Bjorn Van Acker
PHP-ontwikkelaar at Combell
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
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Top SchoolBjorn Van Acker is a PHP developer with 11 years of hands-on experience building web applications and CMS features, currently working at Combell and previously a long-term developer at SumoCoders. He contributes to open-source, notably as a full‑stack contributor to Fork CMS where he tackled both frontend and backend issues—from installer database fixes to improving an Analytics module’s robustness and content block/theme integrations. Based in Ghent, he combines a formal background in graphical and digital media with practical expertise in Symfony components, PHP backend work and user-facing improvements. Known for shipping pragmatic fixes that improve stability and UX, he brings a blend of attention to detail and broad full‑stack problem solving to production systems.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Graphical and Digital media, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, Bachelor of Graphical and Digital media, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design at ArteveldehogeschoolControl Engineering, Control Engineering at Edugo Glorieux
Dutch, English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
cms10
doctrine10
php10
symfony10
symfony-ux10
backend10
javascript9
twig9
frontend9
html8
database8
databases8
css8
curl6
json6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
forkcms/forkcms
Jul 2016 - Jun 2022
Fork is an easy to use open source CMS using Symfony Components.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:101 reviews, 43 commits, 28 PRs in 6 years
Contributions summary:Bjorn contributed to the Fork CMS project by addressing a variety of issues across both the frontend and backend. They fixed a database issue related to the installer and enhanced the Analytics module by handling exceptions and improving the user experience. Furthermore, the user worked on content block management, theme integration, and settings configurations, including handling display name changes.
cmssymfony-componentsymfonyfork-cmsforkcms
bjorvack/code-challenges
Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:32 commits, 19 pushes, 5 branches in 8 months
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