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Rakesh Lawaju is a web enthusiast, programmer, trainer, and entrepreneur from Nepal πŸ‡³πŸ‡΅, with extensive experience in the web industry since 2008 πŸ’». He’s the Founder & CEO of One Loop Studio Pvt. Ltd πŸš€ and was the co-founder & CTO of WEN Solutions.

Rakesh has led the development of the WP Travel plugin and other popular plugins and themes, and currently heads the Gutenberg plugin Gutenify.com πŸ”§. He also provides consulting services to international companies 🌍.

Throughout his career, Rakesh has worked with globally recognized companies like 1E, WPMU DEV, Graph Paper Press, and Foundr, managing large-scale projects, plugins, and themes πŸ› οΈ.

He’s a key player in the WordPress community, having been on the organizing team for WordCamp Nepal (2022, 2024 & 2025) and WordCamp Kathmandu (2016, 2017 & 2018) πŸŽ‰. Rakesh contributed to the WordPress core during the release of WordPress 4.4 β€œClifford” and helped translate WordPress into Nepali πŸ‡³πŸ‡΅.

As a frequent speaker at WordCamp events (like WordCamp Nepal 2015 and WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 & 2023), he enjoys sharing his knowledge with others 🎀. Rakesh has also been the Contributor Day plugin table lead at WordCamp Asia 2024 🌏, further contributing to the growth and development of the WordPress community.

Rakesh is also passionate about teaching web development, focusing on React, CSS, PHP, and WordPress, and loves helping others grow their skills πŸ’‘πŸ“š. His dedication to knowledge-sharing and advancing WordPress continues to inspire those around him! ✨

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Past Positions

WEN Solutions

Founder

WP Travel

Founder/ Project Lead

1E

WordPress Developer

Graph Paper Press

Plugin Developer

WPMU DEV

Plugin Developer

Web Experts Nepal

Team Lead

WordPress Contributions

Core Contributor

WordCamp Organizer

WordCamp Speaker

Photo Contributor

Pattern Author

Plugin Developer

Documentation Contributor

Translation Contributor

Certificates

Community Activities

WordCamp Asia 2024 (Taiwan)

Contributor Day Table Lead

Table: Plugins

WordCamp Hong Kong 2023

Speaker

Topic: Career Opportunities In WordPress

WordCamp Islamabad 2023 (Online)

Contributor Day Table Lead

Table: Photos

WordCamp Kathmandu 2023

Speaker

Topic: Contributors Day: Plugin Development

WordPress Kathmandu – February 2022

Meetup Speaker

Topic: Gutenberg Blocks development for WordPress

WordPress Kathmandu – January 2022

Meetup Speaker

Topic: Basics of Gutenberg (Blocks) Theme with Full Site Editing.

WordPress Kathmandu – January 2022

Meetup Speaker

Topic: Basics of Gutenberg (Blocks) Theme with Full Site Editing.

WordPress Pokhara – AUGUST 2020

Meetup Speaker

Topic: React with WordPress

WordCamp Kathmandu 2019

WordCamp Speaker

Topic: Integrating React with WordPress & its API.

WordCamp biratnagar 2018

WordCamp Sponsor

Biratnagar

WordCamp Pokhara 2018

WordCamp Sponsor

Pokhara

WordCamp Kathmandu 2018

WordCamp Organizer/ Sponsor

Venue Wrangler

WordCamp Kathmandu 2017

WordCamp Organizer

Print Wrangler

WordCamp Kathmandu 2016

WordCamp Organizer

Print Wrangler

WordCamp Kathmandu 2015

WordCamp Speaker

Topic: WordPress Plugin Ideas and Development

WordCamp Nepal 2014

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan

WordCamp Nepal 2013

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan

Videos

Interview for DevotePress

Let’s talk about WordPress – Go with WP.

Good Food, Good Mood – Go with WP.

Basics of Gutenberg (Blocks) Theme with Full Site Editing

Gutenberg Block development for WordPress

React with WordPress

WordPress Plugin Development