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Mustaasam Saleem

Co-founder at HostWP.io

@mustaasam-saleem Karachi, Pakistan joined Jan 2016

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    Languages ur

    Bio

    Co-founder: HostWP.io | WPfounders.com | CheckWP.io | WPwriters.org | WPdots.io

    Soon to launch: WPcommunity.org

    Previously:
    ~ Growth Marketing Manager @MyMainWP
    ~ Marketing Manager @SocialChampSays
    ~ Team Lead #WordPress Community at @Cloudways

    I built my first WordPress website in 2009 and have been actively involved in the WordPress ecosystem since 2016, attending several WordCamps globally.

    Loves Hangout, Music, Football, Squash. I’m here to follow, help, and share knowledge with the WordPress community.

    Know more about me 👇
    https://mustaasam.com/

    Interests

    WordPress, Cloud Hosting, Community, Travelling, Seasonal Speaker, Events Organizer, Educating People, Networking

    WordPress Origin Story

    My WordPress journey began 10+ years ago from a software engineering perspective. I spent a decade managing growth functions and optimizing cloud infrastructure for industry-leading brands like Cloudways and MainWP, helping hundreds of users scale their platforms.

    That hands-on experience eventually sparked a drive to build my own solutions, which split into two passions: speed and stories.

    On the technical side, I co-founded HostWP.io to engineer fast, secure, and reliable hosting powered by LiteSpeed Enterprise.

    On the human side, I built WPfounders.com to give WordPress entrepreneurs a stage to share their real building journeys.

    Everything I do under the WPdots.io umbrella is about making this ecosystem faster for your site and more connected for your business.

    Badges

    CODE
    1 badge
    Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    Meetup Organizer '24
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '16 Translation Editor '18

    Current Job

    Co-founder
    Present
    HostWP.io

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    5contributions
    high5
    medium0
    score15
    Last 90 days
    13contributions
    high13
    medium0
    score39
    Last 12 months
    15contributions
    high15
    medium0
    score45

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2026
    Sep 03 Thu · 20:04
    Plugins high
    Committed [3680320] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging 1.0.3
    Sep 03 Thu · 20:03
    Plugins high
    Committed [3680318] to Plugins SVN:
    1.0.3: Email notifications, plugin conflict warnings, error recovery guidance, fix missing file
    August 2026
    Aug 22 Sat · 18:07
    Plugins high
    Committed [3661012] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging 1.0.2
    Aug 22 Sat · 17:53
    Plugins high
    Committed [3661001] to Plugins SVN:
    Updated readme.txt
    Aug 22 Sat · 17:48
    Plugins high
    Committed [3660990] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 1.0.2 - Search & Replace (take this website live), Settings link, slow-transfer warning, PHP-gate Migrate-anyway option, new screenshots, Tested up to 7.1
    Aug 04 Tue · 17:30
    Plugins high
    Committed [3634428] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging 1.0.1
    Aug 04 Tue · 17:29
    Plugins high
    Committed [3634427] to Plugins SVN:
    WP-CLI output is now translatable via the plugin's text domain.
    July 2026
    Jul 29 Wed · 22:55
    Plugins high
    Committed [3627737] to Plugins SVN:
    Update banner and clarify readme wording
    Jul 29 Wed · 19:18
    Plugins high
    Committed [3627621] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging 1.0.0
    Jul 29 Wed · 18:51
    Plugins high
    Committed [3627598] to Plugins SVN:
    Add icon, banner, and screenshots; update readme

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Completed courses

    1 completed

    Browse courses on Learn WordPress

    Translations

    1 locale
    ur اردو (Urdu) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    WooCommerce

    Contributed translations to 9 projects.

    WooCommerce 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