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Yannick Lefebvre

@jackdewey Laval, Quebec, Canada joined Apr 2004

ylefebvre.github.io

    Bio

    WordPress plugin developer, author of the WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook, First and Second Edition (published July 2012, July 2017 by Packt Publishing)

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first started using WordPress on my personal site back in 2004. While I loved the platform, I wanted it to do things it did not provide out of the box. As a software developer, I quickly figured out the plugin system and started writing my own extensions, then distributing them to the community. I have have 8 plugins available on wordpress.org and wrote a book on plugin development, recently updated as a second edition.

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    CODE
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    Plugin Developer
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    WordCamp Speaker '14
    PRACTICE
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    Support Contributor '26

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    4contributions
    high4
    medium0
    score12
    Last 90 days
    5contributions
    high4
    medium1
    score13
    Last 12 months
    64contributions
    high51
    medium13
    score166

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 29 Wed · 01:21
    Plugins high
    Committed [3626573] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issue
    Jul 29 Wed · 01:21
    Plugins high
    Committed [3626572] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issue
    Jul 21 Tue · 01:17
    Plugins high
    Committed [3616354] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issue
    Jul 21 Tue · 01:17
    Plugins high
    Committed [3616353] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issue
    June 2026
    Jun 29 Mon · 12:20
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to WordPress 7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have not personally had the chance to fully test Link Library against WP 7.0,…
    April 2026
    Apr 26 Sun · 18:33
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Links Not Assigned to Categories??, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    That is quite odd. Would you be able to export your Global Options from the…
    Apr 26 Sun · 18:07
    Plugins high
    Committed [3515903] to Plugins SVN:
    Fix for empty OPML when using multilingual plugin
    Apr 26 Sun · 18:06
    Plugins high
    Committed [3515902] to Plugins SVN:
    Fix for empty OPML when using multilingual plugin
    Apr 26 Sun · 18:06
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to CSV import, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Indeed. Looks like I made a typo at some point just before committing my code.…
    Apr 19 Sun · 19:14
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to CSV import, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Sorry for the very long time before replying to you. I am a single developer…

    Developer

    8 plugins