Hi there! I'm Renato.

I'm a Principal Software Engineer at Alley, where I build scalable enterprise solutions for media companies, publishers, and nonprofits.

I'm the author of several open source projects. Including Inglês na Rede, an English-learning blog where I try to help my fellow Brazilians to learn English online.

I'm always curious and thinking. And now in this space, I hope to share, via articles and essays, some of the stuff that's been on my mind. :)

Renato Alves

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BuddyPress

Core committer and frequent contributor to the open-source community project. Release lead for BuddyPress 15.0.0.

Inglês na Rede

An English-learning blog, written in Brazilian Portuguese since 2009, where I help students learn English online with a strong self-study focus.

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WP-CLI BuddyPress

A WP-CLI package for managing BuddyPress sites without using a web browser. The package is on version 3.0, and I'm the maintainer.

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WPGraphQL BuddyPress

A BuddyPress extension for the WPGraphQL plugin, bringing the power of GraphQL to BuddyPress. The extension supports all BuddyPress components.

WPUseHooks

A collection of Gutenberg (WordPress block editor) custom hooks for modern editor projects. This project in progress and almost done. Stay tunned.

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Writing

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I write #essays, #articles, and project updates. Follow along here.