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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
    COMMUNITY
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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
    9contributions
    high8
    medium1
    score25
    Last 12 months
    68contributions
    high55
    medium13
    score178

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 27 Thu · 16:31
    Plugins high
    Committed [3669228] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issues reported by Karthik Ramakrishnan, Daria Golikova, Osman Hussein and Charles Vosburgh
    Aug 27 Thu · 16:28
    Plugins high
    Committed [3669226] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issues reported by Karthik Ramakrishnan, Daria Golikova, Osman Hussein and Charles Vosburgh
    Aug 13 Thu · 22:15
    Plugins high
    Committed [3646361] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issues
    Aug 13 Thu · 22:14
    Plugins high
    Committed [3646360] to Plugins SVN:
    Fixed potential security issues
    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…

    Developer

    8 plugins