Suraj Sutar (@surajswalstar) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I am a WordPress expert with 8+ years of experience, specializing in custom website development, advanced functionalities, and performance optimization. My journey with WordPress started with a passion for coding, and over the years, I have built and optimized countless websites, leveraging custom functions, filters, and integrations to enhance user experience.

Currently, I lead projects as a Manager at Walstar Technologies Pvt. Ltd., ensuring high-quality development and delivering solutions that drive results. My expertise extends to Elementor, WooCommerce, WordPress theme and plugin development, and conversion rate optimization (CRO) for eCommerce businesses.

Beyond development, I’m committed to mentoring aspiring developers and contributing to the WordPress community. I continuously explore new ways to enhance website performance, usability, and business growth through strategic web development solutions.

Interests

Designer, Developer, Coding, Programming, Bug Fixing, Playing Cricket

WordPress Origin Story

My journey with WordPress started with pure curiosity. I was always fascinated by how websites worked, and I wanted to build something of my own. After experimenting with different platforms, I stumbled upon WordPress—and it completely changed my path.

At first, it was just about tweaking themes and exploring plugins. But soon, I started diving into custom coding, creating functions, and building full-fledged websites. Each challenge pushed me to learn more, and before I knew it, I was taking on client projects, crafting custom solutions, and optimizing websites for performance and conversions.

Over the years, WordPress became more than just a platform—it became a community.

WordCamp Bengaluru 2024 : Attendee
WordCamp Kolhapur 2025 : Speaker
WordCamp Pune 2025 : Attendee

Badges

CODE

2 badges

Core Contributor '25 Pattern Author '25

CONTENT

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Photo Contributor '25

COMMUNITY

1 badge

WordCamp Speaker '24

POLYGLOTS

1 badge

Translation Contributor '25

Current Job

Manager

Present

Walstar Technologies

Recent impact

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

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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

WordPress releases

Contributed to 1 release

Time commitment

1 hour per week of sponsored contribution time

Walstar Technologies pvt ltd

Contributions

Type

August 2025

Aug 26 Tue · 17:29

Polyglots high

Translated 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

June 2025

Jun 07 Sat · 11:04

Polyglots high

Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

April 2025

Apr 30 Wed · 18:17

Meta high

Received props from @jorbin in Slack:
Props to @iamshubhamsp, @pratapvashi123, @narenin, @azharderaiya, @getsyash, @surajswalstar, @ravigadhiyawp, @mkrndmane, @snilesh, @zeelthakkar, @hiabhaykulkarni, @JeffPaul, @deepakrohilla,…

Apr 16 Wed · 03:02

Polyglots high

Translated 17 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Apr 15 Tue · 19:23

Meta high

Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @SergeyBiryukov@joemcgill @Mamaduka @marybaum @karmatosed @estelaris @ryelle @paulkevan @themebeans @richtabor @4thhubbard…

Apr 14 Mon · 17:35

Meta high

Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @JeffPaul @vgnavada @surajswalstar @sppramodh @shailu25 @ravigadhiyawp @abcd95 @mayanktripathi32 @faisalahammad @ahsankhan316…

Apr 08 Tue · 20:34

Meta high

Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to@desrosj @michelleames @Mamaduka @joemcgill @audrasjb @michelleames @krupajnanda @Benjamin_Zekavica @narenin @joedolson @marybaum @mkrndmane @courane01 @zunaid321…

Apr 07 Mon · 17:11

Community med

Created issue #1466 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
WordPress Events page wpadmin bar overlap on header when you logged in

Apr 05 Sat · 19:09

Polyglots high

Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

Apr 05 Sat · 11:58

Polyglots med

Suggested 6 strings on translate.wordpress.org.