SAndrew (@andrewssanya) – WordPress user profile

SAndrew

Project Manager Associate/ Software Engineer at Kanzu Code

@andrewssanya Uganda, Kampala joined Feb 2025

andrewssanya.bio github.com/SAndrrew Slack: @SAndrew

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Bio

I am a WordPress developer, IT Support Officer, and Digital Skills Facilitator passionate about using technology to empower communities. I specialise in website development, digital training, and IT support, helping individuals and businesses adopt practical tech solutions.
I contribute to the communities, share insight on WordPress and promote technology as a tool for solving real-world problems.

Interests

WordPress development, content creation, contribution, website development, Ai, coding, digital skilling, knowledge sharing, tech community support, and cloud computing.

WordPress Origin Story

It all began with curiosity a simple desire to understand how websites are built without coding. As a student passionate about tech and design, I was drawn to WordPress but didn’t know where to start.

That changed through the Edutech Club. Hungry for knowledge, I started attending their monthly digital skills meet-ups under all conditions. When they announced a WordPress Bootcamp organized by Mukisa Godfrey, I showed up eager and ready. From that first session Introduction to WordPress through lessons on blogging and articles, something clicked.

I began using WordPress for demos and portfolios. Its intuitive dashboard, plugins, and themes quickly revealed something bigger: this wasn’t just a tool, it was an ecosystem. I built my first real website, an education and tech blog, and as my confidence grew, so did the challenges broken pages, low performance pushing me to research, troubleshoot, and go deeper.

Competing in the Uganda Website Project Competition was a turning point. It shifted my perspective from user to facilitator. Since then, I’ve helped others build their first websites, led workshops, and introduced students and SME owners to WordPress for the very first time watching that moment when someone says, “Wait, I can do this!”

For me, WordPress isn’t just a CMS. It’s a community and a launchpad bridging creativity and possibility. Every website is a story, a dream realized, or a problem solved. And I’m just getting started.

Badges

CODE

1 badge

Core Contributor '25

CONTENT

1 badge

Photo Contributor '25

COMMUNITY

2 badges

WordCamp Organizer '25 WordCamp Speaker '26

POLYGLOTS

1 badge

Translation Contributor '25

Current Job

Project Manager Associate/ Software Engineer

Apr 2026 – Present

Kanzu Code · Full-time

Job History

Digital Skill Facillator

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

Edutech Club · Freelance

1. Delivered hands-on digital skills training and workshops to learners new to WordPress and open-source tools
2. Designed and facilitated sessions on WordPress, web design, and digital literacy fundamentals
3. Community members and learners with little to no prior WordPress/open-source experience
4. Students and educators reached through Campus Connect–style digital skills programs
elped raise digital literacy and confidence among first-time learners in underserved communities
5. Grew local participation and interest in the WordPress/open-source ecosystem through training and public facilitation

Key Accomplishments

WordPress Campus Connect Uganda Martyrs University facilitator: hands-on session.
Theme: introducing WordPress and its community to students.

WordPress Campus Connect UTAMU facilitator: hands-on session.
Theme: introducing WordPress and its community to students.

WordCamp Jinja speaker: “The Troubleshooting Hierarchy.”
Theme: a five-layer method for diagnosing any WordPress issue.

WordCamp Kampala speaker: “WordPress Milestones: 4.3 → 7.0.”
Theme: eleven years of WordPress releases and where it goes next.

WordCamp Masaka speaker: “Passwords, Plugins & Permissions: The 3 P’s of WordPress Security.”
Theme: a simple security framework for site owners.

WordCamp Lira speaker: “Mobile Money & Payments on WordPress in Uganda.” Theme: connecting mobile money payments to WordPress sites.

Community organizing : WordCamp Organizer '25 badge; also a speaker at WordPress Campus Connect (Central & Eastern Uganda Schools 2026)

Speaking : WordCamp Speaker '26 badge; presented at WordCamp Lira 2025 ("Creating Digital Bridges: WordPress as a Tool for Community Empowerment in Africa") and WordCamp Masaka 2025 ("Back, Restore & Migrate In WordPress" covering backup, restore, and migration workflows, recorded on WordPress.tv)

Polyglots / translation : Translation Contributor badge; translated 10 strings and suggested 77 strings for the Luganda locale, including work on the WordPress 6.9.x and 7.1.x development versions, helping make WordPress more accessible to Luganda speakers

Core contributor: Earned the Core Contributor badge; contributed to two WordPress core releases (6.8 and 7.0)

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

4contributions

high2

medium2

score8

Last 90 days

8contributions

high4

medium4

score16

Last 12 months

34contributions

high21

medium13

score76

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 3 releases

Time commitment

5 hours per week

On my own time 5 hrs/wk

Contributions

Type

October 2026

Oct 16 Fri · 16:31

Polyglots med

Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Oct 11 Sun · 18:03

Polyglots med

Suggested 42 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Oct 05 Mon · 19:06

Meta high

Gave props in Slack:
Props to @csheba, @andrewssanya, @stephendumba1, @ocenchris & @mrogers4christ for taking the time and sharing with…

Oct 05 Mon · 19:06

Meta high

Received props from @andrewssanya in Slack:
Props to @csheba, @andrewssanya, @stephendumba1, @ocenchris & @mrogers4christ for taking the time and sharing with…

September 2026

Sep 23 Wed · 15:17

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Luganda Translation Workshop at WordCamp…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Thanks to everyone that contributed and pops to @mosescursor for preparing.

Sep 20 Sun · 08:44

Polyglots high

Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Sep 20 Sun · 08:24

Polyglots med

Suggested 24 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

August 2026

Aug 15 Sat · 19:07

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Training Team Meeting Recap – 11th August 2026, on the site Make WordPress Training:
This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub, Meeting agenda Post. You can see conversations from…

July 2026

Jul 18 Sat · 11:34

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Training Team Meeting Recap – 14th July 2026, on the site Make WordPress Training:
I think every information is important all even those that will reference later.

Jul 18 Sat · 09:50

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Training Team Meeting Recap – 14th July 2026, on the site Make WordPress Training:
This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. You can see conversations from the meeting in…