Ankit Panchal (@ankitmaru) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Shaping the web, one WordPress block at a time.
💻 Plugin Developer [PluginStack] | 🛠️ Core Contributor | 🎉 WordCamp Volunteer | 🌍 WPAnkit

👋 Hi, I’m Ankit Panchal – a WordPress developer with 13+ years of experience building plugins, platforms, and SaaS solutions that power businesses worldwide. I specialize in creating scalable tools, Gutenberg innovations, and automation workflows that extend what WordPress can do.

I believe in open source, community, and collaboration — whether it’s contributing to Core, mentoring developers, or speaking at WordCamps. My mission is simple: help people build smarter, faster, and better with WordPress.

✅ Core Contributions
Proud contributor to these WordPress releases:
5.4 • 5.5 • 5.6 • 5.7 • 5.8 • 5.9 • 6.2 • 6.3 • 6.4 • 6.8 • 6.9

🔎 Areas of Focus
📦 Advanced Plugin Development
🔌 Custom REST APIs & Integrations
⚡ WordPress CLI & Automation
🌐 Headless WordPress (Node, React, Next.js)
📊 Analytics, Tracking & SaaS Architectures

❤️ Always learning, building, and giving back to the WordPress community.

Interests

WordPress, AI, Plugins, Automation

WordPress Origin Story

🌍 My WordPress Journey
From a local enthusiast to a global contributor, my journey has been shaped by WordCamps, open source, and community collaboration.

2026 – 🚀 Building Bigger
WordCamp Pune – Pro Attendee
WordCamp Kolhapur – Pramukh Attendee

2025 – 🌱 Deepening Community Roots
WordCamp Surat
WordCamp Pokhara – Table Lead (Plugins)
WordCamp Nepal – Micro Sponsor
WordCamp Pune
WordCamp Kolhapur – Pramukh Attendee
WordCamp Ahmedabad 5.0

2024 – 🤝 Giving Back & Growing
WordCamp Kerala
WordCamp Nagpur
WordCamp Bengaluru
WordCamp Pune

2023 – 🌐 Global Connection & Contribution
WordCamp US
WordCamp Bengaluru
WordCamp Europe (Volunteer)
WordCamp Kerala
WordCamp Asia (Volunteer)

2022 – 💡 All In for Open Source
WordCamp Europe (Volunteer)

2021 – 💻 Virtual & Valuable
WordCamp India

2020 – 🚀 Going Global
WordCamp Europe
WordCamp Santa Clarita
WordCamp Asia (Volunteer)

2019 – 🔥 All About Action
WordCamp Ahmedabad (Volunteer & Micro Sponsor)
WordCamp Udaipur
WordCamp Mumbai
WordCamp Vadodara

2018 – 📈 Leveling Up
WordCamp Ahmedabad

2017 – ✨ Where It All Began
WordCamp Mumbai
WordCamp Udaipur

Contributions

Ankit Panchal contributes 10 hours per week to the following teams: CLI, Core, Core Performance, and Plugins.

Member Since: February 5th, 2013
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Website: wpankit.com
GitHub: wpankit
Job Title: WordPress Plugin Expert | SaaS Builder | 1M+ Plugin Downloads and Growing
Employer: PluginStack
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Contribution History

bbPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Test Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Speaker
WP-CLI Contributor

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Posted a reply to [Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles] BEST OF THE BEST, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @davidraudales Thank you so much for your words.
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Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @zunaid321, @ravigadhiyawp, @huzaifaalmesbah, @aion11, @lumiblog, @jigar9998, @chaion07, @Ankit K Gupta, @vishitshah, @abduremon, @shailu25,…
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Wrote a comment on the post A Year in the Plugins Team – 2025, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Really nice update. Huge respect to the Plugins Team for handling so many submissions while…
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Posted a reply to [Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles] Do I keep the free version after upgrading?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @beninu , The free version is now redundant, so you can safely deactivate/delete it…
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Translated 15 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
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