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I’m Elliot Sowersby. A WordPress Plugin Developer from Bridlington in Yorkshire, UK.

I started using WordPress in 2009, became a full-time developer in 2016, and founded RelyWP in 2019. Since then I have worked with hundreds of businesses to build, maintain and host their websites.

In more recent years my primary focus has been developing WordPress plugins, which have 145,000+ active installs combined.

Visit RelyWP here: https://www.relywp.com

WordPress Origin Story

I started using WordPress in late 2009 to run competitive gaming tournaments. Lacking funds for a custom site, I taught myself PHP to build my own tournament management system, which started my web development journey.

In 2016, I graduated from Hull University with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science. I had started freelancing during my final year, which quickly transitioned into a full-time career building and maintaining WordPress sites for hundreds of global companies.

In 2019, I transitioned from a sole-trader to a limited company, launching RelyWP. By 2022, my focus began shifting toward WordPress plugin development following the success of projects like Coupon Affiliates.

Since 2025, plugin development has become my sole focus, and I have phased out new client services entirely. Moving forward, I aim to continue improving my existing plugins, providing high-quality support, and potentially creating new solutions in the future.

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Recent impact

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May 2026
May 30 Sat · 17:38
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Posted a reply to Turnstile Challenge Not Showing Up on WooCommerce Checkout Login Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, This fix has been implemented in the latest update. 👍
May 29 Fri · 22:19
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Posted a reply to Call to undefined function is_checkout(), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks, this should be fixed in the latest update.
May 29 Fri · 22:18
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Posted a reply to Mobile performance, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, This issue should now be fixed/improved on in the latest update (1.40.0). Please let…
May 29 Fri · 22:16
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Posted a reply to Login with Google and Facebook does not work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Could you give the latest update a try and see if that fixes your…
May 29 Fri · 22:16
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Posted a reply to Unable to Verify Human Repeatedly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Could you give the latest update a try and see if that fixes your…
May 29 Fri · 22:14
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Posted a reply to Is this plugin compatible with PHP 8.4?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Yes, it should work fine with PHP 8.4.
May 29 Fri · 22:14
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Posted a reply to 1.39.1 Wordfence 2FA Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, This should now hopefully be fixed in the next update. Let me know if…
May 29 Fri · 19:49
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Posted a reply to Turnstile Challenge Not Showing Up on WooCommerce Checkout Login Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Looking to add a fix for this in the next update very soon. 👍…
May 29 Fri · 11:33
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Posted a reply to Orders not showing in the dashboard but showed on the admin dasbhaord, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hdourado, I see you sent an email, I have responded to that.
May 29 Fri · 11:24
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Posted a reply to Not all orders are showing in the affiliate dashboard but I can see them right, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hdourado, I see you sent an email, I have responded to that.