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Darren Cooney

Lead Engineer

@dcooney Toronto joined Oct 2010

connekthq.com github.com/dcooney Slack: @dcooney

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    Lead Engineer
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    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    1contribution
    high1
    medium0
    score3
    Last 90 days
    5contributions
    high4
    medium1
    score13
    Last 12 months
    74contributions
    high44
    medium30
    score162

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 10 Wed · 17:21
    Plugins high
    Committed [3567882] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 3.2.1 from GitHub
    Jun 09 Tue · 12:44
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Plugin has stopped working (proxy server issue), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you @tech22k234 I somehow let the domain expire 🤦‍♂️ Should be back up shortly.
    Jun 04 Thu · 17:41
    Plugins high
    Committed [3561379] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 8.0.0 from GitHub
    Jun 01 Mon · 18:11
    Plugins high
    Committed [3557116] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 7.2.0 from GitHub
    April 2026
    Apr 20 Mon · 12:19
    Plugins high
    Committed [3510849] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 7.8.4 from GitHub
    Apr 01 Wed · 18:56
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to GIFs from Giphy importing as static images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @websitecreationworkshop I just released version 7.1.1 to fix this. Thanks for the heads up!
    Apr 01 Wed · 18:55
    Plugins high
    Committed [3496929] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 7.1.1 from GitHub
    March 2026
    Mar 25 Wed · 12:54
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to GIFs from Giphy importing as static images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks @websitecreationworkshop Not sure when or why this is happening. I'll take a look and…
    Mar 02 Mon · 18:25
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Wrapper div for each X number of posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @jupa8 Sorry for the late reply... The container (transition_container) was removed in a previous…
    February 2026
    Feb 19 Thu · 13:31
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to ALM pro and Godaddy wordpress migration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Also, thank you @edrflynn for your kind words :)