Prem Tiwari (@freewebmentor) – WordPress user profile

Bio

With over 12+ years of experience, I lead cross-functional teams in building secure, scalable, and high-performance WordPress-based enterprise websites. I have a proven track record of engineering leadership in Agile environments, executing strategic roadmaps, and driving collaboration across globally distributed teams. A strong advocate of open source, I contribute to WordPress Core and frequently speak at tech conferences.

My passion for badminton and maintaining a healthy lifestyle reflects in my energetic and focused approach to problem-solving at work.

WordPress Origin Story

Hello! I’m Prem Tiwari, a passionate advocate of open-source technology and a proud member of the global WordPress community.

My journey with WordPress began over a decade ago, what started as a small plugin creation turned into a passion and a career in WordPress development.

🚀 What I Do

🔌 Plugin Developer
I develop and maintain custom plugins, some are contributed to the WordPress Plugin Repository, while others power large-scale editorial platforms within my organization.

🎨 Theme Customization & Performance Optimization
Specialized in crafting custom WordPress themes and optimizing them for speed, accessibility, secure and SEO friendly.

🏢 Enterprise WordPress (WP VIP GO)
I bring strong experience with WordPress VIP projects, overseeing high-traffic sites, integrating REST APIs, ensuring security, and implementing CI/CD pipelines.

🧩 Core Contributions
I’ve contributed to the multiple version:
– WordPress 6.6 “Dorsey”
– WordPress 6.5 “Regina”
– WordPress 5.7 “Esperanza”
– WordPress 5.6.2 Release
– WordPress 5.6.1 Release
– WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” Release

I’m working in Training Team as a guide to help individuals who are new and want to contribute to the Training Team.

🗣️ Speaker & Moderator
I’ve spoken at multiple WordCamps (Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolhapur, etc.) on topics like plugin development, security, and scaling WordPress for enterprises. Also I’m a proud moderator for security topics at WordCamps.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Open Source Advocate
I actively contribute to forums, mentor new contributors, and support WordPress meetups and workshops.

Badges

CODE

2 badges

Core Contributor '19 Plugin Developer

CONTENT

3 badges

O Openverse Contributor '24 Photo Contributor '23 WordPress.tv Contributor '24

COMMUNITY

4 badges

Meetup Organizer '19 WordCamp Organizer '20 WordCamp Speaker '21 WordCamp Volunteer '25

PRACTICE

2 badges

Training Contributor '24 Training Team '25

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '16 Translation Editor '16

Current Job

Lead Software Engineer

Sep 2018 – Present

News Corp

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

3contributions

high3

medium0

score9

Last 90 days

12contributions

high12

medium0

score36

Last 12 months

32contributions

high26

medium6

score84

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 6 releases

Contributions

Type

October 2026

Oct 10 Sat · 08:21

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Announcing Woo as Our Suvarna (Gold) Sponsor for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026!, on the site WordCamp Bengaluru 2026:
We’re happy to announce Woo as a Suvarna (Gold) Sponsor for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026. Their…

Oct 10 Sat · 05:11

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Announcing Jetpack as Our Suvarna (Gold) Sponsor for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026!, on the site WordCamp Bengaluru 2026:
We’re happy to announce Jetpack as aSuvarna (Gold) Sponsor for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026. Their support…

Oct 09 Fri · 16:15

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Announcing Bluehost as Our Suvarna (Gold) Sponsor for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026!, on the site WordCamp Bengaluru 2026:
We’re happy to announce Bluehost as a Suvarna (Gold) Sponsor for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026. Their…

September 2026

Sep 07 Mon · 11:30

Plugins high

Committed [3684742] to Plugins SVN:
compatibility test again latest WP 7.1

Sep 07 Mon · 10:53

Plugins high

Committed [3684691] to Plugins SVN:
compatibility test again latest WP 7.1

Sep 07 Mon · 10:23

Plugins high

Committed [3684654] to Plugins SVN:
compatibility test again latest WP 7.1

Sep 07 Mon · 10:07

Plugins high