Velda (@supernovia) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Contributing to WordPress.org through Five for the Future, with a focus on community support, education, and the occasional trek through new ideas.

Current Job

Happiness Engineer

Present

Automattic

Interests

Open source, community, design, exploring new trails and ideas, and making the most of life with my senior rescue dog.

WordPress Origin Story

I first met WordPress while working at a hosting company, and my local open source user group nudged me toward WordCamp in 2008. I’ve been hooked ever since: the software drew me in, but the community made me stay.

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Velda to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community and Training.

Member Since: November 14th, 2008
Location: Massachusettes
Website: legendofvelda.com
GitHub: supernovia
Job Title: Happiness Engineer
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Plugins
Photos
Courses

Closed issue #965 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] WordPress Campus Connect Shammah High School Luweero
2 days ago
Closed issue #984 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Nkumba University, Entebbe, Uganda
2 days ago
Created issue #984 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Nkumba University, Entebbe, Uganda
2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Help us help others contribute to WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Right now this works just with Github, and only the repositories connected, but if you…
5 days ago
Closed issue #2227 on the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
[HelpHub] Overhaul Categories list block
6 days ago
Closed issue #1759 on the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
[6.7 HelpHub]: Categories List block
6 days ago
Created issue #187 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Test Beta Releases
1 week ago
Created issue #186 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Triage Gutenberg Issues
1 week ago
Created issue #185 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Translate Training Content
1 week ago
Created issue #184 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Promote a Local WordPress Event
1 week ago
Created issue #183 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Design a Meetup/WordCamp Kit
1 week ago
Closed issue #2116 on the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
[HelpHub][screenshots]: Broken images on Comment Author Name block
1 week ago
Merged pull request #182 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 23
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #182 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 23
1 week ago
Closed issue #136 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Test Beta Releases
1 week ago
Closed issue #24 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Help triage the Gutenberg project
1 week ago
Closed issue #60 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Hype a Local Event
1 week ago
Closed issue #53 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Translate Training Content
1 week ago
Closed issue #84 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Meetup/WordCamp Kit Builder
1 week ago
Merged pull request #181 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Manifest/2026 04 23
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #181 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Manifest/2026 04 23
1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Help us help others contribute to WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Project:
If you've ever been part of a make team or helped at a Contributor Day,…
1 week ago
Merged pull request #180 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Feature/pathways landing
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #180 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Feature/pathways landing
2 weeks ago
Created issue #179 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Become a GitHub Issues Coordinator
2 weeks ago
Created issue #178 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Label Documentation Issues
2 weeks ago
Created issue #177 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Volunteer at a WordPress Event
2 weeks ago
Created issue #176 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Suggest a Pathway
2 weeks ago
Created issue #175 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Volunteer at a WordPress Event
2 weeks ago
Created issue #174 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Organize a Student Club
2 weeks ago
Created issue #173 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Add Captions to WPTV Videos
2 weeks ago
Created issue #172 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Help Test Patches
2 weeks ago
Created issue #171 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Review a Pathway Guide
2 weeks ago
Created issue #170 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Audit GatherPress Documentation
2 weeks ago
Created issue #169 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Document a WordPress Release
2 weeks ago
Created issue #168 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Create a Pathway Guide
2 weeks ago
Created issue #167 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Work on Existing Documentation Issues
2 weeks ago
Created issue #166 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] File a Documentation Issue
2 weeks ago
Created issue #165 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Write Content for Training
2 weeks ago
Created issue #164 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Submit Block Patterns
2 weeks ago
Created issue #163 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Contribute Photos
2 weeks ago
Created issue #162 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Review Themes
2 weeks ago
Created issue #161 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Contribute to Theme Check Plugin
2 weeks ago
Created issue #160 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Create a Playground Blueprint for a Community Plugin or Theme
2 weeks ago
Created issue #159 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Contribute to GatherPress
2 weeks ago
Created issue #158 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Help Moderate Photos
2 weeks ago
Created issue #157 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Create a Playground Blueprint
2 weeks ago
Created issue #156 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] The Great Walkthrough
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #155 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update formatting and content in help-test-beta-releases.md
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #155 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update formatting and content in help-test-beta-releases.md
2 weeks ago