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

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Wrote a comment on the post Upcoming WordCamp and Meetup Application Vetting Sprints, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'll be there for the 29 November ad 3 December ones definitely, and probably one…

7 hours ago
Wrote a new post, Call for Sponsors, on the site WordCamp Cebu 2020:
Give back to WordPress WordCamp Cebu 2020 is looking for generous sponsors to support the…

9 hours ago
Posted a reply to Most hated wp plugin ever, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't help you with this as I don't know how, but if you open…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Most hated wp plugin ever, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Could you please open a new support thread to ask that?

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Display Post on Today’s Date, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK - last attempt from me: add_action('pre_get_posts', 'cgy_same_day'); function cgy_same_day( $query ) { if (…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Display Post on Today’s Date, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not 100% sure, but try either of these: add_action('pre_get_posts', 'cgy_same_day'); function cgy_same_day( $query )…

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 21 November 2019, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hello Team! Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 21 November 2019. Meeting…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg is straight garbage!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks :)

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg is straight garbage!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have read many negative posts and reviews, and have read even more positive posts…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg is straight garbage!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You still haven't given any details about what makes Gutenberg difficult to use for you,…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg is straight garbage!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I understand that you don't like it, but is there anything in particular that you…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to needs getting used to but ingenious, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review - I'm glad you're enjoying Gutenberg!

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Good Experiece, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review - I'm glad you've had a good experience!

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Great block editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review - I'm glad you're enjoying Gutenberg!

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg is much better than TinyMCE, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your review! The things you mention are being actively worked on (especially the…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Very nice modern editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review - glad you're enjoying the new editor!

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Ughh, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Divya, What options do you feel are difficult to find for new users? Are…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Just bad, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be helpful if you gave some specifics here – is there a particular…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Hot garbage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be helpful if you gave some specifics here – is there a particular…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to You can make it better, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the feedback about the paragraph blocks. It may interest you to know that…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Really redundant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be helpful if you gave some specifics here - is there a particular…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg is straight garbage!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be helpful if you gave some specifics here - is there a particular…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Terrible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be helpful if you gave some specifics here - is there a particular…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Очень неудобный редактор, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note: I used Google Translate on your review here. Is there anything in particular that…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Отстой, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I used Google Translate on your review here. Is there anything in particular that you…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to WordPress史上最悪のエディター, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note: I used Google Translate on your review here. Is there anything in particular that…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Really nice editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review - glad you're enjoying Gutenberg!

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Worse plugin ever in WP history, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What don't you like about Gutenberg - is there something specific that you find makes…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Most hated wp plugin ever, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You updated your review from 1 star to 5 stars - that's great! What made…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Awful!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is there anything in particular that you don't like about Gutenberg? Is there something it…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Turn off “Feedback form”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A form like that will be generated by a plugin, so you'll need to work…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Most hated wp plugin ever, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry you don't like Gutenberg - is there something specific that you don't like…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Very nice step, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm glad you think so - I agree! Thanks for the review :)

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Just adding my 5 cents, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review and I'm glad you're enjoying the block editor!

1 week ago
Posted a reply to I like it, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the feedback - I'm glad you like it! Out of interest, what do…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to This should be an optional plugin not forced upon us, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the feedback! What is it that you find problematic with Gutenberg? Is there…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to More connection Jetpack, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It would be better to ask this on the Jetpack support forum here: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jetpack/

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Variable product – attributes are disapearing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You will need to ask in the support forum of the e-commerce plugin…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to After Updating to WordPress 5.3 my website having Errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like the issue is that your theme is not compatible with WordPress 5.3.…

1 week ago
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…

1 week 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.…

1 week 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…

1 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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…

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

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks ago