Matt Mullenweg (@matt) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: April 4th, 2003
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: ma.tt
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Interests

PHP, MySQL, Fiona Apple, jazz

Contribution History

bbPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Marketing Contributor
Plugin Developer
Theme Developer
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2021 (Online) 2021

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Dropping support for IE11, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Supportive of dropping support, and if someone visits on an explicitly dropped browser like IE11…

6 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp India (Online) 2021

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Stale Issues in Gutenberg Repository, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I am strongly opposed to stale bots. I also agree our open issues are too…

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dual licensing Gutenberg under GPL v2.0 and MPL v2.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think Gutenberg has a chance to become a cross-CMS standard, giving users a familiar…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
People have been reaching out thinking I support this proposal. I support it being posted…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda for May 11th Site Health Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This group can't unilaterally decide to drop older PHP versions, so please check with me…

1 year ago
Closed ticket #51043, in Core Trac:
PHP: bump minimum version requirements

1 year ago
Created a topic, I wouldn’t recommend using this, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unsplash is sketchy. I used to promote them and contri…

1 year ago
Reopened ticket #42775, in Core Trac:
Support uploading files in HEIF and HEVC formats

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Update all git repositories to use `trunk` instead of `master`, on the site Make WordPress Core:
EDIT: This proposal originally suggested using main, I have modified it to use trunk based…

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe Online 2020

1 year ago
Closed ticket #5197, in Meta Trac:
Install still isn't a noun

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp España Online 2020

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Accessibility Team position on default full screen mode in the editor, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
On the back behavior, let's not forget that the browser back button still works and…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Accessibility Team position on default full screen mode in the editor, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
I could see how those criteria could be a concern, but removing possibly dozens of…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Fullscreen mode enabled by default in the editor, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is on me as release lead — I've been meaning to get this in for…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Asia 2020

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.3: Site Admin Email Verification Screen, on the site Make WordPress Core:
How should we measure the effectiveness at solving the stated problem, and what intervals are…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post PHP Native JSON Extension Now Required, on the site Make WordPress Core:
How are we going to track the stats of sites not upgrading for this reason?…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2019

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Ahead of WordCamp US last…, on the site Make WordPress Core:
These are more meant to be an opportunity for people to have 1:1 private conversations,…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Ahead of WordCamp US last…, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Ahead of WordCamp US last year, I held office hours that were open to the…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Block Library: Mockups & Prototype, on the site Make WordPress Design:
I'm loath to add a new top-level menu, but since we'll be able to retire…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Exploring a Plugin for Design Experiments, on the site Make WordPress Design:
This should be in the .org directory if it isn't already. We should not encourage…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post XML Sitemaps Feature Project Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This makes a lot of sense, looking forward to seeing the v1 of this in…

2 years ago
Created a topic, Typo, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This was reported to me by Ethan Rips, "I know you've…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2019

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.2 Schedule and Scope, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Great points, let's push back the week.

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s New in Gutenberg? (20th February), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for adding the performance info, I think it's important that we track it…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.2 Schedule and Scope, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I am so excited about 5.2. :)

3 years ago
Wrote a new post, Expanding WordPress Leadership, on the site Team Updates:
Today I want to announce two new roles in the WordPress project, and the people…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We just track totals, and there's not much reason to roll back to an old…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Summary: December 12th, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is an exciting roadmap and keeps our momentum going, getting improvements in the hands…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Branch Status Update, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It'll be nice to have the branches and trunk back to normal again.

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
For completeness, the "we" in "we are now targeting Thursday" was meant to be wide…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post 9 Projects for 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I updated it to say "projects" as there are more priorities, these are just a…

3 years ago
Wrote a new post, 9 Priorities for 2019, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As mentioned in this year's State of the Word, these are the nine priorities that…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I've been keeping an eye on the support forums as well since the launch and…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
In addition to replying to as many comments as I could today, I also joined…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I was incorrect before when I said (perhaps in a podcast) this has been the…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The post at the beginning of October was superseded by subsequent core discussions, releases, and…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
WordPress by default only upgrades minor releases, and only if the file permissions and settings…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Amanda, thank you for commenting, and I am sorry you thought I was being disingenuous,…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for sharing your experience, opinions, and criticisms is such a thoughtful way.

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for sharing that.

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Installing Classic is a good option for folks who want to upgrade to 5.0 but…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I am sorry you feel that stability, usability, accessibility, UI, and bugs have been ignored…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
You were definitely ahead of the curve in 2014! As I noted above, two weeks…

3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post New 5.0 Target Date, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I tried to address the proximity to WordCamp US in the comment above: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/12/04/new-5-0-target-date/#comment-34672 Happy…

3 years ago