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Colin Stearman

Past President at Ashdown Technologies, Inc.

@britcoder Massachusetts and Florida joined Jun 2020

stearman.com

    Bio

    Retired programmer (C, C++, BASIC, PHP, JavaScript, Python, Bash, jQuery, TECO), Registered PE, Electrical and Electronics Engineer.

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    Interests

    Raspberry Pi programming, woodworking, clock and watch repair, travel, spending time with the grandkids, electronics.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I used WordPress extensively for customer sites for the Hosting and Development site at our company Ashdown Technologies, Inc. http://www.ashdowntech.com

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    Plugin Developer

    Current Job

    Past President
    Present
    Ashdown Technologies, Inc.

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    11contributions
    high4
    medium7
    score19
    Last 90 days
    13contributions
    high6
    medium7
    score25
    Last 12 months
    13contributions
    high6
    medium7
    score25

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 08 Sat · 22:06
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Fatal error when using Ultimate Member login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    As I've heard no more on this issue I am marking it as resolved.
    Aug 05 Wed · 18:50
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Fatal error when using Ultimate Member login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Dawid, Just to let you know, if I don't here back from you by…
    Aug 02 Sun · 18:09
    Plugins high
    Committed [3632002] to Plugins SVN:
    Improved the password change form to disallow submission on no provided password, or passwords given don't match.
    Aug 02 Sun · 18:04
    Plugins high
    Committed [3632001] to Plugins SVN:
    Improved the password change form to disallow submission on no provided password, or passwords given don't match.
    July 2026
    Jul 30 Thu · 02:44
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [Single Sign On For TNG] Fatal error when using Ultimate Member login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, Due to seriousness of the vulnerability in V2.0.0 I needed to get v.2.1.0 out…
    Jul 27 Mon · 15:53
    Plugins high
    Committed [3624839] to Plugins SVN:
    CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Jul 27 Mon · 15:47
    Plugins high
    Committed [3624827] to Plugins SVN:
    CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Jul 25 Sat · 14:31
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [Single Sign On For TNG] Fatal error when using Ultimate Member login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Yes And here was the reply I sent on July 19th to the email address…
    Jul 18 Sat · 07:29
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [Single Sign On For TNG] Fatal error when using Ultimate Member login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am waiting for WordFence to review some changes to fix a vulnerability they discovered,…
    Jul 17 Fri · 17:29
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [Single Sign On For TNG] Fatal error when using Ultimate Member login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    My initial research, with AI's help, suggests this is the problem. The wp_authenticate() Pluggable Function:…

    Developer

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