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Drew Jaynes

Senior Software Engineer at GoDaddy

@drewapicture Colorado, USA joined Mar 2010

werdswords.com github.com/DrewAPicture Slack: @drew
    Teams Core Documentation Meta

    Bio

    I am a WordCamp speaker/organizer, community evangelist, and WordPress core developer (emeritus). You can find me on Twitter or GitHub (same username), or at my blog, WerdsWords.com.

    Badges

    CODE
    6 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Core Team '14 Meta Contributor '15 Meta Team '14 Plugin Developer WP-CLI Contributor '18
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Documentation Contributor '16 Documentation Team '14
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    Community Contributor '17 WordCamp Speaker '18
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '24
    POLYGLOTS
    1 badge
    Translation Contributor '16

    Current Job

    Senior Software Engineer
    Present
    GoDaddy

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

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    Last 12 months
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    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 37 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
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    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 5.0
    • 4.9
    • 4.8
    • 4.7
    • 4.6
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.3
    • 4.2
    • 4.1
    • 4.0
    • 3.9
    • 3.8
    • 3.7
    • 3.6
    • 3.5
    • 3.4
    • 3.3

    Time commitment

    Five for the Future sponsors

    Contributions

    Type
    April 2026
    Apr 20 Mon · 08:46
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Requests for Automation, on the site Make WordPress.org:
    @matt I'm interested in tackling the core trac backlog, particularly the Ancient Tickets list (~4500+…
    February 2026
    Feb 16 Mon · 16:25
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Some provocative AI thoughts, on the site Make WordPress.org:
    Depending on the size of the data set, I wonder if it couldn't be served…
    Feb 15 Sun · 19:22
    Core high
    Mentioned in [61648] on WordPress SVN:
    Menus: Improve consistency in describing menu locations.
    October 2025
    Oct 15 Wed · 17:12
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60936] on WordPress SVN:
    General: Introduce output buffering for template enhancements.
    June 2025
    Jun 27 Fri · 15:07
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60358] on WordPress SVN:
    Networks and Sites: Correct and improve terminology relating to deactivated, deleted, and archived sites on a Multisite installation.
    March 2025
    Mar 17 Mon · 16:52
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60029] on WordPress SVN:
    Security: Update bundled Root Certificates.
    Mar 17 Mon · 16:52
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60028] on WordPress SVN:
    Security: Update bundled Root Certificates.
    Mar 17 Mon · 16:51
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60027] on WordPress SVN:
    Security: Update bundled Root Certificates.
    Mar 17 Mon · 16:48
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60026] on WordPress SVN:
    Security: Update bundled Root Certificates.
    Mar 17 Mon · 16:48
    Core high
    Mentioned in [60025] on WordPress SVN:
    Security: Update bundled Root Certificates.