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Bio

Director of Open Source at 10up. WordPress 4.7 release deputy, 4.8 release lead, 4.9 release deputy, 5.8 release coordinator, 6.1 release core tech lead, 6.8 release coordinator. 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 20 hours per week to the following teams: Core and Tide.

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

Activity
Plugins
Photos
Courses
Favorites
Translations

Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Field Guide, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This guide outlines major developer features and breaking changes in 6.8 and is published in…
4 hours ago
Wrote a new post, New REST API Filter for Exposing Menus Publicly in WordPress 6.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
In WordPress 6.8, the REST API will allow public access to menu data. That enhancement…
10 hours ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @mkrndmane @ryelle @johnbillion @iamshubhamsp @zunaid321 @ankitkumarshah @benniledl @vaibhavsweb @jigar9998 @mayanktripathi32…
2 days ago
Received props from @Benjamin_Zekavica in Slack:
Props to @JeffPaul for leading the Release Party for 6.8 RC1 and for the amazing…
3 days ago
Wrote a new post, Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
WordPress 6.8 delivers a broad set of developer-focused enhancements that improve extensibility, consistency, and modern…
3 days ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate Phase, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Now that WordPress 6.8 has entered the Release Candidate phase, the following policies are in…
3 days ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 1, on the site WordPress News:
WordPress 6.8 RC 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date…
3 days ago
Mentioned in [60087] on Core SVN:
Help/About: Update the About page for 6.8.
3 days ago
Posted a reply to ELEMENTOR+Safe SVG=It works, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@bandgamin thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Spam profiles, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@kangei thanks for the feedback. There's an issue opened that attempts to document the issue…
4 days ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @davidbaumwald @michelleames @Ankit K Gupta @zunaid321 @narenin @sukhendu2002 @jigar9998 @qhaensler @zeelthakkar @lumiblog…
1 week ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Core.
1 week ago
Received props from @Benjamin_Zekavica in Slack:
Props to @JeffPaul for leading the 6.8 Beta 3 Release Party :tada: :hero:
1 week ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Core.
1 week ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Beta 3, on the site WordPress News:
WordPress 6.8 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date…
1 week ago
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Core.
1 week ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @JeffPaul @vgnavada @zunaid321 @ravigadhiyawp @huzaifaalmesbah @jigar9998 @narenin @zeelthakkar @eddystile @ankitkumarshah…
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #8504 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Fix #59602: Update table and figcaption styles in Twenty Fifteen theme
2 weeks ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @johnbillion for helping resolve an issue with the WP Playground link for the…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Does nothing wordpress doesn’t already do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@synthezoid not having to train authors/editors to click the "Convert to Blocks" button within the…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Beta 2, on the site WordPress News:
WordPress 6.8 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date…
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Copy post/page status setting appears to function incorrectly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm currently using the plugin to clone a post that go…
3 weeks ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Core.
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [59944] on Core SVN:
Security: Remove Cafelog URL.
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 6.8 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
FYI that the remaining release parties have been added to https://make.wordpress.org/meetings/.
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 6.8: Release Squad, Timeline, and Focus, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Note the WordPress 6.8 Release Party Schedule post for the timing of the various beta,…
3 weeks ago
Received props from @Benjamin_Zekavica in Slack:
Props to @JeffPaul for his excellent organization and planning of today’s Beta 1 Release Party!…
3 weeks ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @joemcgill @desrosj @michelleames @Mamaduka @bph @beryldlg @krupajnanda @johnbillion @zunaid321 @narenin @wplmillet @sourabhjain @sukhendu2002…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Beta 1, on the site WordPress News:
WordPress 6.8 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 6.8 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The WordPress 6.8 Release Party Schedule outlines key milestones, dates, and team members involved in…
3 weeks ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Core.
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Simple and Effective for Managing Local Avatars, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tmacarreras thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Works perfectly for Direct Debit payments, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@martatorre thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Plugin author now linked to WordPress.org profiles, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
There's also the very likely issue that more than one entity is listed in the…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Plugin author now linked to WordPress.org profiles, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Perhaps an alternative implementation of continuing to use the Author field as a comma separated…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Plugin author now linked to WordPress.org profiles, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Said differently, this removes attribution to a plugin owner(s) without getting approval to do so…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Plugin author now linked to WordPress.org profiles, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
This sounds like a breaking change introduced with no warning for any plugin that was…
1 month ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Core.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [14386] on Meta SVN:
Photo Directory, Uploads: Ensure override of 'big_image_size_threshold' takes precedence.
1 month ago
Closed ticket #53216 on Core Trac:
A Gutenberg Block repo
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Abysmal implementation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@15kstudios I went checking to see if you had a Support Thread on this topic,…
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @krupaly2k for publishing (and leading the effort to publish) the https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/02/06/roadmap-to-6-8/! :rocket:
2 months ago
Received props from @jorbin in Slack:
Props to @desrosj @huzaifaalmesbah @jagirbahesh @sukhendu2002 @zeelthakkar @ahsankhan316 @sainathpoojary @dhavalkapadane @abcd95 @ankitkumarshah @JeffPaul @johnbillion @narenin…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Migrate to OAuth authentication, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@ragnel the Migrate to OAuth authentication” button should be near the top of the Mailchimp…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to The Mailchimp plugin is passing null values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@ubuntuvillageusa I suppose the easier task is, are you still having problems with the Mailchimp…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Huge increase in spam signups, any solution?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A heads up that I've documented what y'all have reported and created a GitHub issue…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda, Dev Chat, Jan 15, 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I have personal conflicts with the later half of devchat and am curious if folks…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Идеально!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@oshurkov thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to The Mailchimp plugin is passing null values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@ubuntuvillageusa checking back in to see if this is resolved after updating to the current…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Settings completely missing on activating the plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just tested with current versions, RSA 7.5.1 and WP 6.7.1, as well as your…
2 months ago

Contributor

Ad Refresh Control

Active Installs: 400+
Ads.txt Manager

Active Installs: 100,000+
Autopost for X (formerly Autoshare for Twitter)

Active Installs: 4,000+
Block Catalog

Active Installs: 100+
Block for Apple Maps

Active Installs: 1,000+
Convert to Blocks

Active Installs: 2,000+
Debug Bar for Sophi

Active Installs: Less than 10
Eight Day Week Print Workflow

Active Installs: 10+
Embed Block for Figma

Active Installs: 70+
Insecure Content Warning

Active Installs: 10+
Insert Special Characters

Active Installs: 4,000+
Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress

Active Installs: 2,000+
New Relic Reporting for WordPress

Active Installs: 700+
PHP Compatibility Checker

Active Installs: 200,000+
Publisher Media Kit

Active Installs: 200+
Restricted Site Access

Active Installs: 20,000+
Retro Winamp Block

Active Installs: 200+
Safe Redirect Manager

Active Installs: 50,000+
Safe SVG

Active Installs: 1+ million
Simple Local Avatars

Active Installs: 100,000+
Simple Page Ordering

Active Installs: 200,000+
Simple Podcasting

Active Installs: 200+
WordPress Auto-updates

Active Installs: 30+

Support Rep

ElasticPress

Active Installs: 8,000+
Mailchimp List Subscribe Form

Active Installs: 60,000+
Simple New Post Emails

Active Installs: 10+
Sophi

Active Installs: 100+

Total photo contributions: 138

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Completed Courses

Total completed courses: 2

How decisions are made in the WordPress project February 21, 2024
Open source basics and WordPress January 17, 2024

Plugins

Themes

Español (Spanish (Spain)) Translation Contributor - #es_ES

Publisher Media Kit and Simple Podcasting

🌏🌍🌎 (Emoji) (Emoji) Translation Contributor - #art_xemoji

Embed Block for GitHub

Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor - #de_DE

Eight Day Week Print Workflow

Deutsch (Sie) (German (Formal)) Translation Contributor - #de_DE_formal

Eight Day Week Print Workflow

Français (French (France)) Translation Contributor - #fr_FR

Retro Winamp Block

日本語 (Japanese) Translation Contributor - #ja

Restricted Site Access

Slovenčina (Slovak) Translation Contributor - #sk_SK

Safe Redirect Manager