Patrick Lumumba (@lumiblog) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Just another WordPress enthusiast based in Nairobi, Kenya. I design, I build, and I write.

■ Involvement

‣ Co-organizer of the WordPress Nairobi Meetup
‣ WordPress 6.5 Core Release Test co-lead
‣ Mentorship Cohort February 2024 (Mentee)
‣ Plugin developer
‣ Organizer, WC Nairobi 2024
‣ Mentor for Test team from WordPress Mentorship Program Cohort Oct 2024(Q3)
‣ Test Table Lead at WCAsia 2025 (Remote)
‣ Organizer, WC Nairobi 2025
‣ Speaker, WC Jinja 2025
‣ Speaker, WC Mukono 2026
‣ Organizer, WC Asia 2026

Interests

Writing, Web Development, Reading, Travelling, Video Games

WordPress Origin Story

I started using WordPress back in 2012 when I was in my first year at the university.

I loved to write and when I realized I could easily write and share my stories with the world using WordPress, I decided to give it a go. I had no idea about what I was doing at the time. I remember purchasing a domain name and a hosting package and creating my blog with the help of tutorials I found on the internet.

Since then, I have built dozens of WordPress websites for myself and other people. I’m happy to say that I’m making a living off WordPress.

What I love most about WordPress is that you can never get stuck. There are tons of materials online and a larger community that is always around to help you with anything.

It doesn’t matter whether you are just starting or have been using WordPress for long. Help is always a “search” away.

Badges

CODE

3 badges

Core Contributor '24 Core Team '24 Plugin Developer

CONTENT

3 badges

Documentation Contributor '24 Photo Contributor '24 WordPress.tv Contributor '24

COMMUNITY

4 badges

Meetup Organizer '24 WordCamp Organizer '24 WordCamp Speaker '25 WordCamp Volunteer '25

PRACTICE

3 badges

Support Contributor '26 Test Contributor '24 Test Team '24

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '24 Translation Editor '24

Current Job

QA Engineer

Dec 2024 – Present

WPMU DEV · Full-time

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

14contributions

high11

medium3

score36

Last 90 days

23contributions

high15

medium8

score53

Last 12 months

74contributions

high49

medium25

score172

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 7 releases

Time commitment

2 hours per week

On my own time 2 hrs/wk

Contributions

Type

August 2026

Aug 25 Tue · 20:13

Forums med

Posted a reply to Website / WP Admin Page Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm able to access the login page. Could be a browser cache.

Aug 20 Thu · 00:27

Meta high

Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @softglaze, @mdridipu, @ugyensupport, @pbiron, @azharderaiya, @audrasjb, @dhavalkapadane, @mohkatz, @lumiblog, @eboxnet, @n8finch, @rcorrales, @threadi,…

Aug 17 Mon · 12:15

Forums med

Posted a reply to 400 – Ajax bad request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad it is clearer. For avoiding it with real users, the key thing to check…

Aug 17 Mon · 06:39

Forums med

Posted a reply to 400 – Ajax bad request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @wildapache Here is my understanding of the error and why it occured in the…

Aug 15 Sat · 19:45

Polyglots high

Reviewed 17 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Aug 15 Sat · 07:53

Plugins high

Committed [3648276] to Plugins SVN:
WP 7.1 compatibility test passed

Aug 15 Sat · 07:52

Plugins high

Committed [3648275] to Plugins SVN:
WP 7.1 compatibility test passed

Aug 15 Sat · 07:52

Plugins high

Committed [3648274] to Plugins SVN:
WP 7.1 compatibility test passed