John Blackbourn – @johnbillion

Member Since: December 7th, 2005
Location: Tonbridge, UK; and Torino, Italy
Website: johnblackbourn.com
Job Title: Senior WordPress Engineer
Employer: Human Made Ltd
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Bio

I’m one of the team of WordPress core developers. I was the release lead for WordPress 4.1. I work as an engineer at Human Made.

Previously I’ve worked at Code For The People and WordPress.com VIP.

Find me on GitHub and Bleeter.

Contributions Sponsored

John Blackbourn contributes 8 hours per week to the following teams: CLI, Core, Documentation.

Contribution History

Accessibility Contributor
Accessibility Contributor
bbPress Contributor
bbPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Meta Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Posted a reply to Add Cron and Execution Time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know, sorry. It looks like your website is very broken. If your website…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to Incomplete PHP Errors results, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is Query Monitor network-activated? If not, try that, because that will mean Query Monitor loads…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Arguments Syntax?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Correct!

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Incomplete PHP Errors results, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the message. This tells me that the error is occurring before Query Monitor…

4 days ago
Closed ticket #48762, in Core Trac:
Twenty Twenty: Add WooCommerce compatibility

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Arguments Syntax?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the message. This isn't an easy thing to figure out because you also…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Switch Back Link Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah-ha, in that case you'll need to ask the author of your theme if they…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Switch Back Link Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What do you mean when you say the switch back link doesn't work? Do you…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to One more step for cutom logins URL, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Which plugin are you using to customise your login URL? What happens when you try…

5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.3 Retrospective – Call for feedback, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Continue: I like the direction that core and project release organisation is going, with more…

6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Noteworthy Admin CSS changes in WordPress 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for your comment Andrea. These are all good points.

7 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Noteworthy Admin CSS changes in WordPress 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for your constructive feedback @micasuh! It's very much appreciated, and it appears to me…

7 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Noteworthy Admin CSS changes in WordPress 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The answer to all of your points is that WordPress is not perfect and iteration…

7 days ago
Posted a reply to Add Cron and Execution Time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What's the URL please?

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Times seem to conflict, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the message. That indeed doesn't seem correct. I'll do some testing locally to…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Add Cron and Execution Time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What URL do you get redirected to when you save the PHP cron event?

2 weeks ago
Created a new ticket, #48650, in Core Trac:
Clarify function descriptions for get_gmt_from_date() and ...

2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #48568, in Core Trac:
$ not defined on edit screen anymore

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Switch To link destination, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah you can add a redirect_to parameter to the link and it'll redirect the user…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Could not switch users – no caching, default environment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also check to see if you've got any mu-plugins or dropin plugins in place, they…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Could not switch users – no caching, default environment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry you're having trouble. I know it sounds basic but clearing all your cookies for…

2 weeks ago
Committed [46729] to Core Trac:
Docs: Correct some invalid hook docblocks. See #48303

2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #19647, in Core Trac:
Use add_node() instead of add_menu() in core

3 weeks ago
Committed [46678] to Core Trac:
Toolbar: Un-deprecate the `WP_Admin_Bar::add_menu()` method. This is ...

3 weeks ago
Reopened ticket #19647, in Core Trac:
Use add_node() instead of add_menu() in core

3 weeks ago
Committed [46673] to Core Trac:
Post WordPress 5.3 RC4 version bump.

3 weeks ago
Committed [46672] to Core Trac:
WordPress 5.3 RC4.

3 weeks ago
Committed [46670] to Core Trac:
REST API: Use explicit dates in a post ordering test to avoid ...

3 weeks ago
Committed [2186495] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging 1.5.3

3 weeks ago
Committed [2186494] to Plugins Trac:
Committing 1.5.3 to trunk

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Recording the admin user on woocommerce orders?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the question! User Switching stores the old user ID in the switched_from_id property…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to 502 error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
By the way, if you look at the error log on your site, you should…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to 502 error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report. I also see this issue myself occasionally but I've not pinned…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Uncaught error in php_errors.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is a problem with the woo-postnl plugin. Query Monitor is just reporting the error…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP Cron failed to complete, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That page URL isn't from this plugin. Sorry!

1 month ago
Posted a reply to WP Cron failed to complete, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It doesn't show success and failure. Are you sure you have the correct plugin?

1 month ago
Posted a reply to WP Cron failed to complete, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry that you're having a problem with your cron events. This doesn't sound like it's…

1 month ago
Created a new ticket, #4783, in Meta Trac:
Invalid hooks listed in Code Reference

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Missing Dependencies wp-auth-check + autosave, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately I'm unable to help debug individual issues that QM surfaces. It would be a…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Crontab doesn’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry you're having problems. This is how the cron system in WordPress works, it's not…

2 months ago
Committed [2170263] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging 3.4.0

2 months ago
Committed [2170262] to Plugins Trac:
Committing 3.4.0 to trunk

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Compatbility with WooCommerce Wholesale Prices Premium Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm unable to support paid plugins. Your best bet is to get in contact with…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Cart content is copied when switching users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you using WooCommerce 3.6 or later? This is an issue with earlier versions of…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to See Admin Features in User View, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Nope, not unless you create a user role that has just the capabilities that allow…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Monitor the Ajax request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The short answer is no, there's not currently a way to do this but it's…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to QM finish vs page finish, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The short answer is yes, and this may mean there's probably a network connectivity issue…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to How to Switch Back from WooCommerce Customer account?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the admin toolbar there's a Switch Back button in a few places:…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New Block APIs in WordPress 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
`register_block_style()` is neat. When the style_handle argument is passed, does the style get automatically enqueued…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Slow Queries on wp_options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is something you'll need to speak with your web host about. A transient update…

2 months ago