Iqbal Rony Iqbal Rony
01.

About Me

I'm a Senior WordPress Developer with over 8 years of professional experience, specializing in plugin development, the Elementor ecosystem, and building commercial WordPress products at scale.

I served as the Lead Developer on HappyAddons, one of the most popular Elementor addon plugins with 400,000+ active installs and a 4.8/5 star rating. In that role, I directed the product roadmap, refactored both the free and pro codebases to a modern PSR-4 autoloading structure, mentored junior developers, and oversaw feature development across 140+ widgets.

Before HappyAddons, I developed dozens of custom WordPress themes and plugins for clients and the ThemeForest marketplace at Pixiefy, and built responsive frontends for international clients on Fiverr.

My technical toolkit spans PHP, WordPress hooks & REST API, WooCommerce, JavaScript, Vue.js, Elementor, Git, Composer. I'm most at home working on complex frontend interactions, performance-critical plugin architecture, and anything that pushes what WordPress can do.

Technical Skills

Languages

  • PHP PHP
  • JavaScript JavaScript
  • HTML5 HTML5
  • CSS3
  • SCSS SCSS

Frameworks & Platforms

  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce WooCommerce
  • Elementor Elementor
  • WPB WPBakery
  • KC KingComposer
  • EDD Easy Digital Downloads
  • Vue.js Vue.js
  • jQuery jQuery

Build & Package Tools

  • Composer Composer
  • npm NPM
  • nvm NVM
  • gulp Gulp
  • Webpack Webpack
  • ESL ESLint

Version Control

  • Git Git
  • SVN (Subversion)

Browsers & Debugging

  • Google Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Opera

Design & Collaboration

  • Figma.logoCreated using Figma Figma
  • Slack
  • Mattermost Mattermost
  • Trello Trello

Code Editors

  • PhpStorm PhpStorm
  • VS Code
  • Sublime Text Sublime Text
  • Notepad++ Notepad++
  • Brackets

Operating Systems

  • Windows
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu

I'm also learning these

  • LAR Laravel
  • React React.js
02.

Experience

ThemeBucket (HappyMonster)

Senior WordPress Developer

Feb 2024 – Feb 2026

Led development on HappyAddons (Elementor addon, 400,000+ active installs, 4.8/5 rating), overseeing the product roadmap, new feature development, and bug resolution. Refactored both the free and pro plugin codebases to a PSR-4 autoloading structure — a major migration carried out without disrupting active production installations. Mentored junior developers, drove code review culture, and investigated user-reported issues for direct fixes.

PHPWordPressElementorJavaScriptVue.jsGit

ThemeBucket (HappyMonster)

WordPress Developer

Aug 2019 – Jan 2024

Developed 60+ production Elementor widgets (free + pro) and 10 major features from scratch — including Image Masking, Display Conditions, Particle Effects, Grid Layout, Wrapper Link, Shape Dividers, Tooltip, Scroll-to-Top, Column Order Control, and Global Badge. Maintained and improved existing features such as Cross-Domain Copy-Paste, Equal Height, Happy Clone, and Presets. In parallel, built two additional Elementor/WooCommerce plugins and an API-driven SaaS plugin-management tool.

PHPWordPressElementorWooCommerceJavaScriptREST API

Pixiefy — Dhaka, Bangladesh

Junior WordPress Developer

Jan 2018 – Jul 2019

Built custom WordPress themes and plugins for client projects and the ThemeForest marketplace. Developed widget addons for WPBakery, King Composer, and Elementor. Converted PSD/HTML designs into fully functional, responsive WordPress sites.

WordPressPHPHTMLCSSjQuery

Fiverr — Freelance

Frontend Developer

Feb 2016 – Dec 2016

Converted PSD/Figma designs into responsive websites and HTML email templates for international clients. Delivered polished landing pages and business sites on time and to spec.

HTMLCSSBootstrapjQuery
03.

Projects

WordPress Plugin · Open Source

WP User Switch

A lightweight WordPress plugin that lets administrators instantly switch between user accounts for testing, debugging, and support — without logging out.

PHPWordPressREST API

WordPress Plugin · Open Source

Version Switcher

A developer utility plugin for switching between WordPress versions directly from the admin dashboard — useful for testing plugin and theme compatibility.

PHPWordPressAdmin UI

WordPress Plugin · Open Source

WP Customizer Icon

Extends the WordPress Customizer with a searchable icon picker control, enabling theme and plugin developers to let users select icons from a large icon library.

PHPWordPress CustomizerJavaScript

WordPress Theme · Open Source

Leopard

A minimal, performance-focused WordPress starter theme built for developers who want a clean foundation with modern build tooling and no bloat.

WordPressPHPHTMLCSS

Vanilla JavaScript · Side Project

Whiteboard Paint

A lightweight, browser-based canvas drawing tool for digital signatures, quick sketches, and annotations — no dependencies required.

JavaScriptCanvas APIHTML5

JavaScript Library · Contributor

Aesthetic Icon Picker

A minimal, stylish icon picker component for web interfaces — contributed core features and UX improvements to this open-source library.

JavaScriptUI ComponentES6+
04.

Open Source Contributions

WordPress.org Profile · Since 2019

WordPress.org Contributor 6.2

Active WordPress.org community member from Dhaka, Bangladesh, with contribution badges across Core, Plugins, Themes, Documentation, Photos, Patterns, and Bengali translations. Recognized as a Core Contributor for the WordPress 6.2 release cycle.

Core Contributor 6.2Plugin DeveloperTheme DeveloperDocumentation Contributor ’23

Plugins & Theme · WordPress.org

Plugin and Theme Author

Published and maintained WordPress.org projects including WP User Switch with 1,000+ active installs, WP Customizer Icon, Version Switcher, and the Leopard theme.

WP User SwitchVersion SwitcherWP Customizer IconLeopard Theme

Polyglots · Bengali Locale

Translation Contributor & Editor

Contributed Bengali translations on translate.wordpress.org and served as translation editor for plugin projects including WP User Switch, Version Switcher, and WP Customizer Icon.

bn_BDTranslation Contributor ’21Translation Editor ’21Polyglots
05.

Community & Education

WordCamp Dhaka 2019

Volunteer organizer — helped coordinate one of Bangladesh's largest WordPress community events.

MBA — Jagannath University

Master of Business Administration, providing strategic and management perspective alongside technical expertise.

BBA — IIUC

Bachelor of Business Administration from International Islamic University Chittagong.

Languages

Bengali — Native
English — Professional working proficiency

06.

Resume

You can download my full resume using the button below. It covers my complete work history, technical skills, open-source contributions, and education. If you have a role or collaboration in mind, my inbox is always open — even if I'm not actively job hunting.

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Last updated: June 2026