marybaum – @marybaum | WordPress.org

Member Since: August 9th, 2011
Location: St. Louis, MO
Website: racquetpress.com
Job Title: Digital consultant, owner
Employer: RacquetPress
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Bio

Copy-editing fool on the WordPress Core team. Release squad, WordPress 5.4-5.6; release co-lead, WordPress 5.2.2.

WordCamp speaker with a litany of bad jokes about CSS. (Secret goal: become the Phyllis Diller of WordPress. *Looks in mirror* Possibly achieved…)

Two-bit direct-marketing hack with a design degree in three things:
1. No, Don’t center that!
2. Make it look intentional.
3. And if you can’t make it good, make it big.

Self-taught developer, if you don’t count CSS-Tricks, Know the Code Pro and Wes Bos.
Dabbler in online fabric and assorted other product design. (Heading for rehab if this little addiction to 3D design doesn’t get under control)

Landscape and macro photographer.

Once and future tennis player. (Of all the things I thought it was possible to lose to a VIRUS … ? )

Interests

Type. Tennis. Cats. Comedy.

WordPress Origin Story

(Sooooo boring … And I don’t bore easily. )

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Team
Marketing Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: align the WordPress release cycle with the industry standard, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This makes total sense. Also, all the hoopla around kicking off a new cycle transfers…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary – 21 October 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Both groups followed this agenda. First item: celebrating the first beta release of WordPress 5.6…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary – 21 October 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Both groups followed this agenda. First item: celebrating the first beta release of WordPress 5.6…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda – Weds 7th October 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Hi! For open floor, the Marcomms team "has posted a form for input into the…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.6 Release Planning, on the site Make WordPress Core:
W00t!

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for July 8th, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
About Page layout and copy drafts will go on the ticket Friday.

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary: June 3, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@whyisjake facilitated on this agenda. @sageshilling is the author of this summary, and @marybaum is your…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Core Team Reps for 2020+, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Congratulations to our two new reps! You are both tireless supporters of the Project, and…

6 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: May 27, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina facilitated on this agenda. @sageshilling compiled this summary; @marybaum edited. Celebration: WordPress turns 17!…

6 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US Online 2020

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Help needed —> Core team and WCEU Contributor Day, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Just uploaded a vid on the theme Core is More than Code. Footage comes in…

7 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: May 13, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@chanthaboune led the chat on the standard agenda. Announcements/Highlighted Posts Gutenberg 8.1 @youknowriad announced the…

7 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary, May 5, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@davidbaumwald facilitated the chat with this agenda. Announcements and highlighted posts Core team rep elections…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nominations for Core Team Reps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
He would indeed! While we talk on this post of having exactly two reps, the…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nominations for Core Team Reps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
And by working well together, I mean that she has done an outstanding job on…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nominations for Core Team Reps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I would also on this post -- @azaozz did this on the proposal post --…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nominations for Core Team Reps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you very much! I'd be honored!

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposals: an APAC Dev Chat + Town Hall Meetings, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I like this idea! Would also be fun to do it across teams every so…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Core Team Rep Elections, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'll second that. She's been doing the job for a year!

7 months ago
Wrote a new post, Core Team Chat Changes for Daylight Savings Time, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As @audrasjb noted in last night's Dev Chat summary, three meetings will start one hour…

8 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Santa Clarita Online 2020

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for April 1, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We were a little busy last week! And yesterday! And you're still dealing with a…

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post All-women Release Squad, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Have I commented here yet?

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Release Model Working Group Chat Postponed, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Not a problem! Right now the important thing is to get all the sleep we…

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for March 18, 2020 (5.4 Week 10), on the site Make WordPress Core:
RE: 5.5 in alpha If you have a feature you're building (or want to build),…

9 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Agenda for March 18, 2020 (5.4 Week 10), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here is the agenda for the weekly meeting happening later today: Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at…

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Sabbatical Planning, on the site Team Updates:
And I can help in several places: Core, Design and more. Plus copy everywhere!

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post All-women Release Squad, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I believe I'm on the list -- this is SO COOL!

9 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary, March 4, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Notes by Christina Mohr. Editing by folks including @valentinbora, @amykamala and @marybaum. Announcements 5.4 RC1…

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Miscellaneous Developer Focused Changes in WordPress 5.4, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Ain't it grand? I'm more of a template hooker than a true dev, and there's…

9 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Jacksonville 2020 2020

10 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat summary – January 22, 2020, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina led our discussion from this agenda. Announcements The chat marked week 2 of th…

10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing handling of big images in WordPress 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@lewiscarlyle since your 17K-pixel images are behind a paywall anyway, could you FTP them to…

10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for volunteers: Release Model Working Group, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm in!

11 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat summary: December 11, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@davidbaumwald facilitated based on this agenda; @marybaum is your faithful reporter. You can find the…

12 months ago
Wrote a new post, Devchat summary: November 27, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The year is winding down! @francina led the chat; @marybaum here taking notes on a…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for November 27, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think we have a bug scrub scheduled for tomorrow in the US noon to…

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Devchat after the hour: November 20, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As devchat reached the top of the hour last week, @youknowriad posted his comment about…

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary, October 16, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina led off a well-attended dev chat – 29 active participants! – with the standard…

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary, October 16, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina led off a well-attended dev chat – 29 active participants! – with the standard…

1 year ago
Closed ticket #48028, in Core Trac:
Media Library 'featured image' dialogue missing link text that ...

1 year ago
Closed ticket #46537, in Core Trac:
Can't use Emoji in the Custom HTML widget

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, , on the site Make WordPress Core:
Dev chat summary: September 11 Announcements @Francina asked the group for announcements, and @jbaudras highlighted…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Bug Scrub Schedule for 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Yup! 10 am Central

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Bug Scrub Schedule for 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
How about 17:00?

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Bug Scrub Schedule for 5.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We are doing a week of travel after WCSAC, which starts on 9/22. So I…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post APAC Triage and Bug Scrub Sessions, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Nicely done!

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: August 21, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Props to @francina, who led her first chat and will be the release coordinator for…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I do agree with that. Course I also think anyone who installs WooCommerce on a…

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat Summary: August 7, 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@chanthaboune led a lively discussion that touched on a variety of things that affect the…

1 year ago

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