Pooja Derashri (@webtechpooja) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I work at WPVibes, a plugin development company.

I have gained a lot from the WordPress community, and by contributing to WordPress, I keep trying to give back to the community as much as possible.

Plugin reviewer, Program Manager(formerly Super deputy), Community Team Representative, and Former Test Team & Training team Representative.

Interests

Music, Gardening, Books, WordPress.

WordPress Origin Story

My story was published under the People of WordPress series –(https://wordpress.org/news/2021/02/people-of-wordpress-pooja-derashri/)

If you want to know more about me, you can read my story on HeroPress:(https://heropress.com/essays/a-life-changing-journey-with-wordpress/)

Badges

CODE

5 badges

Core Contributor '22 Core Team '23 Pattern Author '22 Plugin Developer Plugins Team '24

CONTENT

2 badges

Photo Contributor '22 WordPress.tv Contributor '19

COMMUNITY

6 badges

Community Contributor '22 Community Team '24 Meetup Organizer '22 WordCamp Organizer '22 WordCamp Speaker '23 WordCamp Volunteer '26

PRACTICE

5 badges

C Credits Mentor '26 Test Contributor '23 Test Team '23 Training Contributor '20 Training Team '22

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '18 Translation Editor '21

Current Job

Co-Founder

Present

WPVibes

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

6contributions

high0

medium6

score6

Last 90 days

10contributions

high2

medium8

score14

Last 12 months

191contributions

high80

medium111

score351

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 6 releases

Time commitment

33 hours per week

Contributions

Type

October 2026

Oct 09 Fri · 03:32

GitHub med

Created issue #241 in the WordPress/WPCredits repository:
WordPress Credits: Mentor Guidelines

Oct 08 Thu · 11:08

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post How can we make the most of a WordCamp, Campus Connect, or WordPress Event website after the event ends?, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you @lidarroy, this is a really practical idea, and the Costa Rica example makes…

Oct 07 Wed · 14:30

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Making space for the next generation of WordPress builders, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you @peiraisotta for writing this. I fully support this, especially the flexibility on timing,…

Oct 02 Fri · 05:35

Community med

Closed issue #1131 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordPress Campus Connect] WordPress Campus Connect Udupi 2026

Oct 02 Fri · 03:03

Community med

Created issue #1131 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordPress Campus Connect] WordPress Campus Connect Udupi 2026

September 2026

Sep 30 Wed · 08:31

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Indentifying WPCC Participants through WordPress.org Profiles, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Great idea, @desrosj. Showing both mentor participation and student involvement on WordPress.org profiles would be…

August 2026

Aug 19 Wed · 15:56

Community med

Closed issue #1089 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordCamp] WordPress Campus Connect Om Education Campus Junagadh

Aug 19 Wed · 15:47

Community med

Created issue #1089 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordCamp] WordPress Campus Connect Om Education Campus Junagadh

Aug 14 Fri · 06:04

Meta high

Gave props in Slack:
Props to @mkrndmane @dilip2615 @cyberkishor @sumitsingh @vidugupta @rjekic @sunilkumarthz for attending First Introduction and orientation…

July 2026

Jul 21 Tue · 16:26

Meta high

Received props from @josepmoran in Slack:
Props to @peiraisotta and @webtechpooja for reviewing and refining the content before we published it.:hugging_face: