Shipon Karmakar (@shiponkarmakar) – WordPress user profile

Shipon Karmakar

WordPress Developer & Server Administrator at UnivaHost

@shiponkarmakar Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh joined Oct 2020

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Bio

Greetings, I’m Shipon Karmakar, a passionate WordPress developer and enthusiast. I have honed my skills in developing custom WordPress themes and plugins, optimizing website performance, and providing exceptional user experiences. Since 2014, I have been working on WordPress projects, both as a freelancer and as a part of a team. My portfolio includes websites for small businesses, e-commerce stores, and personal blogs, all built with WordPress. I love to share my knowledge and expertise with the WordPress community and I am an active contributor to the WordPress open-source project. In my free time, you can find me experimenting with new plugins or themes, or attending local WordPress meetups and conferences. Let’s connect and make the web a better place, one WordPress site at a time!

Interests

Programming, Badminton, Travelling, Singing, Photography

WordPress Origin Story

– Core Contribution to WordPress 6.3 “Lionel”, 6.5 “Regina”
– 2019 Join Dhaka WordCamp
– 2019 Published 1 Theme ( ArticlePress ) in WordPress.org
– 2020 Published 2 plugins in WordPress.org
– 2023 Join Asia WordCamp in Thailand
– 2023 Join Sylhet WordCamp
– 2023 Join Rangpur Mega Meetup
– 2024 Join Sylhet WordCamp
– 2025 Join Dhaka WordCamp
– 2025 Lead Organizer & Speaker WordPress Campus Connect Brahmanbaria
– 2025 Core Contribution to WordPress 6.9 “Gene”

Badges

CODE

8 badges

Core Contributor '23 C Core Performance Contributor '24 Hosting Contributor '26 Pattern Author '23 P Playground Contributor '25 Plugin Developer Theme Developer WP-CLI Contributor '24

CONTENT

3 badges

Documentation Contributor '24 Photo Contributor '22 WordPress.tv Contributor '24

COMMUNITY

4 badges

bbPress Contributor '24 WordCamp Organizer '25 WordCamp Speaker '25 WordCamp Volunteer '25

PRACTICE

4 badges

Accessibility Contributor '25 Test Contributor '23 Training Contributor '24 Training Team '25

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '23 Translation Editor '23

Current Job

WordPress Developer & Server Administrator

Present

UnivaHost

Key Accomplishments

Led WordPress Campus Connect in Brahmanbaria, organizing sessions, workshops, and community initiatives to introduce students to WordPress and open-source contribution.

Built a custom shell-based release automation system for WordPress.org plugins, reducing manual errors and speeding up deployment.

Developed and maintained multiple WordPress plugins, including a social sharing plugin used by live production websites.

Contributed to WordPress core by reviewing patches, testing releases, and improving overall stability and performance.

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

0contributions

high0

medium0

score0

Last 90 days

2contributions

high0

medium2

score2

Last 12 months

33contributions

high25

medium8

score83

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 3 releases

Time commitment

3 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

Contributions

Type

May 2026

May 02 Sat · 21:55

Forums med

Posted a reply to Its very easy and helpful plugin for SMTP mail for WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi adisweden,Thank you for your kind words! I'm really glad to hear that you find…

May 02 Sat · 21:54

Forums med

Posted a reply to Finally, No More Spam Folder Issues with PHP Mail!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the feedback, Wyarej!I’m glad to hear the plugin is helping you overcome those…

January 2026

Jan 22 Thu · 13:20

Polyglots high

Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

Jan 15 Thu · 07:14

Meta med

Completed the course Community team event mentor training on learn.wordpress.org

Jan 15 Thu · 07:12

Meta med

Completed the course WordCamp organizer training on learn.wordpress.org

Jan 15 Thu · 05:41

Meta med

Completed the course WordPress Credits Mentor’s Course on learn.wordpress.org

December 2025

Dec 30 Tue · 15:12

Polyglots high

Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Dec 14 Sun · 12:55

Polyglots high

Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

Dec 11 Thu · 19:03

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Campus Connect Brahmanbaria: A Day of Discovery, Learning, and Community Growth, on the site WordPress Campus Connect University of Brahmanbaria 2025:
The Campus Connect initiative reached Brahmanbaria with a program designed to introduce students to WordPress…

Dec 04 Thu · 17:40

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Monthly Education Buzz Report – November 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thanks, Destiny! Loved the recap — so many exciting things happening all around!