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.

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
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Plugins
Photos
Courses

Created issue #179 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Become a GitHub Issues Coordinator
11 hours ago
Created issue #178 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Label Documentation Issues
11 hours ago
Created issue #177 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Volunteer at a WordPress Event
11 hours ago
Created issue #176 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Suggest a Pathway
11 hours ago
Created issue #175 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Volunteer at a WordPress Event
11 hours ago
Created issue #174 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Organize a Student Club
11 hours ago
Created issue #173 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Add Captions to WPTV Videos
11 hours ago
Created issue #172 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Help Test Patches
11 hours ago
Created issue #171 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Review a Pathway Guide
11 hours ago
Created issue #170 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Audit GatherPress Documentation
11 hours ago
Created issue #169 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Document a WordPress Release
11 hours ago
Created issue #168 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Create a Pathway Guide
11 hours ago
Created issue #167 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Work on Existing Documentation Issues
11 hours ago
Created issue #166 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] File a Documentation Issue
11 hours ago
Created issue #165 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Write Content for Training
11 hours ago
Created issue #164 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Submit Block Patterns
11 hours ago
Created issue #163 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Contribute Photos
11 hours ago
Created issue #162 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Review Themes
11 hours ago
Created issue #161 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Contribute to Theme Check Plugin
11 hours ago
Created issue #160 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Create a Playground Blueprint for a Community Plugin or Theme
11 hours ago
Created issue #159 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Contribute to GatherPress
11 hours ago
Created issue #158 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Help Moderate Photos
11 hours ago
Created issue #157 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Walkthrough] Create a Playground Blueprint
12 hours ago
Created issue #156 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] The Great Walkthrough
12 hours ago
Merged pull request #155 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update formatting and content in help-test-beta-releases.md
5 days ago
Submitted pull request #155 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update formatting and content in help-test-beta-releases.md
5 days ago
Merged pull request #143 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
added the content for help test Beta Releases
5 days ago
Closed issue #64 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Create a Pattern Set for the WordPress Pattern Directory
5 days ago
Merged pull request #154 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update Slack channel references in documentation
5 days ago
Submitted pull request #154 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update Slack channel references in documentation
5 days ago
Closed issue #148 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] Make our github issues clearer for new folks
6 days ago
Created issue #148 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] Make our github issues clearer for new folks
6 days ago
Created issue #965 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] WordPress Campus Connect Shammah High School Luweero
7 days ago
Created issue #147 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] Build a Blueprint for Theme Review Plugin
1 week ago
Merged pull request #146 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Revise Pathways task issue template
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #146 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Revise Pathways task issue template
1 week ago
Merged pull request #145 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update task issue template for Pathways project
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #145 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update task issue template for Pathways project
1 week ago
Merged pull request #144 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create one-off task template for Pathways project
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #144 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create one-off task template for Pathways project
1 week ago
Created issue #741 in the WordPress/pattern-directory repository:
CORS errors prevent some styles from loading in editor
1 week ago
Closed issue #105 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Contribute to Photos as Moderator
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #112 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Organize — Task: Triage Documents Github
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #79 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Write — Task: Write Content for Training
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #89 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Project: Contribute to Photos
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #50 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Organize — Volunteer at a WordPress Event
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #142 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 10
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #142 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 10
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #141 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
adding main changes back so I can pull again
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #141 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
adding main changes back so I can pull again
2 weeks ago