Joen Asmussen – @joen | WordPress.org

Member Since: October 18th, 2004
Location: Denmark
Website: automattic.com
Job Title: Design Wrangler
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

Design wrangler at Automattic. I believe in gravity, the moon landing, and well-mixed White Russians.

Interests

Long walks on the beach.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Design Contributor
Design Contributor
Design Team
Design Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer
Theme Developer
Theme Developer

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Created a new ticket, #49613, in Core Trac:
Twenty Nineteen: Editor style interferes with navigation menu.

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Design meeting agenda for Wednesday 3rd December, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Would love to add https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/18667 to the agenda, which is a ticket that hopes to…

4 months ago
Created a new ticket, #48526, in Core Trac:
TwentyNineteen: Update margins in editor styles to address upcoming ...

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post #core-privacy Office Hours Minutes – 13 February 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We certainly don't want lumpy rugs! I can speak to this, as I was part…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.0 / Gutenberg Status Update – Nov 28, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Sanity checked the patches, and let me just note that Laurel deserves a massive round…

1 year ago
Created a new ticket, #45442, in Core Trac:
Block editor: load wp-block-library as a dependency of wp-edit-blocks

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.0 / Gutenberg Status Update – Nov 28, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'll be sure to take a look at the Twenty theme patches since I've worked…

1 year ago
Created a new ticket, #45345, in Core Trac:
Hello Dolly: Don't output lyrics in block editor

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Truly awful, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there. I'm helping with date picker improvements in Gutenberg, you can see that tabbing…

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #44749, in Core Trac:
Redesign input fields, checkboxes and other form components for ...

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Design meeting notes for June 27, 2018, on the site Make WordPress Design:
✨ Noting that while you can go ahead and use the library, there are still…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Design meeting notes for June 27, 2018, on the site Make WordPress Design:
How we use Sketch Libraries High level learnings: - Sketch libraries can make it drastically…

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #44281, in Core Trac:
Codepen embeds won't render, lacks "referrer"

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Weekly Design Updates, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Very cool. I do think before too serious work starts on the 18/24px work (which…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Questions regarding Gutenberg and MCE…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@wpheck Yes, the "Classic Text" block now shows you all the custom TinyMCE buttons (that…

2 years ago
Committed [1782446] to Plugins Trac:
Fix stable tag regression. Apologies.

2 years ago
Committed [1782444] to Plugins Trac:
Update README for clarity

2 years ago
Committed [1735279] to Plugins Trac:
It's time to retire

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new in Gutenberg? (18th August), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks so much for your thoughtful feedback, really appreciate it. You'll be happy to know…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Editor Focus & Paternity Leave, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Thank you! 🎆

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discovering Gutenberg and next steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The disconnect is my assumption that we want a unified editing experience, so disabling Gutenberg…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discovering Gutenberg and next steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I wouldn't feel like I was doing a proper job addressing the kickoff goal without…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to A Visit from St. Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Appreciate your time to elaborate, thank you. To clarify, the Gutenberg team is not the…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to A Visit from St. Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Really appreciate your time to elaborate, thank you. > I don’t understand why core team…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discovering Gutenberg and next steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We know from recent discussions regarding meta boxes and missing hooks that Gutenberg is already…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to A Visit from St. Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@thierrypigot I would really appreciate if you could expand on _why_ you so dislike Gutenberg.…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to What happened to DFW?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Agree, keyboard interactions are super important, and there are many open issues in https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+keyboard+label%3AAccessibility. We…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discovering Gutenberg and next steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Yeah, that does deserve some decompression. We've had milestones for each weekly release, this weeks…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discovering Gutenberg and next steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Would just repeat what Tammie said: we're not ignoring those. I took a stab at…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Do not make it core, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My deeply personal motivation in working on Gutenberg is to ensure WordPress has a future,…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Not intuitive, not useful, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry you had a bad experience, and sorry for the belated response, we've been so…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to On Course to Destruction, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry you had a bad experience testing the plugin. I would note that Gutenberg is…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Please make it a plugin — not part of core., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are many many ways to roll out Gutenberg. Right now we are focusing on…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to [Meta review] 38 out of 57 say its got more problems than it solves, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Absolutely agree that Gutenberg is not ready for prime time. Many rough edges. But we…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Heading for disaster, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry you had a bad experience. We'd love to hear any specific feedback, as we're…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to WordPress, we have a problem., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry you didn't like experience testing our beta version. We're far from done yet, and…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to I tried it and I liked it, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you so much for your review, it's very motivating. As you can no doubt…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Keep UP the great job!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So glad to hear you had a good experience, even if Gutenberg is very incomplete…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Not perfect yet definitely the future of editing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks so much for your review, really appreciate it. I agree, there are many rough…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Makes things difficult, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Bummer to hear that you had a bad experience. We are aware of many many…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Great step forward, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you so much for your review. The whole team appreciates that you are able…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Good start. Looking forward to the future of WordPress editing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Really appreciate your thorough and thoughtful review. Some great ideas here, some are already tracked,…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Not necessary, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sad to hear that you had a bad experience testing the plugin. If you have…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Fantastic Plugin for Front end Editing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your review! It's definitely part of the vision to make your editing…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to A Visit from St. Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As much as I'm sorry you had a bad experience testing this plugin, and would…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to This is a new era for WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Philipp, Thanks so much for this review. The whole team appreciates it. It's clear…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Gutes & innovatives Design!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hallo Photomarkus, Danke schön! Thank you so much, my german is not advanced enough. Really…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Like the concept, but should not replace tinyMCE, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks so much for your thoughtful review. I'm glad you're able to see the vision…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to What happened to DFW?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Gutenberg won't reach WordPress until it's ready. We _hope_ that it will be ready for…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Best editor I’ve ever used…., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Really dang thrilled to hear this. Thanks so much, the whole team appreciates it. Regarding…

3 years ago