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WordPress Core contributor Test Team Rep 2026–27 Bangladesh

Huzaifa Al Mesbah

WordPress developer and open source contributor. I build plugins and products for clients, help ship every WordPress release with the Core and Test teams, and help new contributors and university students make their first contribution.

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Huzaifa Al Mesbah at his desk
~/wordpress
$ wp contributor show huzaifaalmesbah
roleTest Team Rep 2026–27 · 7.1 Test Co-LeadworkWordPress Developer · Buzz Geek, LLC (since 2023)releases6.3 → 7.1 (9 in a row)noteworthy6.4  6.5  7.0  7.1props441 core · 43 gutenbergrank#4 of 155 · #3 independent (30d)status● available for projects and sponsorship
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About

README.md

Since 2023 I’ve helped ship nine WordPress releases, from 6.3 to 7.1, earning 441 Core props, four Noteworthy credits and a place on the 7.1 release squad as Test Co-Lead.

I’m Huzaifa, a WordPress developer from Bangladesh. I build plugins and blocks, write tests, and help ship WordPress itself. As a Test Team Rep I help maintain the Test Handbook, run patch testing and triage, and work on making testing and Core easy for anyone to join. I care about code that holds up: tested, reviewed, and easy for the next person to work on.

role
Test Team Rep 2026–27 with Erick Wambua
release
Test Co-Lead, WordPress 7.1 with Nikunj Hatkar
work
WordPress Developer at Buzz Geek, LLC · since Sep 2023
teams
Core · Test · Meta · Training
mentor
WordPress Credits students · Contributor Day table lead
themes
Twenty Twenty-Four · Twenty Twenty-Five
support
Yoast Care Fund recipient
badges
23 on WordPress.org
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Contributions

stats.json

$ wp contributor stats huzaifaalmesbah

441Core props 43Gutenberg props 342Pull requests 269Trac tickets involved

$ wp release list --since=6.3

Nine WordPress releases in a row: Core Contributor in every one, Noteworthy Contributor in four, and Test Co-Lead on the 7.1 release squad.

  1. 6.3“Lionel”First Core props
  2. 6.4“Shirley”Noteworthy · TT4
  3. 6.5“Regina”Noteworthy
  4. 6.6“Dorsey”Core Contributor
  5. 6.7“Rollins”Core · TT5
  6. 6.8“Cecil”Core Contributor
  7. 6.9“Gene”Core Contributor
  8. 7.0“Armstrong”Noteworthy
  9. 7.1“Mary Lou”Test Co-Lead · Noteworthy

Swipe →Core ContributorNoteworthyRelease squad lead

$ props --by-release

  • 7.0 biggest shipped release · 90 Core
  • 252 Core props in 7.2 so far
  • 6.5 first Gutenberg props · 14

Core Gutenberg · *7.2 is still in development

$ git diff --stat WordPress/*

repositoryPRsreviewscommentsactivity
wordpress-develop192215254
gutenberg451025
twentytwentyfour326174
presence-api1545
test-handbook142929
twentytwentyfive21015

PRs reviews comments · 29 repositories · 173 PRs committed to Core

$ git log --featured

WordPress.org profile ↗ Trac activity ↗ GitHub ↗

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Plugins

wp-content/plugins

14 plugins built and 6 co-maintained on WordPress.org.

$ wp plugin list --author=me

ls ~/plugins --all See all 20 plugins on WordPress.org ↗
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Community

events.log

Speaking, leading Contributor Day tables and volunteering at WordPress events across Bangladesh, helping people make their first contribution.

$ tail events.log

  • 6 events
  • 2 talks
  • 4 Contributor Day tables
  • 1 volunteer role

  1. WordCamp

    WordCamp Sylhet 2026

    Panel: Contributor Showcase: Representing Bangladesh. Led the Core and Test table at Contributor Day.

    Speaker ↗Table lead ↗

  2. Campus Connect · Dhaka

    Campus Connect Southeast University 2026

    Helped run a free WordPress workshop for students.

    Volunteer

  3. WordCamp

    WordCamp Rajshahi 2026

    Led the Test table at Contributor Day.

    Table lead ↗

  4. Campus Connect

    Campus Connect Rajshahi 2025

    Talk: How to Start Your WordPress Contribution Journey.

    Speaker ↗

  5. WordCamp

    WordCamp Dhaka 2025

    Led the Core table at Contributor Day.

    Table lead ↗

  6. WordCamp

    WordCamp Sylhet 2024

    Led the Core table at Contributor Day.

    Table lead ↗
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Posts

~/posts

Guides from my own testing workflow, and what I write on Make WordPress and other sites.

$ ls -lt ~/posts | head -3

guide 2026-10-24 · 6 min read

How to test your first WordPress Core patch

Pick a setup (Playground, the Contributor Toolkit or wordpress-develop), reproduce a bug, apply a patch and write a test report the Test Team can use.

$ open → make/test ↗ · 2026-09-29

Planning to Join the Test Team Table at Contributor Day?

What to set up before Contributor Day so you can start testing at the Test table straight away.

 make/test ↗ · 2026-07-15

Help Test WordPress 7.1

The call for testing for WordPress 7.1: what changed and how to help test it.
ls ~/posts --all All posts →
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Work with me

SERVICES.md

Two ways to work together: a project for your site, plugin or product, or sponsored hours on WordPress itself. I do both alongside my role at Buzz Geek, LLC.

$ cat SERVICES.md

Project work

Build, fix or test your WordPress project

Core-contributor quality for your site, plugin or product.

  • Block themes & Full Site Editingcustom themes, patterns and theme.json, from a contributor to Twenty Twenty-Four and Twenty Twenty-Five
  • Custom plugins & Gutenberg blocksbuilt to WordPress coding standards and easy to maintain
  • WooCommercecustom store features, product extensions and checkout tweaks
  • Bug fixing & code reviewfind the real cause, not a workaround
  • Performance & securityspeed fixes, media offload to S3 or a CDN, and access hardening
  • Testing & QAPHPUnit tests, release and patch testing, and update checks before you upgrade
  • WordPress.org plugin releasePlugin Check, coding standards and a review-ready submission
  • Upstream Core fixeswhen your project hits a bug in WordPress itself

Good fit for agencies, plugin companies and product teams.

Tell me about your project

Open source sponsorship

Sponsor my hours on WordPress

Release testing, triage, Core patches and mentoring, credited to your company on Five for the Future.

See sponsor plans →
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Contact

CONTACT.md

$ mail huzaifa

hello@huzaifa.bd

Collaboration, sponsorship, mentoring or a talk at your event.

Send a message →