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Member Since: December 6th, 2009
Location: Greece
Website: aristath.github.io
GitHub: aristath
Job Title: WordPress Core Contributor
Employer: Yoast
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Bio

I am a WordPress Core Contributor at Yoast, where we believe SEO is for everyone, and a team representative for the WordPress Themes Team.

Before devoting most of my contributing time to Core, I was active in the global WordPress Community Team, as a volunteer.

Interests

Web Sustainability, Accessibility, Programming, Arduinos, Carpentry, Gardening

WordPress Origin Story

Started in 2005 while building small client sites.

Contributions Sponsored

Ari Stathopoulos contributes 40 hours per week to the following teams: Core, Themes.

Contribution History

Accessibility Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Plugin Developer
Theme Developer
Themes Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor

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Submitted pull request #1780 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
fix fatal error in the block-styles API

2 hours ago
Created ticket #54323 on Core Trac:
Too few arguments for function (closure)

2 hours ago
Merged pull request #35831 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Only add flex-basis if width contains a number

3 hours ago
Closed issue #35797 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Column block: invalid flex-basis saved

3 hours ago
Merged pull request #25187 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Allow moving metaboxes to previously empty area - fixes #7960

1 day ago
Closed issue #7960 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
No way to drag metabox back into sidebar / below content if...

1 day ago
Merged pull request #35914 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Change `console.error` to `console.warn` for enqueued styles in the editor

1 day ago
Submitted pull request #35914 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Change `console.error` to `console.warn` for enqueued styles in the editor

1 day ago
Submitted pull request #35831 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Only add flex-basis if width contains a number

5 days ago
Closed pull request #1573 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Add/webfonts loading

6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Optimizing scripts, cdn, w/e…. leave it to plugins. “Don’t reinvent the wheels. Wheels belong outside,…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I agree. The good thing here, is that the future of WordPress is block themes,…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A majority of the tweaks required to reach 90+ on mobiles are front end CSS…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
To be honest I don't think that "do better than X" is something that should…

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #35625 to WordPress/gutenberg:
POC: Register webfonts from theme.json

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for the feedback Taki! Core is fast indeed when in isolation, and I…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Done.

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for the feedback @mattoperry! Yes, we have a great opportunity here to do…

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #30825 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Autogenerate heading anchors

2 weeks ago
Created issue #35591 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Webfonts API implementation in `theme.json`

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Those are all excellent points Tony, thank you! And your comment does bring up an…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm glad to see you're interested in this Mark, and you're absolutely right. There are…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for the feedback Timi! Do you envision this proposed team to focus solely…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you for your feedback Jason, it's great to see people be as excited about…

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #95 to WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
WIP: Implement the webfonts API

2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We believe that WordPress needs an official Performance team responsible for coordinating efforts to increase…

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #35538 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix relative URLs for inlined styles

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #1752 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Fix relative URLs for inlined stylesheets

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Delete all users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, the plugin deletes all users from the database - except the "admin" user (or…

2 weeks ago
Pull request #49 merged into WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
Opt-in to print styles for rendered blocks only and inlining them

3 weeks ago
Pull request #51 merged into WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
Fix font paths

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #34895 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Embed: Add Pinterest as an embed provider

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #33541 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Cover block: Only use white text when the background of the cover...

3 weeks ago
Pull request #50 merged into WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
Remove .otf & .woff font-files

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #32510 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Block API: Allow more than 1 block stylesheets

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #51 to WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
Fix font paths

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #50 to WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
Remove .otf & .woff font-files

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #49 to WordPress/twentytwentytwo:
Opt-in to print styles for rendered blocks only and inlining them

3 weeks ago
Pull request #35342 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Allow the specification of blocks allowed within columns

3 weeks ago
Created ticket #54206 on Core Trac:
Use strict comparison for in_array

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
After reading all the feedback here as well as the ticket on trac,, the implementation…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
When I hear the word "font", my mind goes to the font-files. When I hear…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
But in the above doc it hasn’t been mentioned how to add the font via…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
preloading is beneficial when used properly. However, you are correct. It can be damaging if…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Update: Changed the default value of preload to false and updated the post to reflect…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
it sounds like when registering a webfont from Google Fonts there is something happening so…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
`@font-face` declarations are inlined, but the font-files themselves are pre-loaded to avoid FOUC (https://web.dev/codelab-preload-web-fonts/)

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We're hoping it does. The patch still needs to be reviewed and merged, so if…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Plugin and theme developers have been able to enqueue scripts and styles for years, but…

4 weeks ago
Created ticket #54166 on Core Trac:
Updating errors due to PHP timeouts

1 month ago

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