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Ankit Panchal

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@wpankit
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Building WPFolks · 🐶 Dog Parent · My dog has better work-life balance than me

Plugin Development Gutenberg / Blocks Headless WordPress
Pimpri Chinchwad, India Local Time —
WordPress Plugin Developer · WPAnkit
Since April 2026 763 views
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Availability
Available for hire · Full-time Open to sponsorship Open to volunteering
Specialties
Product / Agency Owner Developer Content Creator Community
Company
WPAnkit | PluginStack
Preferred Hosting
WordPress.com | Hostinger | Bluehost
First WP Version Used
3.x
Birthday
May 7
Joined WP.org
February 2013
Joined WPFolks
April 2026

Currently shipping

WPAnkit | WPFolks | PluginStack

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WP @ 23
CI/CD Enabled
Modern PHP
Security Audit Clean
Tested on PHP 8.3+
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Project Helper
Learned Translation
Learned Plugins
Learned Themes
WordPress VIP Certified
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Authority
WordPress.org
Core Contributor
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Plugin Developer
bbPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
WP-CLI Contributor
Photo Contributor
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Translation Editor
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About

Hi, I am Ankit Panchal, founder of WPFolks, a WordPress engineer and indie founder based in Pune, India.

13+ years in the WordPress ecosystem. Active WordPress Core Contributor across 14 releases, from 5.4 through 7.0. 2,000,000+ plugin downloads across 8 plugins on WordPress.org. 29+ WordCamps attended across India and Asia.

Before WPFolks I built PluginStack, a suite of performance-first WordPress plugins including UltimaKit, PushRow for Google Sheets, AI Price Negotiator, and Page Visit Counter.

I started with nothing but a browser and WordPress 3.x. Everything since has been built one plugin, one line of code, one community at a time.

I document the whole journey publicly on YouTube at @AnkitMakes. Product decisions, code walkthroughs, honest indie dev numbers, and building in public without filters.

Currently building WPFolks into the home the WordPress community deserves.

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Resources

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Getting Started with WP-CLI: A Beginner’s Guide

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Learn WPBakery Page Builder – Complete Video Playlist

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