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Tom Ford

Creative Director, Developer at WPCommunity.com

@softservenet San Diego, CA joined May 2006

wpcommunity.com Slack: @tomf
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    Bio

    WordPress Developer and Solutions Engineering, working 14+ years with the WordPress Platform, since Version 1.5. Attend Meetups and WordCamps frequently. Work on WordPress.org Contributions when time permits.

    WordPress Origin Story

    Became involved with WordPress after running several large html websites that were personal assets and having interest in the benefits of a Project with a continual Community of Participants interested in advancing the Product. Migrated those sites at the time and adoption was growing and people started to reach out for help. Started helping. Rest is history.

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    Current Job

    Creative Director, Developer
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    WPCommunity.com

    Recent impact

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    Team focus

    Across 2 teams, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    Contributions

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    October 2020
    Oct 19 Mon · 14:44
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Agenda for Docs Team Meeting October 19, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    The next meeting is scheduled with the following details: When: Where: #docs channel on Slack.…
    August 2020
    Aug 17 Mon · 17:49
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    Hi Andrea and Estela. I think we have a lot of amazing ideas here. We're…
    Aug 06 Thu · 17:45
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    Thanks for taking time to provide feedback on this. Agreed on the DMs, the fact…
    Aug 06 Thu · 15:31
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    We have a little mini mentoring team, will bring up the meetings. We've mostly been…
    Aug 06 Thu · 14:57
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    Overall idea was to have a less intimidating place for new contributors to get started…
    Aug 06 Thu · 06:32
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    @jeffpaul Do you think it's a good idea to have a separate channel or no?
    July 2020
    Jul 20 Mon · 14:50
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    *this is a cumulative doc/proposal from the Docs Onboard Team Purpose To create an area…
    June 2020
    Jun 01 Mon · 15:45
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Meeting Time and Day for WP.Org Global Docs Team, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    The current meeting time here works (Pacific Coast, USA)...when we have time adjustment, this moved…
    May 2020
    May 20 Wed · 22:25
    Forums med
    Created a topic, No Scene Face, Other Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi...in the WP Admin, I'm not getting the following op…
    April 2020
    Apr 23 Thu · 16:53
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post We’re applying to Season of Docs, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
    Bowing out of being pilar mentor for Docs team as I don't have what I…