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Kurt Payne

Sr. PHP Developer

@kurtpayne Phoenix, AZ joined Jul 2011

kpayne.me Slack: @kurtpayne

    Bio

    I enjoy using, learning, and contributing to WordPress. I am a php zealout and all around nerdy guy.

    I work for Go Daddy, but my opinions are my own.

    Interests

    php, psychology, whatever’s on tv, action movies, local food, grammar arguments

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    WordCamp Speaker '14

    Current Job

    Sr. PHP Developer
    Present

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    6contributions
    high6
    medium0
    score18
    Last 90 days
    8contributions
    high8
    medium0
    score24
    Last 12 months
    8contributions
    high8
    medium0
    score24

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 13 releases
    • 6.7
    • 6.5
    • 6.1
    • 5.7
    • 4.6
    • 4.4
    • 4.1
    • 4.0
    • 3.7
    • 3.6
    • 3.5
    • 3.4
    • 3.3

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 13 Thu · 07:07
    Plugins high
    Committed [3644426] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.6.1 from GitHub
    Aug 05 Wed · 19:10
    Plugins high
    Committed [3635757] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.5.0 from GitHub
    July 2026
    Jul 31 Fri · 17:58
    Plugins high
    Committed [3630336] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.4.4 from GitHub
    Jul 31 Fri · 16:59
    Plugins high
    Committed [3630272] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.4.3 from GitHub
    Jul 19 Sun · 10:38
    Plugins high
    Committed [3613452] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.4.2 from GitHub
    Jul 16 Thu · 00:04
    Plugins high
    Committed [3609524] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.4.1 from GitHub
    Jul 15 Wed · 06:20
    Plugins high
    Committed [3608300] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.4.0 from GitHub
    Jul 15 Wed · 01:03
    Plugins high
    Committed [3608161] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.3.4 from GitHub
    September 2024
    Sep 17 Tue · 22:39
    Core high
    Mentioned in [59039] on WordPress SVN:
    Bootstrap/Load: Ensure uses of set_time_limit are documented why.
    February 2024
    Feb 06 Tue · 23:44
    Core high
    Mentioned in [57545] on WordPress SVN:
    Upgrade/Install: Introduce Plugin Dependencies.