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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
    74contributions
    high39
    medium35
    score152
    Last 90 days
    109contributions
    high47
    medium62
    score203
    Last 12 months
    437contributions
    high154
    medium283
    score745

    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
    July 2026
    Jul 16 Thu · 16:37
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #80368 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Pass Playlist controls to track blocks
    Jul 16 Thu · 16:29
    Core med
    Closed issue #77421 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Playlist Block: Iteration issue for 7.1
    Jul 16 Thu · 15:24
    Core high
    Merged pull request #80318 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Table of Contents: render front-end list from current post headings
    Jul 16 Thu · 14:40
    Core high
    Pull request #80101 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Fix multiple MP3 playlist uploads
    Jul 16 Thu · 10:07
    Core high
    Merged pull request #80336 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Use Add track instead of only Add
    Jul 15 Wed · 14:51
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62758] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: Add unit tests for _wp_apply_block_content_filters().
    Jul 15 Wed · 10:02
    Core med
    Closed issue #80186 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Playlist block: Adding track interaction
    Jul 15 Wed · 10:02
    Core high
    Merged pull request #80200 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Playlist: Fix track insertion
    Jul 14 Tue · 16:49
    Core med
    Closed pull request #79931 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    Playlist Block: Add artwork to play button
    Jul 14 Tue · 10:52
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #80246 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Allow parent blocks to expose specific child toolbar controls

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Themes

    3 themes