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Vinny

Perl and PHP developer at UseStrict Consulting and SiteSell, Inc.

@usestrict Toronto, ON, Canada joined Mar 2009

usestrict.net Slack: @usestrict

    Bio

    I’ve been programming since 1998, and have the most fun writing WordPress plugins and plugin add-ons. If you need customization for your WordPress site or for third-party plugins (without changing the core!), I’m your guy.

    Interests

    WordPress Plugins, Perl, PHP, back-end web coding.

    WordPress Origin Story

    My first WordPress experience was when I set up my wife’s blog so she could talk about bioidentical hormone replacement therapies. When she landed a partnership with a pharmacy to sell their products online in 2010, I decided to use eShop as the e-commerce platform. As it didn’t support live shipping rates for Canada Post (or any other carrier, for that matter), I decided to write my own add-ons.

    And that’s how I got into writing WP plugins. Since then I’ve written several free plugins and even more paid ones, and have been helping clients customize their websites however they need it.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '20 Plugin Developer
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Perl and PHP developer
    Present
    UseStrict Consulting and SiteSell, Inc.

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    7contributions
    high7
    medium0
    score21
    Last 90 days
    7contributions
    high7
    medium0
    score21
    Last 12 months
    41contributions
    high20
    medium21
    score81

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 5.6

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2026
    Sep 18 Fri · 18:58
    Plugins high
    Committed [3702587] to Plugins SVN:
    Updating readme/assets from GitHub
    Sep 18 Fri · 18:50
    Plugins high
    Committed [3702583] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.2.2 from GitHub
    Sep 17 Thu · 20:01
    Plugins high
    Committed [3700913] to Plugins SVN:
    Remove stale dev/CI files from trunk (not part of the plugin)
    Sep 17 Thu · 20:01
    Plugins high
    Committed [3700912] to Plugins SVN:
    Remove stale dev/CI files from trunk (not part of the plugin)
    Sep 17 Thu · 19:52
    Plugins high
    Committed [3700906] to Plugins SVN:
    Updating readme/assets from GitHub
    Sep 17 Thu · 19:52
    Plugins high
    Committed [3700905] to Plugins SVN:
    Updating readme/assets from GitHub
    Sep 17 Thu · 19:48
    Plugins high
    Committed [3700901] to Plugins SVN:
    Updating readme/assets from GitHub
    June 2026
    Jun 08 Mon · 20:38
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [UseStrict's Calendly Embedder] Updating the plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Actually, I just saw this notice about WP delaying the release to sites in 24…
    Jun 08 Mon · 17:39
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Updating the plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @tbade, There was a bug in the version numbering. Please update to 1.2.1 which…
    Jun 08 Mon · 17:38
    Plugins high
    Committed [3565034] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.2.1 from GitHub

    Developer

    2 plugins

    Plugins

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