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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
    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
    2contributions
    high2
    medium0
    score6
    Last 90 days
    14contributions
    high3
    medium11
    score20
    Last 12 months
    58contributions
    high28
    medium30
    score114

    WordPress releases

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

    Contributions

    Type
    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.
    May 28 Thu · 16:37
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Block with API version 2 or lower is deprecated since version 6.9, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Since updating to WordPress 7.0, the following warning…
    May 28 Thu · 14:57
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Uncaught Error: Class “Members\BlockPermissions\Plugin” not found, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Great, many thanks.
    May 28 Thu · 14:42
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Uncaught Error: Class “Members\BlockPermissions\Plugin” not found, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    When running the command wp plugin list on the server …
    May 28 Thu · 14:18
    Core med
    Created issue #78782 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Loading CSS using admin_enqueue_scripts provokes an erroneous warning
    May 27 Wed · 16:41
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Broken Access Control vulnerability, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Vulnerability Details: Broken Access Control vulnerabi…
    May 27 Wed · 16:41
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Broken Access Control vulnerability, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    A vulnerability has been detected in version 1.11.11. …

    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

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    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

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    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