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Andrew Serong

Code Wrangler at Automattic

@andrewserong Melbourne, Australia joined Feb 2016

andyserong.com github.com/andrewserong Slack: @Andrew Serong
    Teams Core

    Bio

    I wrangle code for Automattic, and otherwise enjoy puzzling, long books, and open water swimming. When I’m not at a computer I’m happiest by the sea.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '18 Core Team '23 Theme Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '22

    Current Job

    Code Wrangler
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    37contributions
    high16
    medium21
    score69
    Last 90 days
    100contributions
    high44
    medium56
    score188
    Last 12 months
    351contributions
    high143
    medium208
    score637

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 16 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
    • 5.4
    • 5.0

    Time commitment

    20 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 04 Thu · 07:33
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #78932 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    List View block support: Add a private API to allow it to…
    Jun 03 Wed · 06:44
    Core med
    Created issue #78897 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    When a post title is empty, show post excerpt/content snippet as fallback…
    Jun 03 Wed · 06:18
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62453] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: add support for style states on block instances.
    Jun 03 Wed · 03:56
    Core high
    Merged pull request #78792 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media Editor Modal: Reorder details fields so the editable regular layout fields…
    Jun 03 Wed · 03:56
    Core med
    Closed issue #78791 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Media Editor Modal: Revisit how we hide the full Date added field…
    Jun 02 Tue · 02:51
    Themes med
    Created ticket #274773 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Dark Pastel – 0.3
    May 2026
    May 29 Fri · 06:27
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #78796 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Dynamic Gallery Block: Attempt a dynamic mode of the gallery block
    May 29 Fri · 03:26
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #78792 to WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media Editor Modal: Reorder details fields so the editable regular layout fields…
    May 29 Fri · 00:04
    Core med
    Created issue #78791 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Media Editor Modal: Revisit how we hide the full Date added field…
    May 28 Thu · 04:09
    Core high
    Merged pull request #78708 into WordPress/gutenberg:
    Media Editor Modal: Try placing the save and cancel buttons in the…

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    Themes