Robert Abela
CEO & Founder at Melapress
Netherlands
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Top SchoolRobert Abela is a seasoned tech founder and CEO with over two decades in IT, currently leading Melapress, a company focused on high-quality WordPress security and admin plugins. He combines deep hands-on systems and security expertise gained at GFI Software and Acunetix with practical product management and technical writing, producing numerous web security whitepapers and articles. Robert has a track record of taking technical ownership of product lines and translating complex security needs into usable admin tools for site operators. His background spans systems engineering, QA, project management and consulting, giving him a rare blend of operational, technical and customer-facing experience. Based in the Netherlands, he also advises startups on operations, documentation and go-to-market strategy, often bridging gaps between developers and non-technical stakeholders. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who turns security research into actionable, widely adopted WordPress solutions.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Fellenberg Training Center For Industrial Electronics
Maltese, English, Italian
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Github Skills (58)
wordpress10
shadow10
coverage10
activity-log10
wordpress-plugin10
appointment10
logging10
auditing10
php8
opencart8
shopping-cart8
amazon7
twitter7
facebook7
commerce7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Melapress/wp-security-audit-log
May 2014 - Jan 2023
WP Activity Log is the most comprehensive and #1 user-rated activity log plugin for WordPress with the broadest coverage.
Contributions:35 releases, 191 commits, 18 PRs in 8 years 9 months
activity-loggerwordpressloggingshadowactivity-log-wordpress
Melapress/wp-2fa
Jul 2021 - Jul 2024
The repository for WP 2FA free edition.
Contributions:18 releases, 2 PRs, 16 pushes in 3 years
wordpress2fa
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