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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
    66contributions
    high15
    medium51
    score96
    Last 90 days
    166contributions
    high58
    medium108
    score282
    Last 12 months
    493contributions
    high165
    medium328
    score823

    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
    August 2026
    Aug 14 Fri · 18:17
    Core high
    Pull request #81445 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Playlist Track: Show upload spinner inline
    Aug 14 Fri · 16:54
    Core high
    Pull request #81639 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Fix playlist track toolbar insertion
    Aug 14 Fri · 15:11
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #81639 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Fix playlist track toolbar insertion
    Aug 14 Fri · 08:59
    Core med
    Closed pull request #78915 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    Navigation Overlay Close: Inherit theme typography
    Aug 14 Fri · 08:42
    Core med
    Closed issue #46192 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Explore a more systematic approach to interactions that should / could hide…
    Aug 14 Fri · 08:33
    Core med
    Closed issue #39801 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Nav sidebar: improve focus management on toggle of sidebar
    Aug 13 Thu · 14:46
    Core med
    Closed issue #51796 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Navigation in Focus Mode: Control orientation
    Aug 13 Thu · 14:35
    Core high
    Merged pull request #81454 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Update waveform player dependency patch
    Aug 13 Thu · 09:07
    Core med
    Closed pull request #80848 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    Update CHANGELOG guidance in AGENTS.md
    Aug 12 Wed · 15:19
    Core med
    Closed issue #75583 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Playlist Block: Play button accessibility

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Themes

    3 themes