Need WordPress & Elementor Dev to Build Gaming Review with AI Rating System

I'm looking for an experienced WordPress developer to turn my existing high-fidelity ComboMeter prototype into a functional gaming review and discovery platform. ComboMeter is a gaming review website where users can discover games, compare professional critics' scores with audience ratings, read reviews, explore trailers, and see AI-powered analysis of professional game reviews. I already have a working visual prototype with screenshots and a detailed feature specification. I need a developer who can recreate the design in WordPress while building the custom functionality required for a real application. Prototype: From Lovable platform. I will provide show you in the meeting. Required Technology WordPress Elementor Pro Custom Elementor widget development PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS WordPress REST API and AJAX MySQL and custom database tables where appropriate Secure third-party API integrations OpenAI API or another suitable AI provider JetEngine/Crocoblock may be used where appropriate, but the core review and rating logic must not depend entirely on page-builder widgets or generic plugins. Main Features to Develop 1. Game Discovery and Catalogue Homepage with featured games, latest releases, trending games and most anticipated titles. Dynamic game cards with cover artwork, genre, platform, Critics Score and Audience Score. Games archive with genre and platform filters, search, sorting and pagination. Individual game pages using reusable Elementor templates. Similar-game recommendations and responsive layouts. 2. Custom Elementor Widgets Develop reusable widgets for: Game cards and featured game carousel. Critics, Audience and Average Score displays. Score breakdown modals. Rating distributions from 10 to 1. Professional review cards. Audience review lists and review submission forms. Video and trailer cards with responsive playback modals. Search suggestions and favourite buttons. Widgets should include useful Elementor style controls and responsive settings. Data and business logic should be handled by a dedicated plugin rather than hardcoded into individual pages. 3. Professional Review Aggregation Store professional review metadata: outlet, author, headline, original score, publication date and original article URL. Support authorized API/feed imports and manual editorial entry. Display professional review cards similar to the provided prototype. Preserve the original publisher's score and link users to the source. Avoid unauthorized scraping or republication of copyrighted review text. 4. AI-Powered Review Analysis and Rating System — Important I need an AI-assisted system that can analyze professional game reviews and help generate useful, transparent ratings. The system should: Accept review text from authorized APIs, licensed feeds or other sources we have permission to process. Use an AI API, such as OpenAI, to analyze sentiment, identify strengths and weaknesses, extract key themes and produce structured summaries. Optionally generate a separate AI-assessed rating using a documented rubric and a defined 1–10 scale. Normalize original critic scores from different scales into a common format where appropriate. Calculate ComboMeter's Critics Score from eligible professional review ratings using deterministic, documented rules. Maintain a separate Audience Score based on submitted audience reviews. Display score breakdowns, positive/negative review counts and rating distributions. Store analysis results, source URLs, processing status and model/version information. Prevent duplicate imports and avoid repeatedly analyzing unchanged reviews. Include error handling, cost controls, moderation and a way to correct inaccurate AI results. Important: Original publisher scores, ComboMeter's aggregated Critics Score, Audience Score and any AI-generated assessment must remain distinct. AI must not silently invent or overwrite an outlet's original rating. 5. User Accounts and Reviews Audience and Critic registration/sign-in. Role-based permissions and administrator approval for Critics. Audience reviews with 1–10 ratings and a maximum of 750 characters. Critic reviews with 1–10 ratings and a minimum of 250 characters. Review moderation, editing and deletion rules. Persistent favourites/watchlist. Proper server-side validation and protection against duplicate submissions. 6. Critic Dashboard Article editor with formatting tools. Save drafts, publish, edit, view and delete articles. Searchable game selection. Dashboard statistics based on actual data. Secure ownership checks and publishing permissions. 7. Technical Requirements Responsive desktop, tablet and mobile design. Good performance and SEO-friendly game pages. Secure coding practices and WordPress capability checks. Proper database structure, indexing and score caching where necessary. Maintainable custom plugin architecture. Staging environment, backups and documented deployment process. Deliverables Functional WordPress website matching the approved prototype. Custom ComboMeter Core plugin. Reusable custom Elementor widgets. Database schema and migration/setup instructions. Working game catalogue, review submission and scoring system. AI integration with documented rating methodology and usage controls. Admin and critic dashboards. Source code, documentation and deployment handover. Testing of critical workflows and security permissions. What to Include in Your Proposal Please answer these questions: Share examples of custom WordPress plugins and Elementor widgets you have developed. Have you built a review aggregation, scoring or user-generated-content platform? How would you design the database for games, professional reviews and audience reviews? How would you separate original critic scores from AI-generated ratings? Which AI model/API would you recommend, and how would you control its cost? How would you import review data legally and reliably? What would you build first, and what is your estimated budget and timeline? Would you build a dedicated ComboMeter Core plugin, or place the logic in the theme/widgets? Please explain. Engagement I'm open to a phased engagement, starting with the core game catalogue, a single dynamic game page, custom score widgets and the review aggregation foundation. Please provide a realistic fixed-price estimate for each milestone rather than an unrealistic quote for the entire platform. I value clean architecture, honest communication, security and long-term maintainability over the lowest bid. Applicants must be comfortable explaining their technical decisions and demonstrating working functionality, not just attractive designs.