MW

About Me

I'm Mahesh, a developer who loves building for the open web.

I build practical, performant and developer-friendly solutions with WordPress, React and modern JavaScript. I write to share what I learn, so the next person spending an evening on the same problem has it a little easier.

Open Web Performance First Developer Experience
Mahesh Waghmare
Good abstractions reduce fear.

My Philosophy

I try to write code that the next person — including future-me — can read without a guide. Boring conventions, clear names, small modules. The interesting work happens at the seams; the rest should be as quiet as plumbing.

When I can choose between clever and obvious, I pick obvious. Clever code makes you proud once; obvious code keeps shipping for years.

</> And about my coffee — strong, with a notebook nearby.

By the Numbers

10+
Years of Experience
150+
Articles Published
25+
Plugins Built
50K+
Developers Helped

Tools I Work With

  • WP WordPress
  • Re React
  • As Astro
  • CF Cloudflare
  • TS TypeScript
  • TW Tailwind
  • N Next.js
  • No Node.js

My Journey

  1. 2014

    Started My Journey

    Discovered the web. Started building things on weekends.

  2. 2021-2024

    Brainstorm Force

    WordPress plugin engineering — performance, blocks, build systems.

  3. 2024+

    One.com / Rank Math SEO

    Currently working on Rank Math SEO at One.com.

Full work history with shipped projects → /work

What Drives Me

  • Keep Learning

    I treat every project as a chance to learn something I didn't know yesterday — and then write it down.

  • Build with Purpose

    Code I ship has to solve a real problem for a real person. Cleverness for its own sake is a smell.

  • Share & Give Back

    The internet taught me everything I know for free. The least I can do is publish what I learn back.

  • Focus on Impact

    Ship the smallest thing that matters. Measure it. Then decide whether to expand or move on.

Let's build something great together.

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