Joe Dolson (@joedolson) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m a WordPress plug-in developer and a web accessibility consultant. I’m part of the Make WordPress Accessible team, the team dedicated to improving accessibility in the WordPress ecosystem. Find me online at Twitter as @joedolson or at Joe Dolson Accessible Web Design

I’m self-employed, but since fall 2022 I’ve had part-time sponsorship from GoDaddy to contribute to WordPress.

WordPress Origin Story

I’ve been self-employed building web sites & providing consulting services since 2004, and started using WordPress in 2006, converting my own blog from BlogSpot to WordPress. In 2008 I started building plugins, then started contributing to core regularly in 2012. I’m now a core committer, and have been in the credits for every version of WordPress since 3.8 (except for 4.5.)

Contributions Sponsored

GoDaddy sponsors Joe Dolson to contribute 12 hours per week to the following teams: Accessibility and Core.

Member Since: October 28th, 2008
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Website: joedolson.com
GitHub: joedolson
Job Title: Owner
Employer: Accessible Web Design
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Contribution History

Accessibility Contributor
Accessibility Team
bbPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Theme Developer
Themes Team
WordCamp Speaker
WordPress.tv Contributor

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Submitted pull request #7506 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Changes in 29838.5
1 hour ago
Closed pull request #7385 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Use "add_new_item" label for post types in admin menus and revert add…
2 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Administration: Switch core post type labels to `add_new_item`.
2 days ago
Closed pull request #7496 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Merge in 60045
2 days ago
Closed ticket #60045 on Core Trac:
Change to add_new label displays wrong label for old post types
2 days ago
Committed [59161] to Core SVN:
Administration: Switch core post type labels to `add_new_item`. In ...
2 days ago
Closed ticket #31354 on Core Trac:
Compound settings confusing with screen readers (checkboxes)
2 days ago
Submitted pull request #7496 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Merge in 60045
2 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Administration: A11y: Clarify settings in discussion options.
2 days ago
Closed pull request #6659 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
31354 restructure compound checkboxes disable
2 days ago
Closed pull request #6595 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
31354 restructure compound checkboxes
2 days ago
Closed pull request #7494 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Apply 31354.7 for tests
2 days ago
Committed [59160] to Core SVN:
Administration: A11y: Clarify settings in discussion options. Fix ...
2 days ago
Submitted pull request #7494 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Apply 31354.7 for tests
2 days ago
Created issue #491 in the WordPress/twentytwentyfive repository:
More link in posts list has incorrect alignment.
3 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Revert [59139] due to broad side effects in media library.
4 days ago
Committed [59156] to Core SVN:
Revert [59139] due to broad side effects in media library. The change ...
4 days ago
Mentioned in [59146] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Initial import of the Twenty Twenty-Five default theme.
5 days ago
Closed pull request #6878 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Remove action menu if fewer than 2 items present
5 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Media: Hide sidebar in Create Gallery when no actions available.
5 days ago
Closed ticket #60666 on Core Trac:
Unwanted section appears as a sidebar in 'Create gallery' section
5 days ago
Committed [59139] to Core SVN:
Media: Hide sidebar in Create Gallery when no actions available. ...
5 days ago
Submitted pull request #7466 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Refresh 54738
5 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Login and Registration: Add descriptive `h1` on login screens.
5 days ago
Closed pull request #7454 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Alternate version of 51786
5 days ago
Closed pull request #7386 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Accessibility issue with the logo on the login page
5 days ago
Closed ticket #51786 on Core Trac:
Accessibility issue with the logo on the login page
5 days ago
Committed [59138] to Core SVN:
Login and Registration: Add descriptive `h1` on login screens. Add an ...
5 days ago
Closed pull request #7453 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Tests for updated 58479
5 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Quick/Bulk Edit: Add notice if no items selected.
5 days ago
Committed [59134] to Core SVN:
Quick/Bulk Edit: Add notice if no items selected. Add an error notice ...
5 days ago
Created ticket #62139 on Core Trac:
Broaden use of `addAdminNotice()`
5 days ago
Mentioned in [59118] on Core SVN:
Media: Add short-circuit filter to `attachment_url_to_postid()`.
6 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Accessibility: Clarify `aria-label` in pagination links.
7 days ago
Closed pull request #7448 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Aria-label Updated for Pagination
7 days ago
Closed ticket #54260 on Core Trac:
Add accessible labels to pagination links
7 days ago
Committed [59113] to Core SVN:
Accessibility: Clarify `aria-label` in pagination links. Change posts ...
7 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Code Standards: Correct @since reference in `get_user()`.
7 days ago
Committed [59112] to Core SVN:
Code Standards: Correct @since reference in `get_user()`. Change ...
7 days ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Users: Add `get_user()` alias.
7 days ago
Closed pull request #7455 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Add function `get_user()`
7 days ago
Closed ticket #35124 on Core Trac:
Add get_user() function that maps to get_user_by()
7 days ago
Committed [59111] to Core SVN:
Users: Add `get_user()` alias. Add `get_user()` as an alias for ...
7 days ago
Submitted pull request #7455 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Add function `get_user()`
7 days ago
Submitted pull request #7454 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Alternate version of 51786
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #7453 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Tests for updated 58479
1 week ago
Closed ticket #62107 on Core Trac:
The WordPress media library does not use its own alt text
1 week ago
Closed ticket #62122 on Core Trac:
tabindex attribute with the filter widget.
1 week ago
Committed [3157837] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.5.16, remove 3.5.14, change stable. ...
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Very powerful plugin and fast reaction if there are problems, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the great review! I really appreciate it.
2 weeks ago