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Boone Gorges

@boonebgorges Chicago, IL joined May 2009

boone.gorg.es github.com/boonebgorges Slack: @boone

    Bio

    WordPress core committer, BuddyPress lead developer, and WordPress plugin development consultant.

    Interests

    BuddyPress, WordPress, development, philosophy, bass, geekery, pizza, photographs of clever vandalism

    Badges

    CODE
    5 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Core Team '15 Meta Contributor '15 Plugin Developer Plugins Team '14
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '17
    COMMUNITY
    5 badges
    bbPress Contributor '19 B BuddyPress Contributor '19 B BuddyPress Team '19 WordCamp Organizer '20 WordCamp Speaker '18

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    4contributions
    high4
    medium0
    score12
    Last 90 days
    4contributions
    high4
    medium0
    score12
    Last 12 months
    36contributions
    high20
    medium16
    score76

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 28 releases
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 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
    • 3.4
    • 3.2

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 16 Thu · 19:33
    Plugins high
    Committed [3610684] to Plugins SVN:
    1.8.1 release
    Jul 16 Thu · 12:40
    Plugins high
    Committed [3610244] to Plugins SVN:
    Bump WP tested up to 7.0.
    Jul 15 Wed · 16:40
    Plugins high
    Committed [3609199] to Plugins SVN:
    Create tag 1.8.0.
    Jul 13 Mon · 14:16
    Plugins high
    Committed [3606193] to Plugins SVN:
    Update WP tested-up-to version
    March 2026
    Mar 30 Mon · 17:50
    Plugins high
    Committed [3494852] to Plugins SVN:
    Create tag 1.9.4.
    Mar 19 Thu · 00:05
    Plugins high
    Committed [3486086] to Plugins SVN:
    Create tag 2.2.7.
    Mar 12 Thu · 17:53
    Forums med
    Created a topic, WP File block and other embeds are cut off due to “FitVids” technique, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, I believe I’ve found a bug in the theme’s FitVids …
    Mar 12 Thu · 17:44
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Fatal errors due to percent-signs in avatars, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I came across a bug in the theme related to the use of…
    January 2026
    Jan 08 Thu · 17:12
    Plugins high
    Committed [3435349] to Plugins SVN:
    Bump stable to 1.7.1.
    Jan 08 Thu · 17:04
    Plugins high
    Committed [3435339] to Plugins SVN:
    Create tag 1.7.1.

    Developer

    38 plugins

    Contributor

    4 plugins

    Plugins

    2 favorites