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Marco Chiesi

Head of WordPress at Hostinger International

@marcochiesi Giulianova, Italy joined Oct 2011

chiesi.net github.com/marcochiesi Slack: @marcochiesi
    Teams Core AI
    Languages it_IT

    Bio

    Master’s Degree in Software Engineering at the University of Bologna, Italy. 20+ years of professional experience in the web industry, working as a tech lead, full-stack web developer, and sysadmin.

    WordPress enthusiast, Plugin developer, Core contributor, Translator, Meetup & WordCamp organizer, and speaker multiple times.

    Currently working as Head of WordPress at Hostinger International, leading a team of motivated professionals to create new solutions on a Web Hosting product with over 5 million WordPress installations.

    Previously working as Head of Technology at Black Studio, an Italian web agency specializing in WordPress services.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    3 badges
    Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '20 WordCamp Speaker '19
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '18

    Current Job

    Head of WordPress
    Present
    Hostinger International

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    0contributions
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    medium0
    score0
    Last 90 days
    2contributions
    high2
    medium0
    score6
    Last 12 months
    11contributions
    high7
    medium4
    score25

    Team focus

    Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 4.5
    • 4.2

    Time commitment

    2 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    April 2026
    Apr 15 Wed · 15:51
    Polyglots high
    Translated 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 01 Wed · 15:13
    Polyglots high
    Translated 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    March 2026
    Mar 02 Mon · 18:00
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Quick question about plugin features, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey @devinodell Thanks for reaching out. I can confirm that all features of the Hostinger…
    Mar 02 Mon · 17:48
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Quick question about update info, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello @aiyanabrigg Thanks for the kind words! We're glad you're finding the site info and…
    Mar 02 Mon · 17:17
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to XML-RPC is still publicly accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello @wordpressforumhelp Thanks a lot for reporting the issue. There was actually a bug in…
    February 2026
    Feb 24 Tue · 11:51
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to From Comments, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello @ben_muab ! Thank you for reaching out and sharing your feedback with us. Regarding…
    January 2026
    Jan 20 Tue · 22:09
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    September 2025
    Sep 03 Wed · 07:11
    Polyglots high
    Translated 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 03 Wed · 07:01
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 81 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 02 Tue · 16:59
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 133 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

    Developer

    3 plugins

    Support Rep

    2 plugins

    Completed courses

    1 completed

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    Plugins

    44 favorites

    Translations

    3 locales
    it_IT Italiano (Italian) Project Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 2 projects.

    Plugins Themes

    Contributed translations to 301 projects.

    WordPress Plugin Directory 2 Click Social Media Buttons WP TFeed Add Meta Tags AddQuicktag Admin Taxonomy Filter Adminimize Advanced Category Excluder Advanced Code Editor Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) Advanced iFrame Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … Advertising Manager Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load Timely All-in-One Events Calendar Amazon Link Amazon JS Antispam Bee Appointments Aqua Page Builder Arconix FAQ Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes Attachments Autoptimize AVH First Defense Against Spam BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin Better Google Analytics Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection BJ Lazy Load Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis Black Studio TinyMCE Widget Blocks Book Review BP Profile Search Broken Link Checker rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress Better WordPress Recent Comments Calculated Fields Form Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms Captcha Code Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More Cimy Header Image Rotator Classic Editor CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection CMS Tree Page View Admin Columns Connections Business Directory Contact Form 7

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    en_CA English (Canada) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    id_ID Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

    View all on translate.wordpress.org