{"id":13943396,"name":"Shiva Shanker Bhatta","url":"https:\/\/afthemes.com","description":"Hi, I\u2019m Shiva Shanker Bhatta \u2014 Founder & CEO at AF Themes, an open-source advocate, and a dedicated WordPress contributor for over a decade.\r\n\r\nWordPress changed my life. Today, I build tools, mentor creators, and contribute to the community to ensure it does the same for others worldwide.\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udccd What I Do in the Ecosystem\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Plugins Review Team | Vetting submissions, managing guideline violations, and securing the global ecosystem. Proud member of the team that historically smashed the 1,050+ plugin backlog down to zero.\r\n\r\n\u267f Accessibility Advocate & Reviewer | Actively working on accessibility testing and guidelines to ensure the open web remains completely inclusive for everyone.\r\n\r\n\u2696\ufe0f Former Themes Team Rep | Spent 3+ years leading the team tasked with maintaining high code and security standards for the official Theme Directory.\r\n\r\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 Locale Manager (GTE) | General Translation Editor for ne_NP, bridging the language gap for the Nepali community.\r\n\r\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Go With WP Producer | Hosting deep-dive podcasts and tech workshops with global product leaders to teach the community how to build for the future web.\r\n\r\n\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Building at Scale\r\nThrough AF Themes, my team builds fast, highly optimized, block-based Full Site Editing (FSE) themes powering 100,000+ active websites globally. We build for publishers, media organizations, and creators who need bulletproof digital infrastructure.\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udcdc Flagship Contribution History\r\nI believe in \"building together.\" Over the years, I\u2019ve stepped up across the globe:\r\n\r\n\u2022 Flagship Organizer: WordCamp US 2026 (Accessibility), WordCamp Europe 2025 (Community), and WordCamp Asia 2023 (Audio\/Video).\r\n\u2022 Official Media Partner: WordCamp Europe (Krak\u00f3w 2026, Basel 2025, Torino 2024), WordCamp Asia (2024), and WordCamp Kolkata.\r\n\u2022 Regional Organizer & Speaker: WordCamp Kathmandu (Organizer, Speaker, and Polyglots Track Lead 2016\u20132022) and local meetup coordinator.\r\n\r\n\ud83e\udd1d Support My Work\r\nIf you or your organization benefit from the themes I build, the security reviews I conduct, or the educational content I produce via Go With WP, I welcome your sponsorship. Your support directly buys me dedicated weekly hours to give back to the open-source community.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s connect and build a faster, more accessible open web \u2014 together!","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/author\/shivashankerbhatta\/","slug":"shivashankerbhatta","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7275f4f2c158e85a0b749f9ac0a7de6825da0d24cc411917f1526928e15fc1b7?s=24&d=identicon&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7275f4f2c158e85a0b749f9ac0a7de6825da0d24cc411917f1526928e15fc1b7?s=48&d=identicon&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7275f4f2c158e85a0b749f9ac0a7de6825da0d24cc411917f1526928e15fc1b7?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","128":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7275f4f2c158e85a0b749f9ac0a7de6825da0d24cc411917f1526928e15fc1b7?s=128&d=identicon&r=g","256":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7275f4f2c158e85a0b749f9ac0a7de6825da0d24cc411917f1526928e15fc1b7?s=256&d=identicon&r=g","512":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7275f4f2c158e85a0b749f9ac0a7de6825da0d24cc411917f1526928e15fc1b7?s=512&d=identicon&r=g"},"meta":{"jetpack_donation_warning_dismissed":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13943396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}