Michael Etokakpan (@micahele) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m a WordPress developer and tech consultant who enjoys building practical, well-structured solutions for real businesses. I specialize in custom plugins, API integrations, and WooCommerce optimization. I like to keep my code clean, scalable, and easy to maintain.

Interests

Web development, plugin building, API integrations, open source, WordPress performance, WooCommerce

WordPress Origin Story

I started with WordPress by helping small businesses fix issues on their sites, and I quickly became drawn to how flexible and developer-friendly it is. Over time, I began building my own plugins and themes, contributing to open-source projects, and creating tools that improve how businesses use WordPress and WooCommerce.

Badges

CODE

3 badges

Core Contributor '26 Plugin Developer Theme Developer

Current Job

Tech Consultant/Fullstack Engineer

Jan 2020 – Present

MicaheleTech · Full-time

Providing freelance full-stack development services. Published production WordPress plugins including DoNotify (voice-call reminders via Vonage Voice API with Google Calendar sync and Telegram integration), WisdomPlug (a WordPress admin productivity plugin), and RestockRadar for WooCommerce (an inventory management and automation plugin).Built and maintain the global social forum Beneyoyo.com with custom authentication, spam prevention, and WordPress security enhancements. Developed full WooCommerce stores with payment gateways and custom workflows, and delivered client sites with tailored themes, plugins, and performance optimizations.

Job History

Partner / Web Developer

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Electrr · Contract

Built and maintained custom CMS features and integrations on PHP-based systems. Handled deployments and scalability using Google Cloud. Tech stack: Custom WordPress CMS, PHP, GCP.

Web Developer

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023

FinanceVine · Contract

Customized WordPress core functions and WooCommerce flows. Built bespoke plugins and theme features. Integrated third-party APIs and optimized performance. Tech stack: PHP, WordPress Core, WooCommerce, jQuery, Laravel, SQLite.

Web Developer

Jan 2019 – Dec 2021

Total IT · Full-time

Delivered custom WordPress-powered web apps and eCommerce sites with theme customization and plugin configuration. Tech stack: WordPress, Bootstrap, JavaScript.

Web Developer (Volunteer)

Jan 2018 – Dec 2019

Independent / Volunteer

Built WP-based portfolio websites and SME platforms with custom styling and page builders. Tech stack: C#, jQuery, HTML/CSS, WordPress.

Key Accomplishments

VibeOpenClaw: built a managed hosting platform for AI agents that simplifies deployment of OpenClaw and Hermes agents, providing managed infrastructure and automation workflows that eliminate manual VPS maintenance and enable rapid deployment of autonomous AI systems.

WetoDrive: built a Google Drive automation SaaS platform that automates file transfers directly from WeTransfer to Google Drive via API-driven workflows. Acquired 200+ users and ranked on the first page of Google within three weeks of launch.

Active WordPress.org open-source contributor; contributed improvements and fixes to the Gutenberg Editor project. Published production WordPress plugins including DoNotify (voice-call reminders via Vonage Voice API with Google Calendar sync and Telegram integration), WisdomPlug (a WordPress admin productivity plugin), and RestockRadar for WooCommerce (an inventory management and automation plugin).

Technical Writer (Aug 2020–Present): Published tutorials covering WordPress optimization, hosting, deployment, DevOps, and cloud integrations on Pingdom, Hashnode, and Dev.to.

Web Developer at XBigtech (2025–Present): Developing and integrating scalable digital platforms with API-driven architecture; contributed to Elroi, a consent-first data marketplace for individuals and enterprises. Tech stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL.

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

12contributions

high8

medium4

score28

Last 90 days

33contributions

high21

medium12

score75

Last 12 months

38contributions

high21

medium17

score80

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 1 release

Time commitment

2 hours per week

On my own time 2 hrs/wk

Contributions

Type

September 2026

Sep 12 Sat · 12:25

Core med

Submitted pull request #13502 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Revisions: Remove unused list-revisions script

Sep 11 Fri · 20:41

Core med

Submitted pull request #13499 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Build/Test Tools: Document Windows Docker setup

Sep 11 Fri · 16:00

Core med

Submitted pull request #13497 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Tests: Fix database charset tests on MariaDB 13.1

Sep 09 Wed · 11:40

Core high

Pull request #79325 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
api-fetch: Resolve to null for a 200 response with an empty body

Sep 08 Tue · 08:36

Plugins high

Committed [3686213] to Plugins SVN:
Release 0.1.2: fix fatal error from missing class-donotify-remind-me.php in 0.1.1, add Remind Me block build files

Sep 04 Fri · 16:57

Core med

Submitted pull request #82469 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Search: Give the icon-only search button an accessible name

August 2026

Aug 24 Mon · 16:18

Plugins high

Committed [3663902] to Plugins SVN:
Switch screenshot 1 from PNG to JPEG to bust stale CDN cache

Aug 24 Mon · 15:59

Plugins high

Committed [3663866] to Plugins SVN:
Cache-bust screenshot 1 asset (property-only change to refresh CDN)

Aug 22 Sat · 11:13

Plugins high

Committed [3660454] to Plugins SVN:
Replace screenshot 1 with polished product page mockup featuring the back-in-stock opt-in form

Aug 21 Fri · 13:50

Plugins high

Committed [3659134] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.0.1: improved listing title, tags, and description for search discoverability; added back-in-stock/waitlist/low-stock FAQs; tested up to <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 7.1