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Troy Chaplin

Assistant Manager, Enterprise Solution and Integrations at Carleton University

@areziaal Ottawa, ON, Canada joined Jul 2009

troychaplin.ca github.com/troychaplin Slack: @troychaplin
    Teams Documentation Themes

    Bio

    WordPress Developer passionate about standards and inclusivity. My primary focus is on block editor validations and building a Validation API as part of my Block Accessibility Checker plugin to help do my part in creating a more inclusive web. I also build practical block utilities like Priority Plus, write for the WordPress Developer Blog, and manage a team of engineers responsible for an enterprise WordPress system powering over 700 sites.

    WordPress Origin Story

    Discovered WordPress sometime in 2006/2007. Ran a few blogs for international students at a not-for-profit organization. Left my decade long graphic design career and started a full-time WordPress developer position at Carleton University in 2009. Still passionate about building with WordPress nearly 20 years later.

    In addition to my sponsored time with Kinsta, I aim to contribute up to an additional 10-15 hours per week in various areas.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '24 Plugin Developer Themes Team '14
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Documentation Contributor '24 Photo Contributor '25
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '14
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Assistant Manager, Enterprise Solution and Integrations
    Present
    Carleton University

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    4contributions
    high3
    medium1
    score10
    Last 90 days
    8contributions
    high5
    medium3
    score18
    Last 12 months
    84contributions
    high38
    medium46
    score160

    Team focus

    Across 2 teams, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 3 releases
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7

    Time commitment

    2 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 15 Mon · 16:00
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Tickets Are Live for WordCamp Canada 2026!, on the site WordCamp Canada 2026:
    We’re excited to announce that tickets are now available for WordCamp Canada 2026, taking place…
    Jun 15 Mon · 15:43
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Tickets Are Live for WordCamp Canada 2026!, on the site WordCamp Canada 2026:
    We’re excited to announce that tickets are now available for WordCamp Canada 2026, taking place…
    Jun 14 Sun · 00:24
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to The plugin cannot be fully translated., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @jdy68, Apologies for not getting this fixed up sooner. I just pushed v1.1.1 which…
    May 2026
    May 21 Thu · 00:33
    Meta high
    Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
    Props to @huzaifaalmesbah @narenin @azharderaiya @riko910 @Bhavik Panchal @dhavalkapadane @vishitshah @jigar9998 @vaibhavsweb @hage @shailu25 @Valer1e…
    May 08 Fri · 18:25
    Meta high
    Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
    Props to @ismail0071, @snilesh, @azharderaiya, @khushdoms, @iamasadpolash, @huzaifaalmesbah, @chauhanraj754, @jigar9998, @areziaal, @shailu25, @mohkatz, @369work, @abduremon,…
    April 2026
    Apr 28 Tue · 17:47
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Menus don’t reappear when you increase the width, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey @sebastienrenaudeau, the group blocks need to have a width of grow in order to…
    Apr 10 Fri · 16:40
    Meta high
    Received props from @psykro in Slack:
    Props to @greenshady and @areziaal for their amazing review of the https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/04/whats-new-for-developers-april-2026/ post on the…
    Apr 02 Thu · 12:00
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Let’s Slack Better, on the site Make WordPress.org:
    I would be interested in helping manage or maintain a channel related to #wceh. I've…
    March 2026
    Mar 13 Fri · 16:18
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Twenty Twenty-Seven default theme: Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I would love to work with you again, this time taking on more!
    Mar 13 Fri · 11:17
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Twenty Twenty-Seven default theme: Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I have been waiting and hoping for this! I contributed to TT5 and am here…