Hugh Lashbrooke (@hlashbrooke) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: April 23rd, 2012
Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
Website: hugh.blog
GitHub: hlashbrooke
Job Title: Head of Community Education
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

I am a Community Manager for the WordPress open-source project, sponsored by Automattic, where I work to bring my two passions together – open-source software & community building. In this role, I lead a team that works on programs supporting the global WordPress community, with a current focus on building up an online educational program. When not actively engaging with the community, my focus is on my faith & my family.

WordPress Origin Story

After railing against the very idea of a CMS I discovered WordPress 2.9 and was blown away by how easy it was to use and extend. That has only improved with time and now I’m loving my work on the Community Team.

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Hugh Lashbrooke to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Training.

Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Training Contributor
Training Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Completed the course Create a Block Theme (Low-Code) on learn.wordpress.org
3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Project Proposal: Content Localization, on the site Make WordPress Training:
DRI stands for Directly Responsible Individual - I have added the term to the glossary,…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Faster Course Development with Video-Based Courses, on the site Make WordPress Training:
I believe we need to account for multiple learning styles and that our goal is…
1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Proposal: Faster Course Development with Video-Based Courses, on the site Make WordPress Training:
In order to speed up the development process for new courses, I propose that the…
1 week ago
Closed issue #948 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
#P2 — The New Working
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #947 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
P2 — The New Working
2 weeks ago
Received props from @courane01 in Slack:
Props to @danhthong @isvictorious @alilyons @hlashbrooke @adamwood @eboxnet @courtneypk @melchoyce for the lesson plan landing…
2 weeks ago
Created issue #939 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Use locale switcher selection to filter content
2 weeks ago
Created issue #937 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Move Customiser CSS into theme files
3 weeks ago
Created issue #925 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Add Code Syntax Block upgrades to Learn
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Quiz not Graded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for confirming there @dancomptia. It worked after resetting the quiz because I fixed the…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Quiz not Graded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The WordPress Training Team: https://make.wordpress.org/training - the team of volunteers and contributors who manage the…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Quiz not Graded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reporting this @dancomptia! I have updated the quiz so that it will be…
4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Simplifying the Admin Bar & Global Navigation Menu, on the site Make WordPress.org:
I really like the new groupings in the navigation menu - some solid improvements and…
4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Navigation, on the site Make WordPress.org:
They're separate because they go to separate places. If you're suggesting that we should possibly…
1 month ago
Merged pull request #890 into WordPress/Learn:
Fixed Spacing issue in course category page
1 month ago
Created issue #883 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Public ideas board for Learn WordPress content
2 months ago
Merged pull request #873 into WordPress/Learn:
Sensei Pro 1.5.0 update
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #873 to WordPress/Learn:
Sensei Pro 1.5.0 update
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Giving FSE a More User Friendly Name, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I would vote to keep the term “Full Site Editing” for now but strengthen and…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Merging Lesson Plans, Video Tutorials, and Slides, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Thanks for commenting here - it's great to get input from other Make teams! I'm…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Merging Lesson Plans, Video Tutorials, and Slides, on the site Make WordPress Training:
As @courane01 noted - all videos on Learn include both captions and full transcripts. We…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Merging Lesson Plans, Video Tutorials, and Slides, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Thanks for sharing these thoughts @courane01 - it's great to see progress being made on…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Block Theme Development Course – Update, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Thanks for this update - it's great to see this content moving along, and I'm…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Social Learning Spaces on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Noting here that Social Learning Spaces have now been renamed to "Online Workshops" and the…
3 months ago
Closed issue #818 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Renaming content types
3 months ago
Merged pull request #819 into WordPress/Learn:
818/content name changes
3 months ago
Submitted pull request #819 to WordPress/Learn:
818/content name changes
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Based on this discussion we're going to move forward with renaming the content types as…
3 months ago
Created issue #818 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Renaming content types
3 months ago
Closed issue #815 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Button alignment issue in Responsive
3 months ago
Closed issue #740 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Issue with select dropdown on Workshops page
3 months ago
Closed issue #808 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Bug report
3 months ago
Created issue #811 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Add language meta field for lesson plans
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
I really like this approach and not something I had thought of. Thank you for…
3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Exploring WordPress Certifications, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Over the years, there have been a few discussions about creating formalised certifications for WordPress,…
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Are workshops always interactive? The SLSs we currently do are intended to be as interactive…
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
You make some excellent points about the use cases for lesson plans here - thank…
3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Discussion: Naming content types on Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Training:
There are currently four types of content on Learn WordPress: Workshops (5-15 minute instructional videos)Courses…
3 months ago
Merged pull request #802 into WordPress/Learn:
updated the link to "Workshop Captions and Transcripts" page
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Tracking Social Learning Spaces, on the site Make WordPress Training:
This sounds good to me - including SLSs where other content types are tracked makes…
3 months ago
Merged pull request #790 into WordPress/Learn:
Accessibility fixes for social learning spaces on front page
3 months ago
Wrote a new workshop, Creating Custom Post Types Without Code, on the site Learn WordPress:
WordPress is a blog, so it has regular posts, but did you know there are…
4 months ago
Closed issue #761 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Community Meeting Etiquette course is missing actions
5 months ago
Closed issue #760 on the WordPress/Learn repository:
Principles of Free Software and the WordPress project Quiz question bugs
5 months ago
Mentioned in [11807] on Meta SVN:
Redirects: Add redirects for wordpress.org/contributor-training to it's new home on Learn.
5 months ago
Merged pull request #749 into WordPress/Learn:
Fix single course sidebar accessibility
5 months ago
Mentioned in [11777] on Meta SVN:
Learn: sync with git 53d258fdbc048cf48285bfa8f96a061ec0563b21
5 months ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/Learn:
Updating course archive query
5 months ago
Completed the course Basic Principles of Conflict Resolution on learn.wordpress.org
5 months ago