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Pooja Derashri

Co-Founder at WPVibes

@webtechpooja Ajmer, India joined Oct 2016

iampooja.com github.com/webtechpooja Slack: @Pooja Derashri
    Team Rep Community
    Teams Community Plugins
    Languages hi_IN

    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
    5contributions
    high4
    medium1
    score13
    Last 90 days
    62contributions
    high14
    medium48
    score90
    Last 12 months
    226contributions
    high84
    medium142
    score394

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 6 releases
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9

    Time commitment

    33 hours per week

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 16 Thu · 05:54
    Meta high
    Made 4 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress.
    Jul 15 Wed · 10:39
    Community med
    Created issue #1054 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
    [WPCC] WordPress Campus Connect Bharatpur, Nepal
    June 2026
    Jun 29 Mon · 11:44
    Meta high
    Made 15 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Community.
    Jun 29 Mon · 10:44
    Meta high
    Started mentoring WordPress Campus Connect Udaipur 2026
    Jun 22 Mon · 13:39
    Meta high
    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Rajasthan 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)