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26

#WCBLR

WordCamp
Bengaluru

Namma Bengaluru’s very own gathering of the people who use, build, and believe in WordPress. Two days. Two tracks. One Contributor Day. A whole lot of filter coffee.

How the two days work

Sat

21

Contributor Day

Limited seats · Sign-up only

Limited seats, via a separate sign-up. Contribute to WordPress itself at tables run by the Make teams. The sign-up is free, first come, first served, and opens here closer to the date.

Sun

22

The conference

In your ticket

Talks, panels and workshops on both stages, with lunch in between. Buy a ticket and you’re in.

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WORDCAMP BENGALURU 2026

ADMIT ONE


SAT

21

NOV

Contributor Day

BIC, Domlur


SUN

22

NOV

The conference

MAIN DAY

SJBHS, Museum Road · two tracks, all day


LUNCH · FILTER COFFEE · BADGE · SWAG

About

Bengaluru’s very own WordPress habba is back, and this year it’s going bigger.

You don’t have to live in WordPress to belong here. If you build for the web, this is your room.

Attendees at WordCamp Bengaluru 2023 gathered on the steps for a group photograph

2023

Everyone who showed up, on the steps at the end of the day.

Attendees at WordCamp Bengaluru 2024 gathered in the auditorium for a group photograph

2024

The whole room, in the auditorium.

Attendees at WordCamp Bengaluru 2025 on stage under the #WCBLR2025 banner

2025

On stage, under the #WCBLR2025 banner.

01

What it is

Community-run and not-for-profit, for everyone building on the open web.

02

Who it’s for

Developers, designers, content creators, founders, and the AI-curious.

03

Why this year

WordPress runs 40% of the web, and this year’s theme is where it meets AI.

04

What’s in store

Talks, panels that don’t dodge the hard questions, workshops, and a Contributor Day.

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21-22 Nov 2026 SJBHS, Museum Road

400+

People expected

Developers, designers, planners, learners and content creators, over the two days.

20+

Speakers

Talks, panels and workshops from across the WordPress community.

2

Tracks

A technical track and a creative one, side by side on the Sunday.

1

Contributor Day

Saturday at BIC, contributing to WordPress itself at tables run by the Make teams.

Built in Bengaluru

Volunteer-run and not-for-profit. Here is who puts it together.

Speakers

Learn it from the people doing the work.

Founders, engineers, product leads and agency owners, picked from 61 proposals to the open call. A keynote, talks, lightning talks, panels and a workshop on AI in production, plugins, publishing and the business of WordPress.

Lightning talk · Sun

Beyond Rankings: Making WordPress Content Discoverable in the AI Search Era

Abheesh Dokras

Founder & CEO, Wisbotech Communications Pvt Ltd

Talk · Sun

Same Work, Same Quality, Different Response

Ajay M Aravind

Founder and CEO, Midnay

Talk · Sun

Building the Plane While Flying It: a zero downtime Webflow to WordPress migration

Amit Singh

Managing Partner, WPoets

Talk · Sat

Evolution of WordPress education: Campus Connect, Credits, and what comes next

Anand Upadhyay

Founder, WPVibes

Panel · Sun

Agents in production

Animesh Dutta

Senior Software Engineer, Arm

Talk · Sun

I Gave AI My WordPress

Anindo Neel Dutta

Member of GTM Staff, Trelium

Panel · Sun

What clients actually pay for now

Anupma Singh

Founder, 10X AI Leaders

Talk · Sun

How an AI agent works in WordPress

Anurag Bhandari

Chief Technologist, antelligent

Workshop · Sun

Connecting WordPress and MCP

Deepak Gupta

Founder and Lead Developer, AcrossAI

Panel · Sun

Agents in production

Dhanendran Rajagopal

Senior Web Engineer, Fueled

Talk · Sun

Tokens to Dollars: Building Tools that AutoSell

Gulshan Iyer

Founder and CEO, Arbhu Enterprises

Talk · Sun

Operationalising AI after the easy gains

Joel Abreo

Senior Project Manager, rtCamp

Lightning talk · Sun

From Code to Boardroom: The Real Business Impact of AI in WordPress Teams

Kakshak Kalaria

Director of Engineering, Concatstring

Lightning talk · Sun

WordPress Has Entered the Chat

Karthik Srinivasan

Designer. Carpenter. Guitarist. Motorcyclist, everything motorcycling

Talk · Sat

Beyond Code: 10 Ways Anyone Can Contribute to WordPress

Makarand G. Mane

Founder and Designated Partner, WPGenius Solutions LLP

Talk · Sun

Beyond the Boilerplate: Building High-Quality WordPress Plugins with AI

Nirbhay Singh Rao

Full Stack Developer, Elementor

Lightning talk · Sun

From Editorial Workflow to AI Discovery: Making WordPress Content Machine-Readable and Findable

Preetika Thakur

Digital Marketing

Lightning talk · Sun

Beyond Traditional WordPress: Building for the Modern Web in the Age of AI

Raghunath J

Chief Technology Officer, 4Monks Consulting LLP

Lightning talk · Sun

AI as a Contributor: Et tu, Brute?

Dr Rahul D Arora

Consultant, Palliative Medicine, Ramaiah Memorial Hospital

Lightning talk · Sun

The Structural Churn and The Walkaway

Raja Mohammed

Project Manager

Lightning talk · Sun

From Conversation to Conversion: Building Execution-First AI for B2B

Ravi Chillara

Co Founder, SuperrApp

Lightning talk · Sun

Making AI Reliable for Editorial Workflows

Rishit Gupta

Software Engineer II, rtCamp

Panel · Sun

What clients actually pay for now

Sahithya B A

Senior Software Engineer, Zensar Technologies

Panel · Sun

What clients actually pay for now

Smriti Mishra

Technical Product Manager

Lightning talk · Sun

Our secret sauce for keeping 24/7 AI agents affordable

Souptik Datta

Product Engineer, TeamUpdraft

Workshop · Sun

Connecting WordPress and MCP

Sourabh Matolia

Technical Delivery Manager, Make Me Local

Lightning talk · Sun

Regional Content Is the New Global Content

Subhasis Chatterjee

Founder and CEO, ConnectIndia

Lightning talk · Sun

AI Agents to Turn Your WordPress Blog into Short Videos

Sudip Bhattacharya

Managing Director, RB Innovate & VideoSynq

Panel · Sun

Agents in production

Vedanshu Jain

Co-Founder, Urumi AI

Get involved

Open now

01 / Sponsors

Sponsor

Put your brand in front of about 400 people who build with WordPress.

Closes 31 Oct 2026

Apply now →

02 / Contributor Day

Lead a table

One table, one Make team on Contributor Day: a starter list, the intro, and the people who sit down.

Closes 23 Oct 2026

Read the call →

Closed

Volunteer

Eight teams, one day or both. Applications closed 15 October 2026.

Read the call →

Speak

Two stages, three formats. Submissions closed 14 September 2026.

Read the call →

Media Partner

Blogs, podcasts and community channels. Partners announced 4 September.

Read the call →

Sponsors

Thank you to the teams backing 2026.

WCBLR is volunteer-run and not-for-profit, and it runs on support from the WordPress ecosystem.

Suvarna
  • Bluehost
  • Flow Automate Solutions LLP
  • Hostinger
  • Jetpack
  • Woo
Belli
Kanchu
  • NeuralForms.ai
  • Studio Goncharov
Hitaishi
  • CookieAdmin
  • WPBakery

Venue

Where we’re gathering

WCBLR 2026 runs across two buildings: the conference in central Bengaluru, Contributor Day in Domlur. Both are an easy ride away on Namma Metro.

Sat

21

Nov

Contributor Day · Sign-up only

Bangalore International Centre

No 7, 4th Main Road, Domlur II Stage, Bengaluru 560071

Metro Indiranagar is the nearest station.

Directions →

Sun

22

Nov

The conference · In your ticket

St Joseph’s Boys’ High School

27, Museum Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru 560025

Metro Close to MG Road, with parking for two- and four-wheelers.

Directions →

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