Work that outlives the invoice.
I build WordPress platforms, plugins, SEO systems, and content operations that teams can run without depending on a developer. The common thread is simple: the work still has to be useful after the handoff.
Gaurav Tiwari · Developer, publisher, educator
Work delivered for, or alongside, teams at
- IBM
- Adobe
- HubSpot
- Canva
- monday.com
- IATA
- FreshBooks
- Express.co.uk
- YouStable
- CollegeDunia
- Rau’s IAS
- Googiehost
- Clients since 2008
- 850+
- Projects delivered
- 2,000+
- Lifetime search impressions
- 500M+
- Sites running my plugins
- 10,000+
- Client revenue influenced
- $38M+
Judge the work by who still uses it.
Client platforms teams run every day, products 10,000+ businesses use, and free material people learn from. Pick the pile closest to your problem.
Platforms a team runs every day
Government portals, coaching institutes, a luxury storefront. Built so editors publish and owners sell without filing a ticket.
See the client platforms
Plugins I build, ship, and maintain
Most of these run on my own sites, so I hit the bugs before you do.
Core BookingsPaid
Core FormsPaid
GT PerformanceFree
GT Page Blocks BuilderFree
Core TablesPaid
GT Link ManagerFree
GT ExtensionsPaid
FunctionalitiesFree
GT ACF BlocksFree
Site AgentFree
See every plugin
Things you can learn from, free
Code you can fork today
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A project is done when you stop needing me.
The same test runs on client builds, plugins, and guides: 4 checks, in this order. If one fails, the work isn’t finished.
- 01
Audit
Existing sites are audited first and fixed where possible. A rebuild happens only when the foundation demands one.
You leave with: a clear fix-or-rebuild call.
- 02
Build
Solve the problem the business actually has, not the one a service label describes.
You leave with: working software, tested before launch.
- 03
Ship
Make it fast and clear, for visitors and for the people who edit it.
You leave with: fast pages and plain-language docs.
- 04
Hand off
Leave the owner in control. Editors publish and teams manage the site without calling a developer.
You leave with: a site your team runs without me.
Key projects.
Client sites, themes, plugins, tools, books, and open-source repos. If you know the name, start typing.
Themes
Free WordPress themes for specific kinds of sites, built around the block editor.
IndiumA free WordPress block theme for artists and illustrators, with ready-made portfolio pages built from core blocks.
HassiumA free WordPress block theme for SaaS and startup sites, with ready-made pages built from core blocks.
UraniumA free industrial WordPress theme for manufacturers, equipment makers, parts distributors, and field-service teams.
BismuthA free hybrid WordPress theme for legal and professional services, with editable core-block patterns.
XenonA free WordPress block theme for photographers and small studios, with a project kit built from core blocks.
OsmiumA block theme for writers and review sites: no theme JavaScript, about 7 KB of CSS, 37 patterns.
WritA Gutenberg-first theme for story writers, poets, and content bloggers.github.com
Books and guides
Books and guides on university study, research, writing, blogging, history, math, and UPSC prep.
Integral EquationsA first course in integral equations, with classical and numerical methods and a free PDF of worked solutions for every exercise.
Power Without CertaintyJudge strategy under uncertainty using objectives, power, geography, time, partners, adversary reactions, assumptions, indicators, and adaptation.
The Statecraft HandbookUnderstand how political actors combine diplomacy, law, trade, sanctions, finance, aid, technology, intelligence, information, and force.
The World Between StatesLearn the foundations of international relations by mapping actors, power, dependency, security, institutions, law, and competing explanations.
From Question to SubmissionControl a first dissertation or capstone from a finishable question and evidence plan through supervision, revision, defense, and submission.
From Brief to ArgumentMove from an assignment brief to a defensible argument, useful evidence, honest source use, controlled revision, and a stronger next submission.
How to Learn at UniversityBuild a realistic university learning system for lectures, reading, notes, retrieval, assignments, feedback, and broken weeks.
Built for Bad WeeksFind the dependencies and recovery gaps that make a founder-led business fragile, then reduce them without building needless bureaucracy.
The Working FounderTurn an early business into readable weekly work: offers, customers, delivery, cash, recovery, and operating decisions.
Is This a Business?Test whether an idea can become a workable business before you commit too much time, money, identity, or career risk.
The Blog Monetization MapA free practical book for choosing and building your first blog revenue path in the AI era, with decision maps, worksheets, and a 90-day operating plan.
Modern India Reference CompanionA working reference and retrieval system for Modern India: chronology, laws, office-holders, movements, maps, historians, comparisons, and 180 questions with answers. Free PDF and EPUB.
The Republic of IndiaA disciplined history of state-building, the Constitution, elections, development, federal change, the Emergency, reform, coalition politics, and India through 10 August 2026. Free PDF and EPUB.
Mass Nationalism, Competing Futures, and PartitionA narrative history of Gandhian mass politics, constitutional struggle, social movements, war, the INA, communal deadlock, independence, and Partition. Free PDF and EPUB.
Company Rule and the Colonial StateA connected history of Company expansion, the colonial state, land and economy, reform, resistance, 1857, Crown rule, and nationalism to 1919. Free PDF and EPUB.
Mughals, Deccan Powers, and an Empire in CrisisA narrative history of Mughal formation, administration, society, culture, the Deccan, Aurangzeb, and the shift to regional power. Free PDF and EPUB.
Connected Worlds, Kingdoms, and the Delhi SultanateA connected narrative of regional states, trade routes, social orders, religious cultures, and the Delhi Sultanate, with chapter-level retrieval companions. Free PDF and EPUB.
How to Write Physics and EngineeringThe experiment worked. The report got 58. You set it up carefully, the numbers came out close to the accepted value, and you understood what was happening the whole way through.
How to Study STEMThe method that got you here stops working. Usually in the second term of first year, and nobody warns you. You read the chapter and understand it, revise the notes and feel fine, then walk into the test and can’t start question two.
The Student Research WorkflowNobody teaches this. This book does. Your degree assumes you can find the right papers, judge them, read them at speed, remember them months later, and weave them into a literature review.
The STEM Exam HandbookYou knew that one. You’ve had the walk home where the answers arrive one after another, 20 minutes too late. The integral you set up wrong.
The Reproducible Student ResearcherYou’ll lose a week of work. The only question is when, and how much of it you get back. 8 months into a project you need to regenerate Figure 3 with one more data point.
Mathematical NotationNobody ever taught you to read this. Somewhere in your first year the writing changed. School mathematics was words with the occasional symbol.
How to Read MathematicsYou’re not slow. The page is folded. You’ve read the same paragraph 4 times. Every word in it is a word you know, and nothing is happening.
Your First Research PaperSomebody told you your project might be publishable. It’s a nice thing to hear and a strange place to be left. You have a result, a supervisor who is busy, a folder of scripts, 300 figures, and no idea what happens next.
Website and Blog CopywritingA short guide to writing website and blog copy that converts: audience targeting, keyword optimization, calls to action, and the copywriting mistakes that quietly cost you readers.
Ultimate Guide to Backlink Building StrategiesA short, dense guide to link building that skips the theory: guest posting, broken link building, journalist outreach after HARO shut down, and digital PR. 42 pages.
Marketing Essentials for BloggersA strategy book for bloggers who are past the basics and need to build something sustainable. 270 pages on positioning, topic strategy, conversion, affiliates, sponsorship, email, and the metrics that matter.
LaTeX for StudentsA from-zero guide to LaTeX for students, researchers, and anyone who wants clean mathematics on the page or on the web. 172 pages, 5 parts, no prerequisites.
LaTeX for Theses and DissertationsThe thesis is hard. The document shouldn’t be. Somewhere around page 120, every thesis stops being a document and becomes a system: 6 chapters, 80 figures, 200 references, a university rulebook, and a deadline.
How to Write MathematicsThe mathematics was never the problem. Every semester, students who solved the problem still lose the marks: proofs that assume what they promise, inductions with no base case, solutions that never state their answer.
Indian Polity: Complete Notes for UPSCThe whole Indian Polity syllabus in one PDF book, 24 units in 4 parts with landmark cases, correct Article numbers and PYQs mapped unit by unit.
Anthropology Optional Notes for UPSCFree complete Anthropology optional notes for UPSC, every unit of Paper 1 and Paper 2 as one downloadable PDF book.
Sociology Optional Notes for UPSCFree complete Sociology optional notes for UPSC, every unit of Paper 1 (Fundamentals of Sociology) and Paper 2 (Indian Society) as one downloadable PDF book.
Content Creation ChecklistA free 65-page content creation checklist with 55 production checks, a 6-step SEO Magic repackaging sprint, AI workflows, content-type playbooks, templates, and verification gates.
The Raman Effect: Theory, Discovery, and ApplicationsThe Raman effect was discovered on February 28, 1928, by C.V. Raman and K.S. Krishnan in Kolkata. This book covers the complete story: the science behind inelastic light scattering, the experimental discovery, the Nobel Prize, and modern applications in spectroscopy, material science, and medical diagnostics.
Statistical Physics: From Microstates to EnsemblesStatistical physics bridges the microscopic world of atoms to the macroscopic world of thermodynamics. This book develops the theory systematically from microstates and ensembles through partition functions and phase transitions. It’s a structured introduction for physics students who want to understand how microscopic behavior produces observable physical properties.
Real Sequences: Definitions, Theorems, and ExamplesSequences are the foundation of analysis. This book provides a complete treatment from basic definitions through advanced topics like contraction mappings and fixed-point theorems. Real Sequences covers definitions, convergence criteria, important theorems, and worked examples that build deep understanding of this fundamental mathematical concept.
Elementary Analysis on Ramanujan’s Nested RadicalsA free 22-page PDF on Ramanujan’s nested radicals, covering denesting, constant-coefficient limits, Herschfeld’s convergence criterion, continued fractions, and later exploratory sections.
Proofs of IrrationalityProving a number is irrational requires different tools depending on the number. This book covers 5 distinct methods, each demonstrated with multiple examples and varying levels of difficulty.
Number Theory ExplorationsNumber theory is the queen of mathematics, and this book explores 3 of its most fascinating corners: Fermat numbers, Euler’s prime-generating polynomial, and related topics. Number Theory Explorations provides accessible but rigorous coverage of these classic problems, connecting historical developments to modern understanding for students and enthusiasts alike.
Foundations of AnalysisAnalysis is the rigorous foundation underneath calculus, and this book covers the essential pillars: inequalities, series convergence, multiple integrals, and more. Foundations of Analysis provides the mathematical rigor that calculus textbooks often skip, building the proof-based understanding that serious mathematics students need for advanced study and research.
Elements of Integral EquationsIntegral equations appear everywhere in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering. Elements of Integral Equations is a free 25-page structured introduction: classification, the square-integrable foundation, conversions from differential equations, Green’s functions, and an overview of Fredholm theory, with 26 worked examples where every computation is shown.
Bhaskaracharya’s Lilavati: Ancient Indian MathematicsDownload a free 29-page PDF companion to Bhaskaracharya’s Lilavati with 11 worked problems, 4 practice problems, 10 references, and modern notation.
A Trip to Mathematics: From Logic to EquationsMathematics starts with logic and ends with equations. This book covers the entire journey for someone who wants to build genuine mathematical understanding from the ground up.
Trigonometric IdentitiesTrigonometric identities either click or they don’t, and most resources make it worse by dumping formulas without context. This page takes a different approach, organizing trig identities with clear explanations, proofs, and practical applications.
Overcoming Anxiety as a StudentAnxiety disorders affect nearly 32% of adolescents and over 63% of college students report overwhelming anxiety in any given year. Those statistics hit differently when you’re living through it.
Bully to Better StudentBullying leaves marks, not just on victims, but on the person doing it. If you’ve been the bully and you’re ready to change, that awareness is the first step.
Cell BiologyCell biology sits at the foundation of everything else in life sciences. Genetics, physiology, biochemistry, medicine: all of it traces back to understanding cells.
Easy Affiliate MarketingThe old version of this guide promised easy money. This one tells you the truth. Affiliate marketing is a real business you can start with almost no money.
The Affiliate Bloggers SystemMost affiliate books show you the good numbers. This one starts with the bad ones. 12 months, 1,162 commercial pages, 4,581 clicks.
Plugins
WordPress plugins I build and maintain. Most of them are free.
- Core BookingsAppointment and group scheduling for WordPress, with service pages, staff availability, and customer self-service.
- Core FormsContact forms, surveys, payments and registrations for WordPress.core-forms.com
- GT PerformancePage caching, Cloudflare integration and unused CSS removal.
- GT Page Blocks BuilderHTML, CSS and JavaScript sections with live previews, reusable blocks and theme regions.
- Core TablesReusable tables and charts for WordPress, with CSV and HTML imports and a Google Sheets refresh.
Core ApprovalsPrivate request and review workflows for WordPress.- GT Link ManagerBranded affiliate links with custom tables, early redirects, and CSV import and export.
- GT Extensions for FluentCartLocal pricing, currency routing and focused tools for FluentCart.
- FunctionalitiesBloat removal, redirects, schema, and SEO controls in one modular plugin.functionalities.dev
- GT ACF Blocks29 production-ready editor blocks with automatic field registration. Needs ACF Pro or Secure Custom Fields.
- Site AgentAn open-source WordPress MCP plugin for content, source inspection, file editing, and WP-CLI.
Alpha ChatAI chatbot for WordPress with RAG over your own site and a built-in vector store.
Formatting ExtenderBadge, highlight, and other inline formats for the block editor toolbar.wordpress.org
Dynamic Month & Year into PostsShortcodes for dates, years, and ages, so evergreen posts refresh themselves every January.wordpress.org
Beautiful Recent Posts WidgetRecent posts with thumbnails as a block, widget or shortcode. No frontend JavaScript.wordpress.org
GT DeepSeek for AIUse DeepSeek V4 inside the WordPress AI Client with reasoning, tools, JSON Schema, web search, 7 editorial abilities, and honest context-assisted ALT text.
Star Ratings into PostsShortcode-driven star ratings with structured search output.github.com
GT Downloads ManagerShowcase and track downloadable resources on your site.github.com
Block Editor EnhancementsCustom CSS and JS injection, core block variations, editor width, and word count.github.com
Copy Code BlockAdds click-to-copy to the core code block.github.com
GT AI Provider for OpenAIOpenAI provider for the WordPress AI Client, with new abilities and an editor sidebar.github.com
WordPress R2 OffloadOffloads static assets to Cloudflare R2 with an on-demand image resizer.github.com
Interactive Related PostsInline related posts by ID or slug, as a shortcode or block.github.com
SyncPoint CRMA free CRM that runs inside WordPress.github.com
MD Icons for GutenbergInsert Marketers Delight icons anywhere in the block editor.github.com
Markdown for AgentsOpen-source WordPress plugin.github.com
Rank Math to SEOPress FAQ MigratorMoves FAQ content from Rank Math to SEOPress.github.com
Client platforms
Sites and publishing systems built for government, education, commerce, and media teams.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareLive in daily use, including PM-Kisan publishing workflows and routine updates handled by the internal team.agriwelfare.gov.in
IAS CompassRau’s IAS editors publish independently every day on a platform designed around their workflow.compass.rauias.com
Anantam IASA complete publishing and learning system for a Delhi UPSC institute.anantamias.com
OnlyCUETA focused online learning and test platform for CUET aspirants.onlycuet.com
GeoVerse by Gaurav TripathiA publishing home for a widely followed geography educator.gauravtripathi.org
Hotel Shri Karni NiwasA clear booking-focused site for an independent Udaipur hotel.hotelshrikarniniwas.com
CollegeDuniaEditorial work for one of India’s largest college directories.collegedunia.com
Lokjan TodayA fast daily-news publishing system for an Uttarakhand newsroom.lokjantoday.com
OveReviewA deals and buying-guides publication built end to end.overeview.com
OnlyLoudestA technology publication built, grown, and later acquired by YouStable.onlyloudest.com
GoogiehostA product and content revisit followed by a full website and blog redesign.googiehost.com
Trippy ManiaTravel booking and editorial content brought into one site.
QuestionBloggingA structured Q&A publication for blogging and creator tools.
PieSyncContent marketing work that continued through the HubSpot acquisition.
RushuA restrained, product-first store the founder can operate and confidently call premium.rushu.in
Tools and apps
Web apps, calculators, converters, and small utilities.
GT AnalyticsSelf-hosted, cookieless analytics on Cloudflare Workers with multi-site reporting, live visitors, events, conversions, and attribution in one dashboard, without running analytics workloads inside WordPress.
WP MCPAn open-source MCP server that gives compatible AI assistants controlled access to WordPress REST API operations, including core content tools and automatic discovery for plugin endpoints.
DocanbanA Kanban board built specifically for editorial documents.docanban.com
HTML to GenerateBlocks ConverterHTML in, clean GenerateBlocks V2 markup out.
Break-Even Point CalculatorUnits, revenue, and safety margin.
50/30/20 Budget CalculatorTargets and actual spending.
Net Worth CalculatorAssets, debts, and liquid net worth.
Emergency Fund CalculatorFind your real safety number.
Voice DNA GeneratorBuilds a voice profile so AI drafts sound like you.
Email Marketing Cost CalculatorFree web tool.
Freelance Rate CalculatorFree web tool.
QR Code GeneratorFree web tool.
Conversion Rate CalculatorFree web tool.
Keyword Density CheckerFree web tool.
CPC & CPA CalculatorFree web tool.
Marketing ROI CalculatorFree web tool.
LaTeX Equation EditorWrite and preview LaTeX equations in the browser.
Sales Tax CalculatorAdd or remove tax.
PayPal Fee CalculatorFree web tool.
YouTube Thumbnail DownloaderFree web tool.
Case ConverterFree web tool.
Lorem Ipsum GeneratorFree web tool.
Text to Slug ConverterFree web tool.
Loan Lease CalculatorFree web tool.
Math and study calculatorsCalculators that show the work, not just the answer.
HTML to Etch ConverterConverts regular HTML into Etch v2.1 blocks.github.com
Manage WordPress for RaycastPosts, comments, and plugins from Raycast, without opening a browser.github.com
Clear Cloudflare Cache for RaycastClear the Cloudflare cache from Raycast, without opening the dashboard.github.com
Free Domain LookupDomain and IP lookup with useful, verifiable registration data.
One-Click ScreenshotA direct utility for capturing any public webpage.
Sitemap PingerA one-click utility for manually submitting sitemap changes.
Agent skills and open source
Agent skills and open-source libraries you can fork on GitHub.
Bricks Builder SkillsAgent skills for precise Bricks Builder work with safer recovery paths.github.com
GenerateBlocks SkillsReusable skills for clean GenerateBlocks V2 layouts and migrations.github.com
WordPress SkillsPractical WordPress agent skills for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT.github.com
Kadence SkillsSkill docs that help AI assistants write production-ready Kadence Blocks markup.github.com
Design SlopAn agent skill for spotting and removing generic AI-looking web design.github.com
SEO MagicA browser-only skill that repackages existing articles around search intent.github.com
Claude Code SkillsAgent skills for catching AI slop in copy and design, led by stop-slop and slop-detector.github.com
GTDSThe plain-CSS design system behind gauravtiwari.org.github.com
Core Forms Design SystemThe design system behind core-forms.com: one stylesheet, self-hosted fonts, and copy-paste HTML, with no build step.github.com
Cloudflare R2 WordPress CDNA Cloudflare Worker that serves WordPress static assets from R2 with pull-through caching.github.com
Blog RankingsTransparent global blog rankings by Gatilab, with public methodology and data.github.com
Inkscape Symbols Libraries24,900+ vector symbols in 58 SVG libraries for diagrams, maps, and logos.
Writing and study notes
The blog, the Friday newsletter, free study notes, and the subscriber library.
The blogArticles on WordPress, SEO, AI, and publishing, since 2008.
From the WorkbenchNotes on WordPress and SEO, sent only when there is something worth sending.
Free study notesStudy notes for math, physics, chemistry, and exam prep.
Subscriber resource libraryTemplates, checklists, and files for newsletter subscribers.
Nothing matches ““. Try “caching”, “UPSC”, or “skills”, or ask me directly.
What usually comes up.
Start with the constraint, not a service label. Tell me what’s broken, slow, difficult to publish, or too dependent on one person.
What kind of work do you take on?
3 buckets: WordPress engineering, performance and SEO rescue work, and content systems for brands that publish at scale. Projects that sit across 2 buckets are often the best fit.
Do you work solo or with a team?
I lead the engineering. Content and design can scale through Gatilab, the agency I founded in 2014.
Can you take over an existing site?
Yes. I audit existing sites first and fix what I can. I recommend a rebuild only when the foundation actually demands one.
Where are you based?
India, in the IST time zone. Most client work is remote across the US, Europe, and Asia, with async communication built into the process.
How do we start?
Share what you’re building, what’s broken or missing, and your timeline. Serious inquiries get either a practical plan or an honest referral.
Are the plugins and books free?
Most of them. GT Performance, GT Page Blocks Builder, GT Link Manager, and GT ACF Blocks cost nothing, and so does everything I publish on WordPress.org. Core Forms, Core Bookings, Core Tables, and Core Approvals are paid. Most books are free PDFs.
Code gets the system online. Clear writing gets people to use it.
Some projects need engineering. Others need an explanation people can act on. The strongest ones need both.
Tell me what should keep working after the handoff.
Share what you’re building, what’s broken or missing, and your timeline. You’ll get a practical next step, even when that step is an honest referral.
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