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Saksham Sharma

Software Engineer at rtCamp

@sakshamsharma5 Pune joined Apr 2026

github.com/CookieDarb Slack: @Saksham Sharma

    Bio

    I’m currently learning and building within the WordPress ecosystem, with a focus on writing clean, scalable, and standards-compliant code. My work involves developing custom plugins, themes, and Gutenberg blocks, while getting hands-on with tools like the REST API, WP-CLI, and React.

    Always open to learning, collaborating, and contributing within the WordPress community.

    Interests

    Basketball, Movies

    WordPress Origin Story

    My journey with WordPress began in January 2026 when I joined rtCamp. What started as getting familiar with the ecosystem quickly turned into a deeper interest in how WordPress works under the hood, from its data structures to its extensibility through plugins, themes, and blocks.

    Since then, I’ve been exploring different parts of the stack, learning by building, and gradually understanding how to create flexible and scalable solutions within WordPress.

    Badges

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    2 badges
    C Core AI Contributor '26 Core Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Software Engineer
    Present
    rtCamp

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    16contributions
    high4
    medium12
    score24
    Last 90 days
    40contributions
    high13
    medium27
    score66
    Last 12 months
    57contributions
    high17
    medium40
    score91

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 7.1
    • 7.0

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 02 Fri · 10:11
    GitHub high
    Pull request #843 merged into WordPress/openstation:
    Fix(window-manager): switch active desktop when focusing cross-desktop window
    September 2026
    Sep 30 Wed · 13:33
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #83880 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Playlist: Allow track without an attachment ID to render on the frontend
    Sep 29 Tue · 14:09
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #83785 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media: Preserve original_image metadata for large photos with EXIF rotation
    Sep 28 Mon · 08:48
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #13793 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Patterns: Use Elements API for link color in "Large title" query pattern
    Sep 28 Mon · 08:42
    Core med
    Created ticket #66201 on Core Trac:
    Patterns: Post title link color in "Large title" pattern renders ...
    Sep 25 Fri · 09:20
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #111 to WordPress/ipsum:
    Remove the redundant wrapper group around the post date in Archive Columns
    Sep 25 Fri · 09:07
    GitHub med
    Created issue #110 in the WordPress/ipsum repository:
    Archive Columns: Group named "Date and Categories" contains only the Date block…
    Sep 21 Mon · 08:22
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #864 to WordPress/openstation:
    Posts: add bulk restore action for trashed posts and pages
    Sep 21 Mon · 07:36
    GitHub med
    Created issue #863 in the WordPress/openstation repository:
    Posts & Pages: Bulk action bar displays "Move to trash" when viewing…
    Sep 17 Thu · 11:49
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #843 to WordPress/openstation:
    Fix(window-manager): switch active desktop when focusing cross-desktop window