Harish Chouhan (@hchouhan) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m Harish, a designer who started out studying Architecture before realising I enjoyed building websites more. I’ve been tinkering with WordPress since the early 2000s and still love the mix of design and problem-solving it brings. If I’m not working on support or one of my side projects, you’ll probably find me cycling somewhere.

Interests

Design & Cycling.

WordPress Origin Story

I first stumbled across WordPress by accident around 2006, just as I was finally stepping away from studying Architecture to pursue web design full time. At the time, I was exploring various CMS options such as Joomla, Drupal, and even CMS Made Simple, which were gaining popularity. But I never quite connected with them. Joomla felt overly rigid and complex for small custom sites, Drupal was too developer-focused for the kind of creative freedom I wanted, and most other systems just didn’t feel intuitive.

WordPress, even back then, stood out. It was far from perfect in 2006. There was no native support for tags, media handling was clunky, and the admin interface felt dated, but there was something about it that made sense to me. Still, I didn’t dive in fully right away.

It wasn’t until version 2.5 came out in 2008 that things clicked. The admin area got a much-needed redesign, plugin updates became easier, and it finally felt like something I could use daily without fighting the system. From that point on, nearly every site I built, personal projects and client work alike, was powered by WordPress.

Hard to believe that something I found by chance is now at the core of almost everything I do.

Member Since: April 9th, 2008
Location: Vietnam
Website: webtions.com
GitHub: hchouhan
Job Title: Founder
Employer: Webtions OU
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Contribution History

Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Themes Team
Translation Editor

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Translations

Committed [3374257] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 0.1.0
1 month ago
Committed [3374254] to Plugins SVN:
Initial commit of Build Mode plugin
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Mailchimp campaign on WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Roland,Thanks for reaching out to us.I am not aware of such a plugin. Copy…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to show thumbnail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @ckwing03,Please try using this code via a child theme's "functions.php" file or you can…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to show thumbnail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @ckwing03,Yes, that is possible but will require some custom code. Can you please tell…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Migrate without overriding user login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello,Is it possible to when doing a site backup and t…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Yoast blocking RSS feeds, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @davidfb,Thanks for sharing the tip.
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Looks great, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @johng63jfg,Can you please create a support request at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/i-recommend-this/ and share a link where…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Inline Subscription Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello,Thanks for reaching out to us.Yes, that is possible but will require some custom CSS.…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to spam prevention, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @ladydawn,As long as you have added the code I shared to the form, you…
4 months ago
Committed [3335619] to Plugins SVN:
Version 1.2.0 – Major cleanup and refactor
4 months ago
Posted a reply to spam prevention, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @ladydawn,If you are using ProCaptcha, then all the settings have to be adjusted from…
4 months ago
Committed [3335050] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.1.0
4 months ago
Committed [3334863] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme.txt for 1.0.0 release
4 months ago
Committed [3334858] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.0.0
4 months ago
Committed [3334857] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.0.0 – updated plugin structure, renamed class, added support ...
4 months ago
Committed [3334856] to Plugins SVN:
Renamed tag from 2.0.0 to 0.2.0
4 months ago
Committed [3334203] to Plugins SVN:
Update plugin name and readme title to improve clarity
4 months ago
Committed [3334189] to Plugins SVN:
Update plugin name in header and improve readme.txt title for clarity ...
4 months ago
Committed [3334180] to Plugins SVN:
Update 'Tested up to' WordPress version in trunk and 4.0.1
4 months ago
Committed [3334057] to Plugins SVN:
Add high-res banner and JPG icons, update standard banner and SVG ...
4 months ago
Committed [3334055] to Plugins SVN:
Add high-res banner and JPG icons, update standard banner and SVG ...
4 months ago
Committed [3334050] to Plugins SVN:
Add high-res banner, update standard banner, and remove unused PNG icons
4 months ago
Committed [3334049] to Plugins SVN:
Add high-res banner, update standard banner, and remove unused PNG icons
4 months ago
Committed [3334006] to Plugins SVN:
Add standard banner and finalize icon assets
4 months ago
Committed [3334004] to Plugins SVN:
Update plugin banner and SVG icon
4 months ago
Committed [3333870] to Plugins SVN:
Add plugin icons and update SVG for My Plugin Info
4 months ago
Committed [3333868] to Plugins SVN:
Add new plugin icons and update SVG for WooCommerce Branding
4 months ago
Committed [3333860] to Plugins SVN:
Update plugin icon and banner assets for I Recommend This
4 months ago
Created a topic, Optimization Potentional Log, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
First of all, thank you for this plugin. I got a repor…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to WooCommerce opt-in form data being output on order emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@scmsteve Thanks for the details. Please allow us some time to look into this. Once…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to WooCommerce opt-in form data being output on order emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @scmsteve, We are not aware of this. Could be due to any recent change.…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Response output escaped, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @modernwoe, Thanks for reaching out to us. Yes, the code at https://www.mc4wp.com/kb/change-position-form-response/ is still…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to GDPR marketing group fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, Thanks for reaching out to us.We do not have integration for the MailChimp's GDPR…
5 months ago
Committed [3303599] to Plugins SVN:
Tag version 1.1.0
6 months ago
Committed [3303598] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.1.0: new admin JS, remove legacy script, update ...
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Mailchimp Plugin Not Redirecting New Subscribers, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Hema, The links you shared are of your WordPress backend and requires one to…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Mailchimp Plugin Not Redirecting New Subscribers, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @hemadevikarkichhetri, Please note that you are not affiliated with MailChimp.com and you are not…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Ninja forms integration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @martzy, Sorry for the late reply. Is the issue still happening? I have tried…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Ninja forms integration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @martzy, Can you please go to the "MC4WP" menu in your WordPress admin and…
6 months ago
Committed [3284628] to Plugins SVN:
Tag version 1.1.0
7 months ago
Committed [3284626] to Plugins SVN:
Update plugin to version 1.1.0
7 months ago
Committed [3276753] to Plugins SVN:
Added assets/banner-1544x500.jpg to version control
7 months ago
Committed [3276705] to Plugins SVN:
Added all new files to version control
7 months ago
Posted a reply to _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @zztype, Thanks for reaching out to us.Are you using the latest version of our…
7 months ago
Committed [3269912] to Plugins SVN:
Tag version 4.0.1
7 months ago
Committed [3269910] to Plugins SVN:
Update trunk for version 4.0.1 – regenerated .pot file and removed ...
7 months ago
Posted a reply to The subscribe button is not doing anything when pressed., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @tobet, Are you using JetPack and some other plugins to optimize the site and…
8 months ago
Posted a reply to No Login Refresh list in ninja form and field mapping, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @rajatdev94, Can you please check your browser console and share with us any errors…
8 months ago
Committed [3258917] to Plugins SVN:
Update blueprint with new settings
8 months ago