Devin Walker (@dlocc) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: November 10th, 2009
Location: San Diego
Website: devin.org
GitHub: DevinWalker
Job Title: General Manager of GiveWP
Employer: Liquid Web
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Bio

Devin Walker is the creator of several highly rated and award winning WordPress plugins. His work is actively being used by millions of websites and has been featured in Product Hunt, WP Tavern, Torque, and several other widely regarded online publications.

As an advocate for open source, Walker has given back extensively to the WordPress community in the form of code contributions, coaching, WordCamp and Meetup organization and speaking engagements.

In 2015, Walker founded Impress.org, LLC and successfully grew the team to 30+ members in only a few years. The company was acquired by Liquid Web in May 2021. Popular plugins include GiveWP, the top-rated donation and fundraising platform for WordPress, WP Rollback, and WP Business Reviews.

In total, his plugins on WordPress.org have been downloaded several million times and have accumulated hundreds of 5-star reviews.

Outside of work, Devin enjoys traveling the world, going to concerts, and a leisurely round of golf.

Interests

WordPress
React
Plugins
Fundraising
Disc Golf

WordPress Origin Story

Flash (2008 – 2009) –> SharePoint (2008 – 2009) —> Mambo (2009) —> Joomla (2009) —> Drupal (2010) —> WordPress (2010 – Present).

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Plugins
Favorites

Committed [2679291] to Plugins SVN:
Bumping compatible WP version to 5.9
3 weeks ago
Completed the course Simple Site Design with Full Site Editing on learn.wordpress.org
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Is this still being developed / supported?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Guess not... 😔
2 months ago
Created a topic, Is this still being developed / supported?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey! Cool block! Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to b…
2 months ago
Committed [2644811] to Plugins SVN:
Add static icons
3 months ago
Committed [2644808] to Plugins SVN:
Remove gif icons
3 months ago
Committed [2644802] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image and icon
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Can i rollback multiple times ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great thanks for the follow up.
6 months ago
Posted a reply to What if there are db structural changes?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You're absolutely correct. If a plugin makes a significant db change with an update this…
6 months ago
Committed [2589389] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
6 months ago
Committed [2570210] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
8 months ago
Committed [2563115] to Plugins SVN:
Updated WP compatibility version
8 months ago
Posted a reply to Can i rollback multiple times ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi! Sorry for the late reply. The option to rollback should not disappear when you…
9 months ago
Posted a reply to Rollback theme button now showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is a premium theme. The plugin only works for WP.org themes.
9 months ago
Posted a reply to Rollback Button is Not Showing on Plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm, I'm assuming some of them are premium but some are free (on WP.org). If…
9 months ago
Posted a reply to Where are versions stored?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Resolved (albeit a little late)
9 months ago
Posted a reply to Where are versions stored?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mpeterson28 - it doesn't store any versions at all. It simply pulls the versions…
9 months ago
Committed [2537287] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
10 months ago
Posted a reply to Why replacing “WP User Avatar” by “ProfilePress” is not a good idea, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@arenvert would you mind sharing the code you used?
10 months ago
Created a topic, #DoingItWrong, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You just don't do this to a plugin. Never never...
10 months ago
Posted a reply to Can i rollback multiple times ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yep, you sure can!
11 months ago
Committed [2467539] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
1 year ago
Committed [2461234] to Plugins SVN:
updated WP compatibility version number to 5.6
1 year ago
Posted a reply to no rollback option on any plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So the "Rollback" option was displaying in the plugin list a few days ago and…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to do not work rollback button, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Likely the plugin isn't using WP.org SVN tags properly.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to language translation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It doesn't look like it, but if you want to contribute to the translation you…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Does the plugin use cookies?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Nope!
1 year ago
Posted a reply to no rollback option on any plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ugh - sorry I replied on our other account. For the record, I wrote the…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to 3.0.1 – Fonts Not Displaying Correctly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same problem here, pretty annoying.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to PHP Notice, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @malae thanks for reporting. This has been resolved in the latest version.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to WordPress not saving changes!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@erfanit this is the first I've heard of this issue with 100,000 active installs I…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Insecure Donation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @toby11 - yes that's correct. Once you install the SSL and the page is…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Step 1 – Image, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ahdotta - It looks like you're using some lazy loading plugin that's conflicting with…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Great plugin and great support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@rmmoul - We're happy to help! Even when all plugins (even ours sometimes) doesn't play…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to GiveWP dashboard widget causing Learndash Pro Panel widgets to break, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@rmmoul - Happy to help and thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
2 years ago
Posted a reply to GiveWP dashboard widget causing Learndash Pro Panel widgets to break, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @rmmoul - Here's what I think is going on here: This is a conflict…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Themes aren’t showing the Rollback option, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@ponggod what's the theme you are trying to rollback? If the theme is premium you…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Super useful elementor plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This has been very useful for setting visibility for v…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Conflict Give 2.6.0 with Gutenberg 7.7.1, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @taruk - Thanks for reporting the issue. We have investigated and fixed the issue…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Dashboard widgets issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Commenting here to say I posted the above comment for the record 👆🏻
2 years ago
Posted a reply to can’t upload images from post wordpress 5.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same issue for me with Enhanced Media Library. Disabling it fixes it.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to works even if I upload a plugin via ftp?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@terrainnova if it's a plugin that's on WP.org then yes.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Good functionality, hard to customize appearance, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@michaelware1205 thanks for checking it out. I hear you on the frustrations with building out…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Good functionality, hard to customize appearance, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also - if it's any help at all I put together this demo site a…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Good functionality, hard to customize appearance, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @michaelware1205 - I appreciate your review and rest assure this is something we're working…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Confusing label on login form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Absolutely @julianrush - good suggestion! I'll create an issue for that in GitHub.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Can’t submit priority support ticket!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @laspangler - I just put your ticket in the priority support queue. We'll follow…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Cart system for multiple donations at once, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @insertdelete - We're planning on introducing a concept of "Funds" whereby a single donation…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Can’t disconnect Stripe, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@bauerinfotech hmm that's not good. I wonder why that's happening. If it's not too much…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Can’t disconnect Stripe, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm, strange. Ok! Here's what I suggest: If you're using the free version and want…
2 years ago