Ankit K Gupta (@ankit-k-gupta) – WordPress user profile

Bio

– Currently serving as Test Lead for the WordPress 7.0 Release Squad.
– Recognised as Noteworthy Contributor Test Lead for the WordPress 6.7 release cycle.
– Served as a WordPress Test Team Representative (2023–2024).
– Served as a Test Table Lead at WCEU 2024 (Remote).
– Served as a Test Table Lead at WC Asia 2026.

– Lead Organizer of the Agra WordPress Meetup Group.

– Contributed as a WordPress Core Contributor in 10 consecutive releases of the 4.X series:

4.X series:
WordPress 4.0 “Benny”
WordPress 4.1 “Dinah”
WordPress 4.2 “Powell”
WordPress 4.3 “Billie”
WordPress 4.4 “Clifford”
WordPress 4.5 “Coleman”
WordPress 4.6 “Pepper”
WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan”
WordPress 4.8 “Evans”
WordPress 4.9 “Tipton”

5.X series:
WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine”
WordPress 5.9 “Josephine”

6.X series:
WordPress 6.0 “Arturo”
WordPress 6.1 “Misha”
WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy”
WordPress 6.3 “Lionel”
WordPress 6.4 “Shirley”
WordPress 6.5 “Regina”
WordPress 6.6 “Dorsey”
WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” – Release Test Lead
WordPress 6.8 “Cecil”
WordPress 6.9 “Gene”
WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” – Release Test Lead

Other contributions include being:

– BuddyPress Core Contributor.
– bbPress Core Contributor.
– WordPress Meta Contributor.
– Documentation Contributor of WordPress.org.
– Locale Manager, Core Editor, and Translation Contributor of WordPress Hindi Polyglots.

I’ve also had the privilege of sharing my insights and experiences:

– Speaker at WordCamp Mumbai 2017.
– Speaker at WordCamp Kanpur 2017.
– Speaker at WordCamp Nashik 2016.

Interests

Finding bugs, Making things better 🙂

WordPress Origin Story

I started working with WordPress when I joined rtCamp in 2013 as a QA Tester. Back then, I didn’t know much about WordPress, but I learned a lot on the job. It’s an amazing platform, and I enjoy being part of the WordPress community.

Badges

CODE

5 badges

Core Contributor '15 Core Team '24 Meta Contributor '16 Pattern Author '22 Plugin Developer

CONTENT

2 badges

Documentation Contributor '18 Photo Contributor '22

COMMUNITY

3 badges

bbPress Contributor '19 B BuddyPress Contributor '19 WordCamp Speaker '16

PRACTICE

2 badges

Test Contributor '22 Test Team '23

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

Current Job

Lead QA Engineer

Feb 2021 – Present

10up + Fueled

Job History

QA Team Lead

rtCamp

Key Accomplishments

Served as the Test Lead for WordPress 6.7 and WordPress 7.0 releases.

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

5contributions

high5

medium0

score15

Last 90 days

12contributions

high10

medium2

score32

Last 12 months

21contributions

high16

medium5

score53

Specializations

evenly split across 4 teams · no team-attributable activity in the last 365 days

Core Photos Polyglots Test

Contributions

Type

May 2026

May 21 Thu · 00:33

Meta high

Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @huzaifaalmesbah @narenin @azharderaiya @riko910 @Bhavik Panchal @dhavalkapadane @vishitshah @jigar9998 @vaibhavsweb @hage @shailu25 @Valer1e…

May 20 Wed · 06:38

Meta high

Wrote a new post, WordPress 7.0 Updates & Testing – FAQ, on the site Make WordPress Test:
WordPress 7.0 is scheduled to release today, and you may have some questions or doubts…

May 19 Tue · 23:38

Meta high

Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @troychaplin @zunaid321 @Emon @miroku @josevarghese @Shazzad @Ankit K Gupta @kausaralm @ruba1956 @brechtryckaert @chiscoleiton…

May 14 Thu · 16:55

Meta high

Received props from @chaion07 in Slack:
Props for testing RC4 @jsmansart, @369work, @shailu25, @nilambar, @huzaifaalmesbah, @iamasadpolash, @abduremon, @ozgursar, @mosescursor, @jigar9998, @Ankit…

May 14 Thu · 16:53

Meta high

Received props from @chaion07 in Slack:
Props for attending the RC4 Release Party @audrasjb, @jadavsanjay, @jsmansart, @faisal03, @nikunj8866, @369work, @iamasadpolash, @devangvachheta137,…

April 2026

Apr 13 Mon · 11:43

Meta high

Received props from @nikunj8866 in Slack:
Props to @Ankit K Gupta and @pavanpatil1 for leading the Test Team table on Contributor…

March 2026

Mar 20 Fri · 22:06

Meta high

Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @ellatrix @mukesh27 @SergeyBiryukov @audrasjb @juanmaguitar @marybaum @JeffPaul @Ankit K Gupta @wildworks @adamsilverstein @desrosj…

Mar 12 Thu · 16:04

Meta high

Received props from @chaion07 in Slack:
Huge Props to @ellatrix, @mukesh27, @wildworks, @juanmaguitar, @Ankit K Gupta, @marybaum, @westonruter, @davidbaumwald, @desrosj, @mindctrl,…

Mar 06 Fri · 05:45

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Help Test WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Test:
Thank you for testing — your efforts are greatly appreciated! Please continue testing, and if…

Mar 06 Fri · 05:42

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post Help Test WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Test:
Thanks, all. Tabs block section has been removed from the post. cc: @marybaum