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Bio

I like solving problems through programming.

WordPress Origin Story

My spouse wanted a WordPress blog added to her existing, static HTML site. I needed to customize the theme so the blog would appear well integrated into the existing site. I knew nothing of PHP and only a little CSS, yet I realized I had learned more about WP than some. Despite my limited knowledge, I was able to answer a few forum questions. I found that in trying to answer questions that required a little research, that I would teach myself new things about WordPress. 10 years later, I’ve since learned a lot simply by helping others solve their problems.

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CODE
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Core Contributor '15 Meta Contributor '17 Plugin Developer
CONTENT
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Documentation Contributor '23
PRACTICE
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Support Contributor '16 Support Team '16

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days
23contributions
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medium23
score23
Last 90 days
58contributions
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medium58
score58
Last 12 months
305contributions
high0
medium305
score305

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 4 releases
  • 5.5
  • 4.8
  • 4.4
  • 3.9

Contributions

Type
July 2026
Jul 04 Sat · 18:30
Forums med
Posted a reply to Block width settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Block level widths, such as for image blocks, dictate how large of an image should…
Jul 03 Fri · 17:35
Forums med
Posted a reply to New Posts keep overriding old posts instead of making New, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry to hear of your continued troubles. There's no such thing as hack proof.…
June 2026
Jun 29 Mon · 17:57
Forums med
Posted a reply to Issue when importing posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know what the problem might be, but I can suggest a direction for…
Jun 26 Fri · 18:00
Forums med
Posted a reply to New Posts keep overriding old posts instead of making New, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Add AUTO_INCREMENT value check box only applies when you're moving a table. It's unrelated…
Jun 24 Wed · 15:39
Forums med
Posted a reply to New Posts keep overriding old posts instead of making New, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This would be a wild guess about the issue you're encountering, but it would explain…
Jun 24 Wed · 02:11
Forums med
Posted a reply to how a theme could be customized without a child theme & still be update-able, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As a general rule, for CSS rules composed of otherwise equal precedence, the customizer rules…
Jun 23 Tue · 04:48
Forums med
Posted a reply to My domain has expired, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Access can persist for quite a while if no one takes any explicit action to…
Jun 23 Tue · 04:35
Forums med
Posted a reply to how a theme could be customized without a child theme & still be update-able, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, the theme editor is intended to let users modify and customize their theme. If…
Jun 21 Sun · 13:13
Forums med
Posted a reply to how a theme could be customized without a child theme & still be update-able, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ability to use block editor does not have anything to do with block vs. classic…
Jun 19 Fri · 23:13
Forums med
Posted a reply to how a theme could be customized without a child theme & still be update-able, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The solution depends on whether you are using a block them or a classic theme.…

Contributor

1 plugin