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Jer Clarke

Tech Lead at Global Voices

@jerclarke Montreal joined Jun 2018

jerclarke.org github.com/jerclarke

    Bio

    Jer Clarke has been using WordPress since version 1.2 in 2005, when there were no menus, widgets or even pages. Jer builds Global Voices, a non-profit journalism site with thousands of contributors, and works on all aspects of WP, from design and workflow to backend programming.

    Jer has spoken at WordCamps in San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, and was an original founder of WordCamp Montreal in 2009.

    More recently, a trip to Sri Lanka for work set Jer on a path to explore the many nuances of early Buddhist philosophy and practice, which has turned out to be a very rewarding and life-affirming experience.

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    May 2026
    May 29 Fri · 22:43
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.0 Field Guide, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    FWIW I imagine you think they should have included that info in this post and…
    May 29 Fri · 22:41
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    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.0 Field Guide, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    https://shawnhooper.ca/2026/05/28/disable-wordpress-ai-core/ Fastest route is the constant: [code]define( 'WP_AI_SUPPORT', false );[/code]
    May 29 Fri · 22:29
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    Wrote a comment on the post PHP-only block registration, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Incredible work Ciprian! Thank you so much for writing this up, this is 100% "the…
    May 29 Fri · 21:40
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    Wrote a comment on the post PHP-only block registration, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Yeah, it seems the value is in showing things like custom fields or something generated…
    May 29 Fri · 20:36
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    Wrote a comment on the post Breadcrumb block filters, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Exquisitely simple and straightforward, a new block with common sense filtering options that will make…
    May 28 Thu · 23:43
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    Wrote a comment on the post Block Visibility in WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I am completely in love with this feature! This is an absolute game-changer and a…
    May 28 Thu · 22:17
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    Wrote a comment on the post Customizable Navigation Overlays in WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    This is a great article and I'm so excited to try this feature, but am…
    May 28 Thu · 19:28
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    Posted a reply to Feature Request: Option: Show initial count of all results in [fe_posts_found], on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for the reply! FWIW I'd love to see this feature added as an attribute…
    May 27 Wed · 16:16
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    Created a topic, Feature Request: Option: Show initial count of all results in [fe_posts_found], on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello and thank you for this incredible plugin! It wor…
    February 2026
    Feb 05 Thu · 22:26
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    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Will there be some kind of "kill switch" that site operators can use to ensure…

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