Hiring a WordPress or Shopify developer in Dubai and the UAE
Most UAE and GCC businesses need three things a generic build does not give them: a proper Arabic version, checkout options local shoppers trust, and VAT set up for the market. With only 1.5 hours between India and the UAE, we can also work through the same business day.
Arabic RTL and English sites
- Right-to-left layouts where menus, sliders, icons and forms mirror correctly, checked on mobile.
- Arabic web fonts chosen for readability, not just the theme default.
- WPML or Polylang on WordPress, or Shopify Markets, with a page per language and a switcher.
- Arabic copy supplied or approved by you; I do not publish machine translation as final.
GCC checkout setup
- Cash on delivery: still widely used, with rules by emirate, city or order value.
- Buy now, pay later: Tabby and Tamara instalments, installed once each provider has approved your business.
- Cards: Stripe, Checkout.com, Telr or Shopify Payments where available in your market.
- VAT: 5% in the UAE, 15% in Saudi Arabia, prices shown including VAT and your TRN on invoices.
- Shipping: zones by emirate or country, with courier rates for Aramex and other local carriers.
Restaurants, clinics and service businesses
For hospitality, the Southern Flavours restaurant site in the UK shows table reservations with instant confirmation, menus and online ordering. For clinics, the dental clinic case study shows treatments, timings and appointment requests that work on a phone.
Working across the GCC
I work with businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha and the rest of the Gulf remotely over WhatsApp, calls and video. The UAE weekend is Saturday and Sunday, while Saudi Arabia and Qatar take Friday and Saturday, so we agree review days that suit your team. See Shopify development or WooCommerce development for platform details.
