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Bio

I am an Electrical and Telecommunications Engineer working as a WordPress Systems Engineer and Growth Specialist at the intersection of AI, automation, and large-scale WordPress ecosystems.

I currently work at Awesome Motive, Inc. (WPForms), where I focus on building growth systems across partnerships, integrations, automation workflows, and product expansion within the WordPress ecosystem.

Over the years, I have worked across telecom systems, network security, and high-scale WordPress environments, including supporting millions of users and complex production systems. I previously worked with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), helping developers design scalable WordPress architectures and solve complex implementation challenges.

Beyond my role inside product teams, I actively build and maintain WordPress plugins and open-source tools used in production environments. I contribute to the WordPress ecosystem through published plugins, GitHub contributions, and technical discussions across widely used projects.

My work focuses on building systems, not just websites: automation, integrations, and WordPress infrastructure designed for performance, clarity, and long-term maintainability.

I care about removing unnecessary complexity and building systems that scale cleanly in real-world environments.

You can learn more about my work here: https://mike.co.ke

Interests

I help build and maintain parts of the Web, with a particular focus on WordPress.

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Current Job

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Awesome Motive, Inc. · Full-time

Recent impact

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Last 90 days
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Last 12 months
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Team focus

Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

Contributions

Type
July 2026
Jul 25 Sat · 05:41
Core med
Submitted pull request #12691 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Plugins: Display required WordPress version for incompatible plugins
June 2026
Jun 20 Sat · 13:46
Plugins high
Committed [3579818] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme.txt with new installation instructions and FAQ for access control
Jun 20 Sat · 13:43
Plugins high
Committed [3579815] to Plugins SVN:
Tag version 1.3.1: Add role-based access control, dedicated top-level menu, and critical security/logic bug fixes
March 2026
Mar 14 Sat · 15:03
Plugins high
Committed [3482592] to Plugins SVN:
Tested up to: 6.9.4
May 2025
May 31 Sat · 03:34
Plugins high
Committed [3303833] to Plugins SVN:
Update: tested up to <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 6.8.1
May 31 Sat · 03:31
Plugins high
Committed [3303831] to Plugins SVN:
Update: tested up to <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 6.8.1
May 31 Sat · 03:22
Plugins high
Committed [3303826] to Plugins SVN:
Update: tested up to <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 6.8.1
May 13 Tue · 11:02
Forums med
Posted a reply to Light-weight, works perfectly!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @nathanbowen, Thanks for taking the time to share your review and feedback! We’re thrilled…
May 01 Thu · 19:38
Plugins high
Committed [3285824] to Plugins SVN:
Tested with <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 6.8.1
January 2025
Jan 30 Thu · 11:10
Plugins high
Committed [3231962] to Plugins SVN:
Released 1.3.0

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2 plugins

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