Kharis Sulistiyono
Indonesian Localization Specialist
Central Java, Indonesia
Summary
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Top SchoolKharis Sulistiyono is an Indonesian localization specialist with 11 years of experience helping WordPress and related products better serve Indonesian users through translation, review, and tailored engineering solutions. Currently at Automattic and an active contributor to WP-Translations, he blends hands-on WordPress development and customization with deep localization expertise to improve UX across interfaces, landing pages, and emails. A longtime community builder and co-founder of WordPress Tegal, Kharis has organized and led teams for events like WordCamp Asia 2023 and WordCamp Tegal 2023, demonstrating strong stakeholder coordination and people management. His background as a Happiness Engineer and WordPress developer gives him a practical support-first perspective that informs how he shapes localized product experiences. Curious and community-driven, he leverages both technical skill and grassroots volunteering to democratize publishing for Indonesian audiences.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, English/Language Arts Teacher Education, Bachelor's degree, English/Language Arts Teacher Education at University of PGRI Semarang
English, Indonesian
Github Skills (25)
wordpress10
branches10
gutenberg10
wordpress-plugin10
data-product9
wordpress-api9
trac9
simple-framework8
meta7
php6
vendor6
staging6
woocommerce6
creative-commons5
version-control5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kharissulistiyo/WooCommerce-Custom-Product-Data-Fields
Jul 2014 - Jan 2016
Simple framework which will help you to build extra product data fields, e.g. secondary product title, vendor info, custom message for individual product, etc.
Contributions:15 commits, 2 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 6 months
secondarydata-productindividualvendorsimple-framework
wppolyglots/wptranslationday-6-web-assets
Aug 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:19 commits, 15 PRs, 3 comments in 8 days
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