18 years and 40+ releases later, WordPress today powers 41% of the internet (and counting!). This popularity of WordPress has kicked off an obvious demand for WordPress professionals along with an ever growing need for WordPress training.
The Learn WordPress initiative (learn.wordpress.org) was officially launched in December 2020 to address this demand. In his session, Hari will give participants a detailed overview of the Learn WordPress platform and the many opportunities it offers.
Hari will go into detail on how individuals and local communities can contribute to the initiative and will share a sneak peak on how the future of WordPress learning looks like!
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By Hari Shanker R
I am an experienced Community and Project/Program Management Professional.
Until July 2025, I served as the Community Program Manager (formerly known as "Super Deputy") on the Make/WordPress Community Team, where my focus was on making the WordPress Community the best it can be, through events and other community-led efforts. I used to lead the Contributor Working Group of WordPress, where we built, and successfully ran three editions of the Contributor Mentorship Program, which resulted in a net total of 150 active contributors for WordPress. I also co-led the Five for the Future Program, and was also involved in other contributor initiatives such as the WordPress Contributor Health Dashboard project. I also used to be a fully-sponsored contributor to the WordPress open source project for over four years from 2020 through 2024.
Even though I don't work with WordPress on a day-to-day basis these days, the software has a close place in my heart. I strongly believe that open source tech and the open web have the potential to make the world a better place.
I have had a rather diverse career with significant experience in the domains of Retail Banking, Print & Web Journalism, Web Development, Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Professional Blogging, and Education.
Outside of work, I enjoy writing (blogging) as a hobby, and I'm a compulsive bibliophile. I'm also a happily married pet parent to three cats.
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