Ahmad Awais – @mrahmadawais

Member Since: January 17th, 2011
Website: AhmadAwais.com
Job Title: DevRel & Regular WP Core Contributor
Employer: WordPress
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Bio

Ahmad Awais is an award-winning open-source engineer and a Google Developers Expert. As a principal developer advocate, he cares deeply about developers and developer experience. Awais has built hundreds of DevTools used by over 2 million developers like his Shades of Purple theme suit. He’s mostly known for his open-source community contribution in the Node.js Community Committee as well as a decade of that in the WordPress Core software (which empowers 1/3rd of the web). He’s a TEDx Speaker, a member of SmashingMagazine Experts Panel, featured/published author at CSS-Tricks, Tuts+, Scotch.io, SitePoint… and a hilarious tech-comedian. You can find Awais most active on Twitter @MrAhmadAwais where he tweets about WebDev, DevRel, his dev tips series #OneDevMinute and cracks silly tech jokes.

I am a senior Full Stack WordPress Developer, WP Core Contributor, Front-end Fanatic and an accidental writer. I love to write, talk, build, and share everything about WordPress. You can reach out to me at Twitter @MrAhmadAwais.

Interests

— Giving Back to the community (30% of my product time is spent to give back to my WP Community)
— DevOps (Buiding automation scripts and playing around with server APIs & architecture)
— End to end Product Developer (Full Stack, Electrical Eng + CS, Focused at WP and now with JS MVC frameworks)
— User Experience Design (Spent 4 professional years as a designer)
— Talk & Teaching WordPress (I love talking about WP, arranging meetups and speaking at conferences. That’s who I am)
— Mentoring and investing in WordPress Startups (Fascinated with business, mentor to some, mentee to others, investor in three small-scale WP startups)

WordPress Origin Story

Rock-solid commitment to the WordPress software community, 100+ open source projects, 23,000+ dev-newsletter subscribers, 500,000+ WP plugin/theme downloads, and a status of regular WordPress core contributing developer has helped me become an open source thought-leader backed by 20+ Multinational companies.

► CORE DEVELOPER
• Regular WordPress Core Contributor 10+ Major versions
• Improved & fixed code, documentation on ~150 core tickets ~40 commits

► OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS
• Built 100+ Free and Open Source Software for the WordPress community
• Contributions to WP community projects E.g. Gutenberg Blocks Editor, WP REST API, WooCommerce, EDD, default WordPress Themes i.e. TwentySixteen & TwentySeventeen, WP Customizer, etc.

► COMMAND LINE POWER USER/DEV
• Developed 100+ command lines interface (CLI) dev-tools
• Built automation for WordPress server backup, restore, image optimization
• Created cPanel to DigitalOcean/EasyEngine Migration CLI — improved migration time by 80%

► FRONT END DEV:
• Developed modern dev-tooling, boilerplates, & Zero Config JS starter kits
• Built MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) + WP REST API apps
• Developed WPGulp — most popular WordPress + Gulp configuration in the community
• WPGulp improves front end development time by 20% via hot-loading, auto bundling, and image optim

► BACK END DEV:
• LAMP/LEMP PHP OOP experience
• Twig templating, built and extended WordPress APIs
• Developed libraries to help WordPress developers write standard code with best practices E.g. snippet libraries for VSCode/Sublime and Oh My ZSH

► WEB OSS CONTRIBUTIONS:
• Core contributions to code/docs, fix bugs, and security patches in a variety of community software like Bootstrap, Cobalt2 themes for VSC/Sublime/Slack/iTerm, TitanFramework, Timber, etc.

► DEV RELATIONS:
• 100+ FOSS (Free & Open Source Software) projects
• 3,700,00 Million views of answers on StackOverflow
• ~5,000 Stargazers/Forks/Watching Devs on GitHub (Trending dev)

Contributions

Ahmad Awais contributes 15 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Core, Marketing.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meetup Organizer
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
Translation Editor

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Wrote a comment on the post We’re applying to Season of Docs, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
👋howdy, Jon! Thanks for sharing this. Do you have an idea of the time commitment…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Feature Plugin Proposal: WP Consent API, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is great. Sadly way too intrusive and forced in the middle of the screen…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post wp-env: Simple Local Environments for WordPress., on the site Make WordPress Core:
This amazing. An idea like this has been stuck in my head for a while.…

4 weeks ago
Committed [2260173] to Plugins Trac:
Update to version 1.1.2 from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2260154] to Plugins Trac:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2260153] to Plugins Trac:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2260151] to Plugins Trac:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2260149] to Plugins Trac:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2259367] to Plugins Trac:
Update to version 1.1.1 from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2256566] to Plugins Trac:
Update to version 2.5.4 from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2256556] to Plugins Trac:
Update to version 1.2.0 from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2256549] to Plugins Trac:
Update to version 2.1.0 from GitHub

2 months ago
Committed [2256548] to Plugins Trac:
Update to version 1.6.1 from GitHub

2 months ago
Created a topic, Redirects Contact page to /blank, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Been using this excellent plugin without any issues bu…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New CSS focus in Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
About time we update the CSS design of it all. Let's make it light and…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Twenty, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is super awesome. Looking forward to contributing, again this year. Welcome, Andres as the…

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Local Environment, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@pento amazing work. And thanks for installing Node separately, it's super slow in Docker for…

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Translation Day 4, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
I am so proud of you Maedah Batool! And definitely keep it up, Saqib! 💯

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamp Asia Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Woot woot! 🎉

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post New Styling for Admin Table Pagination Links in WordPress 5.1, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Super nice changes. Thanks Andrea!

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Expanding WordPress Leadership, on the site Team Updates:
Congrats both of you :) 🎉

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Governance Project Launch, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I am super looking forward to this initiative. There are such governing bodies for many…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.0 Field Guide, on the site Make WordPress Core:
👍 Thanks for collecting all the links and summarizing WordPress 5.0 for us, Jeff!

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.0 Release Day!, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Looking forward to the WP 5.0 release. I believe it's the longest we have ever…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress-localized Lighthouse Audits, on the site Make WordPress Support:
Throughout this year, building PWA applications with React.js I have seen first hand how important…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Nineteen, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I propose that we add Dev-tooling to the theme by way of creating a companion…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Nineteen, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Wohoo! That looks pretty awesome and minimal. Looking forward to contributing to it. 🙌

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Gutenberg Phase 2 Leads, on the site Make WordPress Core:
More transparency this time would be a welcomed change. Gutenberg is an awesome project but…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post A Plan for 5.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Finally, some good news. This entire year has been a bit of a flat for…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Registering Metadata in 4.9.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is perfecto! 👍👏

2 years ago
Created a topic, How to Ignore Certain Errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Due to the slow internet while traveling this plugin o…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to send issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Care to provide a demo URL.

2 years ago
Created a topic, Perfect For Content Team, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Have a small team of authors? Writing influencer conte…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
And they are constantly bullying me here, calling me things I am not. I've been…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Read this→ https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2018/05/13/hey-guys-i-lead-wp/#comment-279659

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Adnan said: Yep, notify in our local channel for any of these updates 😉 oh,…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Adnan said: I would love to participate in the points you mentioned above But I…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
And they are constantly bullying me here, calling me things I am not. I've been…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Usman made comments about "concept of opensource" so I naturally asked him about what open…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Same is the case with Adnan! He's here to just make wrongful claims (whereas he…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
As far as we are talking about @usmankhalid, I asked him in the comment above…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@petya I want to point out that Adnan's comments are highly offensive, to say the…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Take your time, @farhandanish1! No worries. BTW a better place for notices like these would…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
One thing more I'd like to say here. In 2016 I kick started the dormant…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Adnan, Wow, how fundamentally offensive comment. Looks like you're only interested in point ing fingers…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Preparing WordPress for a JavaScript Future Part #1: Build Step and Folder Reorganization, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is awesome! 💯 I've been thinking and working on something along this line but…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@usmankhalid I appreciate the fact that you like open source, I'd love to know more…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@petya Thank you, @mrahmadawais and @saqibameen for your detailed comments and your continuous contributions. No…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hey, @petya! 🙌 Thanks for reaching out. Find my explanations below: In this case, @usmankhalid's…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Guys! I lead WP…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Thanks for the ping @tobifjellner and @usmankhalid! Thank you very much for your valuable contribution.…

2 years ago