Profiles

Bio

Engineering Lead for AI at Automattic. Previously ran WPAI (Startup) and a WordPress agency (called Isotropic).

Interests

Building things
AI
Climbing
Corvettes
Running

WordPress Origin Story

James LePage is a digital founder, developer, designer, and generalist currently leading the AI Division at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Tumblr. With over 10 years in the WordPress ecosystem that began with freelancing, he has cofounded several venture-backed companies, including WPAI (acquired by Automattic in 2024) and ShareClub, and previously ran the digital agency Isotropic. With a background in entrepreneurship and AI from Syracuse University, James combines technical expertise with interests in backpacking, distance running, classic cars, and music from his base in NYC.

Contributions Sponsored

James LePage contributes 8 hours per week to the following teams: Core and Core AI.

  • Member Since: March 22nd, 2020
  • Location: NYC
  • Website: j.cv
  • GitHub: Jameswlepage
  • Job Title: Engineering Director
  • Employer: Automattic AI
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  • Wrote a new post, Abilities API, on the site WordPress AI:
    The Abilities API creates a central registry where WordPress capabilities are discoverable and accessible, enabling…

  • Wrote a new post, AI Building Blocks for WordPress, on the site WordPress AI:
    We're creating technical Building Blocks that will allow users and developers to create powerful AI…

  • Wrote a new post, What’s Next for the WordPress AI Team, on the site Core AI:
    The newly formed WordPress AI Team is getting to work, with a set of initial…

  • Created issue #340 in the WordPress/five-for-the-future repository:
    Add "Core AI Team" to Contributor Teams list for Profiles

  • Wrote a new post, Welcome to the Core AI Team Blog, on the site Core AI:
    The WordPress AI Team was just formed to explore and coordinate AI projects across the…

  • Posted a reply to Broken With WP 6.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey Kevin,I've run through a conflict check and determined that the cause is Oxygen Builder.…

  • Created a topic, Broken With WP 6.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    It seems that the code block is no longer registered i…

  • Created a topic, We use this on a site with 20m+ annual revenue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We use this on several large client sites including on…

  • Created a topic, Switching Stripe Account with Existing Subscriptions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Just wanted to check in and make sure that we can swit…

  • Wrote a comment on the post Let’s talk: WordPress Core & Artificial Intelligence, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I love that WordPress is getting ahead of AI, instead of getting left behind. With…

  • Created a topic, Selling access to modules, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi there, I'd like to sell access to individual mod…

  • Created a topic, OTP style verification, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Would I be able to do an OTP + Link style verification…

  • Posted a reply to Using only the shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi guys, Amazing plugin, but this is the on major issue with it. We can't…

  • Created a topic, Not compatible with MemberPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Not sure why, but this breaks the Memberpress login sy…

  • Posted a reply to Appying the wide-player class instead of narrow-player class, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey Veda, We're looking for that fix too. Would be very helpful.

  • Posted a reply to Deferring YouTube Videos with Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @polymathy would you mind sharing where you found that filter, or what code you created?…

  • Posted a reply to Geolocation Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Update: this worked. On cloudflare, you need to use HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP, which is found under Settings…

  • Posted a reply to Geolocation Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    My mistake, the email had a typo in it. I'm taking a peek at the…

  • Posted a reply to Geolocation Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey team. Thank you for the quick response! I've emailed you my log. I'll post…

  • Created a topic, Geolocation Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We're trying to fix an issue where our American viewer…

  • Created a topic, Change Height?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Any quick way to change the height of the player. I'm …

  • Created a topic, Autofill/Autocomplete?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi team, Is there a way to have a form field display …