User:Ekul.me
Luke
Pronouns: he/him
Web builder, tinkerer, and long-time WordPress developer living in Japan. Interested in owning my corner of the web, shipping imperfect things, and learning in public.
Elsewhere: https://github.com/Ulprus
Hi, I’m Luke
I'm a builder, tinkerer, and long-time web person living in Japan.
I care about owning my corner of the web, shipping imperfect things, and learning in public. Most of what I do lives somewhere between "useful" and "probably a bad idea, but interesting".
I'm here because:
- platforms decay
- feeds disappear
- and personal websites are still the most honest interface we have
What I'm into
- Personal websites as living systems, not portfolios
- IndieWeb principles (own your data, publish first, syndicate second)
- WordPress (deeply), CSS frameworks, animation (GSAP), tooling
- Experiments that may or may not survive first contact with reality
- Writing that doesn't try to sell anything
My corner of the web
- Website: https://ekul.me
- Monster Energy Tracker: https://ekul.me/monster
- Code: https://github.com/Ulprus
Projects
- Core Framework — CSS framework for WordPress builders
- Motion.page — animation tooling powered by GSAP
- Client and personal sites focused on clarity and performance
- Internal tools that probably won't launch
Experiments & failures
- Products I over-engineered instead of shipping
- Automation ideas that sounded brilliant at 2am
- Social posting experiments that proved owning the source matters
- "Quick features" that turned into rewrites
Failure is documentation.
Tools & stack
- React / TypeScript
- Convex (literally in love with it)
- WordPress Custom Dev
- Bricks Builder / Oxygen Builder
- PHP, JS, CSS
- VPS + Cloudflare
- GitHub
Why IndieWeb
Because I don't want my writing trapped inside someone else's business model.
Because a personal website can be a logbook, a lab, and a place to think slowly.
Now
Currently refining my site as a long-term knowledge base, experimenting with publishing workflows, and trying to ship smaller things more often.
This page will probably change without notice.