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Tom McFarlin

Senior Software Engineer at Awesome Motive, Inc.

@tommcfarlin Atlanta, Ga joined Nov 2010

tommcfarlin.com github.com/tommcfarlin Slack: @tommcfarlin

    Bio

    I work in research and development as a senior software developer at Awesome Motive.

    I’ve also built a number of plugins and blog frequently about plugins, resources, tips, articles, and building software with WordPress.

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    CODE
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    Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
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    WordCamp Speaker '19
    PRACTICE
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    Support Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Senior Software Engineer
    Present
    Awesome Motive, Inc.

    Recent impact

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

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    Last 90 days
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    Last 12 months
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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 3.8
    • 3.5

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 01 Wed · 17:49
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Does this plugin work with WordPress 7.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    WP.org is holding automatic updates for a short time (they do this after major releases)…
    June 2026
    Jun 30 Tue · 20:29
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Does this plugin work with WordPress 7.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The latest release, 1.2.0, should handle this case (along with some minor improvements behind the…
    Jun 30 Tue · 20:22
    Plugins high
    Committed [3591929] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.2.0 from GitHub
    Jun 29 Mon · 14:47
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Does this plugin work with WordPress 7.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This is a great feedback; I'll work on this sometime in the coming week. I…
    Jun 29 Mon · 14:00
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Does this plugin work with WordPress 7.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I've updated the plugin both to cover your case and for some improved WP7.0 compatibility.…
    Jun 29 Mon · 12:37
    Plugins high
    Committed [3590083] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.1.0 from GitHub
    Jun 25 Thu · 13:19
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Does this plugin work with WordPress 7.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for this feedback! The currently functionality of the plugin isn't geared towards tools like…
    March 2026
    Mar 10 Tue · 20:05
    Plugins high
    Committed [3479497] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.1.1 from GitHub
    Mar 09 Mon · 20:06
    Plugins high
    Committed [3478502] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.1.0 from GitHub
    February 2026
    Feb 27 Fri · 18:46
    Plugins high
    Committed [3471295] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.0.0 from GitHub

    Developer

    4 plugins