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Steven Stern (sterndata)

@sterndata joined Apr 2011

bertha.sterndata.com github.com/sterndata Slack: @sterndata
    Maintains Support Forums

    Bio

    Atoning for a long career as a know it all… and now on Mastodon

    WordPress Origin Story

    Way back when, I built a small CMS for the magazine published by my employer. Just a lot of PHP and some CSS. About a year later, it was time for version 2 and, while looking up something about PHP, I stumbled on WordPress. And the rest is history.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '20 Meta Contributor '17
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Photo Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Organizer '20 WordCamp Speaker '17
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Support Contributor '16 Support Team '15

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    18contributions
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    medium17
    score20
    Last 90 days
    72contributions
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    Last 12 months
    361contributions
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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 5.6
    • 5.5

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 07 Fri · 19:25
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Found vulnerabilities, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @lcforall This is really not a review; it's a support topic. If you wish support,…
    Aug 06 Thu · 14:24
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to All Plugins flagged red (incl WooCommerce), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I don't see that at all with 7.0.2 or 7.1.rc1. I tried the "ectoplasm" and…
    Aug 04 Tue · 17:29
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Events Module not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @azamansagor Even though it's two years ago, please never ask for credentials on these forums.…
    Aug 04 Tue · 13:51
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Can’t Save Search Engine Visibility Settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/difference-between-wordpress-org-and-wordpress-com/ Because this…
    Aug 03 Mon · 02:55
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Erro fatal no checkout na hostinger, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Please do not use reviews for support. Open a support topic at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-asaas/.
    Aug 02 Sun · 19:02
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Site no longer detects updates, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    What happens if you do a manual update (to 7.0.2)?
    July 2026
    Jul 30 Thu · 20:12
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Fix backend Posts display list ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @jefferisp7 From SCREEN OPTIONS on the upper right, uncheck a few columns so there's room…
    Jul 30 Thu · 18:19
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Plugin list for site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    TOOLS -> SITE HEALTH, then the "info" tab
    Jul 28 Tue · 17:50
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    Posted a reply to Login Page for Site Protection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I recommend asking at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-wp-admin-login/#new-post so the plugin's developers and support community can help you…
    Jul 24 Fri · 14:19
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    Posted a reply to Backup restore Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Again, it’s best to post your question on the All-in-One WP Migration support forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-wp-migration/