Javier Casares (@javiercasares) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Hey there! I’m Javier, and I’ve almost been a digital native since the dawn of the internet (okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but you get the point). I’ve been cruising the information superhighway since ’94, crafting websites since ’97, and I’ve been deeply involved with WordPress since 2005. So, I’ve seen some things!

These days, you’ll find me working behind the scenes on various WordPress projects, contributing where I’m needed, lending a hand when someone asks, and quietly pushing things forward from the shadows. I may not wear any official hats anymore, but I’m still very much around and involved.

Need to get in touch? Easy-peasy. Just shoot me an email at javier@casares.org. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Interests

Speaking of projects… check out the WordPress Vulnerability Database API (wpvulnerability.com) and the WordPress Podcast (wppodcast.org).

WordPress Origin Story

I tested WordPress 1.4, and started using WordPress 1.5 in 2005 when I had to move from my own self-developed CMS for publishing news and static pages. I imported my existing content via RSS into WordPress, and from that moment on, my involvement with WordPress has only kept growing.

Badges

CODE

6 badges

Core Contributor '20 C Core Performance Contributor '22 Hosting Contributor '19 Hosting Team '20 Meta Contributor '22 Plugin Developer

CONTENT

4 badges

Documentation Contributor '22 Documentation Team '23 Photo Contributor '23 WordPress.tv Contributor '24

COMMUNITY

4 badges

Community Contributor '22 Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '19

PRACTICE

2 badges

Support Contributor '26 Training Contributor '22

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '22

Current Job

System Administrator

May 2022 – Present

ROBOTSTXT.es

System Administration, Performance and Managed hosting for WordPress.

Job History

WooCommerce Manager

Sep 2017 – Feb 2018

MAM Originals

Organizing the Digital Department at MAM Originals. WordPress and WooCommerce. SysAdmin, security and scalability.

Founder

Dec 2012 – Mar 2018

Artesans

The most important WordPress agency in Barcelona.

Key Accomplishments

WordPress Barcelona Meetup Organizer (2013-01 / 2020-04)

WordPress Gramenet Meetup Organizer (2018-03 / 2020-05)

WPdanger (2017-07 / 2020-11) WordPress Danger is a tool for analyzing the security of your WordPress website. It also offers extensive documentation on how to improve your site’s security.

WPNoticias (2020-02 / 2022-01) WordPress Noticias is a weekly newsletter featuring a roundup of news from the WordPress community.

WPRadio (2020-09 / 2023-08). WordPress Radio is a weekly podcast in which we’ll review the most interesting news from the WordPress world and discuss a topic related to the WordPress community.

WPpodcast (since 2020-07). The WordPress Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring news from the WordPress community. Catch up on WordPress in less than 10 minutes a week!

WordPress Hosting Team Rep (2021-03 / 2025-01). The Hosting Team works to improve the WordPress user experience across hosting environments through user collaboration and education.

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

8contributions

high5

medium3

score18

Last 90 days

16contributions

high12

medium4

score40

Last 12 months

54contributions

high26

medium28

score106

Team focus

Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 11 releases

Time commitment

1 hour per week of sponsored contribution time

ROBOTSTXT

Contributions

Type

July 2026

Jul 12 Sun · 07:34

Polyglots high

Translated 180 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Jul 11 Sat · 15:40

Polyglots high

Translated 7 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Jul 09 Thu · 09:37

Polyglots high

Translated 518 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

Jul 09 Thu · 06:34

Forums med

Posted a reply to Definitions in wp-config.php and delete options on uninstalling, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Both things should be fixed with version 5.1.1.

Jul 09 Thu · 06:33

Plugins high

Committed [3601042] to Plugins SVN:
Multisite network dashboard: the "Site Health" footer link pointed to wp-admin/network/site-health.php, which does not exist (Site Health is a per-site screen). It now links to the main site's wp-admin/site-health.php.

Jul 08 Wed · 21:09

Forums med

Posted a reply to Definitions in wp-config.php and delete options on uninstalling, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you. We are checking it.

Jul 08 Wed · 13:50

Forums med

Posted a reply to Definitions in wp-config.php and delete options on uninstalling, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We will check that.

June 2026

Jun 21 Sun · 23:33

Core high

Mentioned in [62538] on WordPress SVN:
Site Health: Correct the anchor in object cache documentation link.

Jun 05 Fri · 11:34

Plugins high

Committed [3562298] to Plugins SVN:
PHPUnit: 9.6.34

Jun 02 Tue · 13:17

Plugins high

Committed [3558086] to Plugins SVN:
wp_cache_flush() was called twice on plugin reset: once inside wpvulnerability_update_database_data() and once more immediately after in wpvulnerability_reset_plugin_data(). Both calls have been removed.

Plugins 5
Photos 152
Favorites 259
Translations 28

Developer

4 plugins

Animal Shelter

Less than 10 active installs
noindex SEO

3,000+ active installs
Reply-To for WP_Mail

100+ active installs
WPVulnerability

10,000+ active installs

Contributor

1 plugin

MariaDB Health Checks

100+ active installs

Photos

152 contributions

View all 152 photos in the Photo Directory

Plugins

250 favorites

Themes

9 favorites

Translations

28 locales

es_ES Español (Spanish) Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 41 projects.

WordPress for iOS Openverse WordPress Plugin Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org wp20.wordpress.net ActivityPub amateur tv Enhanced Responsive Images Block List Updater Contact Coldform Image Placeholders Embed Optimizer Fetchpriority WP OPcache GatherPress Health Check & Troubleshooting IdeaPush Image Prioritizer MariaDB Health Checks Minimal Analytics noindex SEO OpenID Connect Server Optimization Detective Performance Lab Performant Translations Reply-To for WP_Mail SQLite Database Integration SQLite Object Cache Test Reports Two Factor Modern Image Formats What's going on WordPress Beta Tester Plugin Dependencies Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF WPSustainable WPVulnerability Stacks Twenty Twenty-Four WordPress 7.0.x - Development

View all on translate.wordpress.org

ca Català (Catalan) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

Translation editor for 1 project.

WPVulnerability

Contributed translations to 5 projects.

bbPress Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive Popups for Lead Capture & Announcements LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes Minimal Analytics WPVulnerability

View all on translate.wordpress.org

arg Aragonés (Aragonese) Translation Contributor