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Gulshan Kumar

WordPress Performance & Infrastructure Consultant at Self-Employed

@thegulshankumar ::1 joined Dec 2015

gulshankumar.net github.com/thegulshankumar

    Bio

    With over a decade of hands on experience in WordPress environments, I specialize in diagnosing complex issues related to performance, stability, and infrastructure. My focus is on identifying root causes and implementing reliable solutions to keep WordPress sites running efficiently.

    My expertise covers WordPress performance optimization, system level troubleshooting, server environments, caching and CDN architecture, database performance, and DNS and hosting infrastructure management.

    I also diagnose technical SEO issues affecting crawlability, indexing, and site performance using tools such as Screaming Frog SEO Spider and Google Search Console. My approach is based on strong fundamentals and practical problem solving to maintain stable and high performing WordPress environments.

    WordPress Origin Story

    My journey with WordPress started around 2012 while building small photo portfolio websites and experimenting with SEO. Curiosity about how websites appear in search and why some sites perform better than others gradually pulled me deeper into the technical side.

    Over time, that curiosity evolved into a strong interest in performance, infrastructure, and troubleshooting. Today I focus on diagnosing complex issues and improving the stability and performance of WordPress environments behind the scenes.

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    August 2026
    Aug 12 Wed · 17:33
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Contributor Cannot Add Focus Keyword in Rank Math, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Rank Math Team, I hope you're doing well. …
    July 2026
    Jul 18 Sat · 20:28
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    Created a topic, Feedback regarding Object Caching, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Environment WordPress: 7.0.2 LiteSpeed Cache: 7…
    Jul 18 Sat · 07:29
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    Created a topic, Need to enable Safe Mode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Team LiteSpeed Cache, I am trying to reset th…
    June 2026
    Jun 07 Sun · 08:49
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Post Update Fails When Instant Indexing Plugin or Module Is Enabled, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for your response. It seems not helpful. Observations: I am using Rank Math plugin…
    Jun 07 Sun · 08:11
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    Posted a reply to Cloudflare R2 and UpdraftPlus Connection Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I found the issue. The S3 Location field should contain only the bucket name (e.g.…
    Jun 07 Sun · 08:01
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    Created a topic, Cloudflare S3 and UpdraftPlus Connection Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Team UpdraftPlus, I created a Cloudflare Buck…
    Jun 06 Sat · 17:05
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    Posted a reply to Post Update Fails When Instant Indexing Plugin or Module Is Enabled, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have shared it above in the gist URL.
    Jun 04 Thu · 04:33
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    Created a topic, Post Update Fails When Instant Indexing Plugin or Module Is Enabled, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Rank Math Team, Testing Environment Defau…
    May 2026
    May 12 Tue · 10:24
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    Posted a reply to Feedback related to Markup Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Please refer to https://gist.github.com/thegulshankumar/f36a1bc4ac938b2d22c23505039350be Noted. Thanks for your assistance.
    May 12 Tue · 05:51
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    Created a topic, Feedback related to Markup Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Team Rank Math, When I audited my HTML code, …

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