Jeffrey Paul (@jeffpaul) – WordPress user profile

Bio

VP of Open Source at Fueled + 10up. WordPress 4.7 release deputy, 4.8 release lead, 4.9 release deputy, 5.8 release coordinator, 6.1 release core tech lead, 6.8 release coordinator. Tide product maintainer. Founder of Race For Vets.

Formerly @jbpaul17 and member since April 10th, 2007. Migrated to @jeffpaul on May 10, 2018.

Interests

beer, bourbon, triathlons, veterans, technology, digital media, agile, WordPress, product management, RaceForVets.com, GotYour6.org, TeamRWB.org

WordPress Origin Story

Many moons ago I ran my personal site off Geeklog when one day host, CMS, and data all went… kaboom! I took a look at the ecosystem and on March 9th, 2007 I went with WordPress. Haven’t looked back since.

Contributions Sponsored

10up sponsors Jeffrey Paul to contribute 20 hours per week to the following teams: Core, Core AI, and Tide.

Member Since: December 23rd, 2009
Location: Chicagoland
Website: jeffpaul.com
GitHub: jeffpaul
Job Title: VP of Open Source
Employer: Fueled + 10up
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Contribution History

Core AI Contributor
Core AI Team
Core Contributor
Core Performance Contributor
Core Performance Team
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Playground Contributor
Plugin Developer
Security Contributor
Security Team
Test Contributor
Tide Contributor
Tide Team
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker

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Mentioned in [14644] on Meta SVN:
Plugin Directory: Beta/Featured plugins: These plugins have limited self-management capabilities, they're required to contact the plugins team for alterations.
2 days ago
Created issue #205 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update Installed Plugins row actions to add “Experiments” and “Credentials” links
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Service Recommended, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@gravatar25k thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
4 days ago
Wrote a new post, AI Contributor Weekly Summary – 21 January 2026, on the site WordPress AI:
This week’s AI contributor meeting followed up on the AI Experiments 0.2.0 release, progress on…
4 days ago
Wrote a new post, AI Contributor Weekly Summary – 14 January 2026, on the site WordPress AI:
This week’s AI contributor meeting focused on finalizing the AI Experiments plugin 0.2.0 release, unblocking…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Redirect already exisits error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report, I've added this to our GitHub issue here: https://github.com/10up/safe-redirect-manager/issues/389#issuecomment-3805690250.
4 days ago
Created ticket #8160 on Meta Trac:
Release coordination assistance for AI Experiments plugin
4 days ago
Pull request #749 merged into WordPress/two-factor:
Introduce Props Bot workflow
4 days ago
Closed issue #201 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.2.1
5 days ago
Committed [3447323] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 0.2.1 from GitHub
5 days ago
Pull request #202 merged into WordPress/ai:
Release/0.2.1
5 days ago
Submitted pull request #202 to WordPress/ai:
Release/0.2.1
5 days ago
Pull request #195 merged into WordPress/ai:
Fix/cruft
5 days ago
Created issue #201 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.2.1
5 days ago
Created issue #200 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Generate GIFs to better highlight Excerpt Generation and Abilities Explorer
5 days ago
Merged pull request #198 into WordPress/ai:
Bump lodash-es from 4.17.22 to 4.17.23
5 days ago
Pull request #47 merged into WordPress/wp-ai-client:
Introduce Props Bot workflow
1 week ago
Closed issue #26 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Integrate WP AI Client SDK with a simple Service Provider setup
1 week ago
Closed issue #109 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Automate generation of `ai.zip` release asset via GitHub Action
1 week ago
Closed pull request #115 on WordPress/ai:
Add GitHub Action to automate ai.zip release asset
1 week ago
Merged pull request #177 into WordPress/ai:
Fix null handling in preg_replace calls inside normalize_content()
1 week ago
Pull request #16 merged into WordPress/wp-bench:
Introduce Props Bot workflow
1 week ago
Pull request #17 merged into WordPress/wp-bench:
Add GNU General Public License version 2
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #17 to WordPress/wp-bench:
Add GNU General Public License version 2
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #16 to WordPress/wp-bench:
Introduce Props Bot workflow
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #47 to WordPress/wp-ai-client:
Introduce Props Bot workflow
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Note that we’ve now announced the WordPress 7.0 Release Squad. Big thanks to everyone who…
1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Announcing the WordPress 7.0 Release Squad, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The WordPress 7.0 release squad is officially assembled! This cycle continues the smaller, focused squad…
1 week ago
Closed issue #102 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Add basic settings experience for the Title Generation experiment
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Themes Team Meeting Notes – August 08, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Themes:
I don't think I agree that folks should have to provide proof that images are…
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #749 to WordPress/two-factor:
Introduce Props Bot workflow
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thank you, everyone, who volunteered to help with WordPress 7.0! Since the January 16th deadline…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Core-AI Contributor Check-in: October 29th, 2025, on the site WordPress AI:
Client-Side Move: The JavaScript ability registration (front-end component) did not make the core merge deadline…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Core-AI Contributor Check-in: October 29th, 2025, on the site WordPress AI:
Development Homing: Future development and iteration of the API will happen within WordPress Core, and…
1 week ago
Closed issue #178 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.2.0
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new in AI Experiments 0.2.0 (20 JAN 2026)?, on the site WordPress AI:
+make.wordpress.org/core/ +make.wordpress.org/marketing/ +make.wordpress.org/test/
1 week ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new in AI Experiments 0.2.0 (20 JAN 2026)?, on the site WordPress AI:
AI Experiments v0.2.0 brings AI closer to everyday publishing workflows in WordPress. With AI-powered excerpt…
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #195 to WordPress/ai:
Fix/cruft
2 weeks ago
Committed [3443635] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 0.2.0 from GitHub
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #178 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.2.0
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #179 into WordPress/ai:
Release/0.2.0
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@nsuresha you’ll likely want to check in with @milana_cap and @sajib1223 in the #docs Slack…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@dulceasuresha you'll likely want to check in with @milana_cap and @sajib1223 in the #docs Slack…
2 weeks ago
Created issue #193 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add developer-only log panel for inspecting AI provider responses
2 weeks ago
Created issue #192 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add extension points for custom prompt templates
2 weeks ago
Created issue #191 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add import/export support for AI settings and provider configuration
2 weeks ago
Created issue #190 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add site-wide AI-powered content insights
2 weeks ago
Created issue #189 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Explore an admin Site Agent for executing WordPress actions
2 weeks ago
Created issue #188 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add persona-driven content generation experiments
2 weeks ago
Created issue #187 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Support multilingual rewriting and translation via AI
2 weeks ago