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Monika Rao

QA Manger & Research Expert

@monikarao Dubai, United Arab Emirates joined Sep 2015

yoast.com/community/care-fund/recipients/monika-rao/ https://fluentforms.com/amazing-women-in-wordpress-monika-rao/ https://heropress.com/essays/the-power-of-women-in-wordpress Slack: @monikarao
    Teams Community Core Meta Polyglots Test
    Languages hi_IN

    Bio

    I’ve been contributing to WordPress since 2015, actively engaging with the community through various roles and projects. From working on small themes to core contributions, my journey has been rooted in continuous learning and collaboration.
    I currently work as a QA Manager and Research Expert, with a strong focus on quality, user experience, and open-source contributions. I’m also a General Translation Editor (GTE) for the WordPress Hindi project.
    Over the years, I’ve contributed as a WordPress Contributor, Translator, Organizer, and Speaker. I had the honor of being both a speaker and organizer at WordCamp Udaipur 2017, and I continue to support community-driven initiatives across the ecosystem.

    Interests

    Traveling, Foodie, Team Communication, Research on new things & most loved one WordPress Contribution

    WordPress Origin Story

    Before I contributed to WordPress, I just knew its basic. When I first contributed to WordPress and my name came up in the contribution list, I was very happy. I got a chance to connect with many people from WordPress and that is what made me to get involved in WordPress And after getting inspired to the contribution, I have contributed in every possible way and today my WordPress profile is my identity.

    Organizer for WordCamp Udaipur 2017 & 2018

    Speaker at WordCamp Udaipur 2017

    GTE of Hindi Translation Project

    Organizer WordCamp India 2021

    Test Lead for WordPress 5.6 & 5.7

    Badges

    CODE
    5 badges
    Core Contributor '16 Core Team '20 Meta Contributor '18 Theme Developer Themes Team '16
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Organizer '17 WordCamp Speaker '17
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Test Contributor '21 Test Team '21
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '16 Translation Editor '17

    Current Job

    QA Manger & Research Expert
    Present

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    0contributions
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    medium0
    score0
    Last 90 days
    0contributions
    high0
    medium0
    score0
    Last 12 months
    5contributions
    high4
    medium1
    score13

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 11 releases
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.3
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 4.9
    • 4.8
    • 4.7

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2025
    Sep 04 Thu · 14:21
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 62 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    August 2025
    Aug 15 Fri · 13:21
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Test Team Reps: Call for Nominations, on the site Make WordPress Test:
    I would like to nominate @sirlouen and @oglekler for their efforts and commitment in testing.
    Aug 15 Fri · 09:47
    Core med
    Reopened ticket #63709 on Core Trac:
    Twenty Twelve: version 4.6 adds CRLF line endings on every file
    Aug 14 Thu · 14:03
    Core med
    Closed ticket #63709 on Core Trac:
    Twenty Twelve: version 4.6 adds CRLF line endings on every file
    July 2025
    Jul 30 Wed · 15:13
    Meta high
    Received props from @topher1kenobe in Slack:
    I don't usually post HeroPress stories here, but this one feels appropriate. Props to @monikarao…
    July 2024
    Jul 09 Tue · 11:54
    Core med
    Closed ticket #61601 on Core Trac:
    Theme Search: Pressing "enter" clears search form and redirects to ...
    July 2023
    Jul 16 Sun · 09:03
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    December 2021
    Dec 03 Fri · 07:57
    Core med
    Created ticket #54563 on Core Trac:
    WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 – UI issue with Clear button on Duotone Settings
    Dec 02 Thu · 10:20
    Forums med
    Created a topic, WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 – UI issue with Clear button on Duotone effect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Clear button on Duotone settings overlaps with Focus B…
    Dec 02 Thu · 10:16
    Forums med
    Created a topic, WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 UI Issue: Clear button overlapping with the color box value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Whenever you open a color setting of Block, you will s…

    Themes

    1 theme

    Plugins

    5 favorites

    Themes

    3 favorites

    Translations

    1 locale
    hi_IN हिन्दी (Hindi) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 19 projects.

    Forums o2 P2 "Breathe" WordPress Plugin Directory WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org Translate WordPress with ConveyThis – AI Multilingual Plugin Event Tickets Manager for WooCommerce WooCommerce WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce Ashe Bard Zakra WordPress 4.9.x WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.0.x - Development

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