Hugh Lashbrooke (@hlashbrooke) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: April 23rd, 2012
Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
Website: hugh.blog
GitHub: hlashbrooke
Job Title: Head of Community Education
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

I am a Community Manager for the WordPress open-source project, sponsored by Automattic, where I work to bring my two passions together – open-source software & community building. In this role, I lead a team that works on programs supporting the global WordPress community, with a current focus on building up an online educational program. When not actively engaging with the community, my focus is on my faith & my family.

WordPress Origin Story

After railing against the very idea of a CMS I discovered WordPress 2.9 and was blown away by how easy it was to use and extend. That has only improved with time and now I’m loving my work on the Community Team.

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Hugh Lashbrooke to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Training.

Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Training Contributor
Training Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Wrote a comment on the post Navigation, on the site Make WordPress.org:
They're separate because they go to separate places. If you're suggesting that we should possibly…
5 days ago
Merged pull request #890 into WordPress/Learn:
Fixed Spacing issue in course category page
2 weeks ago
Created issue #883 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Public ideas board for Learn WordPress content
3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #873 into WordPress/Learn:
Sensei Pro 1.5.0 update
4 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #873 to WordPress/Learn:
Sensei Pro 1.5.0 update
4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Giving FSE a More User Friendly Name, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I would vote to keep the term “Full Site Editing” for now but strengthen and…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Merging Lesson Plans, Video Tutorials, and Slides, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Thanks for commenting here - it's great to get input from other Make teams! I'm…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Merging Lesson Plans, Video Tutorials, and Slides, on the site Make WordPress Training:
As @courane01 noted - all videos on Learn include both captions and full transcripts. We…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Merging Lesson Plans, Video Tutorials, and Slides, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Thanks for sharing these thoughts @courane01 - it's great to see progress being made on…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Block Theme Development Course – Update, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Thanks for this update - it's great to see this content moving along, and I'm…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Social Learning Spaces on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Noting here that Social Learning Spaces have now been renamed to "Online Workshops" and the…
1 month ago
Closed issue #818 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Renaming content types
1 month ago
Merged pull request #819 into WordPress/Learn:
818/content name changes
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #819 to WordPress/Learn:
818/content name changes
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Based on this discussion we're going to move forward with renaming the content types as…
2 months ago
Created issue #818 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Renaming content types
2 months ago
Closed issue #815 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Button alignment issue in Responsive
2 months ago
Closed issue #740 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Issue with select dropdown on Workshops page
2 months ago
Closed issue #808 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Bug report
2 months ago
Created issue #811 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Add language meta field for lesson plans
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
I really like this approach and not something I had thought of. Thank you for…
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Exploring WordPress Certifications, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Over the years, there have been a few discussions about creating formalised certifications for WordPress,…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Are workshops always interactive? The SLSs we currently do are intended to be as interactive…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
You make some excellent points about the use cases for lesson plans here - thank…
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
There are currently four types of content on Learn WordPress: Workshops (5-15 minute instructional videos)Courses…
2 months ago
Merged pull request #802 into WordPress/Learn:
updated the link to "Workshop Captions and Transcripts" page
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Tracking Social Learning Spaces, on the site Make WordPress Training:
This sounds good to me - including SLSs where other content types are tracked makes…
2 months ago
Merged pull request #790 into WordPress/Learn:
Accessibility fixes for social learning spaces on front page
2 months ago
Wrote a new workshop, Creating Custom Post Types Without Code, on the site Learn WordPress:
WordPress is a blog, so it has regular posts, but did you know there are…
3 months ago
Closed issue #761 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Community Meeting Etiquette course is missing actions
3 months ago
Closed issue #760 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Principles of Free Software and the WordPress project Quiz question bugs
3 months ago
Mentioned in [11807] on Meta SVN:
Redirects: Add redirects for wordpress.org/contributor-training to it's new home on Learn.
4 months ago
Merged pull request #749 into WordPress/Learn:
Fix single course sidebar accessibility
4 months ago
Mentioned in [11777] on Meta SVN:
Learn: sync with git 53d258fdbc048cf48285bfa8f96a061ec0563b21
4 months ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/Learn:
Updating course archive query
4 months ago
Completed the course Basic Principles of Conflict Resolution on learn.wordpress.org
4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Migrating Contributor Training to Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
The maintenance of the content for the Community Team will still be the responsibility of…
4 months ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: Migrating Contributor Training to Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org:
X-post from +make.wordpress.org/training: Migrating Contributor Training to Learn WordPress
4 months ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: Migrating Contributor Training to Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
X-post from +make.wordpress.org/training: Migrating Contributor Training to Learn WordPress
4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Migrating Contributor Training to Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
For some years, the Community Team has managed the Contributor Training site. The site exists…
4 months ago
Merged pull request #745 into WordPress/Learn:
Course titles: Render as heading 3 for better heading order in archives
4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Demo Sites for Learn WordPress Users, on the site Make WordPress Training:
There is a link in the relevant course content to create a new demo site.…
4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Demo Sites for Learn WordPress Users, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Yes - the demo sites are fully-functional WordPress sites, so the export and import functions…
5 months ago
Created issue #737 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Part 3: Advanced Site Design with Full Site Editing: Site Editor, Templates...
5 months ago
Created issue #736 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Part 2: Personalized Site Design with Full Site Editing and Theme Blocks...
5 months ago
Created issue #735 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Part 1: Simple Site Design with Full Site Editing - Course
5 months ago
Created issue #725 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Getting Started With WordPress: Get Familiar - Course
5 months ago
Created issue #716 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Getting Started With WordPress: Get Setup - Course
5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Demo Sites for Learn WordPress Users, on the site Make WordPress Training:
A long-desired feature for Learn WordPress is the ability for learners to use a live…
5 months ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/learn:
Hiding tepmlate lesson plans from upcoming content page
5 months ago