WordCamp Rajshahi 2026 was my second WordCamp. My first was WordCamp Dhaka 2025, so this time I arrived with a better idea of what I wanted from the event: learn from experienced people, understand where the WordPress industry is moving, and spend more time talking with the community.
The two days gave me all three. I joined Contributor Day, attended several sessions on Conference Day, had useful conversations with people from the industry, and came home with a clearer view of how AI is changing WordPress, software, security, and business.
Contributor Day: Learning Through the Community
The first day, July 2, 2026, was Contributor Day at the Department of CSE, RUET. I joined the Community team. For me, the value was not only in contributing. It was also the conversations happening around the tables.
I met both familiar and new faces and talked about what is happening across the WordPress and software industries, the challenges people are seeing, and the strategies they are trying. These informal discussions are one of the things I enjoy most about WordCamps because you often hear practical perspectives that never make it into a tutorial or social media post.
Sponsoring WordCamp with PaymentForm.io
Another special part of the event was that we sponsored WordCamp Rajshahi 2026 with PaymentForm.io. Being there as a sponsor gave me a different experience from simply attending the event. At our booth, we talked with attendees, introduced the product, explained what it does, answered questions, and gave away some swag.
What I enjoyed most was the direct interaction. We could see how people understood the product, hear their questions, and connect with WordPress users and professionals face to face. For someone who works closely with SaaS, content, marketing, and product growth, that kind of conversation is very useful. It was a great experience for me and one of the most memorable parts of the WordCamp.
Conference Day: The Sessions That Stayed With Me
Conference Day was held on July 3 at the RUET Auditorium. The schedule covered WordPress, AI, security, careers, product growth, development, and more. A few sessions connected especially well with the work I already do.
I really enjoyed Hasin Hayder‘s session, “Cleaning Malware-Infected WordPress Sites with AI.” I have worked with WordPress for years and have handled security-related work before, but the session made me think more deeply about malware cleanup, server-level risks, and how AI can support the investigation and recovery process.
Shahriar Hasan‘s session, “Building Win-Win Partnerships: A Practical Framework for Sales and Brand Expansion,” was another useful one. I spend a lot of time thinking about content, products, marketing, and growth, so the discussion around partnerships and brand expansion connected directly with how I look at SaaS and digital businesses.
The AI Panel Changed How I Think About the Industry
The part I connected with most was the panel “How AI Is Changing Software Companies in Bangladesh.” The panel included M Asif Rahman, Shahjahan Jewel, and M M Muraduzzaman Konok. Hearing experienced people discuss the current state of software companies, the pressure AI is creating, and the opportunities it is opening made the conversation feel much more practical.
What stayed with me was the idea that simply using AI tools is not enough. Companies and professionals need to understand where AI actually improves the work, where human judgment still matters, and how roles will change. Listening to people who have spent years building in the WordPress and software ecosystem gave me a better context for the changes we are already seeing.
Building Better Software in the Age of AI
I also found Mohammad Emran Hasan‘s session, “Building Better Software in the Age of AI,” very relevant. I am not a developer, but today I often experiment with building things using tools such as Codex, Claude, and other AI coding tools.
The session reinforced something important for me: AI can make development more accessible, but good software still depends on clear thinking, good architecture, proper design decisions, testing, and understanding the problem you are trying to solve. Generating code faster does not automatically mean building a better product.
What I Took Away From WordCamp Rajshahi 2026
The biggest value of the event was not one isolated tip. It was seeing how different parts of the industry are connecting. WordPress security, AI-assisted development, partnerships, product strategy, community, and software business models are no longer separate conversations. They increasingly influence each other.
That matters to me because my own work also sits across several areas. I work with WordPress, SEO, content, SaaS products, marketing, and now more AI-assisted workflows. Events like this help me connect those skills instead of looking at each one in isolation.
And of Course, Rajshahi Was More Than the Conference
We also had time to enjoy the local side of the trip. I tried Kalai Roti with Duck Bhuna, visited Chapainawabganj, and spent some time near the Mahananda River. I will add a few photos from the event and the trip here because those moments were also part of what made the experience memorable.
WordCamp Rajshahi 2026 gave me useful ideas, stronger industry context, and more reasons to stay connected with the WordPress community. More than anything, it reminded me that when technology changes quickly, learning directly from people who are building, experimenting, and adapting can change the way you think about your own work.
