Aaron Jorbin – @jorbin

Member Since: May 6th, 2009
Location: New York City
Website: aaron.jorb.in
GitHub: aaronjorbin
Job Title: Director, Editorial Technology
Employer: Penske Media Corporation
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Bio

Aaron is a polyhistoric man of the web who knows rabble-rousers get shit done. Currently, Aaron is the Director of Editorial Technology for Penske Media Corporation, where he supports the editorial and business teams on over 20 brands including Rolling Stone, Variety, and Footwear News. He is also a WordPress Core Committer that focuses on improving developer happiness and making the internet usable and enjoyable by everyone. He tweets at @aaronjorbin and writes regularly at daily.jorb.in.

According to Josepha Haden, I am the source of trouble and worry.

Interests

Usability, JavaScript, Build Tools, Whisky, Smiles, Community, Usability

Contributions Sponsored

Aaron Jorbin contributes 2 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Core, Meta, Polyglots.

Contribution History

bbPress Contributor
bbPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Hosting Contributor
Hosting Contributor
Meta Contributor
Meta Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Phoenix, Arizona 2020 coming up on February 7th

2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #48900, in Core Trac:
Rename Comment Blacklist option to be more inclusive

2 months ago
Committed [46820] to Core Trac:
Text Changes: Rename Comment Blacklist option to be more inclusive ...

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Tentative Release Calendar 2020-2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I worry that this proposal is too few releases and too slow. I would much…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Javascript Chat Summary: Tuesday, November 5, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Editor-specific .gitignore entries in Gutenberg While historically core has shied away from this, I do…

3 months ago
Committed [46645] to Core Trac:
Remove Failing Tests added in r46641 The tests for good redirects ...

3 months ago
Closed ticket #44317, in Core Trac:
wp_safe_redirect() and wp_redirect() shouldn't allow non-3xx status codes

3 months ago
Committed [46641] to Core Trac:
General: wp_safe_redirect() and wp_redirect() shouldn't allow non-3xx ...

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PHP Native JSON Extension Now Required, on the site Make WordPress Core:
That sounds like a better solution than backporting stats (which may still be worthwhile to…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PHP Native JSON Extension Now Required, on the site Make WordPress Core:
There is a proposal to include php extensions in the data sent back to WordPress.org.…

3 months ago
Closed ticket #48232, in Core Trac:
Remove PHP7.4 from allowed failures

3 months ago
Committed [46547] to Core Trac:
Build/Test: Remove PHP 7.4 from allowed failures PHP7.4 is supported ...

3 months ago
Committed [46542] to Core Trac:
Build/Test tools use Trunk revision 2170172 of importer Update Travis ...

3 months ago
Closed ticket #48283, in Core Trac:
Cron: 'Headers already sent' warning with `ALTERNATE_WP_CRON`

4 months ago
Committed [46458] to Core Trac:
Cron: Prevent sending headers when using ALTERNATE_WP_CRON ...

4 months ago
Created a topic, add_submenu_page call uses a string for position, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Using the latest version of coblocks with WordPress ni…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Changes to prevent search engines indexing sites., on the site Make WordPress Core:
Sending the http header is out of scope for WordPress to do in both single…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The WordPress Philosophies are fairly clearly against opt-in. It’s why there is such a robust…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post SSL for auto updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
1) With https://letsencrypt.org there is no longer a cost to having a certificate. Your host…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I disagree with stopping updates at 4.9. Having a consistent policy is important for ensuring…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Increasing the recommended PHP version in core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think we should be clear on labels for PHP versions. The Recommended Version is…

5 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2019 coming up on November 1st

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I am strongly in support of reducing the number of versions where we are backporting…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamps in 2018, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thanks so much @andreamiddleton! If the scripts are somewhere that I can access them, I'm…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: what to do in case of irreconcilable differences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
+1

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamps in 2018, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
This is awesome, thanks! In addition to uniques, I think it would be interesting to…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: a WordPress Advisory Board, on the site Team Updates:
Is there a list of members of both councils available? I was only able to…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Updates to WordPress Profiles and jobs.wordpress.net, on the site Team Updates:
How are the postings on https://jobs.wordpress.net/job_category/contributor/ being vetted to ensure that they are actual paid…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post XML Sitemaps Feature Project Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I love this idea and completely agree that there is no need for a UI…

7 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp for Publishers: Columbus 2019 coming up on August 7th

7 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary: 15 May, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@chanthaboune served as the facilitator for discussion and a bevy of contributors participated. Announcements Make…

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Consider Delaying WordPress 5.2 RC1 Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for the reminder. I've updated it.

9 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Montclair, NJ USA 2019 coming up on June 1st

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Updating the Minimum PHP Version, on the site Make WordPress Core:
WordPress 5.2 is targetted for 30 April.

10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Updating the Minimum PHP Version, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As of https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/44950, Unit tests passing on PHP versions below 5.5 is no longer a…

10 months ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: Design meeting notes for 13 March, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/design: Comment on Design meeting notes for 13 March, 2019

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Design meeting notes for 13 March, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Likely makes sense for core to see about the Design label changes for Trac +make.wordpress.org/core

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Strengths and Challenges: Organization, on the site Team Updates:
> I suggest we experiment by identifying single team leads who have training and clearly…

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post The block editor is coming to the mobile apps, on the site Make WordPress Mobile:
I don't see 11.9 in testflight yet. Has it not been released to it yet,…

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.2 Schedule and Scope, on the site Make WordPress Core:
My one concern with the release is the timing. Right now it means that we…

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposed Revisions to JavaScript Coding Standards, on the site Make WordPress Core:
For the most part, this looks good. One suggestion would be to clarify "Unlike var,…

1 year ago
Committed [1993277] to Plugins Trac:
update tested up to

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.0 / Gutenberg Status Update – Nov 30, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks. Looks like I had missed it since the ticket was from a different account…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.0 / Gutenberg Status Update – Nov 30, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I've been keeping my eye on the awaiting review report, and don't see anything related…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.0 / Gutenberg Status Update – Nov 27, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you so much for this update (and to everyone who has posted one). It…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Granular Timeline, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for publishing this!. A couple of questions: - Generate Props list and update the…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Gutenberg Phase 2 Leads, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As we get Gutenberg into Core and move towards phase 2, we’ll make sure we…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.0 for Contributors and Committers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I can find 5-10 hours a week until November 12, then I'll be offline through…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Summary: October 3rd (5.0 Week 1), on the site Make WordPress Core:
It is open to all. You can join slack by visiting https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ and following the…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda: October 3rd (5.0 Week 1), on the site Make WordPress Core:
To continue the discussion around PHP 7.3 support, I'd like to discuss landing https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/44771/44771.2.diff which…

1 year ago