Francesco Di Candia (@francescodicandia) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m a partner at ADVision Agency, a communication agency based in southern Puglia, where I lead digital strategy and WordPress development for brands committed to quality and storytelling. Over the years, my work has evolved beyond websites, I now help organizations build sustainable digital cultures, starting with internal communication and knowledge sharing.

I’ve been an active member of the WordPress community since 2013, contributing as a translator, meetup organizer, WordCamp speaker, and support volunteer. I’ve helped organize WordCamps across Italy and Europe, and I’m currently one of the three Global Leads for WordCamp Europe 2026 in Kraków.

I’m also one of the founding leads of WordPress Credits, the WordPress Foundation’s initiative to connect university students with real-world open source contribution. In this role, I oversee mentorship, program structure, and partnerships with academic institutions, helping students turn academic work into meaningful impact within the WordPress ecosystem.

I believe in open source not just as a technology, but as a community practice, one that thrives when we invest in people, not just code.

Interests

WordPress
Reading

Contributions Sponsored

Weglot sponsors Francesco Di Candia to contribute 16 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Polyglots, and Support.

Member Since: July 31st, 2013
Location: Barletta, Italy
Website: www.fabbrica42.it
GitHub: francescodicandia
Job Title: CEO
Employer: fabbrica42
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Contribution History

Community Team
Credits Mentor
Meetup Organizer
Support Contributor
Support Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Is the 85th person to arrive at WordCamp Pisa, Tuscany, Italy 2025
3 days ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 days ago
Made 4 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress.
7 days ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Torino (Italy) 2026
3 weeks ago
Translated 6 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Is the 1st person to arrive at WordCamp Verona 2025
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #55 to WordPress/WPCredits-Tracker:
Update [Student Onboarding] Pisa.md
2 months ago
Created issue #45 in the WordPress/WPCredits-Tracker repository:
Implement a registration confirmation message when a student completes the application
2 months ago
Merged pull request #34 into WordPress/WPCredits-Tracker:
Update first-lesson-instructions.md
3 months ago
Created issue #19 in the WordPress/WPCredits-Tracker repository:
Italian translation for "WordPress Credits"
3 months ago
Closed issue #16 on the WordPress/WPCredits-Tracker repository:
Define questions for Sponsor Companies form - Airtable + Lesson
3 months ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 months ago
Translated 9 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 months ago
Created a topic, Exceptional Travel Booking Solution with Outstanding Support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WP Travel Engine has transformed our travel agency’s w…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to How to translate page=simple_wp_membership_settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your answer, I'll try to modify my code with this tweak. I'll…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to How to translate page=simple_wp_membership_settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I need to edit the phisical URL for each page for each language because I…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to How to translate page=simple_wp_membership_settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @mbrsolution thank you for your response. I mean this https://www.loom.com/share/b11d0310b9724f88b4ca82629edf9e1b?sid=b7ccefe9-e8f9-4a9a-a5d0-90dfd6b2a348 let me know if…
5 months ago
Created a topic, How to translate page=simple_wp_membership_settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I need help translating the links to the login page an…
5 months ago
Completed the course Incident Response Team training on learn.wordpress.org
5 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
6 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
7 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
9 months ago
Translated 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
10 months ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
10 months ago
Translated 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Statement regarding the events program, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you @unintended8, my commitment to organising events, starting with WordCamp Europe, will be even…
11 months ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello, WordPress Community – Let’s Chat!, on the site WordPress.org Project:
welcome, I'll be there
1 year ago
Closed issue #319 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordCamp] Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
1 year ago
Closed issue #329 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordCamp] Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
1 year ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2025
1 year ago
Closed issue #351 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup] Bari
1 year ago
Closed issue #256 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup] Bucharest
1 year ago
Closed issue #202 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup] Bucharest
1 year ago
Closed issue #228 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup] Bucharest
1 year ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Translated 7 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Closed issue #205 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup] vitória
1 year ago
Closed issue #210 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup] Owerri
1 year ago
Translated 22 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Gave props in Slack:
I resumed vetting meetups after stopping for a while. Props to @peiraisotta, @devinmaeztri and @leogopal…
1 year ago
Translated 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal to integrate Slack workspaces from local WP Communities into Slack Enterprise Grid, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I absolutely agree with merging local Slacks into one general Slack. It remains necessary, however,…
1 year ago
Suggested 54 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Suggested 28 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Translated 9 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Translated 7 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago
Suggested 35 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago