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Karan Makani

Senior WordPress Developer at Weisetech Developers

@makanikaran Ahmedabad joined Nov 2024

github.com/karan241296 Slack: @Karan Makani
    Teams Photos Plugins
    Languages gu

    Bio

    Passionate web developer with 6+ years of WordPress expertise, creating captivating digital experiences and pushing boundaries with innovative coding and emerging technologies.

    – Member of Ahmedabad WordPress Meetup.
    – I have learned lot of new things from WordPress Meetup, and also meet new peoples who are connected to WordPress.

    Interests

    – Theme Development & customize
    – Plugin Development & customize
    – Site Maintenance
    – Research & Development
    – PHP, Javascript, CSS

    WordPress Origin Story

    – My WordPress journey began at Cosmonaut Technologies Pvt. Ltd., where I started as a trainee and quickly built a solid foundation in WordPress development. After a year, I transitioned to Silverwebbuzz Pvt. Ltd. as a Junior WordPress Developer, where I further honed my skills and worked on more complex projects.

    – A year later, I joined Elsner Technologies Pvt. Ltd., where I continue to grow as a WordPress developer, taking on a variety of projects—from custom themes to complete site builds. Every new challenge helps me expand my expertise in the WordPress ecosystem.

    – While WordPress may not be the easiest platform, I can confidently say it is one of the most powerful and versatile.

    – I’m proud to be a WordPress developer because this platform allows us to create all types of websites—whether it’s an informative site, SEO-optimized page, site speed improvement, e-commerce store, advertising platform, maintenance page, or anything else.

    Badges

    CODE
    6 badges
    Core Contributor '26 C Core Performance Contributor '26 Pattern Author '26 P Playground Contributor '26 Plugin Developer Theme Developer
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Photo Contributor '25 WordPress.tv Contributor '26
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    WordCamp Volunteer '25
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '25 Translation Editor '26

    Current Job

    Senior WordPress Developer
    May 2025 – Present
    Weisetech Developers · Full-time
    - Develop enterprise-level WordPress websites, custom plugins, and scalable theme solutions for international clients
    across diverse industry verticals.
    - Architect reusable, component-based WordPress solutions reducing future development time by an estimated 30%
    across projects.
    - Manage Git repositories, deployment workflows, and CLI-based development processes for cross-functional team
    collaboration.
    - Enhance website architecture, Core Web Vitals scores, and user experience for high-traffic platforms, consistently
    achieving Lighthouse scores of 90+.
    - Collaborate with clients and project managers via Slack for sprint planning, requirement gathering, and agile delivery.

    Job History

    Wordpress developer
    Jun 2022 – May 2025
    Elsner Technologies · Full-time
    - Delivered 30+ custom WordPress websites and landing pages for global clients, converting Figma/Adobe XD mockups
    into pixel-perfect responsive themes.
    - Built custom plugins, WooCommerce features, and Gutenberg blocks, improving editorial workflows across multiple
    publishing clients.
    - Improved page speed scores by 40%+ on 10+ client websites through image optimization, caching, and lazy loading
    techniques — boosting Core Web Vitals pass rates.
    - Integrated REST APIs, payment gateways, and third-party services into WordPress platforms using PHP and JavaScript.
    - Performed debugging, testing, and ongoing maintenance for high-traffic finance, crypto, and blogging platforms,
    maintaining 99.9% uptime SLAs.
    - Worked extensively with PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, WooCommerce, REST APIs, and custom WordPress hooks to deliver
    scalable back-end solutions.
    WordPress Developer
    Jul 2021 – May 2022
    Silver Webbuzz Pvt Ltd · Full-time
    - Developed and customized 10–12 responsive, SEO-optimized WordPress websites with a mobile-first design approach,
    contributing to a 25%+ average improvement in mobile engagement metrics.
    - Enhanced website UI/UX, mobile responsiveness, and frontend performance, resulting in measurable improvements in
    user engagement and session duration.
    - Maintained website branding consistency and optimized multimedia integration, reducing average page load times by
    20%.
    - Supported debugging, maintenance, and issue resolution across a portfolio of live client websites, resolving 95%+ of
    tickets within SLA.
    Junior WordPress Developer
    Feb 2020 – Jul 2021
    Cosmonaut Technology Pvt Ltd · Full-time
    - Assisted senior developers in building and customizing 12–15 WordPress websites, contributing to all phases of the
    development lifecycle.
    - Managed CMS content updates and maintained website standards, responsiveness, and functionality across a portfolio
    of 15+ live sites.
    - Gained hands-on experience with PHP, HTML/CSS, WordPress hooks, custom post types, and frontend implementation
    techniques.

    Key Accomplishments

    I have contributed to the WordPress ecosystem by developing and publishing both a theme and a plugin on the official WordPress.org repository.

    Theme: Bloggerly – https://wordpress.org/themes/bloggerly/
    Bloggerly is a WordPress theme designed to provide a clean, modern, and user-friendly experience for bloggers and content creators.

    Plugin: Admin Robots.txt Editor – https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-robots-txt-editor/
    This plugin enables WordPress administrators to easily create, edit, and ma

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    10contributions
    high3
    medium7
    score16
    Last 90 days
    21contributions
    high14
    medium7
    score49
    Last 12 months
    44contributions
    high32
    medium12
    score108

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 7.1

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 01 Thu · 13:55
    Documentation med
    Submitted pull request #44 to WordPress/WordPress-Documentation-Style-Guide:
    docs: fix spelling, grammar, and broken documentation links
    September 2026
    Sep 30 Wed · 17:31
    Core high
    Pull request #2687 merged into WordPress/performance:
    Fix typos, spelling mistakes, and documentation errors across repository
    Sep 30 Wed · 14:48
    GitHub high
    Pull request #1078 merged into WordPress/ai:
    docs: resolve documentation typos, broken links, and outdated references
    Sep 30 Wed · 11:18
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #663 to wp-cli/handbook:
    docs: fix documentation audit issues and update references
    Sep 30 Wed · 07:14
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #2687 to WordPress/performance:
    Fix typos, spelling mistakes, and documentation errors across repository
    Sep 30 Wed · 06:18
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #1078 to WordPress/ai:
    docs: resolve documentation typos, broken links, and outdated references
    Sep 28 Mon · 15:23
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #441 to WordPress/hosting-handbook:
    Improve clarity and consistency across the WordPress Hosting Handbook
    Sep 25 Fri · 12:43
    Playground high
    Pull request #4360 merged into WordPress/wordpress-playground:
    [i18n] Translate releases into Gujarati
    Sep 25 Fri · 10:07
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 90 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 25 Fri · 05:27
    Playground med
    Submitted pull request #4360 to WordPress/wordpress-playground:
    [i18n] Translate releases into Gujarati

    Developer

    2 plugins

    Themes

    1 theme

    Photos

    2 contributions

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    Plugins

    1 favorite

    Themes

    1 favorite

    Translations

    3 locales
    gu ગુજરાતી (Gujarati) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes

    Contributed translations to 5 projects.

    Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes Email Log Link Publishers Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF WordPress 7.1.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    haw_US Ōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    WordPress 6.7.x

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    ta_IN தமிழ் (Tamil) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Openverse

    View all on translate.wordpress.org