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, Welcome to WordCamp Cebu 2020, on the site WordCamp Cebu 2020:
Organisers note: Please update the portions with red text. We're happy to announce that WordCamp…

3 hours ago
Posted a reply to Admin login verification, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use the admin_email_check_interval filter to change the amount of time between these checks.…

6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Display Post on Today’s Date, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For this you would need to use the after parameter in the date query. I…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to how do I change my author photo?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Avatars in WordPress come from Gravatar with the need for a plugin - they just…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to css extra space in list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Willem, I see what you mean. It looks like there's   appearing in front…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to Can’t login to my WP Admin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, This looks like your theme is not compatible with WordPress 5.3 and it…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to Instagram feed on UX builder not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You will need to contact the UX Builder support team for this, as the issue…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to Social share for Coupons?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you're talking about offering coupons, etc. to products that you sell on your own…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to Alter taxonomy selector with Jquery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you would like to use a different version of jQuery then you will need…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Alter taxonomy selector with Jquery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes! Glad you came right :)

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Alter taxonomy selector with Jquery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Possibly, but I can't be sure. At this point, we've reached the limits of what…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Images are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If your theme is not up to date (which it presumably won't be if your…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Images are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The images have no src attribute, which means the browser isn't being told what images…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Alter taxonomy selector with Jquery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not 100% sure, but because those sidebar elements are loaded dynamically, you would need…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to css extra space in list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Could you please send a URL of a page showing a list that is not…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Images are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You mentioned an art website in the initial details here, so I was expecting a…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Images are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, In order to help further, could you please provide your website address here?…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Insert Taxonomy working in code, not in Admin interface, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I recommend asking at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/ so the plugin's developers and support community can help you…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Admin login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That sounds like your host is clearing the cache on their side, or it may…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Cannot Edit the elements, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Could you provide some more details here? Where is this edit button? What theme are…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to White Screen with texts, no Errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is likely a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable all plugins, and…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Your Site is Experiencing a Technical Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, As the message says: You will need to contact your host to resolve…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Page Settings!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah I see! To get a page to work that way you will need to…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Page Settings!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just checked your site and it looks like it is already doing what you…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Scroll Lock for mobile, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This would be possible with some custom JavaScript. That is outside the scope of support…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to import demo without affecting current website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you would like to have a separate site for testing things like that (that…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Hacked. How to access files?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ideally our host should be able to answer these questions for you, but short of…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to How to display Tabs’ Unique URLs in wordpress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, This request is quite vague - could you please explain further what you…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Media Upload Error After 5.3 Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Did you also try to switch to one of the default themes? They can cause…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to My WP is inaccessible since the update of the WP.3 version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad you're sorted!

5 days ago
Posted a reply to install theme checksum not match ???, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some servers don't allow you to install themes/plugins that way, or get updates from WordPress.org.…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Post content does not show, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This sounds like it is likely a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to is_user_logged_in() sometimes not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The is_user_logged_in() function can behave unexpectedly is you use it before the template_redirect hook is…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Taxes are not calculated. excl. VAT and incl. VAT – showing same price, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I recommend asking at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/ so the WooCommerce developers and support community can help you…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to IDX plugin translation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Sylvain, I'm not 100% sure what an IDX plugin is, but no matter what…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Form with checkbox inventory management, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A form-building plugin may be able to help you here. These are a couple of…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Mutual Fund Investment calculator, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you cannot find an existing plugin that works, then this would be a custom…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Instragram and Facebook Icons, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If your theme does not provide this then you will need to install a plugin…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Display own data for logged users from onedrive, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This will all depend on how you have linked the Excel file to your website.…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to import demo without affecting current website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This would depend on what theme you are using and how they are providing the…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to install theme checksum not match ???, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When do you see this error? Is this when you are installing a theme from…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Update 5.3, Unable to access dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like one of your plugins is not compatible with WordPress 5.3. Try manually…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to white screen in front end when not logged in, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This type of issue is likely a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to My WP is inaccessible since the update of the WP.3 version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Katia, Overwriting those folders won't necessarily do a full version revert - there could…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Media Upload Error After 5.3 Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, It looks like you're using OneSignal on your site and that is having…

5 days ago
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…

2 weeks 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!

2 weeks 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

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update: Contributor Orientation Tool, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
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3 weeks ago
Committed [2181372] to Plugins Trac:
Adding icons and updating readme

3 weeks ago