Deepak Gupta (@raftaar1191) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m a seasoned WordPress developer with over 10 years of experience building, scaling, and maintaining custom websites, plugins, and themes. My expertise lies in WooCommerce, GiveWP, and BuddyBoss, with a strong focus on performance optimization, UI/UX, and seamless third-party integrations.

I approach development with a problem-solving mindset—balancing clean code with real-world usability. I believe great digital experiences come from understanding not just the tech, but the people using it. Whether I’m optimizing a checkout flow, customizing a donation form, or integrating with third-party APIs, I strive to build solutions that are intuitive, reliable, and future-proof.

I’ve worked with teams of all sizes, from startups to established product companies, and I’m comfortable collaborating across design, marketing, and sales to make sure every feature delivers value. I care deeply about maintainability, scalability, and making life easier for the next developer who touches the code.

Let’s build something that works beautifully—and lasts.

Interests

WordPress development, automating workflows, solving complex problems, learning new technologies, optimizing user experiences, building custom plugins, collaborating with teams, exploring new tools, mentoring junior developers, contributing to open-source, writing clean and maintainable code, analyzing user behavior, creating meaningful digital experiences, simplifying processes, and constantly improving my craft.

WordPress Origin Story

By degree, I’m an accountant. I started my career working as a cashier at a private bank, and while it was stable, it never really excited me. I quickly realized that routine wasn’t for me—I wanted something that challenged me, something creative and hands-on.

So I took a leap.

I started exploring different fields, trying out whatever I could get my hands on. That journey eventually led me to web development. It was like stepping into a whole new world—one where I could build something from scratch and actually see it come to life.

That’s when I discovered WordPress.

What started as curiosity turned into obsession. The simplicity, the flexibility, the community—it just made sense. I began learning everything I could, building small projects, creating custom themes, and then diving into plugin development. Over time, WordPress didn’t just become a skill—it became my career.

Leaving banking was a risk, but finding WordPress made it all worth it. It gave me a purpose, a craft, and a way to create real impact through technology.

Member Since: February 6th, 2017
Location: Mumbai
Website: acroswp.com
GitHub: raftaar1191
Job Title: WordPress Developer & Automation Specialist
Employer: Freelancers
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Contribution History

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Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
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Pull request #1213 merged into WordPress/plugin-check:
Fix: AI Check model preference not being applied
3 hours ago
Pull request #1216 merged into WordPress/plugin-check:
Fix: updated the connectors page link #1215
3 hours ago
Created ticket #8203 on Meta Trac:
Plugin Directory: FAQ accordion causes page to scroll/jump when ...
5 hours ago
Submitted pull request #1216 to WordPress/plugin-check:
Fix: updated the connectors page link #1215
9 hours ago
Created issue #1215 in the WordPress/plugin-check repository:
Plugin Check Namer: "Configure AI Connectors" button links to incorrect URL (404)
9 hours ago
Submitted pull request #1214 to WordPress/plugin-check:
Fix: AI error message not display issue
9 hours ago
Submitted pull request #1213 to WordPress/plugin-check:
Fix: AI Check model preference not being applied
23 hours ago
Created issue #1212 in the WordPress/plugin-check repository:
Plugin Check Namer: Selected AI model is ignored — backend always uses...
1 day ago
Created issue #1211 in the WordPress/plugin-check repository:
Plugin Check Namer: AJAX error response is silently ignored — no error...
1 day ago
Created issue #285 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Activating AI Experiments causes fatal error when Ollama AI Provider plugin is...
5 days ago
Created a topic, Requires AI Experiments but WordPress 7.0 has native Connectors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello Mittwald team, I was testing Mittwald AI Prov…
2 weeks ago
Is the 124th person to arrive at WordCamp Kolhapur 2026
1 month ago
Mentioned in [61556] on WordPress SVN:
Script Loader: Preserve original CSS cascade for classic themes when hoisting late-printed styles.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [61554] on WordPress SVN:
Script Loader: Preserve original CSS cascade for classic themes when hoisting late-printed styles.
1 month ago
Created issue #203 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add extensibility hook for custom Ability Table columns
2 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Kolhapur 2026
2 months ago
Is the 117th person to arrive at WordCamp Bhopal 2025
3 months ago
Is the 324th person to arrive at WordCamp Surat 2025
4 months ago
Closed issue #95 on the WordPress/php-ai-client repository:
Class Naming Confusion: AbstractOpenAiCompatibleTextGenerationModel Used for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI LLMs
5 months ago
Pull request #97 merged into WordPress/php-ai-client:
Clarify Documentation for OpenAI-Compatible Base Classes Used by Multiple Providers #95
6 months ago
Submitted pull request #97 to WordPress/php-ai-client:
Clarify Documentation for OpenAI-Compatible Base Classes Used by Multiple Providers #95
6 months ago
Created issue #96 in the WordPress/php-ai-client repository:
Use OpenAI Responses API instead of the Chat Completions API
6 months ago
Created issue #95 in the WordPress/php-ai-client repository:
Class Naming Confusion: AbstractOpenAiCompatibleTextGenerationModel Used for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI LLMs
6 months ago
Pull request #85 merged into WordPress/php-ai-client:
Add .vscode/ to .gitignore
6 months ago
Submitted pull request #85 to WordPress/php-ai-client:
Add .vscode/ to .gitignore
6 months ago
Created issue #84 in the WordPress/php-ai-client repository:
Add .vscode/ to .gitignore
6 months ago
Is the 488th person to arrive at WordCamp Ahmedabad 2025
1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Nagpur 2024
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Email Customisation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @andymort Thank you for your query and for using our plugin. We will review…
2 years ago
Completed the course Developing your first WordPress block on learn.wordpress.org
2 years ago
Completed the course Converting a Shortcode to a Block on learn.wordpress.org
2 years ago
Completed the course Introduction to developing with the WordPress REST API on learn.wordpress.org
2 years ago
Committed [2981041] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 3.0.1 from GitHub
2 years ago
Committed [2911379] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 3.0.0 from GitHub
3 years ago
Posted a reply to WP Countdown Timer refreshes to the initial time when reload the page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I am able to regenerate the issue, Here the main point is that we need…
5 years ago
Committed [2207451] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.20 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2207435] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.19 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2205058] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.18 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2205048] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.17 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202931] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.16 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202918] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.15 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202654] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.14 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202622] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.13 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202614] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.12 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202603] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.11 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202547] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.10 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202498] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.9 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2202493] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.8 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2198531] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.7 from GitHub
6 years ago
Committed [2198529] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.0.6 from GitHub
6 years ago