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John Carlo Pattaguan

@jcpattaguan Caloocan, Philippines joined Mar 2020

iamjohncarlo.com github.com/johncarlopattaguan Slack: @John
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    Bio

    Hi! I’m John Carlo, an IT Operations Administrator and longtime WordPress professional from the Philippines.

    I started my career in WordPress technical support, where I spent several years helping users troubleshoot websites, hosting environments, plugins, and other technical challenges. I later transitioned into IT Operations, where I now work with infrastructure, security, identity and access management, automation, IT asset management, and internal technology operations.

    WordPress continues to be an important part of my journey beyond work. I enjoy giving back to the community through local WordPress meetups and WordCamp events. I’ve contributed through volunteering, organizing, photography, A/V, translation, and community activities.

    Outside of technology and WordPress, you’ll usually find me exploring photography, videography, cinematography, and travel. I enjoy capturing people, places, and everyday moments while continuing to learn more about visual storytelling.

    I’m always happy to learn something new, meet people in the community, and share what I’ve learned along the way.

    WordPress Origin Story

    My WordPress journey started during college when one of my professors introduced me to the platform. What began as curiosity soon became something I genuinely enjoyed. I started experimenting with WordPress, building projects, troubleshooting problems, and discovering how much could be created with it.

    About a month before graduating, WordPress unexpectedly became the beginning of my professional career. I started working in WordPress technical support, helping customers solve problems with their websites, plugins, hosting, and other technical challenges. Over the years, that experience taught me much more than WordPress itself—it helped me develop my skills in troubleshooting, customer support, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.

    My career has since taken me in another direction into IT Operations, but WordPress has remained an important part of my life through its community.

    I started getting more involved through local meetups and WordCamps, where I found opportunities to contribute beyond technical support. I’ve volunteered and organized around photography and A/V, served as an A/V Crew member and event photographer for WordCamp Asia 2024, became an A/V Organizer for WordCamp Asia 2025, and now serve as an A/V Team Lead for WordCamp Asia 2027. I’m also involved with local WordPress meetups in the Philippines.

    What started as a platform introduced to me by a professor eventually became a career, a community, and a place where I continue to learn, contribute, and meet people from around the world.

    And somehow, after all these years, I’m still discovering new things about WordPress. 🙂

    Badges

    CONTENT
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    Photo Contributor '23
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Organizer '24 WordCamp Volunteer '25
    POLYGLOTS
    1 badge
    Translation Contributor '24

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

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    Last 90 days
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    Last 12 months
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    score6

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    Time commitment

    4 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 09 Tue · 14:29
    Meta high
    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Philippines 2026
    December 2025
    Dec 13 Sat · 04:45
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    June 2025
    Jun 06 Fri · 07:47
    Polyglots high
    Translated 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Jun 02 Mon · 10:54
    Polyglots high
    Translated 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    January 2025
    Jan 22 Wed · 17:03
    Polyglots high
    Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    September 2024
    Sep 16 Mon · 14:12
    Meta high
    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Asia 2025
    March 2024
    Mar 24 Sun · 16:41
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 40 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Mar 07 Thu · 07:55
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    August 2023
    Aug 24 Thu · 04:09
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    March 2020
    Mar 30 Mon · 04:56
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Plugin upload to install, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi there, Since it's localhosts, have you tried to do this manually? As a workaround…