Aaron Campbell

WordPress Core Contributor @ GoDaddy

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Aaron Campbell

WordPress Core Contributor @ GoDaddy

Wewoka, OK

Website

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Core Contributions

  • 4.9
  • 4.8
  • 4.7
  • 4.5
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  • 4.3
  • 4.2
  • 4.1
  • 4.0
  • 3.9
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Biography

I have more than sixteen years of web development experience, have been a regular contributor to WordPress for the last nine years, and even co-lead the WordPress 3.6 release. I have experience writing quality code that is both fast and scalable, and have a knack for translating ideas and goals into functional sites. I’ve worked with clients ranging from small local businesses to Google, Yahoo, Disney, and Harvard. I’ve been called both a coffee snob and a beer snob, but I consider both to be strong complements. When not buried in code, I enjoy spending time with my wife and son, attending or hosting beer tastings, and reading sci-fi/fantasy books.

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Plugins

YouTube Upload Widget

Downloads: 7,005

PayPal Framework

Downloads: 26,660

Plugin Last Updated

Downloads: 1,764

Custom Post Type Archives in Nav Menus

Downloads: 7,100

Expanded Admin Menus

Downloads: 2,791

Two-Factor

Downloads: 55,213

WP Google Analytics

Downloads: 255,071

Presenter

Downloads: 4,186

Efficient Related Posts

Downloads: 118,590

Twitter Widget Pro

Downloads: 1,098,605

Upcoming Posts Widget

Downloads: 3,341

Shopp Improved

Downloads: 4,635

Reorder Gallery

Downloads: 3,954

Pull Quotes

Downloads: 2,167

Attachment Manager

Downloads: 14,894

Manual Related Links

Downloads: 4,084

Authenticate

Downloads: 5,177

Improved User Experience

Downloads: 3,697

Google Maps for WordPress

Downloads: 103,634

Gallery Widget Pro

Downloads: 15,335

Featured Content Showcase

Downloads: 8,810

Expire Comment Links

Downloads: 1,519

Better Text Widget

Downloads: 5,861

Background Updates for Major Releases

Downloads: 978

MailChimp Framework

Downloads: 7,464

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Themes

Essence

Downloads: 20,769

WordPress.tv

Aaron D. Campbell: Succeeding as an Introvert

WordCamp Europe 2018

Aaron D. Campbell: What WordPress is Doing to Keep Your Site Safe

WordCamp Atlanta 2018

WordPress Community Interview With Aaron D. Campbell

WordPress Community Interview Series

Aaron D. Campbell: Why the Open Web Matters

WordCamp Phoenix 2018

Aaron D. Campbell: Myths and Facts About Securing Your Site

WordCamp Phoenix 2017

Aaron D. Campbell: What WordPress Is Doing T Keep Your Site Safe

WordCamp Seattle 2017

Aaron D. Campbell: How The WordPress Security Team Works

WordCamp Europe 2017

Aaron D. Campbell: Being A Good Citizen In The WordPress Community

WordCamp Chicago 2017

Aaron D. Campbell: Website Security – The Big Picture w/ Simple Steps to Take

WordCamp Atlanta 2017

Aaron D. Campbell: Being a Good Citizen in the WordPress Community

WordCamp Oklahoma City 2016

Aaron D. Campbell: Why Open Matters

WordCamp Phoenix 2016

Aaron D. Campbell: Being a Good Citizen in the WordPress Community

WordCamp Fayetteville 2016

Aaron D. Campbell: Website Security – The Big Picture w/ Simple Steps to Take

WordCamp Europe 2016

Aaron D. Campbell: Building and Leveraging Your Reputation

WordCamp NYC 2015

Aaron D. Campbell: Integrating WordPress with External APIs

WordCamp Philly 2015

Aaron D. Campbell: Integrating WordPress with External APIs

WordCamp Philly 2015

Aaron D. Campbell: Building and Leveraging Your Reputation

WordCamp Miami 2015

Aaron D. Campbell: Community – Getting Involved

WordCamp Atlanta 2015

Aaron D. Campbell: The WordPress Community – Getting Involved

WordCamp Dallas / Fort Worth 2014

Aaron D. Campbell: Community – Getting Involved

WordCamp Austin 2012

Aaron D. Campbell: Integration of WordPress With External APIs

WordCamp San Diego 2012

Development Panel – WordCamp San Diego 2011

WordCamp San Diego 2011

Aaron D. Campbell and Andy Stratton: Getting Involved: Contribution and Courtesy

WordCamp San Francisco 2011

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Activity

Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:I think you're right that it might not make sense if I'm freelancing as "Aaron…

1 week ago

Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:This is fantastic! Thanks to all involved. 1. Yes, I think requiring a user to…

1 week ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Philadelphia, PA, USA 2018 coming up on October 27th

1 month ago

Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda: August 22nd (4.9.9 Week 2), on the site Make WordPress Core:That issue has been being actively worked on by the security team for a while…

3 months ago

Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2018 coming up on December 7th

3 months ago

Committed [43547] to Core Trac: Post WordPress 4.9.8 RC 3 version bump.

4 months ago

Committed [43546] to Core Trac: WordPress 4.9.8 RC 3.

4 months ago

Committed [43539] to Core Trac: Post WordPress 4.9.8 RC 2 version bump.

4 months ago

Committed [43538] to Core Trac: WordPress 4.9.8 RC 2.

4 months ago

Committed [43534] to Core Trac: Post WordPress 4.9.8 RC 1 version bump.

4 months ago

Committed [43533] to Core Trac: WordPress 4.9.8 RC 1.

4 months ago

Committed [43516] to Core Trac: Post WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 2 version bump.

4 months ago

Committed [43515] to Core Trac: WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 2.

4 months ago

Wrote a comment on the post Remove masterplan.wordpress.net, on the site Make WordPress Systems: I just upped the priority on this one. I don't know why this site has…

4 months ago

Committed [43498] to Core Trac: Post WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 1 version bump.

4 months ago

Committed [43497] to Core Trac: WordPress 4.9.8 Beta 1.

4 months ago

Wrote a new post, Remove masterplan.wordpress.net, on the site Make WordPress Systems: We just had a security report against http://masterplan.wordpress.net/. It was invalid, but I'm guessing we…

4 months ago

Wrote a new post, WordPress 4.9.7, on the site Make WordPress Core: WordPress 4.9.7 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes 17 bugs. Download WordPress…

4 months ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Fayetteville, AR, United States 2018 coming up on June 23rd

6 months ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Grand Rapids 2018 coming up on June 30th

6 months ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2018 coming up on June 14th

8 months ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta 2018 coming up on April 13th

9 months ago

Wrote a new post, .svn directory accessible on jobs.wordpress.net, on the site Make WordPress Systems: https://jobs.wordpress.net/wp-content/themes/jobswp/.svn/entries Reported in https://hackerone.com/reports/319275 which I'm closing as N/A since this has no security impact…

9 months ago

Wrote a new post, SVN directory visible on support.wordcamp.org, on the site Make WordPress Systems: See: https://support.wordcamp.org/.svn/entries I'm not sure where that SVN repo lives. I assume it's likely public,…

10 months ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Phoenix, AZ, United States 2018 coming up on February 16th

11 months ago

Committed [1778014] to Plugins Trac: Tagging version 2.9.0: * Remove screen icon code * Update WordPress ...

12 months ago

Wrote a new post, The War on SQLi, or What Happened in 4.8.2 and 4.8.3, on the site Making WordPress Secure: WordPress is complex software used by a large percentage of the internet in millions of…

1 year ago

Wrote a new post, WCUS Contributor Day Leads Needed, on the site Translate WordPress: Hey all, I'm organizing the WordCamp US contributor day. I need someone, or better yet…

1 year ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp DFW Texas, USA 2017 coming up on November 11th

1 year ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Seattle 2017 coming up on November 4th

1 year ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Baltimore, MD 2017 coming up on October 14th

1 year ago

Committed [1693876] to Plugins Trac: Tagging version 1.2.0 and bumping required WordPress version to 4.8 Uses ...

1 year ago

Committed [1692190] to Plugins Trac: Tagging 1.1.1 with fixes for trashing and importing slideshows as well as ...

1 year ago

Committed [1692088] to Plugins Trac: Tagging version 1.1.0 with updated reveal.js, new notes UI, and new data ...

1 year ago

Committed [1692075] to Plugins Trac: Tagging version 1.1.0 with updated reveal.js, new notes UI, and new data ...

1 year ago

Released a new plugin, GS Posts Widget

1 year ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Sacramento 2017 coming up on September 16th

1 year ago

Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2017 coming up on December 1st

1 year ago

Wrote a new post, Force SSL for plugins-dev.bbpress.org, on the site Make WordPress Systems: It looks like http://plugins-dev.bbpress.org/ uses basic auth and can be used over http. Can we…

1 year ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Fayetteville, Arkansas 2017 coming up on July 22nd

2 years ago

Posted a reply to Original iThemes security settings lost after iThemes update, on the site WordPress.org Forums: Seems to be some spam here.

2 years ago

Wrote a comment on the post Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: That is correct. I see that it was approved ~11 hours ago, but I don't…

2 years ago

Wrote a comment on the post Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: It does appear that some comments that had been automatically moderated and later approved are…

2 years ago

Wrote a comment on the post Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: The file is wp-includes/version.php and you can get the version like this: [code]find . -path…

2 years ago

Wrote a comment on the post Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: Upgrading sites immediately is by far the best approach (next to having already upgraded them…

2 years ago

Wrote a comment on the post Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: Please feel free to message me on the WordPress Slack (@aaroncampbell) and I'll try to…

2 years ago

Wrote a comment on the post Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: Honestly I'm not sure it matters if it's Incapsula's WAF that SiteLock runs additional rules…

2 years ago

Wrote a new post, Disclosure of Additional Security Fix in WordPress 4.7.2, on the site Make WordPress Core: WordPress 4.7.2 was released last Thursday, January 26th. If you have not already updated, please…

2 years ago

Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta 2017 coming up on March 18th

2 years ago

Posted a reply to How Can We Contact You About Vulnerabilities in Your Plugins?, on the site WordPress.org Forums: Hey White Fir Design, I'm sorry this message was missed. Please feel free to report…

2 years ago

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