{"id":4080,"date":"2026-06-20T21:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rajshahi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=4080"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:37:34","slug":"arafat-islam","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/rajshahi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/arafat-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Arafat Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arafat Islam is the Founder of Softias, a software company building a growing ecosystem of developer-focused products including XeroWP, Depnix, SiteBot, Wooless, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He primarily focuses on WordPress, WooCommerce and server performance, which led to the creation of products like XeroWP and Wooless. His work is centered on building scalable SaaS solutions and tools that simplify web infrastructure, automation, and developer workflows. 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