People know me as Mike Lopez but my real name is Michael John Gonzalez Lopez. I am a seasoned PHP web developer and WordPress developer at Caseproof LLC. I build products, plugins, and publishing systems with a focus on clean architecture, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Products and Platforms
As senior developer on WishList LMS, I am directly involved in building a WordPress plugin that helps educators, coaches, and content creators create, manage, and monetize online courses and eLearning platforms.
WishList Member was originally built by me and remains one of the products most closely tied to my work. It is a WordPress membership plugin designed to protect content, manage membership access, and power paid communities, courses, and membership sites.
Most of what I write about here centers on WordPress development, PHP, product work, remote engineering, and the lessons that come from building software for real businesses. If you were looking for Mike Lopez the WordPress developer, you are in the right place.
How I Work
AI is part of my daily workflow for coding, code reviews, and documentation, but I use it as a tool rather than a substitute for engineering judgment. In practice, it works best as a junior-developer-style assistant that helps me move faster while I remain responsible for the architecture, decisions, and final quality.
For more than 25 years, I have worked across PHP, MySQL, WordPress, product engineering, and remote team leadership. My work spans custom plugin development, backend architecture, technical strategy, and helping software teams ship stable products without unnecessary complexity.