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I’m passionate about WordPress, open source, and the open web!

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Member Since: September 24th, 2009
Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Website: jonathandesrosiers.com
GitHub: desrosj
Job Title: Principal Software Engineer
Employer: Bluehost
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Contribution History

Core AI Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Hosting Contributor
Hosting Team
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Security Contributor
Security Team
Test Contributor
Test Team
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Mentioned in [61549] on WordPress SVN:
Mail: Revert Set sender address by default.
20 hours ago
Mentioned in [61547] on WordPress SVN:
General: Revert commit with accidental changes.
20 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post Should 1024-bit certificates be removed from the root certificate bundle?, on the site Make WordPress Hosting:
+make.wordpress.org/core/
1 day ago
Mentioned in [61540] on WordPress SVN:
Export: Fix fatal error when passing `null` to `wxr_cdata()` by casting passed value to `string`.
2 days ago
Mentioned in [61539] on WordPress SVN:
External Libraries: Upgrade CodeMirror to latest v5 in addition to updating CSSLint, Esprima, HTMLHint, and JSONLint.
2 days ago
Mentioned in [61537] on WordPress SVN:
Mail: Revert Set sender address by default.
2 days ago
Mentioned in [61529] on WordPress SVN:
Block Processor: Remove use of NumberFormatter from test suite.
3 days ago
Merged pull request #74292 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Bump node-forge from 1.3.1 to 1.3.3 in /platform-docs
1 week ago
Created ticket #64536 on Core Trac:
About Page - 7.0
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nominations for Core Team Reps: 2026 Edition, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I am uncertain if text in `` elements send notifications. So just wanted to ping…
1 week ago
Merged pull request #73683 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Bump mdast-util-to-hast from 13.1.0 to 13.2.1 in /platform-docs
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #74002 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [61475] on WordPress SVN:
Build/Test Tools: Ignore third-party plugins in `grunt watch` task.
2 weeks ago
Created issue #815 in the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
[AMPLIFY]: Call for WordPress 6.9 feedback
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [61468] on WordPress SVN:
External Libraries: Upgrade PHPMailer to version 7.0.2.
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [61459] on WordPress SVN:
General: Increase the minimum supported version of PHP to 7.4.
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Planning for WordPress 7.0 is underway with a proposed release date of April 9, 2026.…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Project Thread: Contributor Dashboard Pilot Project, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Thanks to everyone working on this for taking this on! I do not have any…
3 weeks ago
Merged pull request #213 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump qs and express
3 weeks ago
Closed pull request #212 on WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.8 to 4.31.9 in the github-actions group
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [61438] on WordPress SVN:
Build: Update Gutenberg integration to checkout-and-build approach.
3 weeks ago
Pull request #552 merged into WordPress/wporg-developer:
Update third-party GitHub Actions
4 weeks ago
Mentioned in [61405] on WordPress SVN:
Export: Fix fatal error when passing `null` to `wxr_cdata()` by casting passed value to `string`.
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Great question, @peiraisotta! The responsibilities for the various release squad roles are documented on this…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Great question, @peiraisotta! The responsibilities for the various release squad roles are documented on this…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 6.9 Release Retrospective, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/accessibility/ +make.wordpress.org/ai/ +make.wordpress.org/docs/ +make.wordpress.org/hosting/ +make.wordpress.org/performance/ +make.wordpress.org/polyglots/ +make.wordpress.org/program/ +make.wordpress.org/support/ +make.wordpress.org/test/ +make.wordpress.org/training/
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule, on the site WordPress.org Project:
+make.wordpress.org/accessibility/ +make.wordpress.org/test/
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule, on the site WordPress.org Project:
+make.wordpress.org/core/ +make.wordpress.org/ai/ +make.wordpress.org/design/ +make.wordpress.org/docs/ +make.wordpress.org/hosting/ +make.wordpress.org/themes/ +make.wordpress.org/support/ +make.wordpress.org/program/ +make.wordpress.org/plugins/ +make.wordpress.org/performance/
1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule, on the site WordPress.org Project:
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect and start thinking about what…
1 month ago
Merged pull request #194 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump undici from 5.28.5 to 5.29.0
1 month ago
Merged pull request #211 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.7 to 4.31.8 in the github-actions group
1 month ago
Closed ticket #63708 on Core Trac:
WP 6.8.2 - In the Media Library some images have an empty preview in ...
1 month ago
Mentioned in [61383] on WordPress SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Add missing file to the `$_old_files` array.
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #552 to WordPress/wporg-developer:
Update third-party GitHub Actions
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #551 to WordPress/wporg-developer:
Update Composer packages causing failures
2 months ago
Mentioned in [61369] on WordPress SVN:
Export: Update `export_wp()` to handle `get_comment()` returning `null` due to filter.
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post AI for WordPress Hosts, on the site WordPress AI:
+make.wordpress.org/hosting/
2 months ago
Mentioned in [61359] on WordPress SVN:
Site Health: Include value of `EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS` constant in debug data.
2 months ago
Merged pull request #73721 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates
2 months ago
Merged pull request #193 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump axios from 1.7.9 to 1.11.0
2 months ago
Merged pull request #195 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump form-data from 4.0.0 to 4.0.4
2 months ago
Merged pull request #192 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump on-headers and compression
2 months ago
Merged pull request #206 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump playwright and @playwright/test
2 months ago
Merged pull request #205 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump tar-fs from 3.1.0 to 3.1.1
2 months ago
Merged pull request #207 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump js-yaml from 3.14.1 to 3.14.2
2 months ago
Merged pull request #208 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates
2 months ago
Merged pull request #209 into WordPress/props-bot-action:
Bump node-forge from 1.3.1 to 1.3.2
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Core Committers Check-in – November 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for pointing this out, @stevejburge. I will make sure this feedback is included in…
2 months ago
Closed ticket #64367 on Core Trac:
Upgrade to WordPress core 6.9 from 6.8.3 causes WooCommerce email failure?
2 months ago
Created ticket #64368 on Core Trac:
`Could not instantiate mail function` errors sending mail in 6.9
2 months ago

Developer

Disable "BIG Image" Threshold

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In Stock Layered Nav for WooCommerce

Active Installs: 10+
Mesh - Page Builder

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Post Type Spotlight

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Responsive Page Tester

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Simple Subtitles

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Simple WP Retina

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Toggle wpautop

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WP Evernote Site Memory

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Contributor

Classic Editor

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Courier Notices

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Total photo contributions: 154

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Plugins

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WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 6.9.x - Development

English (Canada) Translation Contributor - #en_CA

Post Type Spotlight and Toggle wpautop

English (Australia) Translation Contributor - #en_AU

Nederlands (Dutch) Translation Contributor - #nl_NL