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Makarand Mane

Founder & Designated Partner at WPGenius Solutions LLP

@mkrndmane Kolhapur, India joined Aug 2011

makarandmane.com github.com/MakarandMane Slack: @makarand
    Teams Community Photos Polyglots
    Languages mr hi_IN

    Bio

    Professional Skills
    💡 Expert WordPress Developer – Themes, Plugins & Custom Solutions
    ⚡ Proficient in: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5 and CSS3
    ⚙ Experienced in: WP‑CLI, REST API and LMS Development
    🚀 Specialized in: WordPress Performance Optimisation, maintenance and Automation
    🏢 Founder & Designated Partner – WPGenius Solutions LLP

    Current community roles:
    🖥 Core Contributor – WordPress 6.7 “Rollins”, 6.8 “Cecil” & 7.0 Armstrong
    🎤 Lead Organizer – WordCamp Kolhapur 2025, 2026, WordCamp Asia (Contributor Day Co-lead) 2026, Campus connect Kolhapur 2026
    🌍 General Translation Editor (Marathi)
    📸 Photo Directory Moderator
    🤝 WordPress Kolhapur Community Meetup Organizer & Mentor
    🛠 Keymaster Admin for Marathi Support Forum
    💻 Contributor to Core, Polyglots, Photos, WordCamp Speaker and Pattern Teams

    Interests

    💻 WordPress Development & Open Source Contribution
    👥 Community Building, Mentorship & Organizing WordCamps/Meetups
    🧘 Pranic Healing & Spiritual Practices
    📸 Photography, 🎒 Cultural Exploration & ✈️ Travel
    🎓 Educational Outreach, Programming & Technology Advocacy

    WordPress Origin Story

    I began my WordPress journey in 2011 after creating my first website in Joomla. During a jobless month, I built a school website for free using WordPress and was amazed by how simple yet powerful it was.

    Since then, I’ve developed countless WordPress projects and mastered HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL.

    My first WordCamp experience was in 2014 (Mumbai), which inspired me to start building and nurturing the Kolhapur WordPress community.

    Highlights of My Journey:
    2014 : Attendee WordCamp Mumbai
    2015 : Attendee WordCamp Pune
    2016 : Attendee WordCamp Mumbai
    2016 : Attendee WordCamp Nashik
    2017 : Speaker WordCamp Pune
    2017 : Speaker WordCamp Mumbai
    2017 : Speaker WordCamp Nagpur
    2017 : Volunteer WordCamp Nashik
    2018 : Attendee WordCamp Mumbai
    2019 : Speaker WordCamp Pune
    2021 : Volunteer WordCamp India
    2023 : Speaker WordCamp Mumbai
    2023 : Speaker WordCamp Ahmedabad
    2024 : Facilitator WordCamp Pune
    2024 : Speaker WordCamp Bengaluru
    2024 : Speaker WordCamp Nagpur
    2025 : Lead Organiser WordCamp Kolhapur
    2025 : Facilitator WordCamp Pune
    2025 : Volunteer + Scholarship Winner WordCamp Asia
    2025 : Speaker & Mentor WP Kolhapur online contribution series
    2025 : Speaker WordCamp Bengaluru
    2025 : Facilitator & Organiser WordPress Campus Connect Kolhapur
    2025 : Speaker WordCamp Surat
    2025 : Table Lead WordCamp Bangkok
    2025 : Table Lead WordCamp Bhopal
    2026 : Lead Organiser WordCamp Kolhapur
    2026 : Facilitator WordCamp Pune
    2026 : Organiser WordCamp Asia (Co-lead Contributor day)
    2026 : Facilitator & Organiser WordPress Campus Connect Kolhapur

    As a core contributor improving WordPress:

    WordPress 6.7 “Rollins”
    WordPress 6.8 “Cecil”
    WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong”

    🏆 Diversity Scholarship recipient 🎓 – WordCamp Asia 2025
    🏆 Yoast Care fund recipient 🎓 – 2026

    Today, I contribute as a developer, mentor, and community organizer, giving back to the open‑source platform that has shaped my career and empowered millions worldwide. 🌍💙

    Badges

    CODE
    6 badges
    Core Contributor '24 Hosting Contributor '25 Meta Contributor '25 Pattern Author '24 Plugin Developer WP-CLI Contributor '25
    CONTENT
    4 badges
    O Openverse Contributor '25 Photo Contributor '24 Photos Team '24 WordPress.tv Contributor '24
    COMMUNITY
    5 badges
    Community Contributor '26 Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '24 WordCamp Speaker '19 WordCamp Volunteer '24
    PRACTICE
    3 badges
    C Credits Mentor '26 Support Contributor '20 Support Team '20
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '16

    Current Job

    Founder & Designated Partner
    Mar 2021 – Present
    WPGenius Solutions LLP · Part-time

    Job History

    Sole proprietor
    May 2018 – Present
    Tyche Ventures · Part-time
    Freelancer
    Aug 2011 – May 2018
    Self Employed · Full-time

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    6contributions
    high2
    medium4
    score10
    Last 90 days
    87contributions
    high77
    medium10
    score241
    Last 12 months
    144contributions
    high124
    medium20
    score392

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 4 releases
    • 7.1
    • 7.0
    • 6.8
    • 6.7

    Time commitment

    2 hours per week
    • On my own time 2 hrs/wk

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 08 Thu · 11:45
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post I am the plugin author…, on the site Translate WordPress:
    Namaskar @zinndigital, I have added you as PTE to your plugins for #mr language.
    Oct 01 Thu · 17:39
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026
    September 2026
    Sep 27 Sun · 19:44
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Call for testing: WordPress community groups on events.WordPress.org, on the site Make WordPress.org:
    Is admin can do checkins like we do meetup.com? If yes, if someone missed to…
    Sep 27 Sun · 19:03
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Rethinking how Student Clubs actually run, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    I really like this proposal, especially the structured approach to starting, supporting, and sustaining Student…
    Sep 27 Sun · 18:48
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Indentifying WPCC Participants through WordPress.org Profiles, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    I really like Proposal 2, especially the idea of displaying the individual mentor/program facilitator on…
    Sep 23 Wed · 11:55
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Rajasthan 2026
    Sep 08 Tue · 06:03
    Meta med
    Closed ticket #8417 on Meta Trac:
    WordPress Releases Contributor Badge not showing on profiles
    Sep 03 Thu · 13:38
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Hi Polyglots! 👋 I’m the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
    @devangvachheta added to #mr
    August 2026
    Aug 31 Mon · 06:28
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Aug 31 Mon · 06:28
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

    Contributor

    2 plugins

    Photos

    290 contributions

    View all 290 photos in the Photo Directory

    Completed courses

    10 completed

    Browse courses on Learn WordPress

    Plugins

    5 favorites

    Translations

    5 locales
    mr मराठी (Marathi) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 34 projects.

    WordPress for Android Learn WordPress Openverse Pattern Directory WordPress Plugin Directory Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder BuddyPress Firelight Lightbox Shortcode Widget WooCommerce Ashe Bard Customify WordPress 4.1.x WordPress 4.2.x WordPress 4.4.x WordPress 4.5.x WordPress 4.6.x WordPress 4.7.x WordPress 4.8.x WordPress 4.9.x WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 5.5.x WordPress 6.1.x WordPress 6.2.x WordPress 6.6.x WordPress 7.1.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    hi_IN हिन्दी (Hindi) Themes Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 2 projects.

    Customify OnePress

    Contributed translations to 15 projects.

    Customify WordPress 4.1.x WordPress 4.2.x WordPress 4.3.x WordPress 4.4.x WordPress 4.5.x WordPress 4.6.x WordPress 4.7.x WordPress 4.8.x WordPress 4.9.x WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.1.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    kn ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    Gutenberg WordPress 7.1.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    en_CA English (Canada) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Openverse

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    gu ગુજરાતી (Gujarati) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    WordPress 4.6.x

    View all on translate.wordpress.org