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Askary Abbas

Askary Abbas

@askaryabbas
2 followers 1 following

Full-Stack Engineer

Boston Local Time —
Since May 2026 100 views
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Availability
Available for hire · Full-time Open to sponsorship Open to volunteering
Specialties
Developer
First WP Version Used
3.x
Joined WP.org
June 2016
Joined WPFolks
May 2026

Currently shipping

Currently building scalable full-stack applications using React, Next.js, WordPress, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows. Exploring modern Gutenberg architecture, performance optimization, headless CMS systems, and Python-based backend integrations.

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About

Full Stack & WordPress Engineer with 8+ years of experience building enterprise WordPress platforms, custom Gutenberg blocks, scalable APIs, and performance-focused web applications. Experienced with WordPress VIP projects, React, Next.js, PHP, JavaScript, REST APIs, caching strategies, Core Web Vitals optimization, and modern development workflows.

Recently completed an MS in Computer Science in the United States and currently expanding deeper into software engineering, AI-assisted development, scalable architectures, and modern frontend/backend systems.

Interested in clean architecture, performance optimization, Gutenberg engineering, headless WordPress, React ecosystems, and solving complex technical problems with maintainable long-term solutions.

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Contributions

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams, last 12 months
  • Community 14%
  • Core AI 14%
  • Core 14%
  • Core Performance 14%
  • Design 14%
  • Documentation 14%
  • Meta 14%

Recent impact

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Last 30 days 0 contributions high 0 medium 0 score 0
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Last 12 months 0 contributions high 0 medium 0 score 0

Recent contributions on WordPress.org

  • Apr 18 2023
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Developments and Customizations for Training and Learn Website, on the site Make WordPress Training:
    I would love to contribute to Gutenberg block development! It's exciting, and I'm eager to…
    3 years ago
  • Nov 9 2022
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Training Team Meeting Recap for November 1, 2022, on the site Make WordPress Training:
    Slack Log for Team Meeting (APAC on Tuesday, November 1st, 07:00 UTC) Slack Log for Office Hour (AMER/EMEA…
    4 years ago
  • Feb 25 2022
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Redesign of Openverse, on the site Make WordPress Design:
    Looking great!
    5 years ago
  • Feb 25 2022
    Core med
    Created ticket #55258 on Core Trac:
    No child pages indication after sorting the pages in the admin page list
    5 years ago
  • Dec 14 2021
    Core med
    Created ticket #54621 on Core Trac:
    Unsaved comment warning without any changes made when click on ...
    5 years ago
  • May 4 2020
    Core med
    Created ticket #50082 on Core Trac:
    Item count is not increasing after adding category
    6 years ago
  • Sep 4 2018
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Plugin Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks @wponlinesupport
    8 years ago
  • Apr 9 2018
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Plugin Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, Thanks for the great Instagram slider plugin. Thi…
    9 years ago
  • Feb 19 2017
    Plugins high
    Committed [1599098] to Plugins SVN:
    10 years ago
  • Sep 17 2016
    Plugins high
    Committed [1497486] to Plugins SVN:
    10 years ago

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