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Paul Bearne

Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer at Paul & Gina Bearne (Freelance Consultancy)

@pbearne Southern Ontario joined Nov 2006

bearne.ca github.com/pbearne Slack: @pbearne
    Maintains Date/Time
    Teams Core Test
    Languages en-ca en-gb en-au

    Bio

    I am fueled by a passion for new developments in technology and how the application of these can deliver an awesome user experience while effectively meeting business needs.

    Although, over the years I have developed a number of complementary skill bases, my focus is now WordPress architecture, concept design, coding for complex projects and integrating external data sources.

    I have made core commits to every version of WordPress since 3.9 and continue to support the wider WordPress community through meetups, WordCamps, etc.

    In 2018 I co-founded Matador Sorftware and launched a commercial WordPress Plugin for the recruitment industy, adding to my growing list of plugins.

    Interests

    Walking, Kayaking, Reading, Theater, PHP, Javascript, CSS

    WordPress Origin Story

    I discovered WordPress in 2006 when asked to explore the use of collaborative tools internally for a multinational corporation, setting up a 200+ multi-blog site using WPMU on IIS7. As part of this project, I created my first plugin, Author Avatars, (https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-avatars/ ), which currently has 8,000+ active installs. I recently updated this to include Gutenberg support.

    From this point on, the community, the flexibility and the velocity of WordPress has made it my platform of choice.

    I specialize in creating highly performant scalable, accessible and SEO friendly code (plugins and themes) for large WordPress sites that are often multi-site, multi-language, VIP and/or e-commerce.

    In 2018, with a partner, I launched a premium plugin for the recruitment industry, Matador Jobs (https://matadorjobs.com/) and in June Matador Jobs became an official Bullhorn partner (https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/matador-jobs/).

    I continue to support my growing list of plugins (https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbearne/#content-plugins ) and the wider WordPress community, founded the Kingston WordPress Meetup and speak regularly at WordCamps.

    Badges

    CODE
    5 badges
    C Core AI Contributor '26 Core Contributor '15 C Core Performance Contributor '22 C Core Performance Team '22 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '17
    COMMUNITY
    4 badges
    Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '16 WordCamp Speaker '14 WordCamp Volunteer '25
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Test Contributor '21 Test Team '21
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Current Job

    Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer
    Present
    Paul & Gina Bearne (Freelance Consultancy)

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    85contributions
    high22
    medium63
    score129
    Last 90 days
    173contributions
    high73
    medium100
    score319
    Last 12 months
    232contributions
    high103
    medium129
    score438

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 28 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 5.0
    • 4.9
    • 4.8
    • 4.7
    • 4.6
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.2
    • 4.0
    • 3.9

    Time commitment

    10 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 09 Tue · 12:57
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12138 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Add unit tests for AJAX actions: `wp_ajax_dismiss_wp_pointer`, `wp_aj…
    Jun 08 Mon · 21:04
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12130 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Ajax: Add unit tests for Site Health, auto-updates, password reset, a…
    Jun 08 Mon · 20:36
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12129 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Ajax: Add remaining unit tests for theme and plugin handlers
    Jun 08 Mon · 20:07
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12128 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Add tests for destroy_sessions, query_themes, and parse_embed AJAX ac…
    Jun 08 Mon · 17:48
    GitHub med
    Created issue #684 in the WordPress/ai repository:
    add a fresh to the request log table
    Jun 04 Thu · 21:35
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12099 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Refactor: Extract `wp_delete_inactive_widgets()` for reuse in widget …
    Jun 04 Thu · 21:32
    Core med
    Created ticket #65414 on Core Trac:
    imporove the wp_delete_inactive_widgets routine
    Jun 04 Thu · 20:59
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12098 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    65252 ajax actions save user color scheme
    Jun 04 Thu · 20:43
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12097 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Add unit tests for AJAX handlers: `wp_ajax_get_revision_diffs` and `w…
    Jun 04 Thu · 20:31
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #12096 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Add tests for save_attachment

    Developer

    Plugins

    General Translation Editor

    English (Canada) Translation Contributor - #en_CA

    WordPress for Android, WordPress for iOS, Forums, Learn WordPress, Openverse, Pattern Directory, WordPress Plugin Directory, WordPress Theme Directory, WordCamp.org, WordPress.org, Author Avatars List/Block, (Deprecated version) Bullhorn Staffing and Recruitment Job Listing and CV/Resume Uploader for WordPress, Co-Authors Plus, Admin Columns, Connections Business Directory, Constant Contact for WordPress, eShop, Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin, LivePress, Matador Jobs Lite, Membership 2, Show Current Template, SQRL Login, Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce, Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash, Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers, WordPress 5.5.x, WordPress 5.6.x, WordPress 5.7.x, WordPress 5.8.x, WordPress 5.9.x, WordPress 6.0.x, WordPress 6.1.x, WordPress 6.2.x, WordPress 6.3.x, WordPress 6.4.x, WordPress 6.6.x, WordPress 6.7.x, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (UK) Translation Contributor - #en_GB

    Amazon Link, Author Avatars List/Block, (Deprecated version) Bullhorn Staffing and Recruitment Job Listing and CV/Resume Uploader for WordPress, Co-Authors Plus, Admin Columns, WordPress Calls to Action, eShop, Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin, JS Categories List Widget, WordPress Landing Pages, WordPress Leads, Lightbox Plus Colorbox, LivePress, Magic Fields 2, Membership 2, Related Posts for WordPress, User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor, SendPress Newsletters, Show Current Template, Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce, Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers, WP eCommerce, WP Mobile Edition, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (Australia) Translation Contributor - #en_AU

    (Deprecated version) Bullhorn Staffing and Recruitment Job Listing and CV/Resume Uploader for WordPress, Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin, MJM Clinic, Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (South Africa) Translation Contributor - #en_ZA

    Author Avatars List/Block and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (New Zealand) Translation Contributor - #en_NZ

    WordPress 7.0.x - Development