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Eric Binnion

Code Wrangler at Automattic

@ebinnion Wichita Falls, Tx joined Jul 2013

eric.blog github.com/ebinnion Slack: @ebinnion

    Eric Binnion passed away in 2026.

    Eric was a software engineer at Automattic who contributed to many different open source projects, including WordPress, Jetpack, WooCommerce, and his own plugins. He leaves a legacy in many corners of the internet and will be missed by those who were lucky enough to know him.

    The Big Legacy of Eric Binnion

    Bio

    Father to a Hero, Code Wrangler at Automattic, WordPress core contributor, and Midwestern State University alum.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Meta Contributor '23 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '14

    Current Job

    Code Wrangler
    Present
    Automattic

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 8 releases
    • 5.7
    • 5.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.3
    • 4.2
    • 4.1
    • 4.0

    Contributions

    Type
    November 2025
    Nov 17 Mon · 19:52
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Slow queries with wcpay incentives?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey Niko, I’m happy to file a feature request on WooIdeas, but since this concerns best…
    May 2025
    May 05 Mon · 16:30
    Plugins high
    Committed [3287928] to Plugins SVN:
    Tagging version 1.7.1
    September 2023
    Sep 17 Sun · 20:51
    Meta high
    Mentioned in [12893] on Meta SVN:
    Remove spaces after links in hosting page intro
    March 2023
    Mar 18 Sat · 10:38
    Playground med
    Submitted pull request #160 to WordPress/wordpress-playground:
    Tweak README to mention nx being installed globally
    August 2022
    Aug 12 Fri · 16:08
    Core med
    Created issue #43198 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Query loop infinite loop when inheriting query from template
    March 2022
    Mar 05 Sat · 16:53
    Plugins high
    Committed [2689358] to Plugins SVN:
    Remove trunk directory from 1.0.2
    Mar 05 Sat · 02:30
    Plugins high
    Committed [2689183] to Plugins SVN:
    Add changelog for 1.0.2
    Mar 05 Sat · 02:09
    Plugins high
    Committed [2689182] to Plugins SVN:
    Fix version constant for 1.0.2
    Mar 05 Sat · 02:07
    Plugins high
    Committed [2689181] to Plugins SVN:
    Releasing tag 1.0.2 to update readme.txt
    Mar 05 Sat · 01:49
    Plugins high
    Committed [2689179] to Plugins SVN:
    Remove Automattic

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    4 plugins

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    4 plugins

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