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WordPress developer · Dubai & the UAE
WordPress websites for Dubai businesses, built on your hours.
I'm Sanjeev Singh, a WordPress developer working with Dubai and UAE businesses from India, just 1.5 hours ahead of you. I've rebuilt a Dubai security company's site and built a Sharjah laptop store. Custom themes, Arabic and English, WooCommerce with UAE payment gateways. You get a fixed quote within 24 hours, and you own the code.
- UAE clients
- Technest, Dubai · Laptop Factory, Sharjah
- Time difference
- India is 1.5 h ahead, your whole day overlaps
- Quote
- Fixed price, within 24 hours
01The usual problem
Your site was built to launch fast. Now it looks like every other Dubai company and still loads slowly on a phone.
Sound familiar? Tick what applies to you.
02What you get
Payments your customers expect
Card payments through a UAE gateway, plus buy now, pay later at checkout.
- N-Genius
- Telr
- Tabby
- Tamara
5% VAT, included
VAT shown the right way
Prices shown with 5% VAT included, and tax invoices that carry your TRN.
WhatsApp built in
Click-to-chat on every page, and form leads saved in the admin and emailed to you, so nothing gets lost in a phone.
Fast on a phone
Measured against Google’s Core Web Vitals on mobile before launch, not just on an office laptop.
- LCP < 2.5 s
- CLS < 0.1
Found in Google UAE
Local business schema, separate English and Arabic pages for search, and every old URL redirected if you’re moving from an older site.
- Schema
- hreflang
- 301s
03What changes
A Dubai website that sells in both languages.
- Arabic and English customers both feel at home
- Checkout with the payment options they ask for
- Prices and invoices that match UAE VAT rules
- Changes made the same working day
04Overview
How do you choose a WordPress developer in Dubai?
Sanjeev Singh is a WordPress developer for Dubai and UAE businesses, working from Lucknow, India, just 1.5 hours ahead of Dubai. He builds custom WordPress themes, English and Arabic websites and WooCommerce stores with UAE payment gateways, VAT-inclusive pricing and WhatsApp built in. Every project starts with a fixed written quote within 24 hours, and the business owns the code and every login.
A good WordPress developer for a Dubai business does more than install a theme. UAE customers expect prices shown with 5% VAT included, tax invoices with the company’s TRN, card payments through a local gateway such as N-Genius or Telr, and buy now, pay later through Tabby or Tamara. Many also expect a full Arabic version with a true right-to-left layout and separate Arabic pages for Google, not a machine-translated copy.
Sanjeev works on UAE hours. His working day runs from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM Dubai time, Monday to Saturday, so calls, WhatsApp messages and changes happen inside the UAE business day. Clients see every page on a staging link as it is built, which replaces office visits.
His UAE work includes Technest, a Dubai security company whose dated Elementor site was rebuilt as a fast bilingual theme with 14 layouts the team edits themselves, and Laptop Factory, a Sharjah workshop that sells renewed business laptops through a WooCommerce store showing the exact spec, grade and price against new. He has also built Syncglim, a B2B catalog in ten languages, which shows the same theme approach can carry Arabic, English and more.
He serves businesses across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the wider Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Typical projects are company websites, redesigns of Elementor or Divi sites, WooCommerce stores and speed fixes for slow sites. A company site usually takes one to six weeks, and adding Arabic or a store adds time that is written into the quote.
Before hiring any developer in the UAE, ask who owns the code and hosting, how Arabic will be handled, which payment gateways are included and whether VAT has been set up correctly. Sanjeev’s answer to the first is simple: you own everything from day one. Payment is in US dollars against milestones, released only after you have seen each stage working.
05See the difference
Before · page builderAfter · custom theme06Ways to work together
- 01
A new bilingual site
English and Arabic from day one, on one custom theme your team can edit in both languages.
- 02
Elementor or Divi
Pages and fixes on the builder you already use, or your site moved to a clean custom theme with the same content and URLs.
- 03
A WooCommerce store for the UAE
VAT-inclusive prices, a UAE card gateway, Tabby or Tamara, and delivery zones across the emirates.
- 04
Speed rescue
A slow site profiled and fixed until it passes Core Web Vitals on mobile, with no redesign needed.
07Proof
- Launching soon
UAE · 2026
Technest
Dubai security company. A dated Elementor site rebuilt as a fast bilingual theme with 14 editable layouts.
WordPressACF ProTailwind CSS
Case study - laptop-factory.com
UAE · 2026
Laptop Factory
Sharjah workshop selling renewed business laptops. A WooCommerce store that shows the spec, grade and price against new.
WordPressWooCommerceCustom theme
Case study - syncglim.com
China · 2026
Syncglim
B2B catalog in ten languages. Proof the same theme can carry Arabic, English and more without a second site.
WordPressWooCommerceTailwind CSS
Case study
08In their words
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Sanjeev understood what our old website was missing and rebuilt it into a modern platform that represents Technest properly. He was responsive, handled feedback quickly and made the whole process easy for our team.
09Your time, my time
Your time · Dubai
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My time · Lucknow, India
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Your office hours (9 AM–6 PM)When I'm on calls and chat
10Your options
Who builds it
Working with meMe, from the first call to launch
- A typical Dubai agency
- Often a junior, after sales hands over
- A marketplace gig
- Whoever wins the bid
Arabic
Working with mePlanned into the theme from day one
- A typical Dubai agency
- Often added later with a plugin
- A marketplace gig
- Usually machine-translated
UAE payments and VAT
Working with meSet up and tested before launch
- A typical Dubai agency
- Usually included
- A marketplace gig
- Often left to you
Who owns the code
Working with meYou, with every login, from day one
- A typical Dubai agency
- Sometimes the agency
- A marketplace gig
- Depends on the seller
After launch
Working with meThe same person, one WhatsApp away
- A typical Dubai agency
- A support ticket queue
- A marketplace gig
- Ends when the gig closes
| Working with me | A typical Dubai agency | A marketplace gig | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who builds it | Me, from the first call to launch | Often a junior, after sales hands over | Whoever wins the bid |
| Arabic | Planned into the theme from day one | Often added later with a plugin | Usually machine-translated |
| UAE payments and VAT | Set up and tested before launch | Usually included | Often left to you |
| Who owns the code | You, with every login, from day one | Sometimes the agency | Depends on the seller |
| After launch | The same person, one WhatsApp away | A support ticket queue | Ends when the gig closes |
11Free guide
Launching a WordPress site in the UAE: a checklist
Most of a good UAE website is the same as anywhere else. These are the parts that are different, and the ones I check before every UAE launch.
Prices and VAT
- Show prices with VAT included. Customers in the UAE expect the price they see to be the price they pay, and the standard VAT rate is 5%.
- Put your TRN on invoices. If you’re VAT-registered, order emails and invoices should carry your Tax Registration Number.
- Ask your accountant to check the setup once. Rules differ for free zones and some product types.
Payment options
| Option | What it is | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
| N-Genius (Network International) | Card payments from one of the region’s largest processors | Most UAE stores taking cards |
| Telr | UAE card gateway with a WooCommerce plugin | Smaller stores that want a fast setup |
| Tabby | Buy now, pay later, split into instalments | Fashion, electronics, anything over a few hundred dirhams |
| Tamara | Buy now, pay later, popular in the UAE and Saudi Arabia | Same as Tabby; many stores offer both |
| Cash on delivery | Pay the courier | Still expected by part of the market |
Language
- Decide on Arabic before design, not after. Adding it later usually means rebuilding layouts.
- Give Arabic its own URLs (for example
/ar/), so Google can show the right language to the right searcher. - Translate everything a customer touches: menus, buttons, form errors, emails and the checkout.
Trust and privacy
- Publish a privacy policy that explains what your forms and cookies collect. The UAE has its own data protection law.
- Show a landline or WhatsApp number and a physical address. UAE buyers check both before ordering.
- Add your Google Business Profile link and keep the name, address and phone identical everywhere.
Want the speed side in depth? Read my WordPress performance checklist.
12How we work
- 01
Discover
A short call on goals, audience and what success looks like.
- 02
Fixed quote
Scope, timeline and price agreed in writing before work starts.
- 03
Build
Working pages shared early on a staging link, refined with your feedback.
- 04
Launch
Go-live, speed and SEO checks, then handover. You own the code, domain and accounts.
13Questions
Can I hire a WordPress developer for my Dubai business who isn’t based in the UAE?
Yes. I work with UAE clients from Lucknow, India, which is only 1.5 hours ahead of Dubai, so we share the whole working day. Calls, WhatsApp and a staging link replace office visits, and you can see every page as it’s built.
Can my WooCommerce store take Tabby or Tamara?
Yes. Both offer WooCommerce plugins. I set them up alongside a card gateway such as N-Genius or Telr and test the full checkout in sandbox mode before launch.
How do you handle VAT on a UAE website?
Prices are shown with 5% VAT included, tax is calculated per order, and invoices and order emails carry your Tax Registration Number. Your accountant should confirm the setup for your business.
Do you build Arabic websites?
Yes. I build English and Arabic sites on one theme with a true right-to-left layout and separate Arabic pages for Google. My Arabic and English website page covers this in detail.
Can you redesign my existing site without losing my Google rankings?
Yes. I map every old URL to its new one with 301 redirects and keep your titles and content, so rankings carry over to the new design.
How long does a website for a UAE business take?
Anywhere from one to six weeks, depending on the project. Adding Arabic or a WooCommerce store adds time, and the written quote gives your exact timeline before we start.
Who owns the website when it’s done?
You do. The code, the domain, the hosting and every login are in your name from day one.
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