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Ben Dwyer

Automattic

@scruffian United Kingdom joined Oct 2007

scruffian.com github.com/scruffian Slack: @scruffian
    Teams Core

    Bio

    Playing for Automattic. Make it simpler.

    Badges

    CODE
    4 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Core Team '23 Plugin Developer Theme Developer '24

    Current Job

    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    28contributions
    high6
    medium22
    score40
    Last 90 days
    51contributions
    high11
    medium40
    score73
    Last 12 months
    365contributions
    high115
    medium250
    score595

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 19 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 4.3
    • 3.7

    Time commitment

    30 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 17 Wed · 11:15
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79271 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Mount preferences modal in lazy editor
    Jun 17 Wed · 11:14
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79270 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Load site editor context for lazy editor
    Jun 17 Wed · 11:14
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79269 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Add PluginArea to boot roots
    Jun 16 Tue · 14:23
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79241 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Add welcome guide to site editor v2
    Jun 16 Tue · 13:54
    Core high
    Merged pull request #79230 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    V2 Site Editor: Fix template edit routes
    Jun 16 Tue · 10:29
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79230 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    V2 Site Editor: Fix template edit routes
    Jun 16 Tue · 10:29
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79229 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Gate v2 Site Editor styles for classic themes
    Jun 16 Tue · 10:28
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79228 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Add site editor v2 export action
    Jun 16 Tue · 10:28
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79227 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    [codex] Add mobile surfaces to v2 site editor routes
    Jun 16 Tue · 09:53
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79224 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    [codex] Add Identity route to site editor v2

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Themes

    3 themes