Hey There!

I am Alex Standiford. I’m a web developer originally from Dover, Ohio. I’ve been tinkering with web technologies my entire life, and started my career as a web developer in 2015.

Since then, I have built dozens of WordPress plugins, scratch-made websites, and web applications.

I launched an affiliate plugin for WordPress, called Siren. I am an active contributor to open source software in-general. Most of my contributions can be seen in WordPress, where I maintain a couple of plugins, contribute to a few other projects, and work on core WordPress features that interest me.

If you are interested in working with me in any way, you can contact me at alex@standiford.us.

Personal Life

These days, I live in a good ol' fashioned sticks and bricks house in Dover, with my family. After 4 amazing years on the road, we finally decided it was time to shut it down, at least for now. I don't know how long we'll be stationary. Could be 1 year. Could be 10. I'm keeping my options open 🙃

I've been working in a remote work lifestyle for most of the last 5 years, and honestly I don't see myself ever going back to the office. There's just too much to see out there, too much to-do. Not to mention, I get to spend much more time with my two kids, my wife, and our pets.

When I’m not writing code, I am probably enjoying kiting, playing disc golf, cooking, camping, or playing video games.

Current Projects

Siren

I recently launched my Affiliate management plugin, Siren!

Siren makes it easy for any company, small or large, to create, and maintain pay for performance programs. This empowers businesses to ensure they’re getting exactly what they’re paying for, and motivates the people they’re contracting with to do their task efficiently. It gives the contractors clarity on what success looks like, since its ingrained in the system itself, which allows them to focus on what actually drive the desired results.

The most exciting thing about Siren to me? I’m JUST getting started. What’s launching is a solid foundation, but it’s the tip of the iceberg. I have so…so many different ideas on how it can help people develop partnerships online, that I’m having trouble choosing where to start.

I am calling Siren an “affiliate plugin” because that’s the easiest way to describe it, but I feel it undersells it.

The truth is, Siren is a whole new category unlike anything you’ve ever seen. I’m not competing with other affiliate plugins, I am straight up superseding them.

Client Work

I recently made the decision to leave my job at GoDaddy, and re-acquaint myself with freelancing, and open more ways for me to focus on Siren Affiliates in the process. I really missed the scrappiness of self-employment, and am excited to dive back into it.

If you happen to know someone looking for a capable WordPress developer with a knack for product design, I might be the perfect person for you. Here's my resume, as well as my portfolio.

Personal

My leave from GoDaddy happened the same week my wife decided to start focusing more on her career as an artist, and both of my kids are going to public school for the first time. So, as you can imagine, we're in the midst of a lot of change right now. It's stressful, and there's challenges all around, but we were all collectively ready to mix things up, anyway.

We moved back into a house after our 4 years on the road almost a year ago. I can hardly believe it's been that long, but here we are. In many ways, we all feel like we're just...getting started with living at home again, now that the boys are going to school. We don't plan on going back on the road anytime soon, and will probably end up getting rid of all of our campers for the foreseeable future.