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Kamran Abdul Aziz

Founder & Director at ShifteQ

@ekamran Mumbai joined Jun 2012

shifteq.com github.com/ekamran Slack: @Kamran Abdul Aziz
    Teams Community Core AI Core Core Performance Documentation Hosting Openverse Photos Playground Polyglots Test CLI
    Languages hi_IN

    Bio

    I’m Kamran Abdul Aziz, a WordPress developer based in Mumbai, focused on building fast, stable and practical websites.

    I work mainly with WordPress and WooCommerce, with a strong focus on performance, security and hosting infrastructure. Day to day that means server setup, caching, Redis, Cloudflare, VPS environments and technical troubleshooting.

    In the project I contribute across Core, Core AI, Core Performance, Test, Playground, Hosting, Documentation, Openverse, Polyglots and CLI. That includes core commits in 7.1.1 and the upcoming 7.2, fixes in wp-cli and the hosting PHPUnit test runner, plugin and handbook work, Hindi translations, and three plugins of my own in the directory. I am a member of the Hosting Team, and I mostly pick bugs that have been open for years, reproduce them, and fix them with tests.

    I prefer simple, maintainable solutions that solve real problems and keep working over time.

    If my work helps you or your company, you can sponsor it at github.com/sponsors/ekamran.

    Interests

    WordPress, WooCommerce, Web Performance, Hosting Infrastructure, Security, Open Source, Core AI, Technical SEO, Plugin Development, Plugin Customization, Cloudflare, Redis, Automation, APIs, Domains, Branding, UI/UX, Documentation, Translations, Community

    WordPress Origin Story

    I started using WordPress in 2008 while building a site with a friend. Curiosity turned into professional work.

    I spent several years with Envato Studio, installing themes, configuring sites, and solving practical problems for clients, then moved fully into development, WooCommerce, hosting, and performance.

    WordCamps changed how I engage with the project. My first contribution was merged during WordCamp Asia, and contributing has been a regular part of my work ever since.

    ✅ WordCamp Bengaluru 2025
    ✅ WordCamp Asia 2026
    ✅ WPFuture Kozhikode 2026
    🤔 WordCamp Asia 2027

    Badges

    CODE
    6 badges
    C Core AI Contributor '26 Core Contributor '26 Hosting Contributor '26 Pattern Author '26 P Playground Contributor '26 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Documentation Contributor '26 Photo Contributor '26
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Test Contributor '26
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '26 Translation Editor '26

    Current Job

    Founder & Director
    Aug 2017 – Present
    ShifteQ · Full-time

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    36contributions
    high21
    medium15
    score78
    Last 90 days
    124contributions
    high75
    medium49
    score274
    Last 12 months
    283contributions
    high150
    medium133
    score583

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 7.1

    Time commitment

    7 hours per week

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 01 Thu · 10:08
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #1086 to WordPress/ai:
    Markdown Feeds: Decode HTML entities in titles, tagline and excerpts
    Oct 01 Thu · 10:06
    GitHub med
    Created issue #1085 in the WordPress/ai repository:
    Markdown Feeds: titles, tagline and excerpts are served with HTML entities
    Oct 01 Thu · 09:01
    Polyglots high
    Translated 30 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    September 2026
    Sep 30 Wed · 08:53
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #343 to WordPress/phpunit-test-runner:
    Report the first line of text from the commit message
    Sep 30 Wed · 08:11
    Polyglots high
    Translated 56 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 29 Tue · 13:24
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 29 Tue · 13:15
    Polyglots high
    Translated 30 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 29 Tue · 10:41
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #342 to WordPress/phpunit-test-runner:
    Generate random salts in the prepared wp-tests-config.php
    Sep 29 Tue · 09:39
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #443 on WordPress/hosting-handbook:
    Update WP-CLI upgrade commands
    Sep 25 Fri · 18:15
    Plugins high
    Committed [3713420] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 2.3.1: activation notice for the widget styling default, PHP 7.4 fix in the TLD price strip fallback, Plugin URI header field.