Aayusha is a WordPress enthusiast and an advocate for digital marketing strategies. With years of experience in the industry, she aims to empower others to harness the potential of WordPress. As a Table Lead at WordCamp Kathmandu 2023, Aayusha is excited to foster collaboration and promote diversity in the WordPress community.
Team: Marketing
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @aayusha
Ananta Raj Mishra is a passionate advocate of Open Source software and has been actively engaged with it, especially WordPress, since the very beginning of his career. His love for Open Source is evident in his work as the Chief Technology Officer at Astranix Technologies Pvt. Ltd (https://astranix.com). Ananta thrives on involvement in various stages of digital projects, from ideation and conceptualization to design and front-end development, making him a versatile professional.
Beyond his role at Astranix, Ananta is deeply committed to giving back to the WordPress community. He is currently contributing to the WordPress Polyglots Team with the mission to make WordPress fully accessible to the Nepali-speaking audience by making WordPress translated 100% to Nepali. His passion for Open Source and his desire to empower others with digital knowledge make him an inspiring figure in the tech world.
Team: Polyglots
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @anantamishra
Anil Basnet is the Founder/ CEO of Firefly Themes and is active in Web development for more than 10 years. He started his career as UI/UX Developer and went on to develop multiple themes and plugins for WordPress which are being used by thousands of users.
Anil was also a founding member of Web Experts Nepal and WEN Themes, both companies with expertise in WordPress development. He has been actively involved in WordCamp since 2012 as an organizer, and volunteer. He has also contributed to WordPress core and other open-source projects. He enjoys learning new things and sharing knowledge with others.
Out of his professional work, Anil loves sports, traveling, music, and playing with codes. He has a fun-loving nature with an eagerness to help others and tries to bring a smile to other people’s faces.
Team: Themes and Theme Review
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @anilbasnet
I am a WordPress Lover, Freelancer and off course a WordPress Developer.
I started my career with PHP, then learned and explored WordPress. For the past 10 years, I have been a WordPress Developer, developing websites and customizing themes and plugins. I also assist in designing, developing and testing websites too!
I have been regularly contributing on WordPress since 4.9 version. Not only that, but I have contributed in many minor releases and major releases including 4.9, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2. I am one of the Noteworthy Contributor in WordPress 5.1 and 5.2.
Furthermore, I am a co-organizer of WordPress Ahmedabad Community. Also, I am regularly contributing in Training, WPTV, Core and Community.
When I am not at Work, I love to play cricket, travel, ride bike and photography!
Team: Core
Team Lead Type: International
WordPress.org Profile: @chetan200891
Dajeema is a passionate WordPress enthusiast and active community member. With a background in digital marketing, she loves leveraging WordPress to build powerful online platforms. As a Table Lead at WordCamp Kathmandu 2023, she aims to inspire and empower others to make the most of this incredible platform.
Team: Marketing
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @dajeema
She is a co-founder of WPVibes, a Plugin Development agency based in India. Additionally, She serve as a Team Rep for the WordPress Training Team, Also part of the WordPress 6.3 and 6.4 release squad as a Test Lead. She contribute as a GTE of Hindi locale and a Co-organiser of Ajmer WordPress Meetup Group.
Team: Training
Team Lead Type: International
WordPress.org Profile: @webtechpooja
Greetings! I’m Prashant Sinkhwal, a dedicated full-time WordPress developer currently employed at WEN Solutions. I started my WordPress journey back in 2018 and have since developed dozens of themes, supporting many users around the world. Besides development, I have been associated with customer support since 2019 at Theme Palace. As a customer support agent, I ensure that each customer feels heard and valued, whether it’s resolving plugin conflicts, guiding users through theme customization, or offering best practices. Outside of my professional life, I love to travel to new places and meet new people. I also enjoy listening to 90’s music.
Team: Support
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @sinkho1448
Rajan Lama is a Passionate Software Engineer, actively working on WP VIP projects. He has more than 12 years of experience in Web Development Technology ( with PHP, SASS, JS, Typescript and Python ). He has developed many themes and plugins for WordPress, Drupal, Joomla,
Hubspot and Shopify. He loves to research, learn, sharpen the skills and implement it in his projects then contribute to the open source
community. Currently, he is doing research on “Machine Learning and AI” for implementation in WordPress and other web technologies.
He has been contributing as Theme Developer and Theme Reviewer since 2015 in WordPress.org.
Currently, he is working as Senior Software Engineer at Fusemachines Pvt. Ltd.
In free time, he loves to do code reviews, watch movies, read books, swim, and play with his kids.
Team: Pattern
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @lamarajan
Rakesh Lawaju is a Web enthusiast, programmer, trainer, and entrepreneur based in Nepal who has been in the web field since 2008. He was the Co-Founder/ CTO of WEN Solutions. On WEN Solutions he also worked as project lead for WP Travel plugin and other multiple plugins and themes. He also started & is currently maintaining a Gutenberg plugin called Gutenify.
Rakesh has also worked for internationally renowned companies like 1E, WPMU DEV, and Graph Paper Press. In those companies, he has handled bigger projects, plugins, and themes.
He was on the organizer team of WordCamp Kathmandu in 2016, 2017, and 2018. During the release of WordPress 4.4 “Clifford”, he has contributed to WordPress core and contributed in translating WordPress into Nepali. He was a speaker at WordCamp Nepal 2015 and WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. He is a frequent speaker on WordPress meetups. He has been an instructor for Web development on PHP and WordPress development-related topics.
He has always been motivated to share the knowledge he gains and contribute to the growth and development of WordPress.
Team: Plugins and Plugin Review
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @racase
Hello, everyone! I’m Ravi Khadka, and I’m a WordPress Senior Developer at a really cool place called Code Pixelz Media.
Since 2020, I’ve been part of the Code Pixelz Media superhero team! We work together like a big, happy family, making fantastic websites for all kinds of businesses and people. I’m passionate about my job and always eager to learn and improve. WordPress is like an endless journey, and I’m on a mission to be the best WordPress Developer ever! When not coding, I enjoy MotoVlogging, reading, and spending time with loved ones.
But wait, there’s more! I’m also a huge WordPress enthusiast! I started my WordPress journey in 2017, and ever since then, I’ve been actively joining WordCamps and MeetUps, meeting other WordPress fans and learning so much along the way.
So, that’s a little bit about me, Ravi Khadka, the WordPress Senior Developer at Code Pixelz Media.
Team: Photos
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @ravikhadka
Santosh Kunwar is an accomplished developer known for his work on WordPress themes and plugins. He is the visionary behind Acme Themes, a prominent WordPress theme company, and also serves as a co-founder at Acme Information Technology. In addition to these roles, he has engaged in collaborative efforts with emerging WordPress startups, lending his expertise to craft innovative themes and plugins. His extensive portfolio boasts numerous themes, with over twenty-five free WordPress themes featured on WordPress.org.
An active participant in the WordPress ecosystem, Santosh Kunwar remains deeply involved in plugin development, consistently delivering both standard and custom-block plugins. Notably, his team recently introduced “Gutentor,” a revolutionary Gutenberg block plugin that showcases their dedication to cutting-edge solutions.
Beyond his plugin achievements, Kunwar’s influence extends to crafting Gutenberg Templates, establishing foundational frameworks tailored for developers, conducting comprehensive reviews of WordPress.org themes, facilitating translations, and playing an active role in the WordPress community by sharing insights as a speaker at WordCamp events and Meetups.
Team: Themes and Theme Review
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @codersantosh
Umesh Balayar is a Sr. WordPress Developer. He’s been contributing to the WordPress community for more than 8 years and is happy to be involved in this community. He is involving in the WordPress community since 2014 as an attendee. Since 2017 he involved in this community as a volunteer and continues giving back to the community. He is an enthusiast and loves to play with code and bug fixing. He is always open to learning about new technology and sharing his knowledge.He also loves traveling and adventure.
Team: Meta
Team Lead Type: National
WordPress.org Profile: @benimub