Jeffrey Paul (@jeffpaul) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: December 23rd, 2009
Location: Chicagoland
Website: jeffpaul.com
GitHub: jeffpaul
Job Title: Director of Open Source
Employer: 10up
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Bio

Director of Open Source at 10up. WordPress 4.7 release deputy, 4.8 release lead, 4.9 release lead, 5.8 release coordinator, 6.1 release core tech lead. Tide product maintainer. Founder of Race For Vets. Formerly @jbpaul17 and member since April 10th, 2007. Migrated to @jeffpaul on May 10, 2018.

Interests

beer, bourbon, triathlons, veterans, technology, digital media, agile, WordPress, product management, RaceForVets.com, GotYour6.org, TeamRWB.org

WordPress Origin Story

Many moons ago I ran my personal site off Geeklog when one day host, CMS, and data all went… kaboom! I took a look at the ecosystem and on March 9th, 2007 I went with WordPress. Haven’t looked back since.

Contributions Sponsored

10up sponsors Jeffrey Paul to contribute 25 hours per week to the following teams: Core and Tide.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Performance Contributor
Core Performance Team
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Security Contributor
Security Team
Test Contributor
Tide Contributor
Tide Team
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker

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Mentioned in [56716] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Import Twenty Twenty-Four, the new default theme for WordPress 6.4.
3 days ago
Mentioned in [56697] on Core SVN:
Administration: Add event type to Events and News widget.
3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update: Turning the Tide, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
@gdragon can you share which plugin you ran that for so we can see what…
7 days ago
Created ticket #59416 on Core Trac:
Add a GitHub Action which alerts contributors to a WordPress ...
1 week ago
Closed ticket #20683 on Core Trac:
WP_Dependencies' constructor should accept a string/array value for ...
1 week ago
Created issue #230 in the WordPress/five-for-the-future repository:
Core Performance Team badge missing from org pages
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [56574] on Core SVN:
Editor: disable default style engine optimisation.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Refreshing the contributor pipeline, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
Possibly, but I'll defer to @harishanker who's leading that effort in the #contributor-mentorship Slack channel.…
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Read this *BEFORE* you post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there! Before you create your own thread on thes…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post 6.4 Release Parties Schedule and Hosts, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@meher that's because Tuesday is October 31st which is Halloween and some folks may be…
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [12879] on Meta SVN:
Credits API: Update credits for 6.3.
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to “Feed to Post” + convert-to-blocks – Tip, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@stevemcnally thanks for the kind words on Convert to Blocks! If you have specific questions…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Iterating on the Team Rep role, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
+make.wordpress.org/updates/
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: PHP version support, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
Note that WP Engine's PHP Compatibility Checker plugin now consumes and displays plugin's and theme's…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Refreshing the contributor pipeline, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
1.) Should we include a clear mention / CTA to https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/ in the header section…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Can WordPress become the household name it deserves to be?, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
+make.wordpress.org/marketing/
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: What is the criteria for delaying the upgrade of foundational tech, and what triggers reconsideration?, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
John - I don't believe there is anybody tagged to take specific actions / publish…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Ad hoc session on iterating on the Field Guide, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
Explore the idea of two Field Guides: A hyper focused version with more curated info…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Ad hoc session on iterating on the Field Guide, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
+make.wordpress.org/docs/
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Best plugin ever, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@silvabooks thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: An update to the Field Guide, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm in favor of this proposal and would add that perhaps we consider what these…
4 weeks ago
Pull request #171 merged into WordPress/twentytwentyfour:
Add contributor reminder to PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
4 weeks ago
Mentioned in [56500] on Core SVN:
Introduce font-face styles generator and printer.
4 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #171 to WordPress/twentytwentyfour:
Add contributor reminder to PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post 6.4 Release Parties Schedule and Hosts, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina I can help with Beta 1-3, RC2, Dry Run, and final release as a…
4 weeks ago
Created ticket #7241 on Meta Trac:
Add missing WP 6.3 credit
1 month ago
Received props from @audrasjb in Slack:
Props to @SergeyBiryukov @azaozz @isabel_brison for your work on WP 6.3.1! Props to @JeffPaul for…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to AWS for WordPress Replacement?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tmnladmin note that we just released a text-to-speech functionality within ClassifAI using Microsoft Azure; you…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Activating the plugin gives Elementor problems, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there @flamingopetproducts, could you move this from a review to a support question so…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Summit Discussion Notes: Building trust in WordPress CMS and plugin security, on the site WordPress Community Summit:
In plugin review team, they only have capacity to review brand new plugins, not updates…
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56442] on Core SVN:
Build/Test Tools: Change the version of Node.js in the Codespaces container.
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Great!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@osaopaulo thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
1 month ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | August 17th 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER), on the site Make WordPress Community:
I unfortunately won't be able to make those times this week as I wrap up…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to mandatory plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@bartesuski thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
1 month ago
Received props from @francina in Slack:
Props to all the wonderful people that joined the testing party: @shuvo586, @annezazu, @webcommsat, @JeffPaul,…
2 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to the folks who helped during the 6.3 RC4 release party: @priethor, @meher, @rajinsharwar,…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Highly recommended, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@pf92 thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56354] on Core SVN:
Code Modernization: Deprecate dynamic properties in WP_Text_Diff_Renderer_Table magic methods.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56353] on Core SVN:
Code Modernization: Deprecate dynamic properties in WP_User_Query magic methods.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56351] on Core SVN:
Build/Test Tools: revert downgrade of uuid.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56350] on Core SVN:
Build/Test Tools: revert downgrade of uuid.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56349] on Core SVN:
Code Modernization: Deprecate dynamic properties in WP_List_Table magic methods.
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to the folks who helped during the 6.3 RC3 release party: @flixos90, @audrasjb, @SergeyBiryukov,…
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to the (additional) folks who helped during the 6.3 Beta 3 release party: @ugyensupport,…
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to the folks who helped during the 6.3 Beta 3 release party: @priethor, @afragen,…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: improve the editor tech workflow for major releases, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Much appreciated on identifying and sharing these @isabel_brison, I'm in favor of these updates and…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Does what is says. Quick and easy., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@geonaught thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Read this *BEFORE* you post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there! Before you create your own thread on thes…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Works with warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cvladan thanks for the kind words and review, note that the latest release added in…
3 months ago