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Andrew Serong

Code Wrangler at Automattic

@andrewserong Melbourne, Australia joined Feb 2016

andyserong.com github.com/andrewserong Slack: @Andrew Serong
    Teams Core

    Bio

    I wrangle code for Automattic, and otherwise enjoy puzzling, long books, and open water swimming. When I’m not at a computer I’m happiest by the sea.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '18 Core Team '23 Theme Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '22

    Current Job

    Code Wrangler
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    40contributions
    high24
    medium16
    score88
    Last 90 days
    120contributions
    high60
    medium60
    score240
    Last 12 months
    395contributions
    high171
    medium224
    score737

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 16 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.4
    • 5.0

    Time commitment

    20 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 20 Mon · 01:59
    Core med
    Closed pull request #80453 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media: Set `window.__heicUploadSupport` flag so Safari gets client-side HEIC conversion #65648
    Jul 16 Thu · 07:21
    Core high
    Merged pull request #80345 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Fix upload snackbar stuck in uploading state on server-side uploads
    Jul 16 Thu · 07:21
    Core med
    Closed issue #80343 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Media uploading: With client-side media processing disabled, uploading snackbar gets stuck
    Jul 16 Thu · 05:45
    Core high
    Merged pull request #80295 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media REST API: Fix sideload and finalize for EXIF rotated images
    Jul 16 Thu · 05:42
    Core med
    Created issue #80343 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Media uploading: With client-side media processing disabled, uploading snackbar gets stuck
    Jul 16 Thu · 02:35
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62762] on WordPress SVN:
    REST API: Reject non-string custom CSS in the global styles controller
    Jul 15 Wed · 07:28
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #80295 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media REST API: Fix sideload and finalize for EXIF rotated images
    Jul 14 Tue · 06:44
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62725] on WordPress SVN:
    Block visibility: add theme json opt out
    Jul 14 Tue · 05:06
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62720] on WordPress SVN:
    Style Engine: Preserve important state declarations
    Jul 14 Tue · 02:30
    Core high
    Merged pull request #80219 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media Inserter: Omit page arg from requests for the first set of…

    Themes

    1 theme

    Plugins

    1 favorite

    Themes

    1 favorite