Justin Tadlock (@greenshady) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I like WordPress. A lot.

My base of operations is my personal blog, which is where you’ll find a lot of neat stuff about WordPress.

Interests

WordPress

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Justin Tadlock to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Documentation, Support, and Themes.

Member Since: May 23rd, 2005
Location: Alabama
Website: justintadlock.com
GitHub: justintadlock
Job Title: Developer Relations Wrangler
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

bbPress Contributor
BuddyPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Plugin Developer
Test Contributor
Test Team
Theme Developer
Themes Team

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Received props from @juanmaguitar in Slack:
Props to @bph and @greenshady for reviewing the article and sharing their feedback. Thanks!
5 days ago
Received props from @davidperez in Slack:
Props to @milana_cap @bph @greenshady @juanmaguitar and @areziaal for helping me to make https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/12/how-to-add-automated-unit-tests-to-your-wordpress-plugin/ in…
2 weeks ago
Created issue #3 in the wptrainingteam/developer-showcase repository:
Create base design outline
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Coding Standard Proposal: Allow the use of the PHP short echo tag, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Alternatively, I think if we were to remove this rule for Core, then it should…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Coding Standard Proposal: Allow the use of the PHP short echo tag, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It's not disabling a language feature. It's saying that the WordPress Core should follow a…
2 weeks ago
Created issue #434 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
What’s new for developers? (January 2026)
3 weeks ago
Closed issue #428 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
What's new for Developers (December 2025)
3 weeks ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @bph, @zieladam, @fellyph, @psykro, and @rodrigosprimo for contributing notes and @juanmaguitar and @welcher…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new for developers? (December 2025), on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
Celebrate the release of WordPress 6.9 "Gene"! Also explore new AI tools, block upgrades, and…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Coding Standard Proposal: Allow the use of the PHP short echo tag, on the site Make WordPress Core:
While I personally prefer the short echo tag for templating, I'm not sure there's any…
4 weeks ago
Created issue #73455 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Accordion panel min-width CSS causes overflow when adding theme.json padding
1 month ago
Created issue #73454 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Accordion heading toggle CSS overrules theme.json CSS
1 month ago
Created issue #73442 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Breadcrumbs: Consider using Posts Page title for post archives crumb
1 month ago
Created issue #73441 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Breadcrumbs don't appear for posts page when set to a page
1 month ago
Closed issue #426 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Snippet: FAQs accordion with structured data
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @bph and @juanmaguitar for feedback and review on the Developer Blog Snippet: https://developer.wordpress.org/news/snippets/schema-org-microdata-for-accordion-block-faqs/https://developer.wordpress.org/news/snippets/schema-org-microdata-for-accordion-block-faqs/.
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Styling accordions in WordPress 6.9, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
I've also published a snippet here on the Developer Blog for this: Schema.org microdata for…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post How WordPress 6.9 gives forms a theme.json makeover, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
As an addendum to what Birgit mentioned above, it's also about who contributes their time…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nominations Call for the themes team representatives: 2026 Edition, on the site Make WordPress Themes:
I'd like to see us have a dedicated rep/role for theme handbook, primarily so that…
2 months ago
Received props from @bph in Slack:
Props to @greenshady @psykro and @welcher for reviewing and giving feedback on this month's https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/11/whats-new-for-developers-november-2025/
2 months ago
Committed [3392246] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.0.0 of `x3p0-breadcrumbs`.
2 months ago
Closed issue #411 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Styling inputs, textareas, and select dropdowns in WordPress 6.9
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @bph and @welcher for feedback and review on the Developer Blog post https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/11/how-wordpress-6-9-gives-forms-a-theme-json-makeover/.
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, How WordPress 6.9 gives forms a theme.json makeover, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
WordPress 6.9 introduces new form elements support via theme.json. In this walkthrough, learn how to…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Styling accordions in WordPress 6.9, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
You could also change the heading tag with the same filter. But I encourage you…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Styling accordions in WordPress 6.9, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
For FAQs structured data, here's a Gist example of doing that. I'd probably just wrap…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Styling accordions in WordPress 6.9, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
A button element is appropriate for an accessible accordion. I would not recommend changing it,…
2 months ago
Closed issue #410 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Styling accordions in Gutenberg/WordPress
2 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @bph and @welcher for reviewing https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/10/styling-accordions-in-wordpress-6-9/ for the Developer Blog.
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Styling accordions in WordPress 6.9, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
WordPress 6.9 is set to ship an Accordion block. This guide walks you through adding…
2 months ago
Created issue #72498 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Breadcrumbs Block: Handling Various Use Cases
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Feature Request: Primary Category Support + Global Separator Option, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@alexandrie - Thanks for the feedback! These are great requests. For the primary taxonomy control,…
3 months ago
Updated a handbook page on WordPress Developer Resources.
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Adding starter patterns to your WordPress themes, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
Don't use the Block Types and Post Types lines from the tutorial to your pattern…
3 months ago
Committed [3376839] to Plugins SVN:
Update the X3P0: Powered By plugin assets to use new mascot.
3 months ago
Committed [3376826] to Plugins SVN:
New banner and icon assets for X3P0: Authors.
3 months ago
Committed [3376808] to Plugins SVN:
X3P0: Progress plugin assets update.
3 months ago
Committed [3376780] to Plugins SVN:
Ensure all of the X3P0 Breadcrumbs assets with Nova are included.
3 months ago
Committed [3376779] to Plugins SVN:
Introducing Nova, the new mascot for the X3P0 brand. This is his first ...
3 months ago
Created issue #419 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
What's new for developers? (November 2025)
3 months ago
Received props from @juanmaguitar in Slack:
Props to @greenshady @bph @welcher @fellyph @akirk and @zieladam for feedback and review for the…
3 months ago
Committed [3373158] to Plugins SVN:
Version 3.1.0 of the x3p0-breadcrumbs plugin.
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Mastering light and dark mode styling in block themes, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
I ran a few tests in Playground with just Twenty Twenty-Five and couldn't reproduce the…
3 months ago
Made 7 updates to handbook pages on WordPress Developer Resources.
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Mastering light and dark mode styling in block themes, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
It's likely you have something overwriting it. With a clean install, it appears in both…
3 months ago
Committed [3370490] to Plugins SVN:
Version 1.0.0 of the x3p0-authors plugin.
3 months ago
Closed issue #401 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
How to register border radius presets in WordPress 6.9
3 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @welcher and @juanmaguitar for feedback and review for the Developer Blog article https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/09/border-radius-size-presets-in-wordpress-6-9/.
3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Border radius size presets in WordPress 6.9, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
A step-by-step guide on registering and applying border radius size presets coming in the WordPress…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Percentage display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For this update, I just wanted to patch the bug with the current feature. I…
3 months ago