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Paolo L. Scala

Senior Developer at Yoast

@pls78 Milan, Italy joined Jan 2022

www.yoast.com github.com/pls78 Slack: @Paolo

    Bio

    Hi, I’m Paolo! I’m a senior developer @Yoast!
    Previously, I worked as a research technologist in the public sector for more than 15 years, supporting national and international projects ranging from construction technology to astrophysics.

    Badges

    CODE
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    Core Contributor '22
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    WordCamp Speaker '22

    Current Job

    Senior Developer
    Present
    Yoast

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    1contribution
    high1
    medium0
    score3
    Last 90 days
    1contribution
    high1
    medium0
    score3
    Last 12 months
    1contribution
    high1
    medium0
    score3

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 5 releases
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2026
    Sep 22 Tue · 12:13
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Pisa 2026
    October 2024
    Oct 09 Wed · 23:30
    Core high
    Mentioned in [59202] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Update file size meta data when editing images.
    June 2024
    Jun 11 Tue · 02:12
    Core high
    Mentioned in [58379] on WordPress SVN:
    Administration: Prevent an orderby array throwing a notice.
    April 2024
    Apr 18 Thu · 21:09
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #6406 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Fix wrong file size when scaling images.
    September 2022
    Sep 28 Wed · 15:44
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Italia 2022
    Sep 27 Tue · 17:04
    Core high
    Mentioned in [54334] on WordPress SVN:
    Comments: Prevent AYS prompt when replying to a comment and nothing has been entered.
    February 2022
    Feb 13 Sun · 21:45
    Core high
    Mentioned in [52724] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Fifteen: Add gradient background options using the theme color scheme.
    Feb 13 Sun · 21:03
    Core high
    Mentioned in [52722] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Fifteen: Add gradient background options using the theme color scheme.