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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
4 badges
Community Contributor '17 Meetup Organizer '20 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '14
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
43contributions
high38
medium5
score119
Last 90 days
90contributions
high84
medium6
score258
Last 12 months
279contributions
high267
medium12
score813

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 2 releases
  • 7.0
  • 6.9

Time commitment

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

Contributions

Type
June 2026
Jun 16 Tue · 17:36
Polyglots high
Translated 62 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 16 Tue · 16:46
Polyglots high
Reviewed 43 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 15 Mon · 14:57
Polyglots high
Translated 39 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 15 Mon · 14:48
Polyglots high
Reviewed 30 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 13 Sat · 17:10
Forums med
Posted a reply to Reset/Manage Prototype Environment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @xrl8, Thank you for the clarification. Based on the environment names you mentioned (link,…
Jun 13 Sat · 03:23
Polyglots high
Translated 128 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 13 Sat · 03:13
Polyglots high
Reviewed 62 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 12 Fri · 17:46
Polyglots high
Translated 55 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 12 Fri · 17:34
Polyglots high
Reviewed 54 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Jun 12 Fri · 17:22
Forums med
Posted a reply to Analytics Not Loading, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @supplementplace,This error is usually caused by a JavaScript conflict, a plugin/theme conflict, or corrupted…

Contributor

1 plugin

Completed courses

3 completed

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Translations

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

Contributed translations to 714 projects.

Learn WordPress Openverse Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org Patterns Timely All-in-One Events Calendar Annual Archive Beautiful taxonomy filters Better Google Analytics Booking Calendar BuddyPress rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress Bulk Datetime Change Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms 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 Plugin for WordPress 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 Media Library Assistant Max Mega Menu Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus MSTW League Manager Multilanguage by BestWebSoft – WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred

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