Akshay Shah (@akshayshah5189) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m an experienced full-stack developer specializing in crafting exceptional online experiences with WordPress, backed by over a decade in tech and a strong foundation in PHP development. My journey has led me through CMS and eCommerce platforms like Shopify, Magento, and especially WordPress, where I focus on theme customization, plugin integration, and tailored solutions. I bridge the gap between technical needs and business goals, bringing both a developer’s skillset and a sales manager’s insight to each project. If you’re seeking a developer who’s dedicated to making your WordPress site shine, let’s connect!

Interests

Exploring new WordPress plugins, customizing WordPress themes, attending WordPress community meetups, contributing to WordPress forums and blogs, learning about the latest WordPress trends and updates, building custom eCommerce solutions on WooCommerce, experimenting with page builders like Elementor and WPBakery, optimizing WordPress sites for speed and SEO, creating responsive designs for WordPress sites, participating in WordPress hackathons and challenges, sharing knowledge and tips with fellow WordPress developers on social media platforms, mentoring new WordPress enthusiasts, developing headless WordPress applications with ReactJS.

WordPress Origin Story

In 2012, I began my IT career focused on PHP, but a pivotal moment came when my company took on an Australian client’s WooCommerce project. With no WordPress experts on our team, I stepped up despite my limited experience. Resolving a bug in the product grid required intense study, challenging the misconception that WordPress was “easy.” This sparked a deep dive into WordPress, where I mastered themes, plugins, and custom coding. The supportive community amplified my passion, and WordPress evolved from a challenge into my favorite platform. Today, each project reinforces my dedication to mastering WordPress and contributing to its vibrant ecosystem.

Contributions Sponsored

ZealousWeb sponsors Akshay Shah to contribute 4 hours per week to the following teams: CLI, Photos, Polyglots, and TV.

Member Since: December 4th, 2012
Location: Ahmedabad
Website: zealousweb.com
GitHub: akiashah
Job Title: Business Development Manager
Employer: ZealousWeb
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Contribution History

Pattern Author
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
WordPress.tv Contributor
WP-CLI Contributor

Activity
Plugins
Photos
Translations

Committed [3181408] to Plugins SVN:
Creating stable tag for version 1.0.0
1 month ago
Committed [3181404] to Plugins SVN:
Creating stable tag for version 1.0.0
1 month ago
Committed [3181402] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181401] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181399] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181387] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181380] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181378] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181374] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181373] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181367] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181366] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181364] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181361] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Committed [3181353] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 1.0.2 with updated trunk files
1 month ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 2025
2 months ago
Closed ticket #61391 on Core Trac:
Maintenance Error on Login After Setting Up WordPress 6.6 Beta 1 on ...
6 months ago
Created ticket #61065 on Core Trac:
Ensure URLs are not translated to maintain security and accuracy in ...
8 months ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Suggested 10 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Suggested 26 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Created issue #680 in the WordPress/pattern-directory repository:
Post List Continuously Loads without Displaying Posts in Pattern Creation Too
8 months ago
Created issue #59668 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Removing a Quote from Paragraph Does Not Enable Save Draft Option
9 months ago
Created issue #632 in the WordPress/pattern-directory repository:
Removing a Quote from Paragraph Does Not Enable Save Draft Option
9 months ago
Suggested 6 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
9 months ago
Committed [2927289] to Plugins SVN:
push the changes in the live version update
1 year ago
Committed [2927288] to Plugins SVN:
push the changes in the live version update
1 year ago
Committed [2927287] to Plugins SVN:
push the changes in the live version update
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Child of child term not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry for late reply, I missed your comment. Can you please share the theme and…
1 year ago
Committed [2725547] to Plugins SVN:
New version compatiblity check
3 years ago
Committed [2725546] to Plugins SVN:
New version compatiblity check
3 years ago
Committed [2626512] to Plugins SVN:
update the syntax error
3 years ago
Committed [2626511] to Plugins SVN:
update the syntax error
3 years ago
Committed [2626505] to Plugins SVN:
update user id.
3 years ago
Committed [2626504] to Plugins SVN:
update user id.
3 years ago
Committed [2619901] to Plugins SVN:
update the error issue on the parameter.
3 years ago
Committed [2614609] to Plugins SVN:
update the missing code.
3 years ago
Committed [2614605] to Plugins SVN:
Changes in the read me
3 years ago
Committed [2614603] to Plugins SVN:
Changes in the read me
3 years ago
Committed [2614516] to Plugins SVN:
init plugin
3 years ago
Committed [2614032] to Plugins SVN:
Init plugin
3 years ago