Mary Hubbard
@4thhubbard on WordPress.org, @Mary Hubbard on Slack
WordPress Origin Story
Contributions Sponsored
- Member Since: October 8th, 2024
- Location: Washington, US
- Website: mary.blog
- GitHub: 4thhubbard
- Job Title: Executive Director
- Employer: Automattic
Contribution History
Mary Hubbard’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker
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Wrote a comment on the post Big Picture Goals for 2026, on the site WordPress.org Project:
@winstina Thank you for such a thoughtful note and for the years you've put into… -
Wrote a comment on the post Big Picture Goals for 2026, on the site WordPress.org Project:
There is no plan for WordPress to automatically use AI or inject it into sites.… -
Wrote a new post, Big Picture Goals for 2026, on the site WordPress.org Project:
I've been here a little over a year now. In that time, I've seen what… -
Wrote a comment on the post Themes Team Meeting Notes – August 08, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Themes:
@kafleg what is the teams guidelines to address this? > For the AI images, you… -
Mentioned in [61459] on WordPress SVN:
General: Increase the minimum supported version of PHP to 7.4. -
Wrote a comment on the post Bringing Back Women-Centric WordPress Events for International Women’s Day, on the site Make WordPress Community:
What a great initiative @nukaga! We should amplify this via socials, @eidolonnight @bjmcsherry -
Wrote a comment on the post Core Committers Check-in – November 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Valid feedback, something that should be considered. For SOTW this year, we received feedback that… -
Made 3 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Community.
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Received props from @akshayar in Slack:
Props to @ellatrix, @davidbaumwald, @SergeyBiryukov, @estelaris, @akshayar, @amykamala, @desrosj, @jorbin, @annezazu, @priethor, @fcoveram, @4thhubbard, @wildworks,… -
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Community.
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Mentioned in [61204] on WordPress SVN:
Help/About: Update the About page for 6.9. -
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
@karmatosed perhaps we can look into this as an option? -
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Campus Connect Cartago COVAO 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Congrats to the entire team, what a milestone! -
Wrote a comment on the post Monthly Education Buzz Report – October 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Look how fast its growing! Love to see this. -
Wrote a comment on the post The Plugin Check Plugin now creates automatic security reports after each plugin update, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
I'm so happy to see this land and excited to see its progress! Great work. -
Wrote a comment on the post Coding Standard Proposal: Make it explicit that PHP files must use the .php extension, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I share the same concerns as @dmsnell and we should resolve those questions. Though, I… -
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thanks Tammie! Count me in to help support as well. -
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
This is great, can we use this at scale? -
Wrote a comment on the post I don’t want to get…, on the site Translate WordPress:
I understand that it could feel like a jump with new subdomains. If this is… -
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Mentors: Join WordPress Credits, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Depends on the region, but students can participate and finish an internship through WPCredits. -
Wrote a new post, Announcing the Core Program Team, on the site WordPress.org Project:
This program model was first introduced with the Core AI Team. Building on that experience,… -
Wrote a comment on the post Growing New Contributors: Kolhapur’s Online Contribution Journey, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Big kudos to the Kolhapur team for making it work and showing how others can… -
Wrote a comment on the post The Incident Response Team is looking for new members, on the site Make WordPress Community:
What is the expected timing of the shift/change? -
Wrote a comment on the post Announcing the WordPress 6.9 Release Squad, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Huge congrats to the 6.9 release squad, this is a strong lineup. Can’t wait to… -
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Academy: A Case Study from WordCamp Krakow, on the site Make WordPress Community:
This is such a strong initiative. I love the focus on the people we usually… -
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Responsible AI workflow for creating new documentation for WordPress 6.9, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
I really like the framing here: AI is not here to replace contributors. It’s here… -
Wrote a comment on the post A Month in Core – July 2025, on the site Team Updates:
If the concern is that it feels disingenuous because some contributors are sponsored for X… -
Wrote a comment on the post Monthly Education Buzz Report – July 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Fantastic to see the progress here and the Wapuu's are amazing! Congrats to the team. -
Wrote a new post, Core Committers Check-in – July 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This post summarizes key discussions from the most recent core committer meeting held with project… -
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2025
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Wrote a comment on the post Five for the Future WCEU25 Chat, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Thanks to everyone who joined the WCEU conversation and to those who pulled together the… -
Wrote a new post, Announcing the Formation of the WordPress AI Team, on the site WordPress News:
Today, I’m pleased to announce the formation of a new WordPress AI Team, a dedicated… -
Wrote a comment on the post Restoring Trust while Preserving Safety, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Thanks for the thoughtful comment and for sharing these links. Both the Community Code of… -
Wrote a new post, Restoring Trust while Preserving Safety, on the site WordPress.org Project:
In April, @matt wrote about reflection; how, after twenty years, WordPress is still growing, not… -
Received props from @anand.au14 in Slack:
Props to @4thhubbard @piyopiyofox @eidolonnight in showing faith in my proposed idea and helping to… -
Wrote a new post, I’d like to request access…, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
I’d like to request access to Mission Control for @jeffpaul to assist with packaging WordPress… -
Wrote a comment on the post Review of Blocked Community Members, on the site WordPress.org Project:
As far as accountability and recognizing that there was an imbalance, the "we" is leadership.… -
Wrote a new post, A New Cadence for WordPress Core, on the site WordPress.org Project:
There have been a few questions around our decision regarding the WordPress Release cadence, which… -
Gave props in Slack:
Joining in to give a huge thanks to @JeffPaul, @desrosj and @jorbin! And all of… -
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @SergeyBiryukov@joemcgill @Mamaduka @marybaum @karmatosed @estelaris @ryelle @paulkevan @themebeans @richtabor @4thhubbard… -
Wrote a comment on the post Dotorg Core Committers Check In, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I like this idea and think it may be time to also look how our… -
Wrote a new post, Dotorg Core Committers Check In, on the site Make WordPress Core:
On March 27, 2025 nearly 30 core committers, project leaders, and core team members gathered… -
Wrote a comment on the post Top Customer Channel, on the site Make WordPress.org:
Essentially, a WordPress version of a test group for the top customers/users. Provide a space… -
Completed the course Incident Response Team training on learn.wordpress.org
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Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Community.
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Wrote a comment on the post Statement regarding the events program, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you, Juan. Absolutely, the community commitment to WordCamps and WordPress will shine through. Though…
Completed Courses
Total completed courses: 6
- Incident Response Team training January 31, 2025
- Writing in the WordPress voice October 29, 2024
- Community team Supporter basics October 29, 2024
- Community meeting etiquette October 29, 2024
- How decisions are made in the WordPress project October 22, 2024
- Open source basics and WordPress October 22, 2024