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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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    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
    9contributions
    high7
    medium2
    score23
    Last 90 days
    16contributions
    high12
    medium4
    score40
    Last 12 months
    91contributions
    high81
    medium10
    score253

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 20 releases
    • 7.1
    • 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
    October 2026
    Oct 20 Tue · 16:12
    Meta high
    Gave props in Slack:
    Props to @audrasjb and @davidbaumwald for facilitating today's WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 release
    Oct 20 Tue · 16:12
    Meta high
    Received props from @davidbaumwald in Slack:
    Props to @audrasjb and @davidbaumwald for facilitating today's WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 release
    Oct 20 Tue · 16:11
    Meta high
    Gave props in Slack:
    Props to @armandmatthey, @369work, @Spaceshipone @jigar9998, @r1k0, @pbiron, @vishitshah, @huzaifaalmesbah, @lumiblog, @noruzzaman, @mosescursor, @mukesh27, @jns141191,…
    Oct 20 Tue · 16:02
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! , on the site WordPress News:
    This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or…
    Oct 20 Tue · 15:07
    Core high
    Committed [64604] to WordPress SVN:
    REST API: Cleanup empty test file.
    Oct 10 Sat · 14:18
    Core high
    Mentioned in [64282] on WordPress SVN:
    Admin: Admin notice accessibility improvements.
    Oct 06 Tue · 13:50
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I'll slot you in those roles ;)
    Oct 06 Tue · 13:50
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 7.2 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Thanks JB!
    Oct 06 Tue · 13:12
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WordPress 7.2 Release Party Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    WordPress 7.2 is scheduled for release on December 8, 2026! Below is the proposed calendar…
    September 2026
    Sep 21 Mon · 00:56
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63765] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Ensure cropped site icons generate square images.