WordPress Multisite Multi-Tenant Setup

I need a robust WordPress Multisite (WPMS) network that lets me spin up and manage many tenant sites from one core installation. Each tenant will publish news-style and other media-rich content, yet they must also be able to sell digital or physical items directly from their own storefront. Key functional requirements • Custom payment gateways • Product customization options for shoppers before checkout • A flexible membership system that can be enabled per tenant Scope of Work & Core Technical Deliverables: 1. WordPress Multisite Core Setup: Configure a robust, secure WPMS infrastructure utilizing mapped custom domains (e.g., .com, .de, .[login to view URL]). Implement strict database prefix separation and optimization to prevent lag across 80+ active properties. 2. 8 Master Blueprint Theme Development: Develop 8 custom, ultra-lightweight block themes natively utilizing the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg / Full-Site Editing). The use of bloated visual page builders (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, etc.) is strictly prohibited. 3. Automated Site Cloning Architecture: Implement and configure an enterprise multi-site cloning deployment pipeline (e.g., NS Cloner Pro or similar). We must be able to spin up a new site clone from a master blueprint in under 5 minutes, dynamically altering global branding using CSS Variables/theme.json. 4. Monetization & Layout Engineering: o Integrate advanced content-gating and tiered subscription paywalls (MemberPress Developer Tier). o Configure layouts for Asynchronous Script Loading to accommodate premium programmatic ad stacks (Raptive/Mediavine) on entertainment nodes without blocking primary text rendering. 5. Stripe API & International Tax Routing: Deep integration of the Stripe Billing and Stripe Tax APIs. The system must handle cross-border B2B "Reverse Charge" logic and B2C M5 transactional tax tracking, while dynamically passing metadata to swap statement descriptors per active domain. 6. Multi-Server DevOps & Edge Caching: Deploy the network onto a containerized, auto-scaling cloud environment (Kinsta Enterprise or Cloudways Autonomous). Configure advanced server-level object caching (Redis/Varnish) to sync flawlessly with Cloudflare Edge Cache Rules to fully decouple public content delivery from the origin database. Acceptance criteria • Experience: years of verified experience building enterprise-scale WordPress architectures, multi-tenant SaaS/WaaS frameworks, or large-scale digital publishing nodes. • Backend Proficiency: Advanced PHP, MySQL optimization, REST API integration, and custom plugin development. • Frontend Proficiency: Modern Javascript (React/Vanilla), semantic HTML5, clean CSS/SASS variables, and deep mastery of native Gutenberg blocks. • DevOps Skills: Expertise with AWS or Google Cloud, Kubernetes container environments, Git version control, and advanced Cloudflare Enterprise routing. • Performance Focus: A proven track record of hitting 90+ mobile performance scores on Google PageSpeed Insights. Please keep plugins lean, prioritize security best practices, and structure everything so scaling to dozens of tenants later is painless.

Project ID: 40521707