Secure WordPress Rebuild From HostGator Backup Using Lovable Mockups

We need an experienced WordPress developer to rebuild a previously hacked WordPress website for a medical/brain health practice. The old site was hosted on HostGator, and we have a zipped HostGator server backup. You must be able to inspect the server backup, extract the WordPress content/data from it, and migrate only clean content into a new secure WordPress site. Lovable design reference: https://lovable.dev/preview/O4GtgB8SxZHu7mE3okoyq3OmEH45vQ75 Total fixed budget: $750 MILESTONE SUMMARY Milestone 1 — HostGator Backup Review and Recovery Plan — $75 Milestone 2 — Safe Content Extraction + WordPress Export File — $125 Milestone 3 — Clean WordPress Rebuild on HostGator Staging Domain — $75 Milestone 4 — Lovable Design Review, Content Integration, and Mockup Revisions — $225 Milestone 5 — Responsive WordPress Theme Setup and Security Hardening — $75 Milestone 6 — Replicate Approved Lovable Design in WordPress — $125 Milestone 7 — Square Appointments, SEO Basics, Launch, and Handoff — $50 Total: $750 PROJECT DETAILS We do not want to restore the old hacked site directly. Do not migrate old plugins, old themes, old users, suspicious PHP files, or executable code from the hacked site. The staging WordPress site should be built first at https://beta.brainhealthct.com/. After the clean staging version is available, we will use Lovable for design review, mockups, layout revisions, and content planning. Lovable design reference: https://lovable.dev/preview/O4GtgB8SxZHu7mE3okoyq3OmEH45vQ75 All design work and mockups should happen in Lovable first. We will share the Lovable project and work with you in Lovable during the design phase. Once the Lovable design is approved, the developer should replicate that design inside WordPress using a clean, maintainable, mobile-friendly WordPress theme or page-building approach. The final site must be secure, hardened, mobile-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, professional, and easy for us to update over time in WordPress. IMPORTANT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS The final site must be: * Secure and hardened against future hacking risk * Mobile-friendly and fully responsive * Aesthetically pleasing and professional * Appropriate for a physician-led medical/brain health practice * Easy for us to update over time in WordPress * Built with trusted themes/plugins only * Not dependent on the old hacked HostGator WordPress installation * Designed first in Lovable, then replicated in WordPress * Connected to Square Appointments through booking links or embeds REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Please apply only if you have experience with: * HostGator server backups * Extracting WordPress content from zipped server backups * Hacked WordPress site recovery * Secure WordPress rebuilds * WordPress migration * Responsive WordPress themes * Replicating Lovable or AI-generated mockups in WordPress * Square Appointments links or embeds * Basic SEO migration, URLs, metadata, and redirects * Building professional healthcare, wellness, or service business websites SCOPE OF WORK * Inspect zipped HostGator server backup * Extract clean WordPress pages, posts, and safe media * Deliver a clean WordPress export file * Do not restore infected code, plugins, themes, or users * Build a clean staging WordPress site at https://beta.brainhealthct.com/ * Review the Lovable project and use it as the design reference * Create design/mockups and revisions in Lovable before final WordPress design implementation * Integrate additional content areas, including research articles, CV/biography content, publications, professional credentials, patient-facing resources, and social media links * Replicate approved Lovable design in WordPress * Build a clean, secure, responsive WordPress site * Add Square Appointments booking links or embed * Preserve basic SEO where possible * Launch final site after approval * Provide basic handoff instructions DETAILED MILESTONES MILESTONE 1 — HOSTGATOR BACKUP REVIEW AND RECOVERY PLAN — $75 Review the zipped HostGator server backup. Identify the WordPress installation, database, uploads folder, and recoverable content. Deliverables: * Confirm what content can be safely recovered * Identify pages, posts, media, menus, and SEO data if available * Explain what should not be migrated because of security risk * Provide proposed site structure and migration plan * Confirm how the clean version will be posted to the staging domain Staging domain: https://beta.brainhealthct.com/ MILESTONE 2 — SAFE CONTENT EXTRACTION + WORDPRESS EXPORT FILE — $125 Extract clean WordPress content from the HostGator backup. Deliverables: * Extract pages * Extract posts * Extract safe images/media * Extract important URLs if available * Exclude old plugins, old themes, suspicious PHP files, old users, and executable code * Deliver a clean WordPress export file, such as .xml / WXR format, that can be imported into WordPress * Provide the cleaned content package for review The goal is to create a clean WordPress content export, not to restore the hacked site directly. MILESTONE 3 — CLEAN WORDPRESS REBUILD ON HOSTGATOR STAGING DOMAIN — $75 Before Lovable review, rebuild and post a clean working version of the site on the HostGator staging domain: https://beta.brainhealthct.com/ Deliverables: * Set up a clean WordPress install on https://beta.brainhealthct.com/ * Import the clean WordPress export file * Rebuild basic site structure and navigation * Confirm pages/posts/media imported correctly * Do not restore old hacked plugins, themes, users, suspicious PHP files, or executable code * Apply basic security/hardening steps on the staging install * Provide access to the staging site for review This staging site is for review and reconstruction only. It should be a clean rebuild, not a clone of the hacked site. MILESTONE 4 — LOVABLE DESIGN REVIEW, CONTENT INTEGRATION, AND MOCKUP REVISIONS — $225 After the clean staging version is available, review and work from the Lovable project: https://lovable.dev/preview/O4GtgB8SxZHu7mE3okoyq3OmEH45vQ75 This is a major design and planning phase. We will share the Lovable project and work with you in Lovable during this section. Deliverables: * Review the Lovable project carefully * Compare the Lovable project with the clean staging WordPress content * Use Lovable as the main visual design, layout, and content direction * Integrate additional content areas into the design, including research articles, CV/biography content, publications, professional credentials, patient-facing resources, social media links, calls to action, and Square Appointments booking flow * Create or refine mockups in Lovable before WordPress implementation * Complete approximately 5–10 rounds of reasonable design/content revisions * Finalize homepage and core page mockups before the final WordPress design build * Confirm that the approved design will be mobile-friendly, responsive, and appropriate for a medical/brain health practice All design work and mockups should happen in Lovable first, then the approved design should be replicated in WordPress. MILESTONE 5 — RESPONSIVE WORDPRESS THEME SETUP AND SECURITY HARDENING — $75 Set up the WordPress staging site with a professional, responsive, secure WordPress theme or page-building approach. Deliverables: * Recommend and install a trusted responsive WordPress theme or page builder * Configure global styles, typography, colors, menus, and layout foundation * Configure basic WordPress security settings * Use only trusted plugins * Avoid unnecessary plugins * Configure secure admin access * Confirm the site is mobile-friendly on desktop, tablet, and phone The final site must be secure, hardened, aesthetically pleasing, and responsive. MILESTONE 6 — REPLICATE APPROVED LOVABLE DESIGN IN WORDPRESS — $125 Rebuild the approved Lovable design inside WordPress on the staging site: https://beta.brainhealthct.com/ Deliverables: * Create professional homepage * Create core internal pages * Replicate the approved Lovable layout, colors, typography, visual hierarchy, and calls to action as closely as practical * Add research articles, CV/biography content, social links, and relevant professional content areas * Make all pages mobile-friendly and fully responsive * Ensure the site looks polished on desktop, tablet, and mobile * Make the site easy for us to update over time in WordPress MILESTONE 7 — SQUARE APPOINTMENTS, SEO BASICS, LAUNCH, AND HANDOFF — $50 Finalize and launch the site after approval. Deliverables: * Add Square Appointments booking links or embeds * Add clear “Book Appointment” calls to action * Configure basic SEO titles and descriptions * Preserve URLs and redirects where possible * Check broken links * Launch final site after approval * Provide basic written or video handoff instructions APPLICANT QUESTIONS Please answer these when applying: 1. Have you worked with HostGator server backup ZIP files and extracted WordPress content without restoring the full hacked site? 2. Can you deliver a clean WordPress export file from the backup, and how would you prevent malware or infected files from being migrated? 3. Please review the Lovable link. Can you work with us in Lovable for 5–10 design/content revisions and then replicate the approved design in WordPress? 4. What WordPress theme or page builder would you use to make the site professional, aesthetic, mobile-friendly, and easy for us to update? 5. How would you harden the WordPress site against future hacking, and can you complete this for a fixed budget of $750?