Profiles

It all started with writing sites from scratch for clients in 2012, then I tried different CMS and finally realized that WordPress is the best choice there is. The Community turned out an amazing discovery. Here I found not only an ability to apply and develop my skill but also friends from all over the world who are thirst for knowledge and eager to make a difference, people with open hearts and minds. Deepest gratitude to Abha Thakor (@webcommsat), mentor and friend.

I found the Russian WordPress Community in 2017 and attended my first WordCamp in St. Petersburg in 2018.

My first international WordCamp was WordCamp Nordic in March 2019 and I have joined The Global WordPress Marketing Team on a Contributors Day in WCEU 2019 in Berlin. I was lucky to attend in person WordCamp St.Petersburg in 2019 and WordCamp Vienna 2020 and many online Community events ever since. And, perhaps we met at WC Asia 2023, WCEU 2023 or WC Asia 2024.

■ Involvement
– WordCamp Asia 2026 – Organiser, CD team
– WordCamp Europe 2025 – Backup speaker, Test table co-lead on CD
– WordCamp Asia 2025 – Speaker, Test table co-lead on CD
https://asia.wordcamp.org/2025/session/how-to-grow-as-a-wordpress-developer/
– Test Team co-rep 2024-2025
– Contributor Mentorship Program Q3 2024 – Mentor (Core)
– Rome Core Days 2024 – Speaker
– WordCamp Asia 2024 – Speaker, Test table co-lead on CD
https://asia.wordcamp.org/2024/join-us-on-the-panel-shaping-the-future-with-wordpress-women/
– WordPress 6.6 Core Triage co-lead
– WordPress 6.5 Core Test co-lead
– Contributor Mentorship Program Q1 2024 – Mentor (Test)
– WordPress 6.3 and 6.4 Core Triage co-lead
– WordCamp Europe 2023 – Core table co-lead on CD
– Contributor Mentorship Program 2023, pilot – Facilitator
– WordPress 5.6 Release Squad (Marketing & Communications cohort)
– WordCamp Europe 2021 – Organiser (Contributing Team)

#My story
– on GoDaddy blog (February 2024):
https://www.godaddy.com/resources/asia/mindset/women-in-wordpress-olga-gleckler

– on People of WordPress (March 2021):
https://wordpress.org/news/2021/03/people-of-wordpress-olga-gleckler/
https://ru.wordpress.org/news/2021/03/people-of-wordpress-olga-gleckler/ (in Russian)

– on HeroPress (October 2019):
https://heropress.com/essays/14-years-detour/

■ Talks:

https://wordpress.tv/2024/04/07/shaping-the-future-with-wordpress-women/
https://wordpress.tv/2023/08/04/olga-gleckler-contributor-mentorship-how-to-start-contributing-to-the-wordpress-core/
https://wptavern.com/podcast/90-olga-gleckler-on-how-anyone-can-contribute-to-the-wordpress-project

■ Publications:

Learn to use WordPress with a new community-supported platform
https://wpowls.co/articles/learn-to-use-wordpress-with-a-new-community-supported-platform/

Why WordPress is # 1 in the technology stack for your next project (in Russian)
https://wp-digest.com/articles/wordperss-is-the-future/

Conducted interviews and translations in the People of WordPress series (in Russian)
https://ru.wordpress.org/news/category/people-of-wordpress/

■ Core tickets:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?reporter=oglekler