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Jim Roberts

Chief Bottle-Washer at Retired

@mijstrebor Salt Lake City, Utah, USA joined Sep 2020

jimrweb.com github.com/Mij-Strebor

    Bio

    After 50+ years building software in assembly, C, C++, C#, Object Pascal, and Delphi for the medical industry, I wrapped up my career as a System Architect for one of the largest laboratory companies in the USA.
    These days, I’ve traded compilers for browsers—building WordPress sites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I work primarily with Elementor and Bricks, creating websites for twelve-step groups and community service organizations.
    My motto: “If it’s not fun, what the hell are you doing in the business?”
    I believe great software should solve real problems and be a joy to create. That’s what I bring to every project.

    Interests

    Programming, more programming, foundations of math, logic, Roses, Woodworking, Peace.

    WordPress Origin Story

    Picture this: decades as a systems programmer, building operating systems and compilers for medical companies. Low-level code, zero visual design.
    Then a friend calls: “You can code anything, right? We need a webmaster. HTML? CSS?”
    “How hard can it be?” (Famous last words.)
    Several books then, finally, one 30-page HTML monstrosity later, I realized I’d built web spaghetti.
    Then, on LinkedIn, I ran into an Elementor course. Game changer. Fast. Fun. Visual. Everything I loved about programming, but with immediate results people could see and use.
    Now I’m all-in: WordPress sites, code snippets, plugins. Same obsessive problem-solver, completely different playground.
    Bonus: Building sites for twelve-step groups and community organizations? Way more meaningful than debugging compiler edge cases at 2 AM.

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    Current Job

    Chief Bottle-Washer
    Present
    Retired

    Recent impact

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

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    score1
    Last 90 days
    10contributions
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    score24
    Last 12 months
    26contributions
    high23
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    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 16 Tue · 23:57
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Unbelievable Functionality, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This plugin has replaced at least three plugins on my …
    May 2026
    May 10 Sun · 21:22
    Plugins high
    Committed [3528038] to Plugins SVN:
    Add plugin icons 128x128 and 256x256
    May 10 Sun · 21:09
    Plugins high
    Committed [3528027] to Plugins SVN:
    Add plugin page banners and screenshot
    May 10 Sun · 20:57
    Plugins high
    Committed [3528022] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 5.1.0
    May 10 Sun · 19:27
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Info Needs adding to Comments, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Implemented in 5.4.0. Thanks for the suggestion!
    May 10 Sun · 19:21
    Plugins high
    Committed [3527958] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 5.4.0
    May 08 Fri · 14:38
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Info Needs adding to Comments, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Excellent suggestion. On the roadmap. Will have it on the next release.
    April 2026
    Apr 28 Tue · 19:10
    Plugins high
    Committed [3517753] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 5.3.4
    Apr 28 Tue · 06:46
    Plugins high
    Committed [3517030] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 5.3.3
    Apr 27 Mon · 21:39
    Plugins high
    Committed [3516835] to Plugins SVN:
    Release 5.3.2

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