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Bigul Malayi

@mbigul Kozhikode, Kerala, India joined Mar 2012

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    Bio

    I am Bigul from Kozhikode, Kerala, India — a proud son, husband, and father of two (a boy and a girl), and a grateful brother and uncle.

    I began my web development journey in 2005 as a PHP Developer and transitioned into WordPress development in 2007. Since joining the community in 2012, I have been actively involved in organising WordPress Kerala meetups and contributing to the WordPress Photo Directory, Polyglots, Testing, and Support.

    I have participated in several WordCamps across India and abroad, serving in various roles including organiser, mentor, speaker, and volunteer. I am passionate about community collaboration, open-source photography, and helping new contributors find their place in the WordPress ecosystem.

    Always happy to connect with contributors and learners.

    Interests

    Nature, WordPress, Traveling, Reading, Writing, Gardening and Cooking.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I came across WordPress in late 2007. Since 2008, WordPress has been my bread and butter 🙂

    2026
    Organiser – WordCamp Asia (Team Lead – Attendee Experience)
    Honored to serve as a Judge and Mentor for WordPress Nepal Photo Festival 2026
    Recipient – Yoast Care Fund

    2025

    Speaker – WordCamp Kolkata
    Facilitator – WordCamp Pune
    Recipient – Automattic Open Horizons Scholarship
    Volunteer – WordCamp US, Portland
    Reached a significant milestone with 3000+ approved photos in the WordPress Photo Directory
    Achieved the milestone of 2000+ curated photos published in the WordPress Photo Directory
    Reached the milestone of moderating over 1,000 photos in the WordPress Photo Directory

    2024

    Photo Team Representative
    Lead Organiser – WordCamp Kerala
    Lead Organiser – YouthCamp Kozhikode
    Lead Organiser – WordPress Photo Festival 2024
    Achieved the milestone of 1000+ curated photos published in the WordPress Photo Directory
    Speaker – WordCamp Bangalore
    Attendee – WordCamp Europe, Torino
    Attendee – WordCamp Pune

    2023

    Organiser – WordCamp Asia
    Lead Organiser – WordCamp Kerala
    Delegate – WordPress Community Summit, Maryland
    Speaker – WordCamp Udaipur
    Speaker – WordCamp Ahmedabad
    Lead Organiser – YouthCamp Kozhikode
    Became Moderator – WordPress Photo Directory
    Attendee – WordCamp US, Maryland

    2022

    Organised and facilitated multiple WordPress Meetups, both offline in Kerala (Kochi & Kozhikode) and online
    Shortlisted as a Noteworthy Polyglot Contributor

    2021

    Organiser – WordCamp India (Online)
    Organiser WordPress Translation Day 2021
    Attendee – WordCamp Europe (Online)

    2020

    Organiser – WordCamp Asia (Postponed due to COVID)

    2019

    Organiser – WordCamp Kochi
    Attendee – WordCamp Nagpur

    2018

    Organiser – WordCamp Kochi
    Mentor – WordCamp Udaipur
    Attendee – WordCamp Mumbai
    Attendee – WordCamp Nagpur

    2017

    Delegate – WordPress Community Summit, Paris
    Lead Organiser – WordCamp Kochi (First WordCamp in Kerala)
    Volunteer – WordCamp Pune
    Speaker – WordCamp Udaipur
    Speaker – WordCamp Mumbai
    Speaker & Volunteer – WordCamp Nagpur
    Speaker – WordCamp Kanpur
    Mentor – WordCamp Delhi
    Started Kozhikode WordPress Meetup Group (Kerala, India)
    Attendee – WordCamp Europe, Paris

    2016

    Speaker – WordCamp Nashik
    Organised the first full-day WordPress event in Kochi for Translation Day
    Attendee – WordCamp Europe, Vienna
    Attendee – WordCamp Mumbai

    2015

    Speaker – WordCamp Mumbai
    Speaker – WordCamp Pune
    Become a GTE (General Translation Editor) for Malayalam
    Attendee – WordCamp Europe, Seville (my first flagship WordCamp)

    2014

    Speaker – WordCamp Mumbai
    Started Kochi WordPress Meetup Group (Kerala, India)

    2012

    Attended WordCamp Mumbai, my first WordPress event in person.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '25 Meta Contributor '24 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Photo Contributor '23 Photos Team '23
    COMMUNITY
    5 badges
    Community Contributor '17 Meetup Organizer '20 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '14 WordCamp Volunteer '26
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    86contributions
    high61
    medium25
    score208
    Last 90 days
    252contributions
    high178
    medium74
    score608
    Last 12 months
    481contributions
    high400
    medium81
    score1281

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 3 releases
    • 7.1
    • 7.0
    • 6.9

    Time commitment

    25 hours per week
    • On my own time 25 hrs/wk

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2026
    Sep 04 Fri · 18:22
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Grateful to Novamira for Supporting WP Future Conclave 2026, on the site WPFuture Conclave 2026:
    We’re excited to have Novamira as a Gold Sponsor of WP Future Conclave 2026. Their…
    Sep 04 Fri · 09:29
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Celebrating Mailercloud’s Support for WP Future Conclave 2026, on the site WPFuture Conclave 2026:
    We’re excited to have Mailercloud as a Silver Sponsor of WP Future Conclave 2026. Their…
    Sep 03 Thu · 19:13
    Polyglots high
    Translated 36 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 03 Thu · 19:06
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 24 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 02 Wed · 10:44
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Make WP Future Conclave Part of Your Profile, on the site WPFuture Conclave 2026:
    The countdown to WP Future Conclave 2026 is on and now you can take the…
    Sep 01 Tue · 18:01
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 27 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 01 Tue · 17:48
    Polyglots high
    Translated 54 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 01 Tue · 06:36
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Midnay Joins WP Future Conclave 2026 as a Silver Sponsor, on the site WPFuture Conclave 2026:
    We’re happy to welcome Midnay as a Silver Sponsor of WP Future Conclave 2026. Their…
    August 2026
    Aug 31 Mon · 18:51
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 42 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Aug 31 Mon · 15:43
    Polyglots high
    Translated 34 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Photos

    3,617 contributions

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    Completed courses

    3 completed

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    Plugins

    13 favorites

    Translations

    1 locale
    ml_IN മലയാളം (Malayalam) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 723 projects.

    Learn WordPress o2 Openverse P2 "Breathe" WordPress Plugin Directory Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org Patterns Timely All-in-One Events Calendar Annual Archive bbPress Beautiful taxonomy filters Better Google Analytics Booking Calendar Bookster – Appointment Booking Management System BuddyPress rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress Bulk Datetime Change Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce Classic Editor CloudSearch CommentPress Core Contact Form 7 WordPress Calls to Action Custom Post Type Date Archives Easing Slider Easy Property Listings Eazyest Gallery eCommerce Product Catalog Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin XML Sitemap Generator for Google Gutenberg Invite Anyone Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS Jigoshop Ktai Style WordPress Landing Pages WordPress Leads LiteSpeed Cache LoftBuilder MailPress MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies

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