Hugh Lashbrooke – @hlashbrooke

Member Since: April 23rd, 2012
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Website: hugh.blog
Job Title: Community Manager
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

I am a Community Manager for WordPress, sponsored by Automattic. I’ve been a lover of WordPress since 3.0 — especially its extensibility — and I’ve come to be fully immersed in the code, community and culture of WordPress. I speak and blog about crafting plugins, the WordPress community, open-source, and community management. Though I’m a developer at heart, my passion is to work on programs that support the worldwide WordPress community. When I’m not answering questions in Slack or blogging about the latest news in WordPress, my focus is on God and my family.

Interests

God, Family, WordPress, Star Wars (in that order)

WordPress Origin Story

After railing against the very idea of a CMS I discovered WordPress 3.0 and was blown away by how easy it was to use and extend. That has only improved with time and now I’m loving my work on the Community Team.

Contributions Sponsored

Hugh Lashbrooke contributes 40 hours per week to the Community team.

Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Contributor
Community Team
Community Team
Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Meta Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

Activity
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Wrote a new post, Community Chat Agenda | Thursday, 7 November 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 7 November 2019. Meeting…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Five for the Future: Open for Pledges, on the site Team Updates:
So stoked to see this live at last! Can't want to see the pledged grow!

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: Update: Contributor Orientation Tool, on the site Make WordPress.org:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/community: Comment on Update: Contributor Orientation Tool

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update: Contributor Orientation Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
+make.wordpress.org/meta

2 weeks ago
Committed [2181372] to Plugins Trac:
Adding icons and updating readme

2 weeks ago
Committed [2180954] to Plugins Trac:
Update

2 weeks ago
Committed [2180950] to Plugins Trac:
v1.0 commit

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Speaker Feedback Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
It seemed to me that the general consensus was that some written feedback should be…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Speaker Feedback Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I agree with comments being the best option in terms of UI, and I agree…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Speaker Feedback Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
It could make it easier to share feedback with the speakers. A better solution would…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Speaker Feedback Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm happy to remove that - agree with your reasoning.

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Speaker Feedback Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
That's fair. The questions would be easy to change as we build this of course,…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamp Application Vetting Sprints | 23 & 25 October 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Great!

3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, WordCamp Application Vetting Sprints | 23 & 25 October 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
We currently have an abnormally large backlog of WordCamp applications that need their initial vetting…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Proposal Update: Speaker Feedback Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
We recently posted a proposal for a speaker feedback tool to be baked into WordCamp…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Time saver, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This review seems confusing - you titled it "time saver" but then you gave a…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: Calling all testing plugins, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/test: Comment on Calling all testing plugins

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Calling all testing plugins, on the site Make WordPress Test:
+make.wordpress.org/community (because this is good info for community contributors to know about too!)

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 3 October 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Oh yes - will highlight that as well.

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 3 October 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 3 October 2019. Meeting…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Application Vetting Sprint | Wednesday, 2 October 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Deputies! Your help is needed! We currently have 20 meetup application and 8 WordCamp applications…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Changes to application workflow for better communication, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I love this - better and more immediate communication with applicants would be hugely valuable.…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 19 September 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 19 September 2019. Meeting…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 5 September 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Lots of activity on the Community P2 recently!

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 5 September 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 5 September 2019. Meeting…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Incident Report: Misappropriation of WordCamp Funds, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
A key element in the Community Team’s program is trust. Organisers are granted a high…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Speaker feedback tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
It could always be built for all speakers to get feedback, but they can each…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamp blocks are live!, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
SO exciting!

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Advisory for wire transfers to Canada, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Should this advisory be added to the organizer handbook, in the sections about Vendor Payments…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How to handle conflict of interest situations, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I see it similar to what @miss_jwo is saying - I no longer vet, approve…

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 15 August 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 15 August 2019. Meeting…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Weekly Updates, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thanks for all the detail here - this is great to see!

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post do_action Manila – A Recap, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Any WordPress meetup group can organise a do_action like this to help local charities in…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Numbers in the Netherlands, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
This is a great takeaway from the data here. I agree - the organisers in…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Numbers in the Netherlands, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
@nevma Thanks for your feedback! The goal of this post is specifically for looking at…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 1 August 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The meetup application backlog is growing again - let's all make some time to work…

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: WordCamps in 2018, on the site Team Updates:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/community: Comment on WordCamps in 2018

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamps in 2018, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
+make.wordpress.org/updates

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 1 August 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 1 August 2019. Meeting…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: what to do in case of irreconcilable differences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
@dingo-d The description is vague on purpose so that we didn't identify anyone directly. The…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal to update the Meetup Organiser Handbook, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thanks for handling that!

4 months ago
Created a new ticket, #4636, in Meta Trac:
Remove global sponsor details from flagship event sites

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: what to do in case of irreconcilable differences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I think it was you and I discussing this on Slack, but I never did…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: what to do in case of irreconcilable differences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
As we can all agree, neither of these options are great, but I can't think…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Reflecting on Local WordCamps in the Netherlands, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
At the start of 2017, the decision was made to switch from a single national…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: QR code for WordCamp badges, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I love the idea of a QR code for registration as way to make the…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, WordCamp PWA Retrospective, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Leading up to WordCamp Europe, the organising team was hard at work on enhancing WordCamp.org…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post 2019 Deputy Program Goals, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Here's a post about mentors: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2019/03/12/getting-started-with-deputy-mentors/ And here's one about improving deputy training: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2019/05/28/improving-deputy-training/

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Update – 11 July 2019, on the site Team Updates:
Thanks to @sippis for getting us back in gear with posting Community Team updates on…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 4 July 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 4 July 2019. Meeting…

4 months ago