Hi, my name is

Bishal Shrestha.

I build things for the web.

Backend-focused developer with 3+ years of experience building commercial WordPress plugins active on 20,000+ sites worldwide.

whoami.sh

$ whoami

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Check out my work Get in touch

Technologies I work with

PHP
React
NestJS
NextJS
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Docker
WordPress
Stripe
PayPal
Git
Redis
Cloudflare Workers
PHP
React
NestJS
NextJS
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Docker
WordPress
Stripe
PayPal
Git
Redis
Cloudflare Workers

bishal@portfolio:~/skills$ ls

Technical Skills

Core Languages

PHP JavaScript TypeScript

Frontend

React NextJS Gutenberg CSS/SCSS

Backend

NestJS WordPress REST APIs

Payments & APIs

Stripe PayPal Paddle Square WooCommerce

AI Integration

ChatGPT API TogetherAI

Tools & DevOps

Git Docker PostgreSQL CI/CD Cloudflare Workers D1 KV

bishal@portfolio:~/experience$ cat *.log

Experience

Backend Developer & WordPress Plugin Developer

Codewing Solutions

May 2021 – Present

Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Led feature development for WP Delicious (4,000+ active installs) and contributed significantly to WP Travel Engine (20,000+ active installs)
  • Engineered and maintained integrations for 12+ diverse global payment gateways (including Stripe, PayPal, Square, Flutterwave, and PesaPal), ensuring secure cross-border transactions
  • Spearheaded AI integration using ChatGPT and TogetherAI APIs to automate recipe generation and image creation
  • Engineered complex features including partial/installment payments, advanced itinerary builder, form editor, and Gutenberg block components
  • Contributing to PayLexer, a multi-gateway payment SaaS platform built on NestJS, NextJS, and PostgreSQL with CI/CD
  • Coordinated plugin releases, maintained documentation standards, and collaborated across teams on feature scoping and QA

bishal@portfolio:~/projects$ ls -la

Projects

NEPSE Alert

Personal Nepal Stock Exchange assistant — price/threshold alerts, portfolio tracking, market news, and a technical screener (SMA/EMA/RSI/MACD), delivered Telegram-first with a web dashboard. Runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers.

TypeScript Cloudflare Workers D1 KV grammY

WP Travel Engine

20,000+ active installs

Full-featured travel booking plugin with itinerary management, availability scheduling, and multi-gateway payment support.

PHP React Gutenberg REST API

WP Delicious (Delicious Recipes)

4,000+ active installs

Recipe management plugin with AI recipe generation, nutrition tracking, meal planning, and Chicory grocery integration.

PHP React AI APIs Gutenberg

PayLexer

Middleware connecting WordPress plugins to 27+ payment gateways — including Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and Xendit — with no-code setup, a unified dashboard, and integrations for WooCommerce, WP Travel Engine, and Easy Digital Downloads.

NestJS NextJS PostgreSQL CI/CD

Other Projects

Delisho – Recipe Widgets & Blocks

Gutenberg block library and widget pack extending WP Delicious with customizable recipe display components.

PHP Gutenberg React

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Contributions

Contribution Activity

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Writing

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Why I Built a Real-Time Stock Engine for $0/Month Using Cloudflare Workers

How I used Cloudflare's edge compute, D1, and KV to run a live NEPSE alert engine — Telegram bot, portfolio tracking, and a technical screener — with no servers to maintain and no monthly bill.

CloudflareServerlessTypeScript

Overcoming Rate-Limiting and Cron Restrictions in Serverless Financial Trackers

NEPSE has no public API and doesn't love being polled. Here's how I use Cloudflare Cron Triggers aligned to market hours to fetch data efficiently — without IP blocks or runaway CPU.

CloudflareServerlessCron

Designing Asynchronous Notification Workers via Web Crypto and Telegram APIs

How the NEPSE Alert notification layer runs inside a stateless Cloudflare Worker — verifying Telegram webhooks with a secret token, keeping the response fast, and pushing alerts asynchronously.

CloudflareTelegramServerless

bishal@portfolio:~/contact$ ./connect.sh

Get In Touch

contact.sh

$ whoami

Bishal Shrestha

$ cat contact_info.json

{ "email": "bishalkumar45657@gmail.com", "location": "Kathmandu, Nepal", "availability": "Open to opportunities" }

$ ./send_message.sh

✓ Ready to connect!

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I'm currently looking for new opportunities. Whether you have a question, want to collaborate, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/bishal-shrestha

GitHub

github.com/bishalsthadev