marybaum (@marybaum) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: August 9th, 2011
Location: St. Louis, MO
Website: racquetpress.com
Job Title: Digital consultant, owner
Employer: RacquetPress
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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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Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2021 (Online) 2021

2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary, August 4, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina led the chat on this agenda. Highlighted blog posts From @audrasjb, A Week in…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Devchat summary, July 28, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A week after the release of WordPress 5.8, @desrosj led a well attended but quick…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: July 14, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Well now! We have less than a week left in the 5.8 release cycle, and…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev Chat summary, July 7, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
With just two weeks left in the 5.8 release cycle, @jeffpaul and @peterwilsoncc led their…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary for May 26, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Happy birthday, WordPress! Our favorite software is 18 years old today. And now, devchat. @peterwilsoncc…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post FSE Program Testing call #6: Stick the landing (pages), on the site Make WordPress Test:
I'm not seeing padding control in the UI as I go — not that I'm…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: May 19,2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@peterwilsoncc and @jeffpaul led the two chats–05:00 and 20:00 UTC—on this agenda. Featured blog posts…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: May 12, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This week's agenda was facilitated by @lukecarbis in the 0500 UTC devchat and @jeffpaul in…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for April 28, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
In Component Maintainers I'd like to nominate @webcommsat as co-maintainer on Help/About.

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WP5.8 Squad Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Raising my hand for coordinator or docs lead, and of course my new component, the…

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: March 17, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@francina led the chat on this agenda. Announcements The big news: WordPress 5.7 "Esperanza" landed…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: A WordPress Project Contributor Handbook, on the site Team Updates:
Agreed on all counts and happy to help edit, review, whatever!

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Early Thoughts on WP5.8 Planning, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm available as a release coordinator or for marcomms/copy as usual 🙂

6 months ago
Wrote a new post, Dev chat summary: January 21, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The Core team postponed the afternoon dev chat for 24 hours to get past the…

8 months ago
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…

11 months 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…

11 months 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…

11 months 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…

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

1 year 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.

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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!…

1 year ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US Online 2020

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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 --…

1 year 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!

1 year 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…

1 year 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!

1 year 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…

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Santa Clarita Online 2020

1 year 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…

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

1 year 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…

1 year 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),…

1 year 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…

1 year 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!

2 years 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!

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Jacksonville 2020 2020

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

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

2 years 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…

2 years ago

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