Nicholas Garofalo (@eidolonnight) – WordPress user profile

Bio

In college, I wrote poetry in two languages: English and BASH. I quickly learned to submit my work to the right professors.

Communication between humans and machines has always intrigued me. My focus on community and communication naturally led me to open source projects, and I have been actively involved in various FOSS projects over the years. The agility and flexibility of open source software match my agile marketing approach and have enabled me to tackle growth in unique ways.

Interests

cooking, vinyl records, photography, tarot, 3D printing, drones

WordPress Origin Story

I found WordPress in late 2004, as editor of the school newspaper, and used it to bring our tiny publication online. I fell in love with open source, grabbed a degree in computer science and English, and went on to build a web services agency. We built several hundred WordPress sites, and when I finally burned out on agency life I moved on to startups before eventually landing at Automattic. As a sponsored contributor, I am so happy to be able to dedicate even more time to the WordPress project.

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Nicholas Garofalo to contribute 40 hours per week to the Marketing team.

Member Since: August 18th, 2007
Location: Batavia, NY
Website: nicholasgarofalo.com
GitHub: eidolonnight
Job Title: Director of Marketing
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Marketing Contributor
Marketing Team
Media Corps Contributor
Media Corps Team
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
WordPress.tv Contributor
WordPress.tv Team

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[SHOWCASE]: https://exactitudebusiness.com/
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[SHOWCASE]: http://kramshah.com
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[SHOWCASE]: https://sag4wd.com
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[AMPLIFY]: What’s new for developers? (December 2025)
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[AMPLIFY]: 2026 Global Partner Program Announcement
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[SHOWCASE]: https://gereltoyu.com
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[AMPLIFY] New WP Photos Info: House On A Cliff
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[SHOWCASE]: https://boonadvertising.ae/
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[AMPLIFY]: State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community
1 week ago
Wrote a new post, State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community, on the site WordPress News:
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[AMPLIFY]: WordPress 6.9 “Gene”
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[SHOWCASE]: https://rv.com
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Closed issue #748 on the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
[AMPLIFY]: WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 3
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[AMPLIFY]: WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 3
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[SHOWCASE]: https://learnix.com.au
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[SHOWCASE]: https://website.techovensolutions.com
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[SHOWCASE]: https://eggandbacon.co.uk
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[AMPLIFY] Share: Chat with Matt Mullenweg: Past, Present & Future of Accessibility...
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[SHOWCASE]: https://77home.pl/
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[SHOWCASE]: https://xpresstowing.com.au/
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[AMPLIFY] New HeroPress essay: From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the...
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[AMPLIFY]: WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 2
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[SHOWCASE]: https://skillcore.co.in/
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[AMPLIFY]: The importance of a good changelog
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[SHOWCASE]: https://stunninghitshub.shop/
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[SHOWCASE]: www.esworld.com
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[SHOWCASE]: http://praisepharma.unaux.com
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[SHOWCASE]: http://veripaysolutions.net
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[AMPLIFY]: Introducing the WordPress Abilities API
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[SHOWCASE]: https://www.fliplab.com.br
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[SHOWCASE]: www.creditconsultant.in
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[SHOWCASE]: https://weborbido.com/
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Showcase Submissions with Zapier Integration Issue
4 weeks ago