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David Lingren

Chief Technology Maven

@dglingren El Cerrito, California joined Mar 2011

davidlingren.com github.com/dglingren Slack: @dglingren

    Bio

    Retired from thirty years as an IT professional, I’m still learning and contributing as a volunteer for several organizations.

    Interests

    Software development of all types, trekking the Himalaya, trail building, making plum wine.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '16 Plugin Developer
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Chief Technology Maven
    Present

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    14contributions
    high6
    medium8
    score26
    Last 90 days
    41contributions
    high16
    medium25
    score73
    Last 12 months
    159contributions
    high55
    medium104
    score269

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 3 releases
    • 6.5
    • 5.1
    • 4.7

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 07 Fri · 18:10
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Bulk-Importing Different Alt Text Values for Different Attachments, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for your question. Bulk importing from a CSV has come up before and I…
    Aug 05 Wed · 23:05
    Plugins high
    Committed [3635919] to Plugins SVN:
    Update SQL Injection security risk mitigation (credit Joao Ramos Maciel). <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 7.1 updates for MMMW formatting and Bulk actions checkboxes.
    Aug 02 Sun · 23:59
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to filtering pdfs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have returned home and would be happy to help you further if you are…
    Aug 02 Sun · 23:42
    Plugins high
    Committed [3632162] to Plugins SVN:
    Mitigate SQL Injection security risk (credit Joao Ramos Maciel).
    July 2026
    Jul 20 Mon · 23:44
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to filtering pdfs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for your question and for including the link to your page; very helpful. Without…
    Jul 20 Mon · 21:21
    Plugins high
    Committed [3616225] to Plugins SVN:
    Mitigate Patchstack ID 33204 Cross Site Scripting risk.
    Jul 17 Fri · 18:57
    Forums med
    Created a topic, PLEASE READ: NO SUPPORT FROM JULY 20 UNTIL AUGUST 01, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I will be traveling from Monday July 20, until Saturda…
    Jul 15 Wed · 21:09
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Images Broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for confirming the solution I suggested. After more reflection, I believe the cause was…
    Jul 15 Wed · 18:24
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Images Broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for your update with the good news regarding your progress. I've had another look…
    Jul 14 Tue · 21:26
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Images Broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for your report. I've had a look at the page you referenced and I…

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Completed courses

    2 completed

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