Pooja Derashri (@webtechpooja) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I work at WPVibes, a plugin development company.

I have gained a lot from the WordPress community, and by contributing to WordPress, I keep trying to give back to the community as much as possible.

Plugin reviewer, Program Manager(formerly Super deputy), Community Team Representative, and Former Test Team & Training team Representative.

Interests

Music, Gardening, Books, WordPress.

WordPress Origin Story

My story was published under the People of WordPress series –(https://wordpress.org/news/2021/02/people-of-wordpress-pooja-derashri/)

If you want to know more about me, you can read my story on HeroPress:(https://heropress.com/essays/a-life-changing-journey-with-wordpress/)

Badges

CODE

5 badges

Core Contributor '22 Core Team '23 Pattern Author '22 Plugin Developer Plugins Team '24

CONTENT

2 badges

Photo Contributor '22 WordPress.tv Contributor '19

COMMUNITY

6 badges

Community Contributor '22 Community Team '24 Meetup Organizer '22 WordCamp Organizer '22 WordCamp Speaker '23 WordCamp Volunteer '26

PRACTICE

5 badges

C Credits Mentor '26 Test Contributor '23 Test Team '23 Training Contributor '20 Training Team '22

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '18 Translation Editor '21

Current Job

Co-Founder

Present

WPVibes

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

23contributions

high4

medium19

score31

Last 90 days

66contributions

high16

medium50

score98

Last 12 months

246contributions

high84

medium162

score414

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 6 releases

Time commitment

30 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

Contributions

Type

June 2026

Jun 18 Thu · 15:59

Meta high

Wrote a new post, How effective are our advertising efforts for WordCamps?, on the site Make WordPress Community:
WordCamp organizers can request up to $400 for advertising and marketing through the Global Sponsorship…

Jun 18 Thu · 15:53

Community med

Closed issue #635 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
Assigning Mentors to WordCamp and WP Events - July, 2025

Jun 18 Thu · 15:53

Community med

Closed issue #834 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Community Meeting] 2026-January

Jun 18 Thu · 15:53

Community med

Closed issue #836 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meeting Task] Create the meeting script

Jun 18 Thu · 15:53

Community med

Closed issue #837 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meeting Task] Host the meeting (1st session)