Fahad Murtaza (@fahdi) – WordPress user profile

Fahad Murtaza

Founder & Software Engineer at iSuperCoder

@fahdi Dubai joined May 2007

iSuperCoder.com github.com/fahdi Slack: @Fahad Murtaza

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Bio

Hi, I’m Fahad Murtaza. I’m a software engineer and long time WordPress contributor. I’ve been working with WordPress since 2003, back when it was still finding its identity, and it has been a core part of my professional life ever since.

I specialize in building high-performance, scalable WordPress solutions, with a strong focus on block editor architecture, performance optimization, developer experience, and real-world product stability. From plugins used in production environments to deep technical fixes in Gutenberg and SSR workflows, I care about shipping code that holds up under pressure.

WordPress is not just a tool I use. It is an ecosystem I have grown with for nearly two decades.

Interests

WordPress, performance engineering, block editor internals, web security, electronics tinkering, RC planes, RC helis.

WordPress Origin Story

My journey with WordPress started out of necessity, not ideology.

In the early 2000s, I was building web solutions for clients who needed flexibility without constant reinvention. WordPress stood out as a pragmatic, extensible platform that rewarded understanding its internals instead of fighting them. I leaned in, learned fast, and never really left.

Over time, my work evolved from client projects to product development, plugins, and long-term maintenance. I have shipped features, fixed regressions, handled edge cases at scale, and spent countless hours making things more stable, faster, and easier for others to build on.

What kept me here was not just the software. It was the culture. WordPress values people who show up, do the work, and improve things incrementally. That mindset matches how I approach engineering.

As Mark Jaquith once said, WordPress puts food on my table. After all these years, that still rings true, and I try to give back accordingly.

Badges

CODE

1 badge

Plugin Developer

COMMUNITY

1 badge

WordCamp Speaker '19

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '19

Current Job

Founder & Software Engineer

Nov 2017 – Present

iSuperCoder · Full-time

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

1contribution

high1

medium0

score3

Last 90 days

115contributions

high113

medium2

score341

Last 12 months

404contributions

high398

medium6

score1200

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

Time commitment

10 hours per week

On my own time 10 hrs/wk

Contributions

Type

July 2026

Jul 24 Fri · 02:40

Plugins high

Committed [3620683] to Plugins SVN:
Release 8.0.46

Jul 14 Tue · 04:11

Plugins high

Committed [3606924] to Plugins SVN:
Remove leaked .superpowers/ dev dir from trunk and 8.0.45 tag (<a class="new ticket" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2389" title="#2389: defect: OperationalError: database is locked (new)">#2389</a>)

Jul 14 Tue · 03:43

Plugins high

Committed [3606900] to Plugins SVN:
Release 2.14.68: add item_count to the checkout summary

Jul 14 Tue · 03:17

Plugins high

Committed [3606889] to Plugins SVN:
Release 2.14.67: show tax in view_cart, consistent with the checkout summary

Jul 14 Tue · 02:00

Plugins high

Committed [3606846] to Plugins SVN:
Release 2.14.66: list all applied coupons in the checkout summary

Jul 14 Tue · 01:48

Plugins high

Committed [3606840] to Plugins SVN:
Release 2.14.65: show tax in the checkout summary