Jeffrey Paul (@jeffpaul) – WordPress user profile

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, Core AI, 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

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Posted a reply to Good plugin, but missing …, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@rrvoigt where did you raise your support request with the issue you're seeing? Best place…
12 hours ago
Pull request #695 merged into WordPress/two-factor:
Add/reqs policy & related updates
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #695 to WordPress/two-factor:
Add/reqs policy & related updates
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #2062 to WordPress/performance:
Update plugin authors to `performanceteam`
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Question: 2 lists and 2 widgets?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@imc67 assuming you're using the Mailchimp List Subscribe Form block, then there's a block setting…
5 days ago
Mentioned in [60317] on Core SVN:
Emoji: Update Twemoji to version 16.0.1.
6 days ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @karmatosed for proactively helping capture and publish notes from the inaugural AI team…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post AI Chat Agenda – 12 June 2025, on the site WordPress AI:
+make.wordpress.org/core/ +make.wordpress.org/design/ +make.wordpress.org/accessibility/ +make.wordpress.org/hosting/ +make.wordpress.org/performance/ +make.wordpress.org/meta/
2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, AI Chat Agenda – 12 June 2025, on the site WordPress AI:
Join us on June 12 at 16:00 UTC in the core-ai Slack channel for the…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Welcome to the Core AI Team Blog, on the site WordPress AI:
Ok, the email subscriptions component is now active, thanks for your patience!
2 weeks ago
Created ticket #7993 on Meta Trac:
Core AI meta updates
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Welcome to the Core AI Team Blog, on the site Core AI:
Great callout, I'll coordinate with Meta to get that enabled and get back to you…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing the AI Team – Hallway Hangout Recap, on the site Core AI:
+make.wordpress.org/core/ +make.wordpress.org/design/ +make.wordpress.org/accessibility/ +make.wordpress.org/hosting/ +make.wordpress.org/performance/ +make.wordpress.org/meta/
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [14458] on Meta SVN:
Slack: Grant initial announce privileges for new #core-ai.
4 weeks ago
Created ticket #7988 on Meta Trac:
Announce rights for #core-ai
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to ERROR: submission flagged as potential spam, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@edker do you have an example of form data that provided that error messaging? The…
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #690 to WordPress/two-factor:
Fix plugin Author to the `wordpressdotorg` user
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #70170 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Update plugin author to the `wordpressdotorg` user
1 month ago
Closed ticket #43360 on Core Trac:
Third parameter for get_option function to return default value ...
1 month ago
Closed ticket #43276 on Core Trac:
Install Progress Button Cover Name of Plugin
1 month ago
Closed ticket #40451 on Core Trac:
Customizer: Introduce plugin management
1 month ago
Closed ticket #30855 on Core Trac:
wp_get_update_data() calls are not pluggable
1 month ago
Closed ticket #51001 on Core Trac:
Numbers at the end of the URL are removed
1 month ago
Closed ticket #50222 on Core Trac:
Autocorrect redirect to the wrong URL based on a word after permalink
1 month ago
Closed ticket #14201 on Core Trac:
Canonical redirect kicks in in case of category/tag base containing ...
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility Focused Bug Scrub – 15 May 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I love this idea, I've cleared my schedule to attend, thanks for hosting!
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Ten billion stars, preserves image alignment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cmerrick thanks for the kind words and review, we’re glad to know that Convert to…
1 month ago
Mentioned in [60227] on Core SVN:
Emoji: Update Twemoji to version 16.0.1.
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for 6.8.x Release Managers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I have a personal post that outlines a couple different specific, targeted focuses that 6.8…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Convert to Blocks Filter desirable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@jjmack for migrating large volumes of posts, you might consider utilizing the WP-CLI command for…
2 months ago
Created issue #924 in the WordPress/plugin-check repository:
Add link to Tools > Plugin Check page from Plugins > Installed...
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Easy and works., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@jasonfintips thanks for the kind words; let us know if there’s anything that would make…
2 months ago
Pull request #684 merged into WordPress/two-factor:
Add/release docs
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #684 to WordPress/two-factor:
Add/release docs
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #683 to WordPress/two-factor:
Fix/assets
2 months ago
Created ticket #7968 on Meta Trac:
Proposal to update plugin star rating calculation
2 months ago
Received props from @jorbin in Slack:
Props to @iamshubhamsp, @pratapvashi123, @narenin, @azharderaiya, @getsyash, @surajswalstar, @ravigadhiyawp, @mkrndmane, @snilesh, @zeelthakkar, @hiabhaykulkarni, @JeffPaul, @deepakrohilla,…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Migrate to OAuth authentication, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@ragnel can you provide a site health info export so we can try and replicate…
2 months ago
Made 4 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Core.
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Wonderful + fetaure request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@stefacchio requests like you have here are better shared in the Support Forum or opened…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Fixed Issues with Orders of Fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cognisant_2000 thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Subscription Form Bug, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cognisant_2000 the link I shared is for Mailchimp List Subscribe Form: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp/reviews/#new-post. Perhaps you're thrown…
2 months ago
Mentioned in [60190] on Core SVN:
About Page: Reduce copy on 6.8 about page.
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Subscription Form Bug, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cognisant_2000 great to hear things are working as expected, thanks for confirming! If you have…
2 months ago
Mentioned in [60183] on Core SVN:
About Page: Reduce copy on 6.8 about page.
2 months ago
Created ticket #63324 on Core Trac:
Update Twemoji to v16.0.1
2 months ago
Created ticket #63323 on Core Trac:
Reduce copy from 6.8 about page
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
If you could open that as a Trac ticket with any additional details you have,…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda – April 17, 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
There's also, as of now I believe, potentially an issue with generating 6.8 updates for…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda – April 17, 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
FYI that my item(s) was not a handbook improvement item, but more so items from…
2 months ago