Anup Kankale (@anupkankale) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Web Developer with of experience building enterprise WordPress solutions. I specialize in custom plugin development, theme customization, hooks & filters, REST API integrations, and headless WordPress architecture. Currently exploring AI-powered WordPress experiences integrating LLM APIs, chatbots, and automation workflows into production projects. Open source enthusiast and continuous learner.

Open to full-time, part-time, freelance opportunities, and open to relocation or sponsorship.

Interests

WordPress Core Development, Custom Plugins, AI Automation, Headless WordPress, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Performance Optimization, Open Source, n8n Workflows, LLM Integrations

WordPress Origin Story

I started my WordPress journe at a digital agency, building websites for diverse clients. What began as simple theme customization quickly evolved into a passion for core development custom plugins, hooks, filters, and performance optimization. Over time, I led enterprise projects with 90+ pages, mentored junior developers, and started integrating AI tools into WordPress workflows. WordPress taught me that great code solves real business problems and I’ve been hooked ever since.

Badges

CODE

2 badges

Core Contributor '26 Plugin Developer

CONTENT

1 badge

Photo Contributor '26

COMMUNITY

1 badge

WordCamp Organizer '26

Current Job

Web Developer | WordPress & AI Integration Specialist

Present

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

5contributions

high4

medium1

score13

Last 90 days

12contributions

high9

medium3

score30

Last 12 months

30contributions

high18

medium12

score66

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 2 releases

Time commitment

12 hours per week

On my own time 12 hrs/wk

Contributions

Type

October 2026

Oct 03 Sat · 05:26

Meta high

Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Mumbai 2027

September 2026

Sep 25 Fri · 01:55

Core high

Mentioned in [63927] on WordPress SVN:
XML-RPC: Reject non-scalar login credentials.

Sep 24 Thu · 06:11

Core med

Submitted pull request #13701 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Application Passwords: Wrap long application names on the Authorize Application screen.

Sep 23 Wed · 06:43

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Call for Sponsors, on the site WordCamp Mumbai 2027:
Sponsors, We’re Officially Open! Be part of WordCamp Mumbai 2027 Mumbai becomes a meeting point…

Sep 12 Sat · 16:05

Plugins high

Committed [3692897] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.3.0 — admin-only lead delete; tested up to WP 7.1

Sep 01 Tue · 18:26

Meta med

Completed the course AI Literacy through WordPress on learn.wordpress.org

August 2026

Aug 09 Sun · 18:05

Core med

Submitted pull request #12949 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Formatting: match CSS function names case-insensitively in safecss_fi…

July 2026

Jul 31 Fri · 20:01