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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 and Polyglots. In practice that is core patches and Trac tickets, plugin and handbook fixes, Hindi translations, and three plugins of my own in the directory.

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

    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

    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
    49contributions
    high24
    medium25
    score97
    Last 90 days
    114contributions
    high71
    medium43
    score256
    Last 12 months
    268contributions
    high141
    medium127
    score550

    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
    September 2026
    Sep 16 Wed · 19:06
    GitHub high
    Pull request #337 merged into WordPress/phpunit-test-runner:
    Drop the test tables from the database during cleanup
    Sep 16 Wed · 19:04
    GitHub high
    Pull request #336 merged into WordPress/phpunit-test-runner:
    Force removal of test directories in cleanup
    Sep 16 Wed · 18:37
    GitHub high
    Pull request #339 merged into WordPress/phpunit-test-runner:
    Fail loudly when junit.xml is missing, empty, or unusable
    Sep 14 Mon · 06:28
    GitHub high
    Pull request #552 merged into wp-cli/extension-command:
    Fix update_unavailable_reason leaking across rows in plugin and theme list
    Sep 13 Sun · 11:45
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #552 to wp-cli/extension-command:
    Fix update_unavailable_reason leaking across rows in plugin and theme list
    Sep 13 Sun · 11:43
    GitHub med
    Created issue #551 in the wp-cli/extension-command repository:
    update_unavailable_reason from one plugin or theme leaks into later list rows
    Sep 13 Sun · 10:33
    Community med
    Submitted pull request #2064 to WordPress/wordcamp.org:
    Coming Soon: Let organizers pick which page's contact form is shown
    Sep 12 Sat · 19:18
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #438 to WordPress/hosting-handbook:
    Document Redis Unix sockets and per-user instances
    Sep 12 Sat · 04:43
    Polyglots high
    Translated 10 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 11 Fri · 11:55
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #125 to WordPress/phpunit-test-reporter:
    Use the bracket changeset reference in revision links