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David Baumwald

Full-Stack Developer at Dream Encode

@davidbaumwald Starke, FL, USA joined Jul 2016

dream-encode.com github.com/dream-encode Slack: @davidb
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    Teams Core

    Bio

    am potato

    Interests

    Code, flying, over-the-top Christmas lights, cats, DIY, memes.

    Badges

    CODE
    6 badges
    Core Contributor '19 Core Team '20 Meta Contributor '20 Plugin Developer Security Contributor '22 Security Team '22

    Current Job

    Full-Stack Developer
    Present
    Dream Encode

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    3contributions
    high1
    medium2
    score5
    Last 90 days
    6contributions
    high4
    medium2
    score14
    Last 12 months
    110contributions
    high95
    medium15
    score300

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 19 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 5.2

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 27 Thu · 10:19
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63359] on WordPress SVN:
    Administration: Improve wp namespace in password-strength-meter.js
    Aug 12 Wed · 22:16
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    🎉
    Aug 12 Wed · 18:19
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I'd like to help in this one. RC or Core Tech, whichever I need to…
    July 2026
    Jul 14 Tue · 18:50
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62741] on WordPress SVN:
    Administration: Add function for tooltips and toggle tips.
    June 2026
    Jun 25 Thu · 10:45
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62561] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: Allow publish meta box action row to wrap.
    Jun 18 Thu · 21:20
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62526] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: Allow publish meta box action row to wrap.
    May 2026
    May 28 Thu · 12:35
    Core med
    Closed ticket #65362 on Core Trac:
    Regression: display: flex on #major-publishing-actions breaks layout ...
    May 07 Thu · 11:51
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62319] on WordPress SVN:
    Connectors: Register Akismet Anti-Spam as a connector.
    May 06 Wed · 21:44
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62310] on WordPress SVN:
    Connectors: Register Akismet Anti-Spam as a connector.
    May 06 Wed · 19:54
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62308] on WordPress SVN:
    Connectors: Partial backport of [62210].