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David Baumwald

Full-Stack Developer at Dream Encode

@davidbaumwald Starke, FL, USA joined Jul 2016

dream-encode.com github.com/dream-encode Slack: @davidb
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    Teams Core

    Bio

    am potato

    Interests

    Code, flying, over-the-top Christmas lights, cats, DIY, memes.

    Badges

    CODE
    6 badges
    Core Contributor '19 Core Team '20 Meta Contributor '20 Plugin Developer Security Contributor '22 Security Team '22

    Current Job

    Full-Stack Developer
    Present
    Dream Encode

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    7contributions
    high5
    medium2
    score17
    Last 90 days
    11contributions
    high7
    medium4
    score25
    Last 12 months
    99contributions
    high89
    medium10
    score277

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 20 releases
    • 7.1
    • 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
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 5.2

    Contributions

    Type
    October 2026
    Oct 10 Sat · 14:18
    Core high
    Mentioned in [64282] on WordPress SVN:
    Admin: Admin notice accessibility improvements.
    Oct 06 Tue · 13:50
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I'll slot you in those roles ;)
    Oct 06 Tue · 13:50
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Thanks JB!
    Oct 06 Tue · 13:12
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WordPress 7.2 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    WordPress 7.2 is scheduled for release on December 8, 2026! Below is the proposed calendar…
    September 2026
    Sep 21 Mon · 00:56
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63765] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Ensure cropped site icons generate square images.
    Sep 17 Thu · 18:35
    Meta high
    Mentioned in [15216] on Meta SVN:
    Slack: Grant announce to im3dabasia1 for #core.
    Sep 17 Thu · 18:26
    Meta med
    Created ticket #8437 on Meta Trac:
    Update Slack Announce Config for 7.2 Release Squad
    Sep 10 Thu · 18:48
    Meta high
    Received props from @adamsilverstein in Slack:
    Props to @davidbaumwald, @andraganescu, @adrianduffell, @pbiron, @369work, @r1k0, @audrasjb, @mohkatz, @awetz583, and @adamsilverstein for helping…
    August 2026
    Aug 27 Thu · 10:19
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63359] on WordPress SVN:
    Administration: Improve wp namespace in password-strength-meter.js
    Aug 12 Wed · 22:16
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    🎉