{"id":2628,"date":"2026-10-07T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=2628"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:28:49","slug":"anand-upadhyay","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/anand-upadhyay\/","title":{"rendered":"Anand Upadhyay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anand Upadhyay is a long-time WordPress contributor and community advocate based in Ajmer, India. Active in the ecosystem since 2010, he has contributed to several Make WordPress teams, including Core, Docs, Community, and Polyglots.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is the founder of WPVibes, a WordPress plugin development company that builds performance-driven tools for WordPress and WooCommerce users. Anand is also a regular WordCamp speaker and has co-organized the Ajmer WordPress Meetup since founding it in 2017. He is currently lead organizer of the first ever WordCamp Rajasthan, a six-city collaboration bringing the state&#8217;s WordPress communities together in Jaipur.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, he launched the first WordPress Campus Connect event, reaching 400 students across four colleges in Ajmer. The format went on to become a global program officially recognized by the WordPress Foundation, now running on four continents, and Anand serves on its committee. 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