PJS Web - Freelance web development in Bristol, UK.

Services

Web development

Standards-based web development. Specialising in WordPress

Mobile applications

Multi-platform mobile app development with Ionic.

Consultancy

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About

About

I am a Bristol-based web developer with more than 20 years experience in web development and software support. I have worked in both the private and education sectors, producing commercial and educational websites for a wide range of clients and audiences.

After 15 years working in IT Services at the University of Bristol I left to pursue new projects as a freelancer in and around Bristol. I specialise in working with the WordPress platform, but am happy to discuss any web development opportunities.

Testimonials

Lucy Berthold

Lucy Berthold

Chair of the Space Universities Network, Senior Teaching Fellow at University of Bristol

Paul has recently developed a database-backed website for our network of universities. Throughout this process, he was reliable, flexible, quick to reply to any questions and a delight to work with. He is professional and provides 5 star service. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Dave Kilbey

Dave Kilbey

Founder and CEO of Natural Apptitude Ltd

I have worked with Paul since January 2015 and he has proved to be a real asset. He has the ability to switch between a technical development role and a higher level, project-focused role which is a great skill. He communicates work related subjects and issues very clearly to clients so that all parties understand what needs to be done to achieve the required outcomes. He's very diplomatic too and has a good sense of humour - which is invaluable. Overall, Paul is a pleasure to work with and he produces excellent quality work.

Simon Price

Simon Price

Academic Research IT Manager, University of Bristol

I have no hesitation in recommending Paul. He is positive, enthusiastic, diligent, brimming with ideas and able to turn his hand to any new technology or situation that our ever-changing industry throws at him. These attributes earnt him considerable respect from colleagues within and outside of the University of Bristol. The wealth of knowledge and experience Paul gained working in a series of high-pressure consultancy roles at the University will be a valuable asset to any future project.

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Latest updates

Nov, 23

Wildlife Assessment Check tool

23rd November 2018 by Paul

This is a free online tool for householders and small to medium-scale developers who want to undertake a development project to check whether they will need expert ecological advice before submitting a planning application. A user can enter a development location using a map (either directly, or by place name/postcode or grid reference lookup). They then answer a number of context-sensitive […]
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Apr, 16

AWA Magazine: Building on online magazine archive

16th April 2018 by Paul

AWA: la revue de la femme noire was an independent magazine produced in Dakar, Senegal by a network of African women between 1964 and 1973. The magazine features poems, short stories, political reportage, and essays, alongside recipes, fashion, home-furnishings, and readers’ letters pages. It presents women’s lives as citizens, mothers, sisters, workers, and consumers against the global […]
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Oct, 30

New ‘EBVM Learning’ website launched today

30th October 2015 by Paul

EBVM Learning is a new online tutorial, introducing the concepts of Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine (EBVM) – and it is officially launched today (30th October 2015). I have been involved throughout the project, advising on website structure, content, functionality, and developing the website itself. The site uses WordPress. The official press release is reproduced here: The EBVM Learning Consortium would […]
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Mar, 21

Weather data from the cloud

21st March 2015 by Paul

Recently, a mobile app I was working on required a real time calculation to convert the pressure recorded in a submerged river sensor to a figure based on the ambient air pressure for that location. “You should be able to get that from the BBC, or the Met Office, I think.” I headed to the […]
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Jan, 22

WordPress: Automatically add child-posts

22nd January 2015 by Paul

In a recent project, a requirement of the WordPress site I was building was to automatically create child posts when adding a post of a certain type. It turns out that this is fairly easy using the wp_insert_post function, but there are a number of factors to take into consideration (not least not creating a new […]
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Jan, 9

End of week one

9th January 2015 by Paul

A ‘gentle’ first week in my new job. This week has mainly involved setting up the administration side of the business (and this website, of course) after the Christmas period. Lots to do, not least sourcing a functional keyboard for my Macbook! I spent several hours in the impressive Engine Shed centre near Bristol Temple Meads, meeting new […]
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