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Francesco Di Candia

CEO at fabbrica42

@francescodicandia Barletta, Italy joined Jul 2013

www.fabbrica42.it github.com/francescodicandia
    Teams Community Polyglots Support
    Languages it_IT
    Sponsored Weglot 16 hours/week confirmed

    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

    Badges

    COMMUNITY
    4 badges
    Community Team '22 Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '19
    PRACTICE
    3 badges
    C Credits Mentor '25 Support Contributor '16 Support Team '16
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '16

    Current Job

    CEO
    Present
    fabbrica42

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    3contributions
    high3
    medium0
    score9
    Last 90 days
    22contributions
    high21
    medium1
    score64
    Last 12 months
    66contributions
    high56
    medium10
    score178

    Specializations

    share of activity across teams · last 365 days · 52 attributed contributions

    Contributions

    Type
    May 2026
    May 20 Wed · 07:59
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 40 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 19 Tue · 16:09
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 44 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 08 Fri · 10:52
    Polyglots high
    Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    April 2026
    Apr 21 Tue · 04:33
    Meta med
    Completed the course WordPress Campus Connect Organizer Orientation on learn.wordpress.org
    Apr 20 Mon · 20:21
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Welcome to WordPress Campus Connect University of Pisa 2026, on the site WordPress Campus Connect University of Pisa 2026:
    Organizers note: Please update the portions with red text. We're happy to announce that WordCamp…
    Apr 16 Thu · 09:42
    Meta high
    Gave props in Slack:
    Props to @alvitidiana, tarted as a student in WPCredits, now she's not only contributing to…
    March 2026
    Mar 30 Mon · 09:45
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 6 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Mar 30 Mon · 09:09
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Mar 26 Thu · 21:31
    Meta high
    Started mentoring WordCamp Switzerland 2026
    Mar 26 Thu · 19:03
    Meta high
    Started mentoring WordCamp Pisa 2026

    Completed Courses

    Total completed courses: 4

    Plugins

    Italiano (Italian) Plugins Translation Editor - #it_IT

    Italiano (Italian) Themes Translation Editor - #it_IT

    Italiano (Italian) Translation Contributor - #it_IT

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