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

Posted a reply to Great!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review :)
2 hours ago
Committed [2718933] to Plugins SVN:
Test with WP 6.0 and bump compatibility version
16 hours ago
Posted a reply to Rollback button in plugins tab missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey y'all - I'm marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you have…
16 hours ago
Committed [2706514] to Plugins SVN:
Attempt to fix first install issue
4 weeks ago
Committed [2705976] to Plugins SVN:
Remove 1.0.3 temporarily
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Rollback button in plugins tab missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not sure how to reproduce this ... any info would be helpful!
1 month ago
Committed [2699054] to Plugins SVN:
Bump WP version requirement back up to 5.0
1 month ago
Committed [2699050] to Plugins SVN:
Update features emoji
1 month ago
Committed [2699047] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme to change h4s to h3s
1 month ago
Committed [2692824] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.0.2
2 months ago
Committed [2691755] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.0.1
2 months ago
Committed [2691187] to Plugins SVN:
Add readme author uri
2 months ago
Committed [2691181] to Plugins SVN:
Readme updates... again
2 months ago
Committed [2691176] to Plugins SVN:
Readme updates... again
2 months ago
Committed [2691174] to Plugins SVN:
Readme updates
2 months ago
Committed [2691172] to Plugins SVN:
Readme updates
2 months ago
Committed [2691164] to Plugins SVN:
Initial release
2 months ago
Committed [2690528] to Plugins SVN:
First commit ls pwd
2 months ago
Committed [2679291] to Plugins SVN:
Bumping compatible WP version to 5.9
3 months ago
Completed the course Simple Site Design with Full Site Editing on learn.wordpress.org
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Is this still being developed / supported?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Guess not... 😔
4 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…
4 months ago
Committed [2644811] to Plugins SVN:
Add static icons
5 months ago
Committed [2644808] to Plugins SVN:
Remove gif icons
5 months ago
Committed [2644802] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image and icon
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Can i rollback multiple times ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great thanks for the follow up.
8 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…
8 months ago
Committed [2589389] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
8 months ago
Committed [2570210] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
10 months ago
Committed [2563115] to Plugins SVN:
Updated WP compatibility version
10 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…
11 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.
11 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…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to Where are versions stored?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Resolved (albeit a little late)
11 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…
11 months ago
Committed [2537287] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner image
12 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?
12 months ago
Created a topic, #DoingItWrong, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You just don't do this to a plugin. Never never...
12 months ago
Posted a reply to Can i rollback multiple times ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yep, you sure can!
1 year 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
Committed [2436933] to Plugins SVN:
updated WP compatibility version number to 5.6
1 year ago
Committed [2420505] to Plugins SVN:
Update active install number text
1 year ago
Committed [2420504] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme screenshot text
1 year ago
Committed [2420501] to Plugins SVN:
Add new screenshots
1 year ago
Committed [2420495] to Plugins SVN:
Update screenshots
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