Ankit Panchal is a WordPress Core Contributor (releases 5.4 through 7.0) and indie founder based in Pune, India. Over 13+ years in the WordPress ecosystem, he has shipped 8 plugins with 2M+ downloads across products like UltimaKit, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles, and Pushrow.
He runs PluginStack.dev, a suite of performance-first WordPress plugins, and built WPFolks (wpfolks.org), a free community platform for WordPress people. Ankit has attended 29+ WordCamps across India, Asia, the US, and Europe, and is excited to organize WordCamp US 2026.