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What a journey it has been getting here. After nominations, deliberations, and a community vote, we are ready to share some exciting news about who will be helping steer the WordPress Community Team in 2026.
A Year of Reflection
The rep structure we introduced back in 2024 — four seats, two-year terms, staggered transitions has continued to serve us well. It creates space for institutional knowledge to carry forward while still bringing fresh energy into the room each cycle.
This year’s process was quieter in volume but no less meaningful. The community showed up thoughtfully, and when the votes were counted, one candidate stood out clearly, earning their seat through a process the community participated in with care.
Only one new rep joins the team this cycle, stepping in alongside the three continuing reps from 2025.
If you’ve spent any time around WordPress events in Europe, there’s a good chance you’ve already crossed paths with Juan — even if you didn’t catch his name.
His story with WordPress starts in 2008, not as a community builder, but as someone who just needed a blogging tool. Seventeen years later, that accidental beginning has grown into a career, a calling, and a network of people he genuinely cares about.
The community piece snuck up on him. He showed up at WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Cantabria in November 2015 out of curiosity and — as tends to happen with the right community — never really left. From there, things moved quickly in the best way: co-organizing the Pontevedra meetupMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook., leading local WordCamps in 2018 and 2019, contributing to four more events after that, serving as team lead across 2022 and 2023, and eventually taking on the lead organizer role for WordCamp Europe 2024.
These days, Juan serves as a Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. on the WordPress Global Community TeamGlobal Community TeamA group of community organizers and contributors who collaborate on local events about WordPress — monthly WordPress meetups and/or annual conferences called WordCamps., sponsored by Weglot through Five for the Future. He works behind the scenes to support organizers running WordCamps, meetupsMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook., and a growing range of community programs around the world. It’s unglamorous, important work — and he’s clearly built for it.
He lives in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, and when he’s not helping an organizing team find their footing or reviewing an event budget for the fourth time, you’ll likely find him watching sports or working through an indie music playlist.
Ask Juan what WordPress has meant to him and he’ll point straight to the people. That’s not a talking point — it’s the throughline of everything he’s done. His goal as a rep is simple: make sure more people get to experience that same thing.
To everyone who nominated, voted, or simply paid attention during this process — thank you. The health of this community depends on people who care enough to show up, and you do.
Juan joins Pooja, Aditya, and Arthur in carrying this work forward. We couldn’t be more excited to see what this team does together.
