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Brian Jackson

Co-founder at forgemedia LLC

@brianleejackson Scottsdale, AZ joined Nov 2011

forgemedia.io github.com/brianleejackson Slack: @brianleejackson

    Bio

    Co-founder of forgemedia. I craft actionable content derived from first-hand experience and develop performance-driven WordPress plugins. ⚡

    WordPress Origin Story

    I started my first WordPress blog in December of 2008 and have been hooked ever since. I now make my living thanks to WordPress.

    Current Job

    Co-founder
    Present
    forgemedia LLC

    Recent impact

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

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    Contributions

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    July 2025
    Jul 25 Fri · 21:05
    Forums med
    Created a topic, 9+ years, EDD has been a pivotal part of our business, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We've been using Easy Digital Downloads for 9+ years, …
    April 2025
    Apr 23 Wed · 22:55
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Excellent and easy to use option for warming cache (~29% decrease in TTFB), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Warming cache is an excellent way to increase your cac…
    Apr 16 Wed · 04:24
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to How to Remove Imagify from Admin Bar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @wp_media I would also like to know the logic behind removing this option. It doesn't…
    April 2024
    Apr 18 Thu · 21:23
    Core med
    Created issue #1163 in the WordPress/performance repository:
    Speculative Loading invalid key for a URL pattern error - exclude_paths filter
    Apr 13 Sat · 11:36
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Speculative Loading in WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    FYI, turns out it was uBlock Origin causing the issue! I guess that's a slight…
    Apr 13 Sat · 07:06
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    Wrote a comment on the post Speculative Loading in WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Just curious. Can we confirm that "Preload pages" is enabled in Chrome by default? I've…
    January 2024
    Jan 24 Wed · 04:44
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Snippets list not displaying anymore, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Ran into the same issue. I was testing on a staging site, comparing it against…
    November 2023
    Nov 24 Fri · 04:20
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to WordPress Image resize not applied to tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Is this still being worked on? Encountering the same issue across all of our sites…
    August 2023
    Aug 08 Tue · 04:14
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Editor Chat Agenda: 9 August 2023, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    WordPress 6.4 will be released on the 8th of August. It must be a typo.…
    June 2023
    Jun 09 Fri · 04:35
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    Created a topic, Excellent plugin! Used for years on thousands of sites with no issues., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The free Cloudflare plugin is great! It's an extremely…