# TheUncoder: UI UX Expert in India (Muhammed Dhilshad)

> TheUncoder (Muhammed Dhilshad) is a freelance UI UX Expert in India based in Bangalore. TheUncoder has 8+ years of experience, has worked with 80+ brands across India, the UK and the GCC, and designs and builds Shopify stores, websites and product interfaces end to end, from UX research and wireframes to launch.

## Key facts
- Brand: TheUncoder (also written The Uncoder, theuncoder)
- Name: Muhammed Dhilshad
- Role: Freelance UI UX Expert in India, Shopify Expert (available for projects)
- Based in: Bangalore, India. Works remotely with clients in India and abroad.
- Experience: 8+ years, 80+ brands, 200+ projects
- Mentoring: 1,600+ students mentored; former CTO at Dotin Digital Academy
- Specialities: UI UX design, e-commerce UX, Shopify development and store setup, WordPress, UX research, information architecture, design systems
- Recognition: Nominee in the UI Design category of the IFP 50-Hour Design Challenge (selected from 1,766 designers in 248 cities across 14 countries); Google UX Design Professional Certificate
- Contact: mail4theuncoder@gmail.com · https://theuncoder.com/#contact
- Profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theuncoder/ · https://www.instagram.com/theuncoder/

## Services
- UI UX design for websites and apps (research, wireframes, high-fidelity UI in Figma)
- Shopify store design, development, checkout (Shopflo) and ongoing maintenance
- WordPress and no-code websites
- Conversion-focused landing pages and redesigns
- UX mentoring and portfolio reviews

## Case studies
- [Ummachi’s](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=ummachis): E-commerce, Shopify + Shopflo checkout. A mobile-first D2C store that makes traditional South Indian pickles, spices and snacks feel modern, premium and mouth-watering, with a Shopflo checkout built to upsell.
- [The Happiness Project](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=the-happiness-project): Social Research, WordPress + Elementor. An editorial digital home for an Indian social research lab: a website designed to be read, not to convert.
- [Leher Vastra](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=leher-vastra): E-commerce, Shopify. A mobile-first Shopify revamp for a Jaipuri cotton kurti brand: new UI, a clean product grid and a product page built to sell.
- [Wayanad Premium](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=wayanad-premium): E-commerce, Shopify + WordPress + Hostinger. A mobile-first D2C honey store, from strategy and AI art direction to custom Shopify Liquid, connected to the brand’s existing WordPress site.
- [Offenso Academy](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=offenso-academy): EdTech, WordPress + Elementor. A revamp of a Kochi cybersecurity academy’s website, turning an information-heavy site into a guided, mobile-first journey from curiosity to enquiry.
- [BlowLin](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=blowlin): Product, WordPress. A founder-led growth brand built from a blank canvas: a website that turns LinkedIn authority into something founders can understand, trust and act on.
- [Sthethica Dental Clinic](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=sthethica-dental-clinic): Healthcare, WordPress. A calm, trustworthy clinic website that puts smiles, services and doctors first, with appointments one tap away.
- [Sigma Business Finance](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=sigma-business-finance): Finance, Figma. UI design for a UK business-funding brand: a clear, trustworthy landing page that gets store owners from “I need funding” to a quote in minutes.
- [Rainmaker Events](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=rainmaker-signature-experiences): Events, WordPress. A luxury wedding and events website for Dubai: soft, elegant and editorial, built to make couples picture their day.
- [Dotin Digital Academy](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=dotin-digital-academy): EdTech, Figma → WordPress + Elementor. Designing and building a digital marketing academy’s student journey, from the first ad a student sees to the day they enrol.
- [RMS Insurance Brokers](https://theuncoder.com/case?p=rms-insurance-brokers): Insurance, WordPress (English + Arabic). A bilingual WordPress build for a Middle East insurance broker: one content system, two directions, English LTR and Arabic RTL.

## Writings
- [The Shopify store setup checklist I run before every launch](https://theuncoder.com/writings#shopify-store-setup-checklist)
- [Design systems for small teams: what I built at Dotin](https://theuncoder.com/writings#design-systems-for-small-teams)
- [What managing 80+ WordPress sites taught me about maintenance](https://theuncoder.com/writings#wordpress-maintenance-lessons)
- [The landing page structure I keep coming back to](https://theuncoder.com/writings#landing-page-structure-that-converts)
- [Product pages that sell: what I fix first on every Shopify store](https://theuncoder.com/writings#shopify-product-page-ux)
- [How to learn UI/UX design in India: advice from mentoring 1,600+ students](https://theuncoder.com/writings#learn-ui-ux-design-in-india)
- [UX research on a small budget: how I understand users before I design](https://theuncoder.com/writings#ux-research-on-a-budget)
- [Making WordPress fast and SEO-ready without twenty plugins](https://theuncoder.com/writings#wordpress-speed-and-seo)
- [Why your Shopify store is slow (and it is probably your apps)](https://theuncoder.com/writings#shopify-speed-apps)
- [What I learned designing websites for clinics, academies and resorts](https://theuncoder.com/writings#website-for-clinics-and-academies)
- [From wireframe to clickable prototype: my Figma workflow](https://theuncoder.com/writings#wireframe-to-figma-prototype)
- [Shopify or WooCommerce? How I decide for Indian businesses](https://theuncoder.com/writings#shopify-vs-woocommerce-india)
- [From 1,766+ global creators to the top: my IFP 50-Hour Design Challenge nomination](https://theuncoder.com/writings#ui-ux-expert-in-india-ifp-nomination)

## Pages
- [Home](https://theuncoder.com/)
- [Projects](https://theuncoder.com/projects)
- [Writings](https://theuncoder.com/writings)
- [Testimonials](https://theuncoder.com/testimonials)
- [Resume](https://theuncoder.com/resume)
- [The Lab: weekly design drops](https://theuncoder.com/drops)
- [UX Test](https://theuncoder.com/uxtest)