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Matt McWilliam

@mattmcwilliam joined Jun 2026

donormerchant.com Slack: @mattmcwilliam

    Bio

    Web developer and founder of MJM Web Design. I build and maintain WordPress sites for small businesses and nonprofits, and I created Donor Merchant, a free donation plugin built on one belief: recurring giving and the fundraising basics shouldn’t be locked behind a paywall.

    Interests

    Recurring revenue, Nonprofit technology, Online donations, WordPress plugin development, Business websites, Payment gateways

    WordPress Origin Story

    After years of building WordPress sites for small businesses and nonprofits, I kept hitting the same wall. The moment an organization wanted monthly recurring donors, their free donation plugin put up a paywall worth hundreds a year. That felt backwards, so I built Donor Merchant to keep recurring giving and the fundraising basics free.

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    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    15contributions
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    medium6
    score33
    Last 90 days
    24contributions
    high16
    medium8
    score56
    Last 12 months
    24contributions
    high16
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    score56

    Contributions

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    October 2026
    Oct 14 Wed · 21:39
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Methods for Offline Giving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks Tom, great suggestion! These changes are now live in version 2.9.1. Offline gifts now…
    Oct 14 Wed · 16:26
    Plugins high
    Committed [3746786] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 2.9.0
    Oct 09 Fri · 15:23
    Plugins high
    Committed [3736968] to Plugins SVN:
    2.8.0: Gift Aid for UK charities and employer matching
    Oct 06 Tue · 22:18
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Enhancements, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey Tom, All three of your enhancement requests are in the latest release now. Update…
    Oct 06 Tue · 21:48
    Plugins high
    Committed [3731616] to Plugins SVN:
    2.7.2: security and reliability fixes
    Oct 06 Tue · 20:54
    Plugins high
    Committed [3731563] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 2.7.1
    Oct 06 Tue · 20:15
    Plugins high
    Committed [3731509] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 2.7.0
    Oct 05 Mon · 21:07
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Very functional donation plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Tom! Thank you! I'm really glad it's been working well for you, and I appreciate…
    Oct 02 Fri · 03:22
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Campaign CSV Import from Charitable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Tony, a quick follow-up now that version 2.5.5 is out. The importer now recognizes…
    Oct 02 Fri · 03:20
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Question about the campaign progress thermometer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Tony, Thanks for the link. I looked at your page, and the thermometer is…