David Smith (@get_dave) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: January 17th, 2013
Location: Frome, England, United Kingdom
Website: aheadcreative.co.uk
GitHub: getdave
Job Title: JavaScript Engineer
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

JavaScript Engineer at Automattic. Longtime WordPress developer. Generally I appear as `@getdave` or `@davesmith29`.

Contributions Sponsored

David Smith contributes 7 hours per week to the Core team.

Contribution History

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Created issue #39128 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Remove Navigation Area from Nav block codebase

20 mins ago
Created issue #39127 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Refactor data fetch and logic from into reusable hook

22 mins ago
Posted a reply to cannot see pictures on homepage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for confirming.

6 hours ago
Pull request #39029 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix spelling of contributors in changelog script

5 days ago
Submitted pull request #39029 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix spelling of contributors in changelog script

5 days ago
Merged pull request #38916 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Hide current menu from dropdown list in Nav block

5 days ago
Posted a reply to cannot see pictures on homepage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @quicktreck without the requisite information it's going to be very difficult to find a…

5 days ago
Closed pull request #38956 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Add safeDispatch util hook

6 days ago
Merged pull request #38976 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Post navigation link: Use correct closing tag

6 days ago
Closed pull request #38824 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Refactor Nav creation hooks and associated code

1 week ago
Submitted pull request #38956 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Add safeDispatch util hook

1 week ago
Submitted pull request #38916 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Hide current menu from dropdown list in Nav block

1 week ago
Merged pull request #38777 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Build separate full contributors list

1 week ago
Submitted pull request #38907 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve Nav block loading and placeholder states

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: February 18, 2022, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Hi team, I'm one of the regular contributors to the Navigation block. As we move…

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38858 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Refactor classic menu conversion process

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Editor Chat Agenda: 16 February 2022, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Update for Navigation block project.

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38824 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Refactor Nav creation hooks and associated code

2 weeks ago
Created a topic, One for the toolbox, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This Plugin has saved me countless hours of generating…

2 weeks ago
Closed pull request #33105 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Update release docs with troubleshooting in case of workflow failure

2 weeks ago
Closed pull request #35882 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix include end format when determining active formats

2 weeks ago
Closed pull request #37828 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Expose pluralised form of entity label

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38705 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve consistency of Navigation block hook

2 weeks ago
Created issue #38786 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Nav block accessibility improvements

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38784 to WordPress/gutenberg:
[WIP] Add background image support to group block

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38627 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Navigation: Select dropdown encapsulation and further consolidation.

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38777 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Build separate full contributors list

2 weeks ago
Created issue #38749 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
List contributors in a single section not next to each PR in...

2 weeks ago
Closed issue #36977 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Navigation block: Unable to use sub-menu item & deletion deletes parent menu

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38203 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Submenu: Add revert button.

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38704 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Generate full release contributors list in release changelog

2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38705 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve consistency of Navigation block hook

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38704 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Generate full release contributors list in release changelog

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38696 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Prefer kses to blanket esc_html on label

3 weeks ago
Closed issue #38560 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Formatting/HTML code output issue with Post Excerpt "read more" link and next-previous...

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38631 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve point release docs to include even more detail

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38696 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Prefer kses to blanket esc_html on label

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38631 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve point release docs to include even more detail

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38627 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Navigation: Select dropdown encapsulation and further consolidation.

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38565 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Add more detailed instructions to point release docs

3 weeks ago
Closed issue #38568 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Audit block escaping issues

3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #38569 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix and refine core function escaping in block output

3 weeks ago
Created issue #38617 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Cursor not automatically inside submenu upon creation from parent Nav item

3 weeks ago
Closed pull request #38567 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Revert escape of post title

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38569 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix and refine core function escaping in block output

3 weeks ago
Created issue #38568 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Audit block escaping issues

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38567 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Revert escape of post title

3 weeks ago
Closed issue #38560 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Formatting/HTML code output issue with Post Excerpt "read more" link and next-previous...

3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #38565 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Add more detailed instructions to point release docs

3 weeks ago
Created issue #38523 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Refactor all menu selection data fetch and permission checks into compomnent

3 weeks ago