Jeffrey Paul (@jeffpaul) – WordPress user profile

Bio

VP of Open Source at Fueled + 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: VP of Open Source
Employer: Fueled + 10up
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Contribution History

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

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Closed issue #383 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.7.0
2 days ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new in AI 0.7.0 (9 APR 2026)?, on the site WordPress AI:
The AI plugin's 0.7.0 release expands editorial workflows with new experiments for Content Classification, Meta…
2 days ago
Created issue #416 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Proposal: Promote `Image Generation and Editing` Experiment to Feature
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Generated text is English only?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note that yesterday's 0.7.0 release includes a fix aimed at ensuring that the AI plugin…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Question about the AI plugin and the connector plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is this plugin safe? Are you sure it’s safe to activate the plugin in this…
2 days ago
Merged pull request #414 into WordPress/ai:
Remove references to DALL·E image models
3 days ago
Closed issue #383 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.7.0
3 days ago
Merged pull request #406 into WordPress/ai:
Release/0.7.0
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #406 to WordPress/ai:
Release/0.7.0
3 days ago
Closed issue #349 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Alt text generation should generate text in the same locale of the...
3 days ago
Merged pull request #357 into WordPress/ai:
Try and get LLMs to return content matching the language of the...
3 days ago
Closed issue #352 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Experiment toggles are cleared after “Disable AI” is saved
4 days ago
Closed pull request #353 on WordPress/ai:
fix: preserve experiment settings when ai is globally disabled
4 days ago
Created issue #385 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update title gen loading state
4 days ago
Created issue #384 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update alt text loading state
4 days ago
Created issue #383 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.7.0
4 days ago
Closed issue #350 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Alt text generation must describe the purpose and function of the image...
4 days ago
Merged pull request #374 into WordPress/ai:
Adjust alt text generation to more closely match the W3C Alt decision...
4 days ago
Closed issue #31 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Finalize core UX and editorial flows for v1 launch
4 days ago
Closed issue #103 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Modernize admin UI to use React and WP components
4 days ago
Closed pull request #153 on WordPress/ai:
Improve AI Experiments page UI with header, accordion, and entry points
4 days ago
Made 4 updates to handbook pages on WordPress AI.
4 days ago
Created issue #381 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update loading state for Content Summarization
4 days ago
Created issue #380 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add loading states to Excerpt Generation
4 days ago
Closed issue #861 on the WordPress/two-factor repository:
Add Live Preview button support to the plugin page
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Is free X API access now dead?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Public Utility Apps: Starting now, only apps classified as Public Utility Apps will continue to…
6 days ago
Closed issue #16 on the WordPress/ai-provider-for-openai repository:
Duplicate "Regenerate Alt Text" button appears in Block Editor sidebar when navigating...
6 days ago
Merged pull request #361 into WordPress/ai:
Update our preferred models
6 days ago
Pull request #326 merged into WordPress/ai:
Revise Feature and Experiment Lifecycle documentation
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Inline-SVG block with link, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, I don't know what you mean. The plugin comes with a Safe SVG block…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing the AI Client in WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@badhonrocks note that I opened https://github.com/WordPress/ai/issues/345 to better track that request
2 weeks ago
Created issue #345 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add usage safeguards to AI Client (limits, visibility, and cost awareness)
2 weeks ago
Pull request #854 merged into WordPress/two-factor:
Update WordPress plugin deployment action version
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #854 to WordPress/two-factor:
Update WordPress plugin deployment action version
2 weeks ago
Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @meher @JeffPaul @huzaifaalmesbah @ruba1956 @jigar9998 @muddassirnasim @shailu25 @mobarak @abduremon @zunaid321 @ravigadhiyawp @mohkatz @ellatrix…
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #1203 on the WordPress/plugin-check repository:
Enabled `Live Preview` on WPORG
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to “Please run composer install”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@pers please try again with version 1.0.3 released today, that will hopefully resolve, thanks!
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Inline-SVG block with link, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@davidspeyer I'm not sure I follow, can you provide a bit more details about what…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate Phase, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Now that WordPress 7.0 has entered the Release Candidate phase, the following policies are in…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post AI Contributor Weekly Summary – 18 March 2026, on the site WordPress AI:
@mateitudor - I assume you're not referencing the AI plugin, because you purposefully need to…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new in AI 0.6.0 (20 MAR 2026)?, on the site WordPress AI:
AI Experiments 0.6.0 adds image editing and refinement workflows, enabling iterative updates to generated images…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to “Please run composer install”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@pers are you installing a version directly from GitHub or WPORG? My guess is its…
3 weeks ago
Created issue #338 in the WordPress/ai repository:
New Experiments: Analytics-aware content and amplification recommendations
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Generated text is English only?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@pmmueller thanks for flagging this. We could look to make use of the User's Language…
3 weeks ago
Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @ellatrix @mukesh27 @SergeyBiryukov @audrasjb @juanmaguitar @marybaum @JeffPaul @Ankit K Gupta @wildworks @adamsilverstein @desrosj…
3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #329 into WordPress/ai:
fix changelog derps
3 weeks ago
Closed issue #237 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Add smart background removal for images
3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #329 to WordPress/ai:
fix changelog derps
3 weeks ago
Closed issue #319 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.6.0
3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #327 into WordPress/ai:
Release/0.6.0
3 weeks ago