Nikunj Hatkar 3:09 pm on September 17, 2026
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Introducing: Test Team Reps for 2026 – 2027

Following this year’s nominations, we are pleased to announce our new Test Team Reps for the 2026-2027 term! 🎉 Join us in welcoming Erick Wambua and Huzaifa Al Mesbah to represent the Test team!

Three nominations were received during the nomination period. After the nomination period closed, one nominee, @ozgursar, confirmed that they were unable to take on the Test Team RepTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. responsibilities at this time. With two confirmed candidates remaining for the two available Test Team Rep positions, a voting period was not required. We are therefore pleased to welcome Erick Wambua and Huzaifa Al Mesbah as the Test Team Reps for the 2026-2027 term.

Erick Wambua (@r1k0)

Erick began actively contributing to WordPress by helping people with different issues in the Forums. His love for hunting for bugs, breaking things, and seeing how they work led him to the Test Team. Aside from testing, he has also contributed to CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and Translation. He now serves as the Co-Test Lead for WordPress 7.2.

His professional background is currently centered around Quality Assurance (QA Engineer). Erick is dedicated to helping WordPress improve in every way possible.

Residing in the ‘Green City Under the Sun’, Nairobi, he spends most of his free time drawing, painting, hiking, and reading. He also enjoys learning new languages and is currently learning French.

You can read more about Erick on his profile page.

Huzaifa Al Mesbah (@huzaifaalmesbah)

Huzaifa Al Mesbah is an open-source contributor and WordPress developer from Bangladesh. He has been contributing to WordPress since 2023, with a strong focus on Core development, testing, and community engagement.

An active Test Team member, Huzaifa helps maintain the Test Team Handbook, performs patch testing and triage, and works to improve overall test quality. He began his Core contributions with WordPress 6.3 and has continued contributing consistently to every major WordPress release since then, through WordPress 7.0. He has also been recognized as a Noteworthy Contributor for WordPress 6.4, 6.5, and 7.0, and is serving as Test Co-Lead for the WordPress 7.1 Release Squad.

Huzaifa has served as Test Table Lead at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps 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. Rajshahi 2026 and Core Table Lead at WordCamp Dhaka 2025 and WordCamp Sylhet 2024. He will also participate in a panel discussion at WordCamp Sylhet 2026.

As a WordPress Credits mentor, he helps guide students through their first steps in open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. contribution, supporting them in developing meaningful projects and gaining hands-on experience with the WordPress community.

As a Test Team Representative, Huzaifa wants to improve testing processes, support contributors, and encourage more participation in the Test Team.

You can read more about Huzaifa on his profile page.

Congratulations 🥳 to our new reps! We look forward to supporting their move into the team rep role.

Props @mosescursor, for peer review of this post.

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