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Dean Sas

Code Wrangler at Automattic

@dsas Chesterfield, UK joined Jun 2005

deansas.org github.com/dsas Slack: @dsas

    Interests

    Cycling, Hiking, the outdoors, reading, learning, writing software

    WordPress Origin Story

    I installed B2 over Christmas 2003 and used it as a kind of awkward teenage livejournal and then moved to WordPress 1.0.1 a few weeks later.

    I messed around with some small bits of plugin and custom work over the next few years while at university.

    Fast-forward nearly two decades and I’m employed by Automattic to work on WordPress.com. I’m now an awkward adult.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '22 Theme Developer
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Documentation Contributor '23 Photo Contributor '24
    POLYGLOTS
    1 badge
    Translation Contributor '24

    Current Job

    Code Wrangler
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    2contributions
    high2
    medium0
    score6
    Last 90 days
    6contributions
    high3
    medium3
    score12
    Last 12 months
    34contributions
    high11
    medium23
    score56

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 10 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 12 Fri · 21:42
    Themes med
    Created ticket #277177 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: vividmono – 1.1.3
    Jun 12 Fri · 21:39
    Themes high
    Committed [333977] to Themes SVN:
    Update to version 1.1.3 from GitHub
    April 2026
    Apr 29 Wed · 09:25
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #77789 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Math: Decode HTML entities in latex attribute on load
    Apr 29 Wed · 08:31
    Core med
    Created issue #77787 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Math block encodes content incorrectly for users without unfiltered_html
    Apr 14 Tue · 12:52
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #11571 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Query: Set `is_singular` in the `get_posts()`front page backstop
    Apr 14 Tue · 12:39
    Core med
    Created ticket #65072 on Core Trac:
    Registering a query_var called 'preview_nonce' stops previews from working.
    March 2026
    Mar 31 Tue · 15:11
    Core high
    Pull request #76465 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Site Editor: Fix unsupported theme flash on direct URL navigation
    Mar 30 Mon · 08:58
    Core high
    Pull request #76900 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Backport asset.php for vendor scripts from GB trunk to GB22.8
    Mar 30 Mon · 08:12
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #76900 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Backport asset.php for vendor scripts from GB trunk to GB22.8
    Mar 26 Thu · 15:40
    Core high
    Pull request #76834 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Backport RTC fixes from GB trunk to GB 22.8 for a point…

    Themes

    1 theme

    Photos

    4 contributions

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