Hi, my name is

Som Shrestha.

I build for WordPress.

I’m a WordPress Developer and Support Specialist with 7+ years of experience, including 4+ years in WordPress and 3+ years in frontend and web development.

At ThemeGrill, I build and support WordPress themes, plugins, Gutenberg, FSE, and WooCommerce products used by tens of thousands of websites. I also work with PHP, React, TypeScript, Laravel, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, focusing on reliable products and practical solutions.

7+

years

4+

years WordPress

3+

years frontend

90k+

active installs

13

extensions

01. About Me

Hello! I’m a WordPress Developer and Support Specialist with 7+ years of experience. I started with PHP and frontend development in 2019 and moved into WordPress product development in 2022.

I specialize in themes, plugins, Gutenberg, FSE, WooCommerce, and WordPress product architecture. I also provide customer and technical support for major releases, using Crisp and FreeScout to troubleshoot issues, assist users, and turn feedback into product improvements.

Here are the technologies I work with most:

02. Where I've Worked

03. Education

1. 2022 — 2026

   Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

   Himalayan College Of ManagementKathmandu, Nepal

   • Major subjects: Human-Computer Interaction, Software Project Management, Information System Security, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Programming, Web Systems and Technologies, Big Data Analysis, Computer Graphics.
   • Affiliated with Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Malaysia.

2. 2014 — 2015

   HSEB — Higher Secondary, Computer Science

   Siddhartha Vanasthali CampusKathmandu, Nepal

   • A Grade (60.80%) in the Higher Secondary School Examination.
   • Major subjects: Computer Programming, Digital Electronics, Networking Fundamentals, Data Communication, Computer Hardware (Repair and Maintenance), System Analysis and Design.

3. 2013

   School Leaving Certificate

   Amar English Secondary SchoolKathmandu, Nepal

   • 77% in the Secondary School Examination.

04. Some Things I've Built

Themes

01

• PHP
• WordPress
• Customizer
• SCSS

Zakra Theme

Contributed to ThemeGrill’s Customind Customizer core and theme revamp, focusing on new features, performance, bug fixes, and Gutenberg/Elementor compatibility.

30,000+ Active Installs

02

• PHP
• WordPress
• Customizer
• Gutenberg

ColorMag Theme

Contributed to ThemeGrill’s Customind Customizer core and theme revamp, focusing on new features, performance, bug fixes, and Gutenberg/Elementor compatibility.

40,000+ Active Installs

03

• PHP
• WordPress
• Customizer
• Gutenberg

eLearning Theme

Contributed to ThemeGrill’s Customind Customizer core and theme revamp, focusing on new features, performance, bug fixes, and Gutenberg/Elementor compatibility.

1,000+ Active Installs

04

• PHP
• WordPress
• FSE
• WooCommerce

Vastra Theme

Contributed as sole developer, building this WooCommerce Full Site Editing theme end to end.

Full Site Editing

05

• PHP
• WordPress
• FSE
• WooCommerce

Gizmo Theme

Contributed as sole developer, building this WooCommerce Full Site Editing theme end to end.

100+ Active Installs

06

• PHP
• WordPress
• FSE
• theme.json

Online Courses FSE

Contributed as sole developer, building this Full Site Editing theme end to end for the WordPress.org directory.

1,000+ Active Installs

07

• PHP
• WordPress
• FSE
• theme.json

Zakra Next

Building the block-based successor to Zakra as a Full Site Editing theme, carrying the Customizer-era design language into theme.json.

Coming Soon

08

• PHP
• WordPress
• FSE
• theme.json

Online Recipes

Built this Full Site Editing theme for cooking academies and recipe courses, with editorial typography, patterns for courses, chefs, pricing and reviews, and Masteriyo LMS support.

50+ Active Installs

Personal

09

• PHP
• WordPress
• FSE
• WooCommerce

Vitrena

My own WooCommerce block theme for authorised dealers and electronics showrooms - dense product grids, promo card walls and curated brand showcases, with four style variations.

10+ Active Installs

Plugins

10

• PHP
• WordPress
• Gutenberg
• React

Magazine Blocks

Contributed 15+ new blocks across the free and pro plugins, aimed at magazine and news layouts.

6,000+ Active Installs

11

• PHP
• WordPress
• Gutenberg
• React

BlockArt Blocks

Contributed 15+ new blocks and their full option sets across the free and pro plugins.

10,000+ Active Installs

12

• PHP
• WordPress
• OAuth
• Gmail API

SmartSMTP

Contributed the one-click Google Gmail setup, handling OAuth against the Gmail scope.

2,000+ Active Installs

Personal

13

• PHP
• WordPress
• Must-use Plugin
• Site Health

TroubleLens

My own plugin: a private troubleshooting session where the plugins you switch off stop loading for your requests only, so visitors keep the working site and the active-plugin list in the database is never touched.

New on WordPress.org

Personal

14

• PHP
• WordPress
• Custom Tables
• Rollback

TryMode

My own plugin: run site changes as an experiment, review exactly what changed, then keep them or discard what can genuinely be put back. Sent emails and payments are flagged, never faked as undone.

New on WordPress.org

15

• PHP
• WordPress
• Elementor
• JavaScript

Companion Elementor

Premium Elementor addon that extends the built-in widgets and adds 19 of its own, from filterable galleries and pricing tables to post carousels, modals and countdowns.

Premium Plugin

Web Applications

16

• PHP
• Laravel
• MySQL
• Blade

Fishtail Academy

Contributed this Laravel build for a school, including a CMS dashboard so staff manage content themselves.

IB PYP School

05. What I Do

06. Extensions

13 extensions published across the Visual Studio Marketplace, Open VSX Registry, and Chrome Web Store, together installed 7,210 times.

07. What Colleagues Say

08. What's Next?

Get In Touch

I'm open to WordPress product work, theme and plugin builds, and ongoing support engagements. Whether you have a project in mind or just want to say hello, my inbox is open.