Bigul Malayi (@mbigul) – WordPress user profile

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)
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.

Contributions

Bigul Malayi contributes 20 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Photos, Polyglots, and Test.

Member Since: March 29th, 2012
Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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Contribution History

Community Contributor
Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Photos Team
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
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Photos
Courses
Favorites
Translations

Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @huzaifaalmesbah @narenin @azharderaiya @riko910 @Bhavik Panchal @dhavalkapadane @vishitshah @jigar9998 @vaibhavsweb @hage @shailu25 @Valer1e…
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Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @ismail0071, @snilesh, @azharderaiya, @khushdoms, @iamasadpolash, @huzaifaalmesbah, @chauhanraj754, @jigar9998, @areziaal, @shailu25, @mohkatz, @369work, @abduremon,…
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Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Openverse, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi Rithika, Thank you for your interest in becoming a PTE for Malayalam translations. We…
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Received props from @mujuonly in Slack:
Props to @snilesh @mbigul @abhiramrg @ajithrn @yamchhetri(online) for joining WCAsia2026 contributor day Photos team table!
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Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
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Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @meher @JeffPaul @huzaifaalmesbah @ruba1956 @jigar9998 @muddassirnasim @shailu25 @mobarak @abduremon @zunaid321 @ravigadhiyawp @mohkatz @ellatrix…
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Mentioned in [13205] on Meta SVN:
Photo Directory, Admin: Prevent randomization of the queue if it's explicitly being sorted.
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