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This Is My URL

Senior WordPress engineer & trainer at This Is My URL

@thisismyurl Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada joined Dec 2007

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    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
    2 badges
    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
    6contributions
    high2
    medium4
    score10
    Last 90 days
    32contributions
    high13
    medium19
    score58
    Last 12 months
    32contributions
    high13
    medium19
    score58

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 30 Tue · 12:40
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #6339 to wp-cli/wp-cli:
    Accept `plaintext` as an alias of `var_export` in `cli param-dump`
    Jun 25 Thu · 12:41
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79539 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media Utils: Add media.slimImageObject filter to preserve custom attachment fields
    Jun 23 Tue · 12:33
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79440 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Image: Add static aria-label fallback to lightbox trigger button
    Jun 15 Mon · 14:00
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #79194 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    docs: add @since 7.1.0 to REST view config controller; migrate get_items() to…
    Jun 12 Fri · 01:44
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62494] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Consistently escape URLs in attachment download links and JS data.
    Jun 11 Thu · 00:32
    Themes med
    Created ticket #276778 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Colophon – 1.6160.1430
    Jun 08 Mon · 16:06
    Themes med
    Created ticket #276125 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Gutter – 1.6159.0900
    Jun 08 Mon · 16:02
    Themes med
    Created ticket #276124 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Selvedge – 1.6159.0900
    Jun 08 Mon · 15:59
    Themes med
    Created ticket #276123 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Ligature – 1.6159.0900
    Jun 08 Mon · 15:36
    GitHub med
    Submitted pull request #899 to WordPress/two-factor:
    Fix: add missing sanitize_text_field() on provider input in login_form_validate_2fa()

    Contributor

    3 plugins

    Themes

    1 theme

    Photos

    3 contributions

    View all 3 photos in the Photo Directory

    Translations

    1 locale
    en_CA English (Canada) (English) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 2 projects.

    Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth WooCommerce

    View all on translate.wordpress.org