Mike Challis (@mikechallis) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I am a career IT consultant and software developer with over 30 years of experience in systems administration, engineering software since 2000, and deeply embedded in the WordPress ecosystem since 2008. As the developer of Uncomplicated Forms and owner of Orlando Sun Mobility LLC—operating both Mike’s Computer Tech and Uncomplicated Forms—I specialize in building high-integrity, secure, and performance-optimized solutions. My mission is to modernize legacy solutions into a ‘Master Tech’ standard: software that is advanced in capability but ‘Uncomplicated’ in execution. I am committed to clean code, PHP 8.4 standards, and ensuring that WordPress remains a reliable, transparent platform for business owners. — Michael J. Challis

Interests

WordPress Development & Security
Legacy Code Modernization
Performance Optimization
IT Consulting & Systems Administration
Theme Park Technology
Automotive Engineering
Faith & Integrity in Business

WordPress Origin Story

I first entered the WordPress space over a decade ago to solve complex technical challenges for my IT consulting clients. I quickly realized that while the platform is powerful, many essential tools had become unnecessarily bloated or abandoned.

My journey since then has been focused on ‘cleaning up the engine’—taking the reliability of legacy systems and refactoring them into modern, secure, and uncomplicated solutions that respect the user’s time and data.

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CODE

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Plugin Developer

POLYGLOTS

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Translation Contributor '26

Current Job

Founder & Lead Developer

Present

Orlando Sun Mobility LLC (Uncomplicated Forms)

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

8contributions

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score24

Last 90 days

8contributions

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Last 12 months

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Contributions

Type

July 2026

Jul 13 Mon · 18:41

Plugins high

Committed [3606578] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.0.1 release

Jul 13 Mon · 18:37

Plugins high

Committed [3606573] to Plugins SVN:
Updating trunk files for version 1.0.1

Jul 07 Tue · 18:42

Plugins high

Committed [3599488] to Plugins SVN:
Update directory banners retina 1544x500 versions

June 2026

Jun 18 Thu · 06:31

Polyglots high

Translated 9 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Jun 17 Wed · 16:26

Plugins high

Committed [3576107] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.0.0 release

Jun 17 Wed · 16:17

Polyglots high

Translated 15 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Jun 17 Wed · 15:41

Plugins high

Committed [3576070] to Plugins SVN:
Added localization .pot template

Jun 17 Wed · 15:26

Plugins high

Committed [3576048] to Plugins SVN:
Initial release version 1.0.0

April 2018

Apr 11 Wed · 14:21

Forums med

Posted a reply to Spam emails coming through contact form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Enable the recaptcha on the security tab it is better.

September 2017

Sep 26 Tue · 17:34

Forums med

Posted a reply to FS Contact Form no longer in WP Market?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I fixed it, download again. Mike

Plugins 1
Favorites 1
Translations 13

Developer

1 plugin

Uncomplicated Forms

Less than 10 active installs

Plugins

1 favorite

Uncomplicated Forms