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Anup Kankale

Web Developer | WordPress & AI Integration Specialist

@anupkankale Mumbai, Maharashtra joined Dec 2024

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    Bio

    Web Developer with of experience building enterprise WordPress solutions. I specialize in custom plugin development, theme customization, hooks & filters, REST API integrations, and headless WordPress architecture. Currently exploring AI-powered WordPress experiences integrating LLM APIs, chatbots, and automation workflows into production projects. Open source enthusiast and continuous learner.

    Open to full-time, part-time, freelance opportunities, and open to relocation or sponsorship.

    Interests

    WordPress Core Development, Custom Plugins, AI Automation, Headless WordPress, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Performance Optimization, Open Source, n8n Workflows, LLM Integrations

    WordPress Origin Story

    I started my WordPress journe at a digital agency, building websites for diverse clients. What began as simple theme customization quickly evolved into a passion for core development custom plugins, hooks, filters, and performance optimization. Over time, I led enterprise projects with 90+ pages, mentored junior developers, and started integrating AI tools into WordPress workflows. WordPress taught me that great code solves real business problems and I’ve been hooked ever since.

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    Current Job

    Web Developer | WordPress & AI Integration Specialist
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    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    4contributions
    high3
    medium1
    score10
    Last 90 days
    16contributions
    high9
    medium7
    score34
    Last 12 months
    17contributions
    high9
    medium8
    score35

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 7.0

    Contributions

    Type
    May 2026
    May 22 Fri · 05:56
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #11935 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Trac #65313: Extend WP_Comment_Query 'fields' to support individual c…
    May 21 Thu · 00:33
    Meta high
    Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
    Props to @huzaifaalmesbah @narenin @azharderaiya @riko910 @Bhavik Panchal @dhavalkapadane @vishitshah @jigar9998 @vaibhavsweb @hage @shailu25 @Valer1e…
    May 13 Wed · 07:19
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62355] on WordPress SVN:
    I18N: Add translator context to disambiguate translation strings for "Preview".
    May 13 Wed · 03:02
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62353] on WordPress SVN:
    I18N: Add translator context to disambiguate translation strings for "Preview".
    May 06 Wed · 05:18
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62303] on WordPress SVN:
    Admin Reskin: Correct alignment for spinners across the admin.
    May 01 Fri · 23:38
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62291] on WordPress SVN:
    Admin Reskin: Correct alignment for spinners across the admin.
    April 2026
    Apr 27 Mon · 03:50
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #11648 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Administration: Fix spinner misalignment with 40px buttons
    Apr 16 Thu · 16:53
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62242] on WordPress SVN:
    I18N: Add context for Next/Previous strings in the jQuery UI datepicker.
    Apr 16 Thu · 14:07
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #11589 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Performance: Use filesystem read instead of HTTP request for admin co…
    Apr 03 Fri · 13:32
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62203] on WordPress SVN:
    Admin Reskin: Correct ”Copied!” text alignment on Privacy Policy Guide screen.

    Completed Courses

    Total completed courses: 1