Web Developer
Hello, I am Paul and based in Burnley, Lancashire - I am an experienced Umbraco Web Developer and Web Designer with over 25 years in building websites.
I have a strong background in Front End Development with proven skills in HTML, CSS, and JS and modern frameworks.
I am a true no-nonsense (but fun) Web Developer who is professional and ensures success in your project.
Contact me today. You will not be disappointed.
Services
Here are the core services I offer.
Umbraco Development
Over 15 years experience in the Umbraco CMS platform.
Front-End Development
HTML, CSS, SASS, JS, Typescript, GSAP, React, Next.JS, Vue.JS
SEO, AEO & Accessibility
Optimisation for Search Engines, AI and Accessibility.
Web Maintenance
Maintenance and support for your website.
UI/UX & Design
Optimised User Interface and User Experience.
Full Stack
From Concept, Design, Testing and QA to Final Deployment.
Work
Here are a few my latest web projects where I have been the Lead Umbraco Developer and also handled the Front-End Development.
Clients
I have been fortunate to work on some wonderful web projects over the years.
Skills
Here is a brief breakdown of my main skillset.
Umbraco Certified Training
Umbraco 10
| Course | Date |
|---|---|
| Load Balancing | April 2020 |
Umbraco 8
| Course | Date |
|---|---|
| Searching and Indexing | December 2019 |
| Application Integration | December 2019 |
| Extending the Backoffice | December 2019 |
| MVC and Visual Studio | November 2019 |
| Fundamentals | November 2019 |
| Security | September 2019 |
Umbraco 7
| Course | Date |
|---|---|
| Content Management | September 2018 |
| Cloud Developer | September 2019 |
| Searching and Indexing | March 2017 |
| Application Integration | March 2017 |
| MVC and Visual Studio | March 2017 |
| Fundamentals | January 2017 |
Umbraco 4
| Course | Date |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | September 2012 |
| Level 1 | September 2012 |
Umbraco Accreditations
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Umbraco Certified Master | |
| Umbraco Certified Expert | |
| Umbraco Certified Professional | |
| Registered Umbraco Partner | |
| TeaCommerce Certified Developer |
Academic
- BSC(Hons) Information Systems
- University of Leeds
- 1997 - 2000
Development
- Umbraco v18
- Umbraco v17
- Umbraco v13
- Umbraco v10
- Umbraco v9
- Umbraco v8
- Umbraco v7
- Umbraco v6
- Umbraco v5
- Umbraco v4
- Umbraco Headless
- Umbraco Forms
- Umbraco Cloud
- Umbraco AI
- Umbraco Automate
- Examine
- TeaCommerce
- .NET
- C#
- MVC
- API
- MSSQL
- MYSQL
- IIS
- Azure
- MongoDB
- GIT
- GitHub
Front End
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- SCSS/SASS
- BEM
- Tailwind
- React
- Next.JS
- Vue.JS
- Angular
- GSAP
- Vite
Tools
- Visual Studio
- VS Code
- Claude Code
- GitHub Copilot
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Figma
- Camtasia
Dabbled In
- Power BI
- Shopify
- Wordpress
- PHP
Packages
Umbraco packages I've built, and open source projects I've had pull requests merged on — most on the Umbraco Marketplace, the rest on GitHub.
SA.Automate.Pushover
Pushover connection type and action for Umbraco Automate — send push notifications from an automation workflow.
View PackageSA.Automate.Brickset
Brickset connection type and actions for Umbraco Automate — look up and search LEGO sets in a workflow.
View PackageSA.Automate.Clockify
Clockify connection type and actions for Umbraco Automate — start/stop timers and log time entries from a workflow.
View PackageSA.Automate.QRcode
QR code generation actions for Umbraco Automate — output SVG or PNG, save as Media, or display on a page.
View PackageSA.Automate.WeatherApi
WeatherAPI.com connection type and actions for Umbraco Automate — pull live weather and forecasts into a workflow.
View PackageSA.Automate.Ntfy
ntfy connection type and actions for Umbraco Automate — send push notifications via the public or a self-hosted server.
View PackageUmbraDesktop
A desktop-style interface for the Umbraco backoffice — windowed apps, a taskbar and a launcher. Five pull requests merged.
View PackageUmbuntu.Automate.ManualTriggerInput
A Manual Trigger (with Input) add-on for Umbraco Automate, for kicking off an automation by hand. Four pull requests merged.
View PackageAF.Umbraco.S3.Media.Storage
An AWS S3-backed media storage provider for Umbraco. Added Umbraco 18 support.
View PackageOC.Automate.LinkedIn
LinkedIn connector for Umbraco Automate — post content to LinkedIn from a workflow. UI enhancements merged.
View PackageOC.Automate.Bluesky
Bluesky connector for Umbraco Automate — publish posts to Bluesky from a workflow. UI and Umbraco 18 updates merged.
View PackageClean Starter Kit
Paul Seal's Clean Starter Kit for Umbraco — fixed the Delivery API setup docs, updated the API controllers and OpenAPI config, and improved cache revalidation.
View PackageClean Headless
Phil Whittaker's headless Next.js front end for the Clean Starter Kit — mobile navigation fixes, image and cache handling, a sitemap update and a v18 upgrade, earning a spot as a joint collaborator on the repo.
View ProjectDiplo.GodMode
A developer-tools tree for the Umbraco backoffice — added server time zone diagnostics and a Scheduled Publishing view.
View PackageOur.Umbraco.ConditionalDisplayers
Property editors that show or hide other fields on a Document Type. Fixed an auto-height textarea bug.
View PackageContact
Feel free to contact me for a quote or merely just to ask 'Paul, What exactly is a SUEDEAPPLE?'.
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Rates
- £50ph / £400pd
- Project Rates (Please Enquire)
Location
Lancashire, United Kingdom