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Hugh Lashbrooke

Product Manager at Discourse

@hlashbrooke Sydney, Australia joined Apr 2012

hughlashbrooke.com github.com/hlashbrooke Slack: @Hugh Lashbrooke
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    Bio

    I am a long-time community builder and product manager with a focus on open-source and building high-performing, strategic teams. I have extensive experience and a passion for building high-functioning teams with tight strategies, notably in the open-source space.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Meta Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    Documentation Contributor '16 Photo Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    5 badges
    Community Contributor '17 Community Team '17 Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '18 WordCamp Speaker '18
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Training Contributor '21 Training Team '21
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Current Job

    Product Manager
    Present
    Discourse

    Recent impact

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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 11 releases
    • 6.5
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.3
    • 4.9
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.2
    • 4.0

    Contributions

    Type
    November 2025
    Nov 13 Thu · 09:08
    Meta high
    Received props from @milana_cap in Slack:
    A massive props to @dd32 @coffee2code @schlessera @coreymckrill @hlashbrooke and everyone else who worked on…
    May 2025
    May 29 Thu · 06:53
    Meta high
    Wrote a new workshop, Ebiwandiiko vs. Emiko: Enjawulo eriki??, on the site Learn WordPress:
    A beginner-level workshop that details the difference between dynamic posts and static pages so that…
    September 2024
    Sep 12 Thu · 13:21
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    July 2024
    Jul 30 Tue · 08:34
    Meta high
    Wrote a new handbook page, Create an Event, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    After you have successfully created your collective, now this is the time you can create…
    Jul 30 Tue · 08:34
    Meta high
    Wrote a new handbook page, Create a New Collective, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    Go to https://opencollective.com/create-account and create a personal profile. After your account has been created and…
    Jul 30 Tue · 08:33
    Meta high
    Wrote a new handbook page, Submit Invoices, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    Do not submit vendor invoices directly through Open Collective. These events require organisers to pay…
    Jul 30 Tue · 08:33
    Meta high
    Wrote a new handbook page, Join the WPF Host, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    Once you have created your collective, you will need to add your collective to the…
    June 2024
    Jun 30 Sun · 07:20
    Polyglots high
    Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Jun 19 Wed · 15:19
    Polyglots high
    Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 2024
    May 21 Tue · 11:40
    Meta high
    Wrote a new handbook page, Faculty Program, on the site Make WordPress Training:
    The Faculty Program is a team of dedicated volunteers who work to achieve the goals…

    Contributor

    5 plugins

    Photos

    1 contribution

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    Completed courses

    3 completed

    Browse courses on Learn WordPress

    Translations

    5 locales
    en_ZA English (South Africa) (English) WordPress Translation Editor Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    WordPress

    Translation editor for 5 projects.

    Seriously Simple Podcasting Seriously Simple Podcasting Genesis Support Seriously Simple Speakers Seriously Simple Stats Seriously Simple Transcripts

    Contributed translations to 2,614 projects.

    WordPress for Android WordPress for iOS Forums Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org 12 Step Meeting List 2 Click Social Media Buttons 3DPrint Lite 404 to 301 – Redirect, Log and Notify 404 Errors Smart Custom 404 Error Page 90min Football News A5 Recent Post Widget Absolute Privacy Access Monitor Accessible Video Library Frontend Post WordPress Plugin – AccessPress Anonymous Post Social Auto Poster AccessPress iFeeds PI Button AccessPress Social Counter AccessPress Social Icons AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin AccessPress Social Share WP TFeed Date & Time Picker for Advanced Custom Fields Date and Time Picker Field ACF Recent Posts Widget ACF: TablePress Active Directory Integration Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters Add From Server Add Link to Facebook Add Local Avatar Add Meta Tags AddToAny Share Buttons Subscribe Button by AddToAny Add Watermarks AddQuicktag Admin Customizer Admin Expert Mode Admin Management Xtended Admin Menu Tree Page View Adminer Adminimize JSM Adobe XMP / IPTC for WordPress AdRotate Banner Manager AdPush

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    af Afrikaans Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Seriously Simple Podcasting

    Contributed translations to 17 projects.

    Seriously Simple Podcasting Seriously Simple Stats Seriously Simple Transcripts WooCommerce Email Validation Storefront WordPress 4.3.x WordPress 4.4.x WordPress 4.5.x WordPress 4.6.x WordPress 4.7.x WordPress 4.8.x WordPress 4.9.x WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.0.x - Development

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    art_xemoji 🌏🌍🌎 (Emoji) (Emoji) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Seriously Simple Podcasting

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Seriously Simple Podcasting

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    fr_FR Français (French) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Seriously Simple Podcasting

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    nl_NL Nederlands (Dutch) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    WooCommerce Email Validation

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