Aaron D. Campbell – @aaroncampbell

Member Since: December 31st, 2006
Location: Seminole, OK
Website: aarondcampbell.com
Job Title: WordPress Core/Ecosystem
Employer: GoDaddy
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Bio

Aaron is an international speaker, open source advocate, and outgoing introvert. He’s been a regular contributor to WordPress for more than a decade, and is currently employed by GoDaddy as the head of WordPress core and ecosystem. He has over eighteen years of web development experience and worked with clients ranging from small local businesses to Google, Yahoo, Disney, and Harvard. He’s been called both a coffee snob and a beer snob, but considers both to be compliments. When not buried in code, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, riding his motorcycle, and reading sci-fi/fantasy books.

Interests

Spending time with Wife and Son, Rock Climbing, Motorcycling, beer

Contributions Sponsored

Aaron D. Campbell contributes 20 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Core, Hosting.

Contribution History

BuddyPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Core Team
Hosting Contributor
Hosting Contributor
Meta Contributor
Meta Contributor
Theme Developer
Theme Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Wrote a new post, WordCamp US Contributor Day 2019, on the site Team Updates:
Hosting Reviewed and commented on a draft document outlining criteria for inclusion of hosts on…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Volunteers: 2020 Global Sponsorship Working Group, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I just found out about this today (sorry, my bad), but I would definitely love…

2 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, USA 2019 coming up on October 19th

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It might be a bit anecdotal, but unfortunately we can't get numbers for all those…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think that's a good suggestion. I'll try to remember to bring it up at…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
All discussions in public channels on the Making WordPress Slack are logged and can be…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
If we continue down that road, I’m confident that we’ll see sites on recent versions…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I just checked: on GoDaddy's Managed WordPress there are 50 plugins that are completely or…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm definitely in favor of auto-updating major versions, for everyone that doesn't opt-out, after making…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Even if only half have a problem, that’s a million sites. As a few people…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: a WordPress Advisory Board, on the site Team Updates:
My understanding is that the growth councils were already disbanded and would be brought back…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Should Security Fixes Continue to Be Backported to very old versions of WordPress?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The problem is that we don't have the people power to continue to support all…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Should Security Fixes Continue to Be Backported to very old versions of WordPress?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I definitely like the idea of reducing the number of versions we backport to. Not…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: a WordPress Advisory Board, on the site Team Updates:
This is exciting! There's a lot of potential here for sure. A group of people…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Request for Public Post Preview on WordCamp Sites, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Yep, that's the one we'll use. It's on quite a few core properties too. Definitely…

7 months ago
Wrote a new post, Request for Public Post Preview on WordCamp Sites, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hey all, The WordCamp US team has run into several times recently where it would…

7 months ago
Created a new ticket, #4427, in Meta Trac:
Add Public Posts Preview plugin to WordCamp.org sites

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Logos in Slide Decks and WordCamp Videos, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Just wanted to add my +1 to what Taco is saying here. Since WordCamps don't…

8 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2019 2019 coming up on November 1st

10 months ago
Created a new ticket, #45737, in Core Trac:
Starter Content: Add support for terms and taxonomies

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WCUS Contributor Day Leads Needed, on the site Translate WordPress:
Awesome! So far there are six people that specified Polyglots team, but there are a…

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, WCUS Contributor Day Leads Needed, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hey all, I hope this is the right way to do this again (It's how…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:
I think you're right that it might not make sense if I'm freelancing as "Aaron…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:
This is fantastic! Thanks to all involved. 1. Yes, I think requiring a user to…

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Philadelphia, PA, USA 2018 coming up on October 27th

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda: August 22nd (4.9.9 Week 2), on the site Make WordPress Core:
That issue has been being actively worked on by the security team for a while…

1 year ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2018 coming up on December 7th

1 year ago
Committed [43547] to Core Trac:
Post WordPress 4.9.8 RC 3 version bump.

1 year ago
Committed [43546] to Core Trac:
WordPress 4.9.8 RC 3.

1 year ago
Committed [43539] to Core Trac:
Post WordPress 4.9.8 RC 2 version bump.

1 year ago
Committed [43538] to Core Trac:
WordPress 4.9.8 RC 2.

1 year ago
Committed [43534] to Core Trac:
Post WordPress 4.9.8 RC 1 version bump.

1 year ago
Committed [43533] to Core Trac:
WordPress 4.9.8 RC 1.

1 year ago
Committed [43516] to Core Trac:
Post WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 2 version bump.

1 year ago
Committed [43515] to Core Trac:
WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 2.

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Remove masterplan.wordpress.net, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
I just upped the priority on this one. I don't know why this site has…

1 year ago
Committed [43498] to Core Trac:
Post WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 1 version bump.

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Remove masterplan.wordpress.net, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
We just had a security report against http://masterplan.wordpress.net/. It was invalid, but I'm guessing we…

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 4.9.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
WordPress 4.9.7 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes 17 bugs. Download WordPress…

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Fayetteville, AR, United States 2018 coming up on June 23rd

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Grand Rapids 2018 coming up on June 30th

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2018 coming up on June 14th

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta 2018 coming up on April 13th

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, .svn directory accessible on jobs.wordpress.net, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
https://jobs.wordpress.net/wp-content/themes/jobswp/.svn/entries Reported in https://hackerone.com/reports/319275 which I'm closing as N/A since this has no security impact…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, SVN directory visible on support.wordcamp.org, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
See: https://support.wordcamp.org/.svn/entries I'm not sure where that SVN repo lives. I assume it's likely public,…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Phoenix, AZ, United States 2018 coming up on February 16th

2 years ago
Committed [1778014] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 2.9.0: * Remove screen icon code * Update WordPress ...

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, The War on SQLi, or What Happened in 4.8.2 and 4.8.3, on the site Making WordPress Secure:
WordPress is complex software used by a large percentage of the internet in millions of…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, WCUS Contributor Day Leads Needed, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hey all, I'm organizing the WordCamp US contributor day. I need someone, or better yet…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp DFW Texas, USA 2017 coming up on November 11th

2 years ago