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Barry

Systems Wrangler at Automattic

@barry Houston, TX joined Oct 2005

barry.wordpress.com github.com/bazza Slack: @barry

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    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    bbPress Contributor '19 WordCamp Speaker '14

    Current Job

    Systems Wrangler
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    83contributions
    high1
    medium82
    score85
    Last 90 days
    180contributions
    high14
    medium166
    score208
    Last 12 months
    320contributions
    high17
    medium303
    score354

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 13 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.8
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 5.8
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 4.6
    • 3.9
    • 3.7
    • 3.6
    • 3.5
    • 3.4

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 28 Fri · 21:24
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #843 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Directories: sanitize user-submitted plain-text fields stored as post content
    Aug 28 Fri · 20:09
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #842 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Support Forums: scope the fields a moderator can submit on profile edit
    Aug 28 Fri · 19:11
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #841 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Themes: escape title output in bbPress loop and codex sidebar templates
    Aug 28 Fri · 18:21
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #838 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Packages API: Only advertise released versions, and drop SVN source references
    Aug 28 Fri · 17:08
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #839 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Plugin Directory: supply the language suggestion endpoint through a filter
    Aug 27 Thu · 18:34
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #837 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Photo Directory: Escape metabox and contributor output consistently
    Aug 27 Thu · 18:02
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #836 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Handbook: Tidy up ancestor page links and watchlist updates
    Aug 27 Thu · 16:27
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #835 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Plugin Directory: Add stats for block and cooldown overrides
    Aug 27 Thu · 15:55
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #795 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Plugin Directory: Email committers the outcome of a security scan
    Aug 27 Thu · 13:40
    GitHub med
    Closed pull request #777 on WordPress/wordpress.org:
    Plugin Directory: Set up release blocking for high-risk security scans

    Developer

    2 plugins

    Contributor

    1 plugin