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Alexander Gilmanov

Founder at Melograno Venture Studio

@alexandergilmanov UAE | Serbia joined Dec 2024

melograno.io

    Bio

    I’m a developer turned founder-CEO. My company develops and maintains a portfolio of WordPress plugins, including Amelia booking plugin, wpDataTables tables & charts plugin, IvyForms form builder and MapSVG mapping plugin.

    Interests

    Entrepreneurship, public speaking, youngtimer cars, running, piano.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first met WordPress in 2008-2009 in my web-design-freelancing journey. I quickly got attracted to it as an easy way to get a reliable “engine” to websites I built, and that love became stronger once the ecosystem around it evolved in 2012-2014 (themes, plugins, etc.)

    Soon I created my own plugins (wpDataTables, Amelia) and was able to create a company around it. We love giving back to the community by volunteering at WordCamps, doing presentations.

    I organize WordPress meetups in the UAE.

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    Current Job

    Founder
    Present
    Melograno Venture Studio

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

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    Contributions

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    February 2026
    Feb 11 Wed · 10:47
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    Posted a reply to This plugin solved the problem!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Dear @steveck722 , thank you for your great review! We are delighted to hear that…
    Feb 09 Mon · 15:19
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    Posted a reply to Good product and support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Dear @leiferikg Thank you for the great review and happy to hear our team managed…
    Feb 09 Mon · 15:18
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    Posted a reply to The best appointment plugin for WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Dear @aerendir Thank you for the great review and for your long-term trust - few…
    Feb 06 Fri · 08:21
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    Posted a reply to I love Amelia, make my business so much easier!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Dear @svenlachmund Thank you for your trust and for the great review, we are happy…
    Feb 04 Wed · 10:11
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    Posted a reply to Amazing Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @umairmukhtar,thank you for your trust, and we are happy to hear you are enjoying…
    Feb 04 Wed · 10:10
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    Posted a reply to Best appointment plugin for wordpress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @jnnl1980,Thank you for your trust, and for the review. We will keep working to…
    January 2026
    Jan 22 Thu · 13:48
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    Posted a reply to Best booking plugin with very supportive team, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you for your trust and the kind words @sabribagu123 - we will continue to…
    Jan 22 Thu · 13:46
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    Posted a reply to New version is glitchy and disappointing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Dear @missvlikes Thank you for reporting all of the above. We will make sure the…
    Jan 22 Thu · 13:42
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    Posted a reply to Completely buggy since the update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @yutotwinky @missvlikes, Thank you for raising this with us. I am sorry to hear…
    Jan 09 Fri · 21:19
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    Posted a reply to A Masterclass in How to Destroy Customer Trust, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Dear both @abdulkarim3 @vincentdemers, Thank you for the detailed feedback. This is not the experience…