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Let’s Celebrate The Women Of WordPress Together!

Welcome to the only newsletter in WordPress by women, for women, and about women. 

This Issue's Wonder Woman: Akshaya Rane

Akshaya Rane - a woman with flowing dark hair, brown eyes, and a wide smile, wearing an orange top, colorful scarf, and blue pendant.

Hi! I’m Akshaya — a Project Manager at Multidots with over a decade of experience in WordPress. I’m passionate about building meaningful projects, mentoring teams, and helping clients bring their ideas to life.

WordPress it’s a community I love being part of. Whether it’s speaking at WordCamps or contributing to releases, I enjoy every opportunity to learn and give back.


When I’m not working, you’ll find me exploring new places, tasting local cuisines — all of which keep me curious and inspired.


What is your mantra?

If you think you can, you can.


Tell us 3-5 tech tools that you swear by that make life & work a little easier.

  • Calendar - It helps to schedule the task. add a reminder & avoid time commitment overlapping.
  • ChatGPT/ relevant - It helps with Writing, analysis, research.
  • Otter.ai - Good for note taking.
  • I'll also suggest NTC (Nike Training) - Good to workout at home.

What's in your mug/glass/bottle during work hours?

Milk or water

What's in your mug/glass/bottle after hours?

Water. I like Fruit juice, ice creams - something sweet

Knowing what you do now, what advice would you give to your younger self?

Don't believe in what everyone says. Explore more. Learn more.


Your Twitter/X Link
https://twitter.com/rane_akshaya


Your LinkedIn Profile Link
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaya-rane/


Other Social Link You'd Like to Include
https://www.instagram.com/akshaya.rane.733


Your Website
https://akshayar.online/


Wonder Women Doing Wonderful Things


  • Carole Olinger, the hackathon organizer for CloudFest, introduced the team building the FAIR Software Security Assistant

  • Michelle Huffaker shares her path from a traditional graphic design education at Pratt to a thriving career in web design and development on the Seriously, BUD? podcast.

  • Amber Hinds will host Matt Mullenweg at the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on November 13 to discuss accessibility in the WordPress project. Register here to attend.

  • Known as the "busiest woman in WordPress," Michelle Frechette shares her journey from higher education to leading impactful community initiatives on the WP Legends podcast.

  • Taylor Waldon finds a dev-friendly way to share who she is as she looks for her next great opportunity in tech.

  • On the latest episode of WP Builds, Natalie MacLees joined Nathan Wrigley to talk about the new accessibility tool, Aaardvark Accessibility.

  • Christina Hills shares 5 Things Your ‘About Us’ Page Should Have

  • Tickets are available for PressConf, an independent conference organized by a team headed by Raquel Manriquez

  • Akshaya Rane shared that WordPress 6.9 Beta 2 is available for testing. This release contains more than 33 Editor updates and fixes since the Beta 1 release, including 28 tickets for WordPress core. The final WordPress 6.9 is scheduled for December 2, 2025.

  • Congratulations to Maddy French who has joined DigitalOcean as Sr. Content Marketing Manager.


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WP Wonder Women Newsletter, Vol 2, Issue 1

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