Jonathan Bossenger (@psykro) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I like to get stuff done. Husband and father of two energetic boys. Brazilian jiu-jitsu for fun and stress release.

Interests

Gaming
Brazilian jiu-jitsu

WordPress Origin Story

In 2015 I attended my first WordCamp in Cape Town, met some amazing people, discovered WordPress as a development tool, and I’ve not looked back since.

Member Since: January 14th, 2011
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Website: jonathanbossenger.com
GitHub: jonathanbossenger
Job Title: Developer Educator
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

Community Team
Core Contributor
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Meta Team
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Training Contributor
Training Team
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordPress.tv Contributor

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Pushed 1 commit to wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content:
Adding mcp to .gitignore
1 day ago
Pushed 1 commit to wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content:
Adding Cursor rules
1 day ago
Created issue #70065 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Pasting Markdown as plain text that contains Block markup in the fenced...
1 week ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
1 month ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
1 month ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
1 month ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
1 month ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
1 month ago
Pull request #69767 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Create Block: Improve support for blocks manifest and relevant Core APIs
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #69767 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Create Block: Improve support for blocks manifest and relevant Core APIs
2 months ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to WordPress Multisite Networks:
A multisite network is a collection of sites that all run off the same WordPress…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post More efficient block type registration in 6.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for the feedback.
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post More efficient block type registration in 6.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@flixos90, is there a performance benefit for single block plugins to use wp_register_block_types_from_metadata_collection or wp_register_block_metadata_collection…
2 months ago
Mentioned in [60033] on Core SVN:
Editor: Change hook for 'wp_set_editor_default_mode'.
2 months ago
Wrote a new handbook page, Action Reference, on the site WordPress Developer Resources:
This is a (hopefully) comprehensive list of action hooks available in WordPress version 2.1 and…
2 months ago
Created issue #69543 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Default rendering mode for editor via post type supports bug
2 months ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
3 months ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, Introduction to securely developing plugins:
With WordPress now powering over 40% of the web, website owners need to think more…
3 months ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, WP REST API - custom fields, authentication, and testing:
So far, you've learned how to access core WordPress data using the REST API and…
3 months ago
Pull request #65455 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Docs: Removes notes about Block Hooks only supporting static theme elements
3 months ago
Pull request #392 merged into WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook:
Update list of local development environments.
4 months ago
Submitted pull request #392 to WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook:
Update list of local development environments.
4 months ago
Received props from @areziaal in Slack:
Apologies for reposting, but I did not properly give props to @psykro and @marybaum for…
4 months ago
Closed issue #3081 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Feedback - Broken Link: wp-login.php in WP REST API Tutorial
4 months ago
Assigned as a presenter on the Learn WordPress tutorial, WP REST API - custom fields, authentication, and testing:
So far, you've learned how to access core WordPress data using the REST API and…
4 months ago
Received props from @greenshady in Slack:
Props to @bph for co-wrangling the resources and @ndiego and @psykro for reviewing https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/01/whats-new-for-developers-january-2025/.
4 months ago
Closed issue #2987 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Online Workshop: WordPress Playground for developers
4 months ago
Closed issue #2942 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Learn WordPress Course Cohort: Introduction to Plugin Development
4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Project thread: The third Learn WordPress Course Cohort, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Feedback Survey results summary Participants were asked to complete a feedback survey once they had…
4 months ago
Closed issue #2919 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Module 2: Advanced Hooks
4 months ago
Pushed 1 commit to wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content:
Advanced WP REST API Lessons
5 months ago
Pushed 1 commit to wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content:
Lesson update from review
5 months ago
Merged pull request #5 into wptrainingteam/devblog-dataviews-plugin:
Update `dataviews` and `scripts` to stable versions
5 months ago
Closed ticket #7835 on Meta Trac:
In Report feedback page, submit button design miss match, need to fix
5 months ago
Merged pull request #16 into wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content:
Module 07 • Lesson 02 • Interacting with Custom Tables
5 months ago
Closed issue #2936 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Module 14: Developer tools
5 months ago
Closed issue #2936 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Module 14: Developer tools
5 months ago
Closed issue #2798 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Helper Plugins
5 months ago
Closed issue #2797 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Debug Bar and Add-Ons
5 months ago
Closed issue #2733 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Managing Post Metadata
5 months ago
Closed issue #2720 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Rendering Post Metadata
5 months ago
Closed issue #3056 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
In Report feedback page, submit button design miss match, need to fix
5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Training Team 2025 Goals Setting, on the site Make WordPress Training:
2025 is just around the corner, and it’s once again time to set our team…
5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Project thread: The third Learn WordPress Course Cohort, on the site Make WordPress Training:
The final course cohort call has been completed, with the feedback survey due by 20…
5 months ago
Pull request #3058 merged into WordPress/Learn:
If no quizzes exist in the lesson, return early
5 months ago
Received props from @lakshmananphp in Slack:
Props to @psykro :hero: :hero: :hero: for all the tips, support, resources and sharing his…
5 months ago
Pushed 5 commits to wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content:
Recording edits
5 months ago
Submitted pull request #3058 to WordPress/Learn:
If no quizzes exist in the lesson, return early
5 months ago
Created issue #3057 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Fatal error when viewing a lesson without a quiz
5 months ago
Closed issue #1679 on the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
Update Plugin Best Practices section on Avoid Naming Collisions to include namespaces...
5 months ago