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Nikunj Hatkar

WordPress Plugin Developer at TeamUpdraft

@nikunj8866 India joined Nov 2015

github.com/nikunj8866 Slack: @nikunj8866
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    Bio

    My WordPress journey began over 8 years ago when I started exploring ways to build flexible, user-friendly websites without reinventing the wheel. What started with customizing themes quickly evolved into developing custom plugins and deep-diving into WordPress core, hooks, and APIs.

    I was drawn to WordPress because of its vibrant open-source community, extensibility, and real-world impact. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of helping clients and teams build scalable solutions from simple blogs to complex WooCommerce setups and API-driven automation tools.

    Today, I contribute to the WordPress ecosystem not just as a developer, but also as a problem solver, community supporter, and meetup organizer. Every project I work on, every bug I report, and every feature I build is a small way to give back to the platform that kickstarted my career.

    WordPress Origin Story

    – Test Team Rep (2025-2026)

    Core Contribution in WordPress:

    – WordPress 7.0
    – WordPress 6.9
    – WordPress 6.8.2
    – WordPress 6.8.1
    – WordPress 6.8 (Noteworthy Contributor)

    WordCamp Journey:
    – WordCamp Asia 2026 (Table Lead)
    – WordCamp Surat 2025 (Organizer)
    – WordCamp Ahmedabad 2025
    – WordCamp Mumbai 2023

    – Navsari Meetup Co-Organizer

    Badges

    CODE
    9 badges
    C Core AI Contributor '25 Core Contributor '25 C Core Performance Contributor '25 Hosting Contributor '25 Meta Contributor '26 Pattern Author '25 P Playground Contributor '25 Plugin Developer WP-CLI Contributor '25
    CONTENT
    4 badges
    Documentation Contributor '25 O Openverse Contributor '25 Photo Contributor '25 WordPress.tv Contributor '25
    COMMUNITY
    3 badges
    B BuddyPress Contributor '25 Meetup Organizer '25 WordCamp Organizer '25
    PRACTICE
    4 badges
    Accessibility Contributor '25 Test Contributor '25 Test Team '25 Training Contributor '25
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '22 Translation Editor '25

    Current Job

    WordPress Plugin Developer
    Present
    TeamUpdraft

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    17contributions
    high10
    medium7
    score37
    Last 90 days
    52contributions
    high35
    medium17
    score122
    Last 12 months
    202contributions
    high118
    medium84
    score438

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 3 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 17 Fri · 11:20
    GitHub med
    Closed issue #85 on the WordPress/test-handbook repository:
    Full Review of all Handbook Pages 2025-2026
    Jul 16 Thu · 15:22
    GitHub med
    Closed issue #90 on the WordPress/test-handbook repository:
    Feature and enhancement testing Page
    Jul 16 Thu · 13:14
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Team Chat Agenda: 16th July, 2026, on the site Make WordPress Test:
    Here is the agenda for the upcoming Test Team Chat scheduled for , which is…
    Jul 16 Thu · 12:14
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Test Team Update: 16 July, 2026, on the site Team Updates:
    💡If you don’t know how to start, join the Patch Testing Session ☕ held every…
    Jul 15 Wed · 18:58
    Meta high
    Received props from @Benjamin_Zekavica in Slack:
    Props to @annezazu, @jigar9998, @ravigadhiyawp, @shailu25, @areziaal, @shanemuir, @abduremon, @rejaulalomkhan, @vishitshah, @369work, @azharderaiya, @noruzzaman, @josevarghese,…
    Jul 15 Wed · 16:56
    Meta high
    Received props from @Benjamin_Zekavica in Slack:
    Props to everyone who helped ship WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 today! :tada: @krupajnanda for organizing…
    Jul 10 Fri · 13:22
    Core med
    Created issue #80110 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Color picker cursor keeps shaking/jittering when adjusting Gradient color stop
    Jul 08 Wed · 09:44
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Call for Testing: Responsive Styling, on the site Make WordPress Test:
    Thanks @awetz583, this is really helpful feedback! You're right - text alignment is set from…
    Jul 07 Tue · 08:25
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62653] on WordPress SVN:
    Docs: Update since tag for `wp_get_user_request()`.
    Jul 06 Mon · 04:17
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Test Scrub Schedule for WordPress 7.1, on the site Make WordPress Test:
    As you're aware, WordPress 7.1 is slated to be the next major release of 2026,…

    Developer

    3 plugins

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Support Rep

    1 plugin

    Photos

    1 contribution

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    Completed courses

    1 completed

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    Plugins

    1 favorite

    Translations

    1 locale
    gu ગુજરાતી (Gujarati) Meta Translation Editor Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Openverse

    Translation editor for 2 projects.

    Performance Lab WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API

    Contributed translations to 12 projects.

    Openverse Pattern Directory WordPress Plugin Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org bbPress Gutenberg Performance Lab WooCommerce WordPress 4.3.x WordPress 5.9.x WordPress 7.0.x - Development

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