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Daniel Richards

JavaScript Engineer at Automattic

@talldanwp Perth, Australia joined Jun 2018

github.com/talldan Slack: @danr
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    CODE
    4 badges
    Core Contributor '18 Core Team '20 Meta Contributor '19 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    WordCamp Organizer '20

    Current Job

    JavaScript Engineer
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    37contributions
    high15
    medium22
    score67
    Last 90 days
    104contributions
    high43
    medium61
    score190
    Last 12 months
    457contributions
    high139
    medium318
    score735

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 21 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
    • 5.3
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 5.0

    Time commitment

    30 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 06 Mon · 00:10
    Core med
    Closed issue #79868 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Collaborator presence doesn't distinguish multiple sessions of the same account (e.g. two…
    Jul 02 Thu · 05:43
    Core high
    Merged pull request #79800 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    lintstaged: Avoid appending filenames to the `prelint:js` command
    Jul 02 Thu · 05:10
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79800 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    lintstaged: Avoid appending filenames to the `prelint:js` command
    Jul 02 Thu · 04:12
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79798 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Block position: Allow options dropdown to flip
    Jul 01 Wed · 07:02
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62607] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: fix inconsistencies in global styles feature selectors.
    Jul 01 Wed · 02:57
    Core med
    Created issue #79727 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Tooltip portals `` elements accumulate with duplicate ids
    June 2026
    Jun 30 Tue · 00:26
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62579] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: fix layout value unsetting in viewport states.
    Jun 29 Mon · 03:44
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79615 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Responsive style states: Update responsive editing help text and avoid showing desktop…
    Jun 26 Fri · 09:01
    Core med
    Closed issue #73954 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Pattern Editing and contentOnly: Fade out other blocks in List View when…
    Jun 26 Fri · 09:01
    Core high
    Merged pull request #73997 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Pattern editing: fade blocks outside the edited pattern in List View

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