Jonathan Rapusas
Front-end Developer · Metro Manila · Remote Only
Ideas, execution, and good sense, without the noise.
Freelancing since 2013, with years of in-house web systems work before that. Web development, technical support, and training - usually on the same project.
Only open to remote work.
Work I Take On
What freelance clients usually hire me for.
- WordPress & static sites
- WordPress builds, theme work, and static site generators like Hugo - fast sites without the usual hosting headaches.
- Hosting, sites & email
- Linux hosting, websites, and business email - setup, moves, and the problems that show up after go-live.
- Migrations & upkeep
- Hosting moves, CMS migrations, core and plugin updates, and theme customizations.
- Team training
- Classroom, video conference, and hands-on sessions on the tools your team actually uses.
Writing for site owners
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Sustainable Online Publishing
- June 12, 2026
- Website, Ideas, Technology
Social media is easy to start and risky to depend on. I publish on my own site anyway - here's a free stack that works and why the habit matters more than the tools.
Static Site or CMS? How I Pick the Stack
- July 10, 2026
- Website, Technology, Tips
The stack debate is usually the wrong fight. Who publishes, what changes live, and whether you need logins pick static vs WordPress (or a git CMS in between) better than any framework ranking.
Why I Still Run My Own Website
Every time I tell someone I run my own website, they ask why I don't just post on Facebook. After years of watching platforms die and rules change, here's why I keep my own corner of the internet.
Why I Focused on Open Source Technologies
- July 4, 2026
- Technology, Opinion, Developer Life
Open source wasn't a purity test for me. Freedom mattered more than free - install tonight, read the code, move your files, own the stack. Learning still ate months. Here's how that shaped my choices.
Consistent AI Output for WordPress Builds
- May 30, 2026
- Technology, AI, Web Development
Month one with AI on WordPress builds I was thrilled. Month three I finally got consistent output - helpers, reference examples, and a short rules doc that stop every feature from drifting.