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Saksham Sharma

Software Engineer at rtCamp

@sakshamsharma5 Pune joined Apr 2026

github.com/CookieDarb Slack: @Saksham Sharma

    Bio

    I’m currently learning and building within the WordPress ecosystem, with a focus on writing clean, scalable, and standards-compliant code. My work involves developing custom plugins, themes, and Gutenberg blocks, while getting hands-on with tools like the REST API, WP-CLI, and React.

    Always open to learning, collaborating, and contributing within the WordPress community.

    Interests

    Basketball, Movies

    WordPress Origin Story

    My journey with WordPress began in January 2026 when I joined rtCamp. What started as getting familiar with the ecosystem quickly turned into a deeper interest in how WordPress works under the hood, from its data structures to its extensibility through plugins, themes, and blocks.

    Since then, I’ve been exploring different parts of the stack, learning by building, and gradually understanding how to create flexible and scalable solutions within WordPress.

    Badges

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    2 badges
    C Core AI Contributor '26 Core Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Software Engineer
    Present
    rtCamp

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    37contributions
    high12
    medium25
    score61
    Last 90 days
    53contributions
    high17
    medium36
    score87
    Last 12 months
    87contributions
    high27
    medium60
    score141

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 7.1
    • 7.0

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 22 Thu · 11:19
    Themes med
    Submitted pull request #896 to WordPress/create-block-theme:
    Fix: clean up registered theme directories and theme cache in teardown
    Oct 22 Thu · 11:12
    Themes med
    Created issue #895 in the WordPress/create-block-theme repository:
    Fix test suite isolation by cleaning up registered theme directories and cache…
    Oct 22 Thu · 03:16
    Core high
    Mentioned in [64677] on WordPress SVN:
    Bundled Themes: Ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
    Oct 21 Wed · 11:58
    Themes med
    Submitted pull request #893 to WordPress/create-block-theme:
    Fix: preserve parent presets when saving child theme changes
    Oct 19 Mon · 20:30
    Core high
    Mentioned in [64579] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: Fix link color in the "Large title" query pattern.
    Oct 19 Mon · 14:28
    Themes med
    Submitted pull request #891 to WordPress/create-block-theme:
    Normalize theme tags to lowercase slugs when saving metadata
    Oct 19 Mon · 11:16
    GitHub high
    Pull request #952 merged into WordPress/openstation:
    fix(native-windows): switch to list tab on embedded editor back navigation
    Oct 16 Fri · 11:41
    GitHub high
    Pull request #1015 merged into WordPress/openstation:
    fix(comments): center empty state description when rail panel is widened
    Oct 16 Fri · 11:00
    GitHub high
    Pull request #1004 merged into WordPress/openstation:
    Posts: Show "View" link for published posts
    Oct 16 Fri · 10:46
    GitHub high
    Pull request #1013 merged into WordPress/openstation:
    Desktop files: Cascade-trash comment shortcuts when a comment is trashed