This Is My URL (@thisismyurl) – WordPress user profile

Bio

WordPress engineer in Fort Erie, Ontario. I work with media, education, and government teams on the parts of a build that are easy to skip — performance under load, technical SEO past the easy wins, publishing workflows editors don’t fight. On the web since 1996. WordCamp speaker; organiser, Niagara Falls 2023.

Interests

WordPress plugin development, technical SEO, performance optimization, site architecture, content workflows, accessibility, and open source contribution.

If you want a tighter version with a stronger community/contributor angle, use this Interests line:
Core contribution, plugin development, technical SEO, WordPress performance, accessibility, documentation, and mentoring.

WordPress Origin Story

I came to WordPress through real-world problem solving, not theory. I was helping businesses improve slow, hard-to-manage websites and kept seeing the same pattern: content teams were blocked, technical debt was growing, and SEO performance suffered because the publishing workflow was fragile. WordPress gave me a way to fix the system, not just the symptom.

That work became This Is My URL. Today I focus on practical WordPress implementation: technical SEO, performance, secure architecture, and tooling that teams can maintain after launch. I build and refine plugins, create repeatable publishing standards, and teach teams how to make better decisions without unnecessary complexity. My goal is simple: make WordPress easier to run, safer to scale, and better at driving measurable outcomes.

Badges

CODE

3 badges

Core Contributor '26 Plugin Developer Theme Developer

CONTENT

1 badge

Photo Contributor '23

COMMUNITY

1 badge

WordCamp Speaker '19

Current Job

Senior WordPress engineer & trainer

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This Is My URL

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

4contributions

high3

medium1

score10

Last 90 days

28contributions

high11

medium17

score50

Last 12 months

50contributions

high19

medium31

score88

WordPress releases

Contributed to 1 release

Contributions

Type

August 2026

Aug 18 Tue · 21:10

Forums med

Posted a reply to Cannot add Application Password with Empty Error Message Return, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sesame307, The blank red box is actually a useful clue, so you're further along…

Aug 14 Fri · 14:14

Plugins high

Committed [3647538] to Plugins SVN:
Add directory assets: banner (1544x500, 772x250) and icon (256, 128).

Aug 14 Fri · 13:32

Plugins high

Committed [3647446] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging 1.6226

Aug 14 Fri · 13:32

Plugins high

Committed [3647444] to Plugins SVN:
Initial release: 1.6226. Hides admin notices in wp-admin, with a per-plugin allowlist and a one-request administrator bypass. Tested up to <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> 7.1.

July 2026

Jul 20 Mon · 15:14

Themes med

Created ticket #282661 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Masthead – 1.6201.0911

Jul 20 Mon · 14:04

Core med

Created ticket #65672 on Core Trac:
Admin user creation rejects usernames it would otherwise save

Jul 20 Mon · 13:54

Core med

Submitted pull request #12614 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Query: Match page and post paths that begin with a slash

Jul 20 Mon · 13:46

Core med

Created ticket #65671 on Core Trac:
is_page() and is_single() do not match a path that begins with a slash

Jul 20 Mon · 12:46

Core med

Submitted pull request #12613 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Build/Test Tools: Use strict assertions in REST schema sanitization tests

Jul 18 Sat · 16:05

Forums med

Posted a reply to Will WP 7.1.5 run OK with PHP 8.2?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, 8.2 is fine. "Recommended" isn't "required," and the WordPress requirements page says outright that…