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Derek Hanson

Technical Account Manager at Automattic

@dhansondesigns Iowa joined Jun 2021

derekhanson.blog github.com/dhanson-wp Slack: @Derek Hanson

    Bio

    Just a guy trying to have fun building stuff with WordPress.

    Interests

    Woodworking, hockey, football, nature walks, cooking, board games.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I was teaching freshman composition and saw and email from the online learning team in our department about a pilot program for ePortfolios. A massive WordPress multisite network in its infancy, I jumped at the chance to be on the cutting edge of digital pedagogy. That kickstarted my journey.

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    Core Contributor '26 Pattern Author '22 Plugin Developer

    Current Job

    Technical Account Manager
    Present
    Automattic

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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 7.0

    Contributions

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    May 2026
    May 23 Sat · 15:10
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #78599 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Editor: Add in-editor preview modal
    December 2025
    Dec 11 Thu · 20:37
    Core med
    Created issue #73937 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Tabs block] Visual Transition and Animation
    Dec 11 Thu · 20:34
    Core med
    Created issue #73936 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Tabs block] Layout Controls Clarity
    Dec 11 Thu · 20:31
    Core med
    Created issue #73935 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Tabs block] Needs Consistent Vertical Tabs Behavior
    Dec 11 Thu · 20:26
    Core med
    Created issue #73934 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Tabs block] Tab Content Background Colors
    Dec 11 Thu · 20:24
    Core med
    Created issue #73933 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Tabs block] Layout Consistency and Global Settings
    Dec 11 Thu · 20:22
    Core med
    Created issue #73932 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Tabs block] Button and Tab Styling options
    August 2024
    Aug 17 Sat · 02:35
    Core med
    Created issue #64595 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Term Image: Add Featured Image upload for Categories and Tags
    July 2024
    Jul 25 Thu · 18:39
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    Wrote a comment on the post What would you like to see in the next default WordPress theme?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    This is a great idea! More flexibility in content creation and dissemination. This fits nicely…
    Jul 20 Sat · 13:24
    Meta med
    Completed the course Part 1: Simple Site Design and Site Editing on learn.wordpress.org