Top 170+ WordPress Influencers to Follow in 2025

Team DiviFlash

Updated: December 26, 2024

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WordPress boasts a vast community, and its strength lies in this community. However, finding genuinely trustworthy individuals to follow isn’t easy.

The best way to connect with these valuable individuals is through various meetups and WordCamps organized by the WordPress community worldwide. 

While searching for the top WordPress influencers online, I only came across the most familiar faces. There are many influencers by region, but they often go unnoticed.

With that in mind, we decided to compile a list of the best WordPress influencers from Asia, Europe, to the US. 

In this blog, you’ll get to know these WordPress leaders who have played a significant role in making WordPress what it is today.

1. Aaron D. Campbell

Aaron, the Director of Product at A2 Hosting, has been a core contributor to WordPress for many years. He is dedicated to helping companies engage with the WordPress project to ensure they can provide safer and superior WordPress solutions to their clients.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress core contributor, Open source advocate
  • Current Organization: Director of Product at A2 Hosting
  • Useful Link: WordPress, LinkedIn, X
  • Website: https://aarondcampbell.com

2. Adam Silverstein

Adam is also a WordPress core committer and image component maintainer. As a developer relations engineer at Google, he serves on Chrome’s web platform team and the content ecosystem team, which focuses on enhancing modern web capabilities.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Committer
  • Current Organization: Developer Relations Engineer at Google (Chrome Web Platform team)
  • Useful Link: WordPress, LinkedIn, X
  • Website: https://earthbound.com

3. Alain Schlesser

Another Google developer expert, Alan, is currently the Principal Architect at Yoast. Based in Germany, Alan is an active contributor to the WordPress community and is often known for maintaining WP-CLI, the command-line interface for WordPress. He also works as a consultant specializing in performance optimization, data privacy, and software architecture.

  • Specialized Area: Software Architect, Maintainer of WP-CLI, WordPress core contributor
  • Current Organization: Principal Architect at Yoast
  • Useful Link: WordPress, LinkedIn, X
  • Website: https://www.alainschlesser.com

4. Alberto Medina

Trained as a Computer Scientist, Alberto Medina is a Developer Relations Engineer at Google, focusing on the Privacy Sandbox Initiative. His broad experience includes roles in academic settings, research labs, startups, and companies with user bases ranging from 300 million to over a billion. Currently, he is part of Google’s Creator Relations team, where he works on ecosystem activation to help creators achieve sustainable returns on the open web.

  • Specialized Area: Plugin Developer (AMP), WordPress core contributor
  • Current Organization: Developer Relations Engineer at Google
  • Useful Link: WordPressX

5. Alex Kirk

Alex Kirk is one of the very few people who has been working with WordPress development since its early days. For the past eight years, he has been leading a team focused on internationalization and matrix at Automattic. Additionally, he is the creator of the Friends plugin, which enables WordPress users to engage with social networks directly from their websites.

  • Specialized Area: Plugin Developer (Friends), WordPress core contributor, Translation Contributor, WordPress Meta Contributor
  • Current Organization: Team lead (internationalization and matrix) at Automattic
  • Useful Link: WordPress, X
  • Website: https://alex.kirk.at/

6. Alfred, Cheng-Tai Kang

Cheng-Tai Kang initially pursued physics before diving into digital arts. In 2011 he founded a company in Taiwan, adopting WordPress as its main framework in 2015. Fascinated by AI research since April 2023, he balances entrepreneurship, innovation, and fatherhood, seeking new horizons driven by curiosity and commitment to excellence.

  • Specialized Area: Entrepreneur
  • Current Organization: General Manager at CTK Pro
  • Useful Link: LinkedIn
  • Website: https://ctkpro.com

7. Angela Jin

Angela Jin holds the position of Head of Programs and Contributor Experience at Automattic, where she leads four teams dedicated to the WordPress open source project: community events and engagement, education, and marketing. Since joining Automattic in 2018 as a community organizer for the WordPress project, she has cherished the opportunity to collaborate with WordPress communities worldwide.

8. Aditya Shah

Aditya currently leading the Hosting Support team at WPMUDEV. He is one of the popular names in the Indian WordPress community with a strong passion for WordPress and technology. He has shared his expertise at prestigious tech conferences like WC Kochi and has been involved in organizing TEDx and Microsoft Global Azure Bootcamp events.

  • Specialized Area: Hosting support, DevOps, Linux System Administration

9. Ajit Bohra

Known as a tech geek, fitness enthusiast, and super randonneur, Ajit is the humble force behind the Mumbai-based boutique agency “LUBUS” and a popular face in the Indian WordPress community. With over 12 years of WordPress experience, he’s transitioned from basic theme setups to managing complex applications.

  • Specialized Area: Full stack developer, Laravel, React

10. Allie Nimmons

Allie, a self-taught WordPress enthusiast dove into coding and discovered WordPress during an internship. She founded Pixel Glow Web Design and later worked with GiveWP and GoDaddy Pro. Now, she runs Beedia Productions LLC, offering services to clients like Kinsta and WP 101 while teaching WordPress.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

11. Amir Arabnezhad

Amir brings years of experience as a WordPress developer, PHP coding, JavaScript, and its frameworks. Most of his career has been working remotely. Currently, he serves as a Tier 3 WordPress Technical Support Engineer at Barn2.com.

  • Specialized Area: Theme & Plugin Development, PHP, JavaScript

12. Amit Bajracharya

12 years of experience as a UI/UX & Website Designer and WordPress Developer is not a joke! But Amit successfully done this and has excelled in creating visually appealing and functional designs for over a decade. He always thrives on projects that create positive outcomes by fostering business growth or enhancing user experiences. He is the UX designer at PureRED.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Webflow, UI/UX Design

13. Aaron Reimann

Aaron in the web development industry since 2008. In his long career, he has built sites for companies of all shapes and sizes, ranging from small nonprofits to Fortune 100 companies. Presently Aaron is managing ClockworkWP as a web developer as well.

  • Specialized Area: PHP and Web development

14. Afshana Diya

Afshana has been an active member of the WordPress community for several years and has a proven track record in the industry. She assists various WordPress and SaaS product companies in building brand awareness. Currently, she is serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at WPDeveloper.com and is responsible for overseeing the growth of over 5 million WordPress websites powered by the company.

15. Ahmed Kabir Chaion

Ahmed Kabir has a pretty impressive profile with regard to WordPress. He’s contributed to numerous WordPress versions, served as a Core Contributor and Release Squad Member, and represented the Polyglots Team. Additionally, Ahmed has supported official WordPress events, facilitated meetups, and received recognition from Yoast Care.

Ahmed currently works as the Project Manager at Zone7 and serves as the Official Team Rep for Making WordPress Polyglots. He’s also the former Official Team Rep for Making WordPress Design.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Contributor

16. Alice Orrù

Alice is a multilingual content writer and translator who is also passionate about accessibility, software localization, and WordPress. She joined the WordPress community in 2015 and co-authored the first Italian handbook on inclusive web writing.

  • Specialized Area: Multilingual Content Writing and Copywriting

17. Amy Kamala

Amy is a passionate Full Stack Developer, who combines design and technology to empower WordPress users globally. With a background in technical support and an arts degree, she creates accessible online content, contributes to the WordPress Hosting team, and advocates for open Source web technology.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Full Stack Developer

18. Ana Cirujano

Ana is a core WordPress contributor with over 15 years of experience in web design, branding, and typography. Currently, she is leading her local WordPress Design Team and co-organizes WordPress events nationwide.

  • Specialized Area: UX/UI Design, Web Design

19. Andrija Radojev

With 6 years of WordPress experience, Andrija specializes in WooCommerce development, website optimization, and accessibility technologies. As a Technical Website Builder at GoDaddy WordPress Premium Support, he assists business owners in maximizing their website potential.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress and WooCommerce development

20. Anna Moragli

Anna Moragli is the Founder of Search Magic and an experienced SEO Consultant. With expertise in advanced SEO strategies, she drives substantial organic traffic growth and has a track record of successful case studies. Anna has trained over 500 individuals in marketing workshops and was featured in the Forbes 30under30 GR list in October 2022.

  • Specialized Area: SEO, Content Marketing

21. Ant Miller

Ant has 23+ years of website delivery experience, including 8 years in WordPress. Now Director of Client Engagement at Crowd Favorite. Basically, he’s not a developer; he handles commercials, business development, account management, and lead exploration, among other tasks.

  • Specialized Area: Client Engagement

22. A H M Nazmul Hasan Monshi

Nazmul Hasan has over 8 years of experience working with WordPress and has made numerous contributions to the WordPress community. He is also an expert plugin developer. Currently, he works as a Senior WordPress Developer at Startise (the parent company of WPDeveloper).

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, PHP, Laravel, VueJs

23. Adrita Chakraborty

Adrita is a content expert who has been working with WordPress for eight years as a content writer. When she joined weDevs, it was a turning point in her career as she started writing for WordPress audiences. Currently, she works as a WordPress Technical Writer at BuddyBoss, where she continues to develop her expertise in creating quality content.

Specialized Area: Technical Content Writer

24. Anzuman Ara Chowdhury

Anzuman Ara Chowdhury (Prema) is the Deputy Marketing Lead at Fluent Forms and an Outreach Specialist at WPManageNinja. She manages content, collaborations, deals, and campaigns. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring nature and meeting people worldwide.

  • Specialized Area: Marketing, Outreach

25. Atikur Rahman Tonmoy

Atikur has a pretty impressive profile with regard to WordPress. He is a full-stack digital marketer and Chief Marketing Officer at Dokan and weDevs. He mentors aspiring marketers and fosters community growth as a Co-organizer for the Dhaka WordPress Meetup.

  • Specialized Area: Full-stack Digital Marketing

26. Abul Khayer

Abul Khayer has been working as a WordPress developer for the past five years and has collaborated with various web development agencies. He is currently serving as the CTO of Search English and also runs his own web development agency, Biggestech. Abul Khayer also specializes in WordPress Security and WooCommerce.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, WooCommerce

27. Anam Ahmed

Anam has been coding for 21 years, out of which 15 years were spent in professional coding roles. He has worked with multinational organizations like Codemate and Telenor and is currently leading the engineering team at Zelf. He has been working with WordPress since version 1 and has successfully developed and scaled numerous web applications.

  • Specialized Area: Full Stack Software Architect, JavaScript, React

28. Abu Huraira Bin Aman

Abu Huraira is a devoted Open Source contributor and an active member of the Joomla user group in Dhaka. He started his career in 2008 as a web developer and has worked with several local and international companies. He is currently serving as the CTO of ThemeXpert. Abu Huraira is also a co-developer of Quix Joomla page builder. He is currently leading the ThriveDesk team with excellence.

  • Specialized Area: Joomla, Web Development, SaaS

29. Abul Kashem

With over 15 years of experience Abul Kashem is one of those who has led the SEO and content marketing industry of Bangladesh from the front. in the online business industry. He is the founder of Hyaroo.com and uprankly, where he specializes in virtual assistance, SEO, and content marketing. With a background in software development, he combines his technical expertise with strategic digital marketing to drive success.

  • Specialized Area: SEO and Content Marketer

30. Ben Thompson

Ben has utilized WordPress as the publishing platform for Stratechery, a blog focusing on technology, strategy, and the Internet’s impact on media since 2013. Presently, Stratechery has evolved into a multi-million dollar content enterprise, solidifying Ben’s position as a prominent figure in Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington D.C.

  • Specialized Area: Analyst

31. Benjamin Intal

Benjamin has been working with WordPress since 2008. He’s passionate about coding and has created popular plugins used by over 150,000 websites worldwide. As the founder of Gambit Technologies, he leads the development of Stackable, a widely used block collection for the WordPress Block Editor.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress plugin and theme developer

32. Bijay Yadav

Bijay Yadav is another experienced WordPress developer who has been creating captivating and functional websites since 2013. With a decade of expertise, he specializes in eCommerce sites using WooCommerce or Shopify. He is the creator of wpStackable Page Building Blocks for WordPress. Founder & lead developer of Gambit.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress front-end developer

33. Bhavesh Radadiya

As the founder of Templatic, a prominent WordPress theme company, Bhavesh Radadiya made significant contributions to the industry. Now, at DzineInteract.com, his design solutions agency, Bhavesh focuses on delivering tailored design solutions for founders, agencies, and SaaS companies.

  • Specialized Area: Design, SEO

34. Birgit Pauli-Haack

Birgit Pauli-Haack runs a magazine named Gutenberg Times that covers the WordPress block editor. She also hosts live Q&A sessions on YouTube and the Gutenberg Changelog podcast. A longtime WordPress contributor since 2014, she now works full-time on the project, supported by Automattic.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

35. Ben May

Ben May is the Managing Director of The Code Company, an Australian-based technical WordPress development agency. Alongside his role, Ben actively contributes to WordPress as a core contributor and provides consulting services.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Developer

36. Bernhard Kau

Bernhard is a PHP developer, WordPress enthusiast, plugin creator, and active community participant. He also contributed to the core development. Presently, he is serving as a Senior Full Stack WordPress Developer at Inpsyde GmbH.

  • Specialized Area: PHP, Plugin developer, Blogging

37. Bud Kraus

Bud Kraus has been a WordPress professional for over 13 years and serves as an instructor, developer, and content creator. He encourages client collaboration and fosters a dynamic learning community by teaching web design in over 80 countries.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Content Creation

38. Chaya Oosterbroek

Chaya Oosterbroek, the proud COO and former shareholder and board member of Yoast, is a dedicated social entrepreneur. With a background in guiding companies and their entrepreneurs to the next level, she is passionate about optimizing business processes and reducing inefficiencies. Chaya believes in empowering individuals and fostering diversity and inclusivity.

  • Specialized Area: Social entrepreneur

39. Chiaki Kouno

Chiaki Kouno, a Japanese digital marketer and occasional developer, has been working with WordPress for a long. Currently serves as the Marketing Representative of Vektor, Inc. Chiaki also involved in organized WordCamp Hong Kong 2019 and WordCamp Asia 2023. She is best known for designing Tuk-tuk Wapuu and Chao Phraya Boat Wapuu for WordCamp Asia 2023.

  • Specialized Area: Digital marketer and web developer

40. Carl Alberto

Carl is not just a WordPress expert; he’s also skilled in Mac, Unix, Rose, and Kali. As a core contributor, he developed several themes and plugins. Now he is working as a WordPress Solutions Architect at Pantheon Systems helping with site launches, optimizations, and troubleshooting. He actively contributes to the WordPress Users Group Philippines and the Global WP Community team, playing a role in nurturing community growth.

  • Specialized Area: Full Stack WordPress Developer, Web Security

41. Carl Alexander

Carl Alexander is a PHP developer renowned for founding Ymir, a serverless DevOps platform tailored for WordPress. He shares valuable insights through articles on his website to support the WordPress community and actively participates in organizing WordPress events, including WordCamp Asia.

  • Specialized Area: PHP developer and DevOps

42. Carole Olinger

Carole transitioned like a fairy tale! from a government role in Luxembourg to a dynamic career in the tech world. Now at Yoast, she focuses on culture and recruitment strategy. A vocal advocate for mental health and diversity, she also leads the CloudFest Hackathon.

  • Specialized Area: Customer support and management

43. Chakkrisn Talawat

With a WordPress journey since 2005, Chakkrisn Talawat is one of the first adopters of this platform. He is an experienced Web Designer and Developer who currently managing the SeedWebs.com endeavor.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress development and Web design

44. Chris David Miles

Chris is a Product Manager for Bluehost. For over a decade he has done freelance web design and front-end development. Since 2011, he’s been using WordPress to build sites for clients and non-profits.

  • Specialized Area: Product Management

45. Carolina Nymark

Carolina Nymark is a WordPress Core Team member at Yoast. With over twelve years of contribution to WordPress and the official theme directory, she serves as a WordPress core team member, notably leading the development of Twenty Twenty-One.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Contributor

46. Carrie Dils

Carrie Dils is a dedicated freelance developer, who boasts over two decades of expertise in web development. Specializing in full-scope WordPress projects from local businesses to Fortune 500 companies, she delivers creative digital solutions. Carrie also teaches WordPress and front-end development on LinkedIn Learning and shares insights on her blog.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Front-end Development

47. Cathi Bosco

Cathi is a WordPress core contributor. Now she is collaborating globally, using open-source solutions to enhance UX Research & Design for various projects.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Contributor

48. Chris Lubkert

Chris is the co-founder of Extendify, which raised funds to improve WordPress hosts’ onboarding. Before that, he worked at Automattic, investing in WordPress businesses for the company.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

49. Constanze Kratel

Constanze Kratel is specializes in integrating WordPress for e-commerce. Currently she is serving as a Technical Documentation Manager at PayPal. Previously she held roles as a Senior Developer Relations Manager at BigCommerce.

  • Specialized Area: Technical Leadership

50. Chetan Prajapati

Chetan is a WordPress Developer who made the transition from PHP to WordPress early in his career. With five years of experience, he specializes in website development, theme and plugin customization, as well as design and testing. He has been an active contributor since version 4.9 of WordPress and was notably recognized in versions 5.1 and 5.2.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Contributor

51. Daniel Kanchev

With a keen interest in technology, user experience, security, and performance, Daniel leads an AI-focused team in Product Development. Recognized for his expertise, Daniel contributes to the WCEU AI panel also. Currently, Daniel Kanchev working as the Director of Product Development of SiteGround and leading the company’s AI efforts from the front.

  • Specialized Area: Product development

52. David Artiss

David Artiss is the EMEA Support Lead at WordPress VIP, with over 30 years of experience in IT support. He is actively involved in the WordPress community as a core contributor and speaker. In his free time, David is a seasoned performer in musicals and writes about technology for The Big Tech Question.

  • Specialized Area: IT support, WordPress Core Contributor

53. Dawid Urbański

Dawid is a full-stack developer who has been creating websites and plugins since 2010. He grew up using PHP and WordPress, and he also loves working with Gutenberg. He mainly works with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node, and he is a Certified Codeable expert. Previously, he was the JavaScript Technical Lead at CKSource.

  • Specialized Area: Full-stack Development, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.

54. Dario Jazbec Hrvatin

Dario journey began as a web developer, followed by freelancing, nonprofit work, and creating websites for a marketing agency. Since then, WordPress has been his primary tool, and he has never looked back. Now Dario serves as the Content Manager at OnTheGoSystems, the company behind WPML and Toolset plugins.

  • Specialized Area: Content Management and Web development

55. Enayet Karim Chowdhury

Enayet is an experienced IT executive with a background in software engineering and product development. He is the Founder and CEO of Digita Interactive Limited, specializing in digital marketing solutions.

  • Specialized Area: Software Engineering and Product Development

56. Edmund Chan

A Web Engineer with a passion for WordPress and React, currently employed at XWP. Edmund has been contributing to large-scale web development projects including websites, plugins, and applications.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress and React

57. Ehsan Riyadh

Ehsan Riyadh is the founder of Arraytics, a software product firm that specializes in diversity. He has been involved in the WordPress industry for over a decade and is widely recognized as an 11th Level Author at Envato Marketplace. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and marketing and actively supports startup owners.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Theme and Plugin Development

58. Francesca Marano

As a veteran WordPress support developer, Francesca Marano builds the open web and helps others use it, now directing Engineering Learning and Growth at XWP. She has been actively involved in the WordPress.org open-source project since 2015 and serves as a global representative for both the Community Team and the Core Team. Additionally, she co-led the releases of WordPress.org versions 5.3 and 5.4.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress core contributor

59. Fahim Murshed

Fahim has been working on web development for the past seven years, constantly striving to improve his skills. Before entering the world of web programming, he was an active contributor to different platforms such as Channel I, Priyo, and Bhorer Kagoj as a part of Electric Media. As a strong advocate for WordPress and open-source software, Fahim assists with website design, development, and testing.

  • Specialized Area: Web Development

60. François Forest

François is the CEO of Feedier, a feedback application designed for businesses. With a decade of experience in building scalable WordPress products, he has led development and support for plugins and themes. He previously worked as a software engineer in Canada but is now focused on growing Feedier in France.

  • Specialized Area: Full Stack Developer

61. Fellyph Cintra

Fellyph has been involved with WordPress Since 2008, developing themes and working with digital agencies, news portals, and even on a project with Google. Today, he leads front-end development at Digitale Methode and contributes to Learn WordPress.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Front-end developer

62. Gerlynnia Aprille Galgo

Gerlynnia Galgo is a brand strategist, content creator, and digital marketer. As the founder of GO Creatives, an independent studio specializing in Branding, Brand Experiences, and Digital Marketing, Gerlynnia assists lifestyle and creative businesses in implementing effective strategies to succeed in the digital realm. Beyond her professional endeavors, Gerlynnia is also a talented paper-cut and visual artist, with a side passion for tattooing.

  • Specialized Area: Brand strategist, Graphic Designer, and Digital marketer

63. Gabriella Laster

Gabriella is the Senior Product Marketer at Elementor who is responsible for increasing adoption, engagement, and awareness of the Elementor plugin. She is also assigned to spreading the word about Elementor AI among new and existing users.

  • Specialized Area: Product Marketing

64. Giulia Laco

Meet Giulia, the web design expert! With roots in web development dating back to the mid-’90s, Giulia has been a specialist in web typography and fonts. She also thrives on exploring the connections between various fields as a freelance developer and designer.

  • Specialized Area: Web design, Web Development

65. Ganga Kafle

Kafle is a WordPress contributor who works at Rank Math and also serves as a representative for the WordPress themes team. He also made many contributions to the WordPress community including speaking at WordCamps, organizing events, involvement in documentation, core development, translations, and theme/plugin development.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Theme/Plugin Development

66. Hannah Swain Løvik

Hannah Swain Løvik is a senior manager at Automattic. Transitioning from a developer background she is a champion in open-source initiatives, focusing on knowledge management, productivity, and people empowerment. Based near Stockholm, Sweden, her diverse expertise spans information architecture, project management, teaching, WordPress support, and coaching.

  • Specialized Area: Developer, People and Project management

67. Hidetaka Okamoto

Hide (ひで pronounced “Hee-Day”), a Developer Advocate at Stripe, specializes in online payment integration and community event organization. Formerly a Lead Software Engineer at DigitalCube, he focused on plugin development and SaaS application dashboards.

  • Specialized Area: JavaScript developer, WordPress core contributor

68. Hajime Ogushi

Hajime, also known as めがね, is the representative director of MGN, Inc. Since 2008, he has dedicated himself almost entirely to working with WordPress. He specializes in building, operating, and consulting on WordPress websites with his invaluable experience.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

69. Hannah Del Porto

With 22 years of experience in web development (Can you believe it!), Hannah Del Porto has expertise in client management and development. Currently, she is the Chief Operating Officer of a US-based open-source web development company. In addition, Hannah has been a speaker at numerous conferences around the world.

  • Specialized Area: Drupal

70. Hidekazu Ishikawa

Hidekazu Ishikawa is the representative director and front-end engineer at Vektor, Inc. In 2012, Hidekazu launched a responsive business theme. Since then, he has been enhancing the theme and creating plugins and has become a core member of the WordPress community. In 2022, Hidekazu and his team introduced the block theme “X-T9.”

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Theme development

71. Hristo Pandjarov

Hristo is an experienced WordPress developer with a diverse skillset in website building, theme designing, and plugin development. At SiteGround, he oversees all WordPress-related products and services and leads a team of developers. He is also a WordPress core contributor.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

72. Hasin Hayder

Hasin Hayder is a notable name in the WordPress game and a big name in the Bangladeshi tech industry with over 15 years of expertise in this field. Through LearnWithHasinHayder, he imparts his knowledge of WordPress, PHP, and JavaScript to countless individuals. Additionally, as a co-founder of HappyMonster, he contributes to the development of the HappyAddons plugin for Elementor.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Alpine.js, Vue.js, React.js, Laravel

73. Isabel Brison

Isabel works as a front-end engineer at Automattic and has been actively contributing to WordPress for three years. She’s involved in both core and test contributions and has also made her mark as a theme developer.

  • Specialized Area: Front-end development and JavaScript

74. Ivan Popov

Ivan is the CEO of Vipe Studio, a successful WordPress development agency specializing in enterprise websites and WooCommerce stores. Apart from his business, he’s a dedicated athlete and a prolific content creator on topics like web development and entrepreneurship who has been featured on Entrepreneur.com and Forbes.com.

  • Specialized Area: Technical Support, Content creation

75. Ishtiaq Khan Parag

Parag is an experienced product designer who is passionate about creating exceptional user experiences. He has been in the field for 11 years and has spent the last 6 years at Divi, Elegant Themes where he played a crucial role in the company’s success by prioritizing user-centric design.

  • Specialized Area: Product Design

76. Istiak Rayhan

Istiak is a expert blogger and internet marketer from Bangladesh who has been actively working with WordPress since 2012. He is also the co-founder of DotCamp LLC and has developed popular plugins such as Ultimate Blocks and WP Table Builder.

  • Specialized Area: Blogging, Internet Marketing

77. James Giroux

James Giroux is a seasoned tech blogger, speaker, and entrepreneur who has been a part of the WordPress ecosystem for over 15 years. He has had an interesting journey, from teaching English in Taiwan to working at WPEngine and Amazon. As the founder of TeamWP, he utilizes his extensive experience to empower senior leaders and team managers with data-driven insights.

  • Specialized Area: Tech blogging

78. Jamie Madden

Jamie Madden has been active in the WordPress community member and a a passionate WordPress expert. Starting from the early days of WordPress Jamie built diverse projects like online marketplaces and research platforms. He is also the founder of WC Vendors Marketplace.

  • Specialized Area: Software Development

79. Javier Salinas

Javier is a design mastermind with over twenty years of experience in various visual creation fields like graphic design, web design, photography, and more. Currently, he is the innovation and audiovisual production coordinator at a prominent Spanish university.

  • Specialized Area: Graphic design, Web design

80. Jessica Lyschik

It’s been almost two decades since Jessica Lyschik with WordPress. She is an experienced front-end developer for almost 17 years of crafting web solutions for clients of all types. She specializes in WordPress development, CSS, and optimizing website performance. Jessica is actively involved in the WordPress community as a speaker and organizer.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress front-end Development

81. Jonas Andrijauskas

Jonas is the Senior Software Engineering Manager at GoDaddy. He is deeply passionate about customer-focused software development. An active community member, Jonas has also contributed to organizing WordCamps.

  • Specialized Area: Software Engineering

82. Jonathan Bossenger

Jonathan, a core contributor to WordPress, is beloved in the community for his positive attitude. He’s based in Cape Town, South Africa, and since 2022, he’s been a full-time member of the WordPress Training Team sponsored by Automattic.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Contributor

83. Junko Nukaga

Junko Nukaga, a freelance web designer and director of a non-profit library based in Japan. She’s actively involved in the WordPress community, having organized WordCamps and also served as a core contributor.

  • Specialized Area: Web design

84. Jaclyn Chen

Jaclyn is originally from Taichung then spent 9 years in the US for graduate school and done her majored in electrical engineering in college. Later she became an iOS developer and has been focusing on the WooCommerce iOS app for the last 4 years at Automattic.

  • Specialized Area: iOS developer

85. Jocelyn Hendrickson

Professionally, Jocelyn Hendrickson is the Senior Product Manager of WordPress Commerce at Bluehost with over 10 years of experience. With a passion for problem-solving and creativity, she leads transformative projects, from interface redesigns to system improvements. Her dedication stems from a deep interest in the intersection of technology, design, and user experience.

  • Specialized Area: Business development, and Product development

86. Jonathan Desrosiers

Another WordPress core contributor Jonathan has been actively contributing to WordPress Core since 2013 and became a WordPress Core committer in 2018. He fervently supports new contributors by offering mentorship and taking on leadership roles. Currently, Jonathan serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Bluehost, where he is dedicated full-time to enhancing WordPress Core.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Core Committer, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, mySQL

87. Josepha Haden Chomphosy

Since 2019, Josepha has served as the Executive Director of the WordPress project. She leads the open-source division, coordinating volunteer efforts across 25 teams that Automattic sponsors. With a background in communications and digital media, she’s known for her leadership, advocacy for open source, and commitment to inclusivity in the tech industry.

  • Specialized Area: Designers, Community builders, and WordPress advocates

88. Jahangir Alam

Jahangir Alam is the Co-founder & COO at EFOLI, a Bangladeshi software company established in 2011. With 15+ years of experience in software development and global market penetration, Jahangir specializes in crafting innovative SaaS solutions for international markets. He worked on various eCommerce platforms and focused on Shopify for the past 7+ years.

  • Specialized Area: Software Product Development

89. Jonathan Wold

Started with just a blog for a client Jonathan has already completed 17+ years in the WordPress ecosystem. He has been a WordPress core contributor and also works as a consultant for WooCommerce stores and WordPress sites for agencies and big companies. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Guildenberg.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress core contributor

90. Kimberly Pater

Kimberly Pater manages accounts at WP Engine by day and runs her creative agency, Bumbershoot Creative, by night. Passionate about open-source tech and best practices, she is an expert in website design, development, and video production.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress development

91. K. Adam White

K. Adam White has been one of the early adopters of WordPress who began using WordPress back in 2007. He played a significant role in the REST API project, taking on leadership in its development after it was integrated into WordPress core until 2020. As a WordPress core committer and Principal Engineer at Human Made, he spearheads projects for enterprise clients across the world.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, REST API

92. Karim Marucchi

With a background in startups and executive roles, Karim Marucchi excels in mergers, team cohesion, and guiding companies to success. Karim is also passionate about supporting leaders, empowering change-makers, and promoting environmental education globally. He is also the CEO at Crowd Favorite.

  • Specialized Area: Plugin development for WordPress

93. Khan Rafin Ahmed

Passionate WordPress enthusiast with 8+ years of experience, Khan Rafin Ahmed has been dedicated to ensuring customer happiness as the head of support and product at Startise, connecting users with top-notch products and thriving on problem-solving.

  • Specialized Area: Technical Software Support

94. Laura Byrne

Laura started her career with educational non-profits but later she move into marketing, and later found her niche with WordPress in 2006. The fun part is She discovered WordPress in 2006 while creating a website for fans of the book “Twilight.”. Now, Laura is an account manager at WebDev Studios, where she has contributed content to over 100 WordPress sites.

  • Specialized Area: SEO, Social media strategy

95. Le-an Lai Lacaba

Le-an Lai Lacaba is the CEO and Co-Founder of 2xYou an award-winning outsourcing company specializing in remote executive assistants. Le has been Passionate about remote work since age 15 and aims to empower 10,000 entrepreneurs and 1 million Filipinos to work from home.

  • Specialized Area: Certified AI Consultant

96. Luke Carbis

Luke Carbis is a talented guy and a proactive ambassador for the WordPress community.  As a self-appointed advocate for open-source initiatives he collaborates with WordPress product companies to accelerate their development and foster the creation of elegant code. He has contributed to the community as a plugin developer, core contributor, release lead, WordCamp organizer, and member of the plugin review team.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress core contributor, Plugin development

97. Laura Elizabeth

Laura Elizabeth is a designer and the founder of three products: Client Portal (client-portal.io), Design Academy (designacademy.io), and Project Pack (projectpack.co). Her passion lies in enhancing workflows, project management skills, and design for creative businesses through both free and premium offerings.

  • Specialized Area: Graphic Design

98. Lazar Bulatovic

Lazar Bulatovic is the world’s first blind public speaking coach but no obstacle could stop him. Lazar provides accessibility consulting for websites and software using his expertise to break down barriers. He also runs a public speaking and presentation skills agency.

  • Specialized Area: Web Accessibility Testing

99. Lesley Molecke

Lesley, a passionate WordPress enthusiast, directs Cornershop Creative, a small agency dedicated to serving non-profit organizations exclusively in the United States. Through her agency, Lesley channels her love for WordPress into empowering non-profits with effective digital solutions.

  • Specialized Area: Technical Writer, Content Editing

100. Louise Towler

Louise is a trailblazer in digital marketing. As the owner and founder of Indigo Tree, a leading WordPress agency, she specializes in technical SEO and performance solutions. With over 30 years of experience in website and software development, Louise is dedicated to delivering top-notch technology, sustainability, and business excellence to clients across the UK.

  • Specialized Area: Digital marketing

101. Lovro Mrsic

Lovro Mrsic, a driven high school student, founded a thriving company at 17. He specializes in simplifying daily life through innovative solutions like the Collab Cart plugin. Lovro is also a sought-after conference speaker and columnist, inspiring others to pursue their passions.

  • Specialized Area: Plugin Developer

102. Luigi Teschio

Luigi is a software craftsman at Automattic, where he specializes in enhancing e-commerce experiences with site editor tools. He is passionate about open source and knowledge sharing and currently maintains the WooCommerce Blocks project.

  • Specialized Area: Sofware development

103. Lincoln Islam

Lincoln Islam is the Founder and Visionary of CodeRex, a WordPress agency located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With more than seven years of experience in open-source projects, Lincoln and his team have provided exceptional services to clients across the globe. His ultimate goal is to boost employment rates in his country by creating and selling products using open-source.

  • Specialized Area: Web Development

104. Maestro Stevens

With 8+ years of experience, Maestro Stevens proved himself in digital marketing, brand strategy, website development, and project management. His expertise has contributed to significant growth for numerous businesses. Recently, he launched Iconic Templates, offering free and premium WordPress templates.

  • Specialized Area: Marketing systems builder

105. Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg the man behind Automattic built the open-source platform WordPress. He is also the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WooCommerce, Tumblr, WPVIP, Day One, and Pocket Casts. As a founding member, Matt has a deeper understanding of WordPress than anyone out there. Additionally, he actively contributes to the core development team of WordPress.

  • Specialized Area: PHP, MySQL, Fiona Apple, Jazz

106. Michelle Frechette

Michelle Frechette, the Director of Community Engagement for StellarWP at Liquid Web, is recognized as “The busiest woman in WordPress” by Matt Mullenweg at WCUS 2022. Besides her role at StellarWP, Michelle is also involved in various projects including podcasting, community initiatives, and event organization within the WordPress ecosystem.

  • Specialized Area:  Community Engagement

107. Milana Cap

Milana is a WordPress engineer at XWP. She is a self-educated WordPress/PHP engineer who started her development journey by delving into PHP in 2008 and WordPress in 2009. Since 2010, she has been actively engaged as a freelance WordPress theme developer. Transitioning to a full-stack engineer role in 2011, she has been devoted to WordPress theme development and project leadership full-time since March 2015.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, PHP

108. Mina Tamang

Mina is an expert SEO Analyst with over 6 years of experience specializing in on-page and technical SEO. She joined Codewing Solutions in 2020 and is enthusiastic about sharing her WordPress expertise. She is also skilled in content marketing.

  • Specialized Area: SEO Analyst

109. MinUk Kim

The only hacker on our list. MinUk Kim is a part of TeamH4C, a hacking team, where he delves into web hacking research. Their team has also created a web vulnerability scanner based on black box testing. Additionally, MinUk Kim identified a vulnerability in a basic WordPress Plugin and reported it.

  • Specialized Area:  Hacker & hacking researcher

110. Miriam Schwab

Miriam co-founded Strattic to innovate WordPress security and performance. After its acquisition by Elementor, she led Strattic and now serves as Head of WordPress Relations at Elementor. With over 15 years of industry experience, she’s a prominent figure in the WordPress community.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

111. M Asif Rahman

M Asif Rahman, a prominent WordPress Enthusiast, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and whatnot. As an all-round WordPress influencer and a popular name in the Bangladeshi WordPress community, Asif has been working closely with WordPress since 2004. He is the Founder and CEO of ARCom, and also the brain behind WPDeveloper, a platform supporting over 4.5 million WordPress websites.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Shopify

112. Mashhood Rastgar

Another Google Developer Expert was just spotted! Mashhood is a well-skilled developer who is leading the engineering team at Sastaticket.pk. As their CTO. Specializing in using the latest web technologies, Mashhood is also an active developer, community member, and speaker who has spoken at several international conferences.

  • Specialized Area: Google developer expert, Machine learning

113. Matthias Held

Matthias the German mastermind! focuses on cybersecurity and product development. Over 24 years, he’s contributed to software development and security testing, working with major brands like Nike and National Geographic. Currently a technical pentest manager at Bugcrowd, he previously held roles as CTO and Product Manager at Raidboxes.

  • Specialized Area: Security Solutions Architect and Consultant

114. Mansurul Haque

As a founder with a design background, Mansurul have trained over 200 designers and created two platforms: UIHUT and Doplac CRM. He is also passionate about networking with fellow tech enthusiasts and engaging in meaningful conversations.

  • Specialized Area: Product design, UI/UX Design

115. MD Ershadur Rahman Talukder

MD Ershadur Rahman Talukder boasts 12 years of experience in mobile application development and business. With a passion for machine learning and a knack for problem-solving, he has co-founded several ventures, including Inverse.AI, LiiLab, OnePTE, HelloBCS, and Muthophone.

  • Specialized Area: Mobile Application Development

116. Mizanur Rahaman Mizan

Renowned for his expertise in business development and educational outreach, Mizanur is a prominent figure in the WordPress community of Bangladesh. Leveraging his knowledge, Mizanur has empowered companies to thrive in the WordPress, digital, and SaaS sectors by fostering communities and implementing effective business strategies. 

  • Specialized Area: Web development

117. Mizanur Rahman

Mizanur Rahman is a mastermind designer from Bangladesh who began his career in 2010. He has designed popular themes such as Zerif and Kane, which are now being used in over 100,000 websites. Also, he was an Elite Author on Envato Marketplace, and his templates have been sold thousands of times across various marketplaces. Currently, he is the Co-founder & CEO of Dorik, a no-code website-building platform.

  • Specialized Area: Web Design

118. Mohammad Emran Hasan

Mohammad Emran Hasan is a highly experienced tech entrepreneur and software architect with over twenty years of expertise in leading engineering teams and managing projects across various companies. He has a successful track record of developing consumer and enterprise applications from start to finish.

  • Specialized Area: Laravel, PHP, and Web Development

119. Mumtahina Faguni

Exploring new marketing strategies and understanding various buyer personas is what excites Faguni the most. She is a passionate tech enthusiast with a keen interest in diverse topics.

  • Specialized Area: Content Marketing

120. Mainul Kabir Aion

Mainul Kabir Aion has been an expert in WordPress since 2016. He excels in data storytelling and content marketing strategy. Mainul has led marketing efforts for respected organizations and currently runs his own agency, where he uses data-driven strategies to help businesses thrive. Additionally, he serves as the CMO at Staff Asia.

  • Specialized Area: Content Marketing Strategy

121. Masiur Rahman Siddiki

Masiur is a highly skilled WordPress Developer who specializes in Backend Development. He has over seven years of experience working with PHP and Laravel, and four years of experience working with Vue.js. He is also a DevOps Enthusiast and loves to maintain web infrastructure. Currently, Masiur is working as a Lead Software Engineer at Authlab Ltd.

  • Specialized Area: Backend Development, PHP and Laravel

122. Md Kamrul Islam

Kamrul is a problem solver and a creator. He enjoys finding and fixing problems, which is what he is currently doing at WPManageNinja. He is the captain of WPManageNinja’s support team, where they listen to users through the support portal.

  • Specialized Area: Support Engineer

123. Md Shamsuddin

With 9 years of experience in product design, Shamsuddin developed solutions for over 10 million users worldwide, focusing on customer satisfaction, process efficiency, and both social and business benefits. Currently, he is lead a team of 4 designers at Shifl Inc. as the Head of Design.

  • Specialized Area: Product Design

124. Nada ElSharkawy

Nada started at GoDaddy in 2021 as a Marketing Manager for the Middle East and North Africa. Now, she’s a Senior Manager in Marketing and part of the commercial Strategy team. Based in Dubai, she’s lived in two other countries and speaks three and a half languages. Nada got into WordPress five years ago and began attending WordCamps in 2023.

  • Specialized Area:  Marketing, Commercial Strategy

125. Nirav Mehta

Nirav embodies a unique blend of geek, entrepreneur, storyteller, and mentor. With expertise in WordPress, WooCommerce, and scaling tech businesses, he’s the go-to person for all your queries. Over the past twenty-five years, he’s pioneered India’s first electronic magazine, founded a 120-person web agency, and made numerous open-source contributions. He is the Chairman and Chief Mentor at Magnet Technologies.

  • Specialized Area: Technology Entrepreneur, and Mentor

126. Nuno Morgadinho

Nuno is the founder of WidgiLabs, a digital agency specializing in WordPress and e-commerce. With millions of monthly pageviews, Nuno is a creative passionate, and a core contributor to WordPress also helping businesses around the world to achieve their vision.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress core contributor

127. Nazir Hossain

With over a decade of experience in HR within the tech industry, Nazir specializes in strategic planning, sustainable development, and fostering inclusivity. His expertise also includes career counseling, partnership development, problem-solving, and recruitment across various departments. Currently, he is serving as the CEO of weDevs Academy.

  • Specialized Area: Strategic Planning and Development, Partnership Development

128. Noor Khan

Noor Khan has been involved in different business ventures, specifically in software, for more than 24 years. He co-founded XLNC Business Solutions in Toronto in 1999 and later established eMicroGraph Solutions in 2004. Having learned from both successes and failures, he is now excited to launch his first software product company, LazyCoders LLC.

  • Specialized Area: System Architecture

129. Nazmul H Rupok

Nazmul H. Rupok is a tech entrepreneur and investor who has co-founded and currently serves as the CEO of WPDeveloper, Crowdfundly, Easy.Jobs, and other ventures. Rupok is an expert in creating user-centric and innovative software solutions that address genuine challenges. His products have been used by over 5 million websites.

  • Specialized Area: Front-End WordPress Developer

130. Nizam Uddin

Nizam is the Co-Founder and CEO of weDevs, which is a well-known WordPress product company. Nizam has expertise in WordPress business, marketing, and entrepreneurship and is committed to making a positive impact globally. He has co-founded Healthcare Startup Rx71 and Enzaime Health and is also involved in Export Marketing with Tedfo Bangladesh Limited.

  • Specialized Area: Marketing

131. Olga Gleckler

With over 15 years of software, marketing, and web development experience, Olga is an active WordPress contributor, Codeable expert, and fantasy writer. Since 2019, she’s been a key figure in WordPress who has been leading testing for the 6.5 release and at the same time participating in the Contributor Mentorship Program. 

  • Specialized Area: Full stack WordPress Developer

132. Pascal Birchler

Pascal Birchler is a dedicated member of the WordPress community and core committer currently working as the senior developer relations engineer at Google. He is is actively involved in the core performance team, focusing on enhancing the speed of the web using CMS platforms like WordPress. 

  • Specialized Area:  WordPress Core Committer

133. Perth Woratana Ngarmtrakulchol

Perth is a highly skilled technical professional, presently working as an analytics engineer at Canva. With over a decade of experience, he has been actively involved in and making significant contributions to the WordPress community with data engineering. Alongside his professional work, he played an important role in establishing the WordPress community in Thailand. 

  • Specialized Area: Analytics Engineer

134. Petya Raykovska

Since 2011, Petya has been an active member of the WordPress community, contributing as a translation editor and mentor. Currently, she is the Director of Agency Operations at Human Made, a leading WordPress agency. Besides she has extensive experience in software development, marketing, event management, and community engagement. 

  • Specialized Area: Product Marketing and Development

135. Piccia Neri

Piccia Neri is a UX and accessible design expert, consultant, and WordCamp speaker. She educates designers and developers worldwide in UX, UI, and accessibility practices. Currently leading UX/UI at an Italian museum. Previously, she was a Maverick at Cloudways and held key roles at the British Film Institute and Chartered Society of Designers (UK).

  • Specialized Area: UX, UI, Accessible design

136. Prasad Nevase

With 11 years of experience, Prasad cherishes his role in the WordPress community. Throughout his career, which has ranged from Developer to Director roles, he has sharpened his problem-solving abilities from various viewpoints. Now he is serving as the director of Client delivery at rtCamp.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, WooCommerce

137. Priyo Mukul

Kazi Md. Anwarul Karim, also known as Priyo Mukul, has an interesting journey with WordPress. He began his career as a freelance WordPress developer and later transitioned to teaching. His interest in creating a blogging site was sparked by WordPress.com, which ultimately led him to WordPress.org. Now, he serves as the Director of Engineering (WordPress) at WPDeveloper.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

138. Purnendu Dash

Purnendu, a former open-source developer who is now the founder of WC Marketplace, places a high priority on providing excellent customer care. Purnendu’s journey began with WordPress in 2008 and has since expanded into various areas, including theme development. Currently, he leads a team that provides WordPress, Moodle, and Internet Marketing services.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Theme Development

139. Parvez Akther

Parvez Akther, who is popularly known as Parvez Vai in the tech community in Bangladesh. He is the co-founder and CEO of Themesgrove, a boutique WordPress shop. He is also the founder and leader of ThemeXpert, a pioneer Joomla template shop. Parvez is a veteran web developer with more than 14 years of experience in the industry. Currently, he and his team are busy with ThriveDesk, a helpdesk software that is the first SaaS made in Bangladesh.

  • Specialized Area: Web Development, SaaS

140. Prathamesh Palve

Prathamesh Palve is a skilled Support Specialist at WPMU DEV. He has been proficient in developing websites using WordPress since 2009. Prathamesh is a strong advocate of open-source culture and contributes by translating themes and plugins into regional languages such as Marathi and Hindi. 

  • Specialized Area: Technical Support

141. Rahul Bansal

Rahul began his WordPress journey as a blogger in 2007. Over the past 17 years, he has contributed to the community by developing themes, speaking at WordCamps, and so many side projects like EasyEngine. He is also the founder of rtCamp, a top WordPress consultancy serving global brands.

  • Specialized Area: Plugin Developer, Translation Contributor

142. Rich Tabor

Rich Tabor is known for his expertise at the crossroads of product, design, and engineering. Now he is a leading figure in today’s WordPress community. As a Product Manager at Automattic, he focuses on improving WordPress to make publishing more user-friendly and intuitive.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress

143. Robert Li

Robert Li is a resilient entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Media and Games Studies currently working as a Principal Solutions Engineer at WP Engine. He is passionate about WordPress, AI, and automation, I bring expertise in growth hacking, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity to the table.

  • Specialized Area: AI, Automation Scientist, Cybersecurity

144. Ryan Welcher

Ryan is a Developer Advocate sponsored by Automattic. Solely focuses on easing developers’ adoption of Gutenberg and WordPress he regularly contributes to both platforms. Catch him on Twitch as RyanWelcherCodes, where he specializes in custom block development.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Development

145. Rahi Prajapati

Rahi the Engineering Manager at rtCamp a WordPress agency based in India. He has been working with WordPress since 2018 on various projects including the Gutenberg project, and the FSE (Full Site Editing) initiative. He has been lucky enough to become a core contributor to the platform in a very short time.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, PHP, React, Python, and Java

146. Rahul D Sarker

Rahul D Sarker is a Digital Marketing consultant with over 8 years of experience. He has been actively contributing to various WordPress projects and communities over the years. Serves as a team referee for WPTV, a GTE for polyglots Bengali Rahul is also involved in organizing events for the WordPress Kolkata and WooCommerce communities.

  • Specialized Area: SEO, Marketing, WordPress, and Shopify

147. Raushan Jaiswal

Raushan Jaiswal is a marketer, entrepreneur, also the co-founder and CEO of Codewing Solutions. With over a decade of marketing experience, he specializes in SEO, affiliate marketing, email marketing, and YouTube marketing. 

  • Specialized Area: SEO and Digital marketing

148. Rahabi Khan

Rahabi Khan, the Head of UX at Authlab, is an experienced product designer who is dedicated to user-centered design. With 9 years of expertise, he specializes in creating innovative and visually captivating solutions, prioritizing both functionality and aesthetics in his user-centric product designs.

  • Specialized Area: Product Design, UI/UX Design

149. Raisul Kabir

Raisul Kabir co-founded Brain Station 23, a renowned software company specializing in creating custom applications. With his diverse background in engineering and business, he drives innovation in fintech and e-commerce solutions. He is passionate about empowering Bangladeshi talent and aims to impact the tech industry globally.

  • Specialized Area: Web Application Development, ASP 3, PHP, ASP.net

150. Rupok Chowdhury Protik

Rupok specializes in information security, risk assessment, and cloud integration. With two master’s degrees, he develops secure applications for startups and organizations like UNICEF. He’s also a keynote speaker, conference organizer, and WordPress contributor with expertise in Linux server administration and UI/UX development.

  • Specialized Area: Information Security Analyst, DevOps 

151. Siobhan McKeown

Siobhan is the Chief Operating Officer at Human Made, a renowned global WordPress agency, and the creator of Altis DXP. As a co-founder of WordCamp Europe and a dedicated contributor to the WordPress project, Siobhan has led the documentation team and authored a book detailing the project’s history.

  • Specialized Area: Writing, People management

152. Sabirah Islam

Sabirah is a talented professional from Bangladesh who began her career as a freelance writer on UpWork. Over time, she has become an expert in content marketing, SEO and CTR optimization. In her current role at weDevs, she oversees a range of content-related tasks such as blog review, SEO implementation, topic research, performance reporting, and CTR enhancement through detailed analysis.

  • Specialized Area: Content writing, SEO, Content editor

153. Saif Hassan

Saif is the Lead Product Manager at weDevs, prioritizes user experience over technical details. With a background in SaaS and WordPress products, he is also passionate about community engagement and human-centered design.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Open-source projects, and Human-centered designs

154. Sekander Badsha

Sekander has been involved in theme development since 2012. He joined weDevs in 2014 and has worked in various roles, from content writer to project manager. He is currently the Head of Growth Marketing at LifterLMS, where he is responsible for their eLearning solutions.

  • Specialized Area: Business Development

155. Shilpa Shah

Formerly a co-founder of Hummingbird Web Solutions, overseeing various popular WordPress themes and plugins like CyberChimps, SlideDeck, WPeka, among others, Shilpa recently launched her WordPress blog which is WPCubicle.com.

  • Specialized Area: Content writing and Content strategy

156. Subhasis Chatterjee

Boasting over 27 years of experience as a Web Journalist, Content Architect, and Content Analyst Subhasis Chatterjee is a multitalanted human being hailing from Kolkata, India. He is also an accomplished Author, Blogger, Keynote Speaker, and Social Media Influencer, also the Founder & CEO, ConnectIndia. 

  • Specialized Area: Content Architect and Analyst

157. Sunita Rai

With over seven years in content marketing, Sunita excels in crafting WordPress SEO content, affiliate marketing, and email campaigns. Having previously contributed to prominent WordPress blogs such as AccessPress Themes, ThemeGrill, and WPBeginner, she now focuses on mentoring beginners, freelance writing, and overseeing WordPress blog management. Currently she is the head of ideas at SiteSaga.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress Marketer and Teacher

158. Sashoto Seeam

Another talented product designer from the Bangladeshi WordPress community with over a decade of experience. Currently, he holds the position of principal product designer at LifeData. Apart from his design work, he has also contributed to open-source initiatives and has been using WordPress for more than 10 years.

  • Specialized Area: Product Design

159. Shahjahan Jewel

Shahjahan Jewel has a rich career in WordPress. Since 2010 he has been building plugins and running a successful WordPress plugin business. Among his popular products are Fluent Forms, FluentCRM, Ninja Tables, and the global brand WPManageNinja, all aimed at helping small businesses achieve more with less effort. His plugins power over 700,000 websites, supported by a team of 100+ members.  

  • Specialized Area: WordPress, Theme and Plugin Development

160. Shekh Al Raihan

Raihan is a skilled and customer-centric product designer with ten years of experience in developing comprehensive products. With his extensive knowledge and experience as Head of Design, Design Advisor, and UX Consultant, Raihan provides versatile assistance across diverse aspects of product design and UX.

  • Specialized Area: Product Design, UX Design

161. Sumit Saha

Sumit is the founder of Analyzen, which is one of the top web and mobile app development companies in Bangladesh. He is also known for establishing the first digital marketing agency in the country. Furthermore, Sumit has created a popular programming learning platform called “Learn with Sumit – LWS.”

  • Specialized Area: Web and Mobile Application Development

162. Syed Abdullah Galib

Syed Abdullah Galib’s entrepreneurial flair drives strategic growth at FundedNext. He possesses exceptional talents in innovation, product leadership, and team building, which have contributed to the company’s global success. Abdullah’s proficiency in product development, community-building, and content creation has been instrumental in FundedNext’s achievements.

  • Specialized Area: Product Development

163. Syed Tahmim Islam

Syed Tahmim Islam, CEO of Axilweb has been involved in IT for the last 11 years. He is a problem-solver and leader who prioritizes human-website interactions. Over the past decade his leadership talent has inspired many to pursue design.

  • Specialized Area: Creative Design, Product Management

164. Sanjay Willie

Sanjay is a cybersecurity expert with over 15 years of experience. He leads several firms, including a prominent cyber army purple team based in Malaysia. Sanjay provides advice and guidance to large organizations such as the military, banks, and corporations. 

  • Specialized Area: Cybersecurity

165. Tanvirul Haque

Another experienced WordPress developer from Bangladesh with a demonstrated history of working in the WordPress industry. As a core WP contributor and as enior WordPress developer at StorePress, Tanvirul enjoys using WordPress for web development and connecting with people who share his passion for the platform. 

  • Specialized Area: Full Stack WordPress Developer

166. Thijs de Valk

Thijs de Valk is a big name in the SEO industry who prefers to be introduced as a behavioral scientist who went towards the online business in 2012. Through his years of experience, Thijs has honed his understanding of user interactions with products, services, and brand perception. Last year he left Yoast as a CEO and is working on his first fantasy novel.

  • Specialized Area: SEO, Web analyst, Strategist

167. Topher DeRosia

Topher is a WordPress genius! As a web developer, Topher has 25 years of experience where he spent over 12 years on WordPress. He is also a core WordPress and BuddyPress contributor with numerous plugins in the repository. He is the CEO of MediaForge Productions.

  • Specialized Area: Web developer, WordPress core contributor

168. Tashfia Nabila Fareed

Tashfia works as a technical writer at CGI. She is a certified content marketer and telecommunications engineer with a passion for creating high-impact content, improving search engine rankings, and learning all about WordPress.

  • Specialized Area: Technical Content Writing

169. Tareq Hasan

Tareq Hasan is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of weDevs, a company that specializes in creating products for WordPress. He is a skilled full-stack developer with a passion for PHP and WordPress. With over 15 years of experience in developing web applications, he now focuses on working with WordPress. Tareq is also a WordPress core contributor, and a Bengali maintainer.

  • Specialized Area: WordPress core contributor, Full Stack Developer

170. Tarun Sikder

Tarun is a WordPress enthusiast with over 5 years of experience in the WordPress ecosystem. He’s worked as a Senior Content Writer & Manager in a leading WordPress-based company. Passionate about content marketing, he specializes in WordPress, SaaS, and commercial topics.

  • Specialized Area: Content Writing, Content Marketing

171. Wahid bin Ahsan

Wahid bin Ahsan is a software design professional for over 20 years. With expertise in UX and HCD, he co-founded Userhub, shaping Bangladesh’s UX scene and promoting global HCD principles.

  • Specialized Area: Software design, UX & HCD Design

Wrapping Up

These WordPress influencers are mentioned above moving the community forward in different ways. Some work on technical aspects like core development, while others focus on mental health and inclusivity.

Whether you are looking to improve your WordPress skills or become part of the community, it is worthwhile to follow these individuals. Engaging with these top WordPress influencers can greatly benefit your WordPress journey!

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