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Mark Howells-Mead

CMS developer and designer at Say Hello GmbH

@markhowellsmead Spiez, Switzerland joined Oct 2009

sayhello.ch/en github.com/markhowellsmead Slack: @Mark Howells-Mead
    Languages en-gb de-ch de_DE

    Bio

    All-round developer and designer with an eye for the visual aspect of website creation. Keen photographer and drone pilot.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first became involved with testing b2/cafelog in the early 2000s, which subsequently became WordPress. I run my own agency, Say Hello GmbH, in Switzerland, supporting local and international clients.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '21 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Photo Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '16
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '16 Translation Editor '16

    Current Job

    CMS developer and designer
    Present
    Say Hello GmbH

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    1contribution
    high0
    medium1
    score1
    Last 90 days
    16contributions
    high2
    medium14
    score20
    Last 12 months
    56contributions
    high21
    medium35
    score98

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 6 releases
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.1
    • 5.7

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 10 Mon · 08:45
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Arbitrary File Read and Deletion vulnerability, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Vulnerability Details: WordPress File Manager plugin 6…
    July 2026
    Jul 08 Wed · 16:55
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the _members_access_role custom field., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks Hesham.
    Jul 08 Wed · 11:30
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the _members_access_role custom field., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The new version is now in use and the problem no longer appears for users…
    Jul 07 Tue · 09:57
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to WP 7.0 WP_DEBUG message: “Notice: Function _load_textdomain”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have been seeing the same issue since early 2025 when debug logging is turned…
    Jul 06 Mon · 13:43
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the _members_access_role custom field., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks @heshamgaber, that seems to have done the trick, temporarily.
    Jul 06 Mon · 10:33
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the _members_access_role custom field., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Users (including administrators) are getting the messa…
    June 2026
    Jun 09 Tue · 15:09
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566193] to Plugins SVN:
    Fix README formatting
    Jun 09 Tue · 15:06
    Plugins high
    Committed [3566191] to Plugins SVN:
    MESSAGE
    May 2026
    May 29 Fri · 10:00
    Core med
    Created issue #78802 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    New enforced border style in WordPress 7.0
    May 29 Fri · 09:16
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Block with API version 2 or lower is deprecated since version 6.9, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for your swift response.

    Developer

    12 plugins

    Photos

    2 contributions

    View all 2 photos in the Photo Directory

    Plugins

    86 favorites

    Translations

    10 locales
    en_GB English (UK) (English) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 2 projects.

    Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) picu – Online Photo Proofing Gallery

    Contributed translations to 10 projects.

    Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) Flickr settings plugin Inline version numbering for WordPress Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Performance Lab picu – Online Photo Proofing Gallery Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms Redirect multisite user to their own site (UNMAINTAINED) Davis evolve

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    de_DE Deutsch (German) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms

    Contributed translations to 7 projects.

    Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on Add EXIF and IPTC meta data to Attachment Post Flexible Table Block Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Multiple Sidebars Performance Lab Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    de_CH Deutsch (Schweiz) (German) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 11 projects.

    Meow Gallery Simplest comment spam catcher Extend Post Data Force use of ImageMagick image library Inline version numbering for WordPress Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Add menu separators to navigation Performance Lab Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms Redirect multisite user to their own site (UNMAINTAINED) Update Post with EXIF data

    Contributed translations to 6 projects.

    Add EXIF and IPTC meta data to Attachment Post Meow Gallery Flickr settings plugin Add menu separators to navigation Performance Lab Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    de_DE / formal Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 6 projects.

    Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on Add EXIF and IPTC meta data to Attachment Post Find My Blocks – Locate blocks on your site Meow Gallery Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    de_CH / informal Deutsch (Schweiz) (German) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 4 projects.

    Add EXIF and IPTC meta data to Attachment Post Meow Gallery Performance Lab Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms

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    en_AU English (Australia) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Davis

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    en_CA English (Canada) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Davis

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    en_NZ English (New Zealand) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Davis

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    en_ZA English (South Africa) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view Davis

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    fr_FR Français (French) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

    Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view

    View all on translate.wordpress.org