberg block or an integration. ## How does a project with me run? Four steps, in this order, with nothing hidden between them. 1. **We talk.** You tell me what you want to achieve. I ask about users, content, deadlines and what already exists. 2. **I scope it.** You get a written scope, a timeline and a price, so you know what you’re buying before I start. 3. **I build in short iterations.** Short iterations behind CI/CD, with linters and coding standards enforced. I use Claude Code daily and review every line before it ships. 4. **I hand it over.** Documentation, a walkthrough for your team and a clear path to support afterwards. The walkthrough covers how to keep editing the site with AI tools without breaking it. ## Who will be doing the work? Ten years in agencies and product teams, across WordPress, Laravel, Node.js and Next.js. - **Infinum**, Web engineer (2023 to 2026). Full-stack work on the Eightshift team: custom platforms for international clients, including a Dutch political party platform with 400+ subsites. - **Northwest Agency**, WordPress engineer and backend lead (2018 to 2023). Led backend for websites, web applications and eCommerce: custom plugins, integrations, Laravel and Node.js projects, and AWS deployments. - **kT dizajn**, WordPress developer (2016 to 2018). Designed and built custom WordPress themes for client websites. In 2026 I completed Anthropic’s courses on Claude Code, subagents, agent skills and AI fluency. I speak English and Croatian. ## Questions before you write? ### Do you only work with WordPress? No. WordPress is where I started and I know it deeply, but most of my recent work is full-stack: Next.js, React, Node.js, PHP 8 and Laravel, with API integrations and automation around them. ### Where are you based, and which time zone do you work in? I work remotely from Europe, in the Central European time zone (UTC+1, or UTC+2 in summer). I speak English and Croatian. ### How do you use AI in your work? I use Claude Code, subagents and agent skills daily to ship faster without lowering the quality bar. Every change still goes through review, linters and CI checks before it reaches you. ### Can I keep editing my site with AI after you hand it over? Yes. In any setup, editors can use AI writing tools for copy. Theme, block and content-type changes are code, and an AI coding tool such as Claude Code can make them, as long as each change gets a preview and a review before it goes live. I hand over documentation and a walkthrough, and you can send me anything you are unsure about. ### Can you take over or rebuild an existing site? Yes. I’ve rebuilt and extended sites for agencies and product teams, including a multisite platform with 400+ subsites. Send me the site and I’ll tell you what I’d keep and what I’d change. ### How do I get a quote? Email me a few lines about the project. I’ll reply with questions or a proposed scope. ## Tell me about your project. A few lines are enough: what you want to build, who it’s for and when you need it. I’ll reply with questions or a proposed next step. - Email: ivan@kancijan.dev © 2026 Ivan Kancijan. Freelance full-stack web developer, remote from Europe (CET/CEST). --- # Ivan Kancijan > Freelance web developer, remote iz Hrvatske (CET/CEST). Gradim Next.js i WordPress web stranice i povezujem ih s alatima koje već koristiš. **Freelance web developer za Next.js i WordPress stranice.** Ja sam Ivan Kancijan, freelance full-stack web developer koji radi remote iz Hrvatske, u srednjoeuropskoj vremenskoj zoni. Kroz više od deset godina prešao sam put od razvoja WordPress tema i pluginova po mjeri do full-stack rada s međunarodnim klijentima. ## Što mogu izgraditi za tebe? Četiri vrste posla koje preuzimam. Ako je tvoj negdje između, ipak mi se javi. ### Web stranice i web aplikacije Brze, pristupačne i pretražive stranice u Next.js-u i Reactu, građene od komponenti kako bi ih bilo lako mijenjati. ### Integracije i automatizacija Integracije s API-jima vanjskih servisa u PHP-u, Laravelu i Node.js-u, uključujući društvene mreže poput Facebooka, uz caching, CDN strategiju i CI/CD. ### WordPress i prilagođeni CMS Teme, pluginovi i Gutenberg blokovi na blokovskoj arhitekturi, od jedne stranice do multisite platforme s 400+ subsiteova. ### Backend arhitektura i kvaliteta koda Arhitektura, frameworci za pluginove i teme, linteri i coding standardi. Pet godina sam vodio backend u agenciji i znam što kod čini održivim. Alati koje najčešće koristim: React, Next.js, Node.js, PHP 8, Laravel, WordPress, MySQL, AWS, Tailwind i Webpack. ## Što napraviti s tvojom WordPress stranicom? Tri načina na koje ti mogu pomoći, ovisno o tome što stranica radi i koliko se često mijenja. ### Prerada u Next.js-u _Statička stranica koja se rijetko mijenja_ Prerađujem tvoju WordPress stranicu u Next.js kao brze, statičke stranice, uz prenesen sadržaj i URL-ove. Nema više WordPressa koji treba ažurirati, a kasnije izmjene su male izmjene u kodu. ### Prerada u Payload CMS-u _Dinamička stranica koju urednici često ažuriraju_ Prerađujem tvoju WordPress stranicu u Next.js uz Payload CMS. Urednici dobivaju pregledan admin, sadržaj se prenosi\*, a prilagođene funkcionalnosti žive u istom codebaseu. \* Samo ako je sav sadržaj kompatibilan s prijenosom. ### Ostaje WordPress _WordPress stranica koja radi svoj posao_ Održavam je ažurnom i u pogonu ili gradim prilagođenu funkcionalnost kao plugin, Gutenberg blok ili integraciju. ## Kako izgleda projekt sa mnom? Četiri koraka, ovim redom, bez skrivenih stvari između. 1. **Razgovaramo.** Ispričaš mi što želiš postići. Ja pitam o korisnicima, sadržaju, rokovima i onome što već postoji. 2. **Definiram opseg.** Dobiješ pisani opseg, rokove i cijenu, pa znaš što kupuješ prije nego počnem. 3. **Gradim u kratkim iteracijama.** Kratke iteracije uz CI/CD, s linterima i coding standardima koji se strogo provode. Claude Code koristim svaki dan i pregledam svaku liniju prije isporuke. 4. **Predajem projekt.** Dokumentacija, vodič kroz projekt za tvoj tim i jasan put do podrške nakon isporuke. Vodič pokriva i kako nastaviti uređivati stranicu uz AI alate, a da je ne pokvariš. ## Tko će raditi na projektu? Deset godina u agencijama i produktnim timovima, na WordPressu, Laravelu, Node.js-u i Next.js-u. - **Infinum**, Web engineer (2023. do 2026.). Full-stack rad u Eightshift timu: platforme po mjeri za međunarodne klijente, uključujući platformu nizozemske političke stranke s 400+ subsiteova. - **Northwest Agency**, WordPress engineer i backend lead (2018. do 2023.). Vodio sam backend za web stranice, web aplikacije i eCommerce: pluginovi po mjeri, integracije, Laravel i Node.js projekti te AWS deploymenti. - **kT dizajn**, WordPress developer (2016. do 2018.). Dizajnirao i izradio WordPress teme po mjeri za web stranice klijenata. 2026. sam završio Anthropicove tečajeve o Claude Codeu, subagentima, agent skillsima i AI fluency. Govorim hrvatski i engleski. ## Pitanja prije nego mi se javiš? ### Radiš li samo WordPress? Ne. WordPress je mjesto gdje sam počeo i poznajem ga do dna, ali većina mog novijeg rada je full-stack: Next.js, React, Node.js, PHP 8 i Laravel, uz API integracije i automatizaciju. ### Gdje si i u kojoj vremenskoj zoni radiš? Radim remote iz Hrvatske, u srednjoeuropskoj vremenskoj zoni (UTC+1, ljeti UTC+2). Govorim hrvatski i engleski. ### Kako koristiš AI u radu? Svaki dan koristim Claude Code, subagente i agent skills kako bih isporučivao brže bez spuštanja kvalitete. Svaka izmjena ipak prolazi review, lintere i CI provjere prije nego stigne do tebe. ### Mogu li stranicu i dalje uređivati uz AI nakon predaje? Možeš. U bilo kojem modelu urednici mogu koristiti AI alate za pisanje tekstova. Izmjene teme, blokova i tipova sadržaja su kod, a njih može raditi AI coding alat poput Claude Codea, pod uvjetom da svaka izmjena prođe preview i review prije objave. Predajem dokumentaciju i vodič, a možeš mi poslati sve oko čega se dvoumiš. ### Možeš li preuzeti ili prerađiti postojeću stranicu? Mogu. Prerađivao sam i nadograđivao stranice za agencije i produktne timove, uključujući multisite platformu s 400+ subsiteova. Pošalji mi stranicu pa ću reći što bih zadržao, a što promijenio. ### Kako dobiti ponudu? Pošalji mi e-mail s nekoliko rečenica o projektu. Odgovorit ću pitanjima ili prijedlogom opsega. ## Ispričaj mi o svom projektu. Dovoljno je nekoliko rečenica: što želiš izgraditi, za koga i do kada. Odgovorit ću pitanjima ili prijedlogom sljedećeg koraka. - Email: ivan@kancijan.dev © 2026 Ivan Kancijan. Freelance full-stack web developer, remote iz Hrvatske (CET/CEST).