Who is Dan Harrison?

I’m a very experienced developer who’s specialised in writing code for businesses to help them automate their businesses processes. A strong believer in using computers, code and AI to make our lives easier, I consult and develop code for businesses who want to tidy up their internal processes with automation.

I love using my technical abilities to solve problems for our clients, and being someone clients can rely on to solve technical headaches they encounter. I will happily explain the most technical of concepts to anyone of any technical level, to help them understand what I’m solving for them.

A little while ago I launched a brand new website for business owners called Brilliant Business Tools. It’s packed full of resources to help business owners find the right tools to automate and grow their business. I pour my love of software tools into resources and guides to help businesses.

I work hard to balance work with time with my family, particularly making sure I have the time to spend with my son and my partner. I’m known for my love of chocolate, but I also love to cook for friends, renovate my home, tick things off my bucket list and go salsa dancing.

[And for those of you who know what I mean about collecting power tools… my brand of choice is Dewalt :o) ].

A bit about my journey

My journey with WordPress began around 2005, shortly after I completed my MEng Computer Science degree from the University of Southampton. I was tinkering with websites when I discovered WordPress as a platform for creating them. Having created my first blog with WordPress, I was customising the theme to give my website a unique feel (and to stand out from other websites). As time went on, I was becoming more skilled, writing custom WordPress plugins and themes from scratch.

In 2010, I began freelancing, by offering WordPress development services to anyone wanting help, advice and ideas for their WordPress website. It was from this freelancing work that I formed WP Doctors as a company, and I was personally known as “the WordPress Doctor“.

From about 2021  to 2024, I started created a range of automations, portals and automated PDF generation tools. At the start of 2025, I took all of the experience and expertise from creating automations with code and created Automation4HR, essentially an agency that specialises in helping HR consultant businesses to implement automation within their business.