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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Merged pull request #442 into WordPress/ai:
chore(ci): bump the github-actions-updates group with 3 updates
3 hours ago
Created issue #441 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Require explicit admin approval for plugin access to Connectors + improve connector...
18 hours ago
Closed pull request #149 on WordPress/ai:
Add AI Request Logging experiment with observability dashboard
19 hours ago
Created issue #439 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update references of `Re-generate` to `Regenerate`
20 hours ago
Closed ticket #65081 on Core Trac:
AI Plugin “Control features” button redirects to unauthorized access page
22 hours ago
Created issue #77429 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Update `Experimental settings` page to leverage wp-build + DataViews/Forms
1 day ago
Mentioned in [62241] on WordPress SVN:
AI: Prevent `wp_supports_ai` filter from overriding the `WP_AI_SUPPORT` constant.
1 day ago
Mentioned in [62240] on WordPress SVN:
Abilities API: Catch exceptions thrown by ability callbacks and return WP_Error.
1 day ago
Mentioned in [62239] on WordPress SVN:
AI: Prevent `wp_supports_ai` filter from overriding the `WP_AI_SUPPORT` constant.
1 day ago
Mentioned in [62238] on WordPress SVN:
Abilities API: Catch exceptions thrown by ability callbacks and return WP_Error.
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Version bump so this plugin doesn’t become ancient / dead, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Update in progress: https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/pull/271
2 days ago
Wrote a new post, AI Contributor Weekly Summary – 15 April 2026, on the site WordPress AI:
This week’s AI meeting covered AI 0.7.0 follow-up work, the upcoming 0.8.0 release, MCP client…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Version bump so this plugin doesn’t become ancient / dead, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@studiotwee if you'd like to test the plugin on the WP 7.0 release candidate and…
2 days ago
Created issue #77337 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Connectors: reference to AI plugin uses old `ai` slug instead of correct...
3 days ago
Created ticket #65073 on Core Trac:
Connectors: reference to AI plugin uses old `ai` slug instead of ...
3 days ago
Pull request #429 merged into WordPress/ai:
Update PR template sections
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #429 to WordPress/ai:
Update PR template sections
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Useful, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@marcotolomeis thanks for the kind words and review, please let us know if you run…
4 days ago
Created issue #425 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update placement of Alt Text generation buttons
4 days ago
Merged pull request #423 into WordPress/ai:
update to use WP beta so WPORG live preview utilizes WP 7.0
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Is free X API access now dead?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I assume that anyone who's not paid for access to the X API with their…
4 days ago
Submitted pull request #423 to WordPress/ai:
update to use WP beta so WPORG live preview utilizes WP 7.0
4 days ago
Closed issue #383 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.7.0
7 days ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new in AI 0.7.0 (9 APR 2026)?, on the site WordPress AI:
The AI plugin's 0.7.0 release expands editorial workflows with new experiments for Content Classification, Meta…
7 days ago
Created issue #416 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Proposal: Promote `Image Generation and Editing` Experiment to Feature
7 days ago
Posted a reply to Generated text is English only?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note that yesterday's 0.7.0 release includes a fix aimed at ensuring that the AI plugin…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Question about the AI plugin and the connector plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is this plugin safe? Are you sure it’s safe to activate the plugin in this…
1 week ago
Merged pull request #414 into WordPress/ai:
Remove references to DALL·E image models
1 week ago
Closed issue #383 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.7.0
1 week ago
Merged pull request #406 into WordPress/ai:
Release/0.7.0
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #406 to WordPress/ai:
Release/0.7.0
1 week ago
Closed issue #349 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Alt text generation should generate text in the same locale of the...
1 week ago
Merged pull request #357 into WordPress/ai:
Try and get LLMs to return content matching the language of the...
1 week ago
Closed issue #352 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Experiment toggles are cleared after “Disable AI” is saved
1 week ago
Closed pull request #353 on WordPress/ai:
fix: preserve experiment settings when ai is globally disabled
1 week ago
Created issue #385 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update title gen loading state
1 week ago
Created issue #384 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update alt text loading state
1 week ago
Created issue #383 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Release version 0.7.0
1 week ago
Closed issue #350 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Alt text generation must describe the purpose and function of the image...
1 week ago
Merged pull request #374 into WordPress/ai:
Adjust alt text generation to more closely match the W3C Alt decision...
1 week ago
Closed issue #31 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Finalize core UX and editorial flows for v1 launch
1 week ago
Closed issue #103 on the WordPress/ai repository:
Modernize admin UI to use React and WP components
1 week ago
Closed pull request #153 on WordPress/ai:
Improve AI Experiments page UI with header, accordion, and entry points
1 week ago
Made 4 updates to handbook pages on WordPress AI.
1 week ago
Created issue #381 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Update loading state for Content Summarization
1 week ago
Created issue #380 in the WordPress/ai repository:
Add loading states to Excerpt Generation
1 week ago
Closed issue #861 on the WordPress/two-factor repository:
Add Live Preview button support to the plugin page
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Is free X API access now dead?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Public Utility Apps: Starting now, only apps classified as Public Utility Apps will continue to…
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #16 on the WordPress/ai-provider-for-openai repository:
Duplicate "Regenerate Alt Text" button appears in Block Editor sidebar when navigating...
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #361 into WordPress/ai:
Update our preferred models
2 weeks ago