Velda (@supernovia) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Contributing to WordPress.org through Five for the Future, with a focus on community support, education, and the occasional trek through new ideas.

Interests

Open source, community, design, exploring new trails and ideas, and making the most of life with my senior rescue dog.

WordPress Origin Story

I first met WordPress while working at a hosting company, and my local open source user group nudged me toward WordCamp in 2008. I’ve been hooked ever since: the software drew me in, but the community made me stay.

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Velda to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community and Training.

Member Since: November 14th, 2008
Location: Massachusettes
Website: legendofvelda.com
GitHub: supernovia
Job Title: Happiness Engineer
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Plugins
Photos
Courses

Merged pull request #155 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update formatting and content in help-test-beta-releases.md
7 hours ago
Submitted pull request #155 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update formatting and content in help-test-beta-releases.md
7 hours ago
Merged pull request #143 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
added the content for help test Beta Releases
8 hours ago
Closed issue #64 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Create a Pattern Set for the WordPress Pattern Directory
8 hours ago
Merged pull request #154 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update Slack channel references in documentation
8 hours ago
Submitted pull request #154 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update Slack channel references in documentation
8 hours ago
Closed issue #148 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] Make our github issues clearer for new folks
1 day ago
Created issue #148 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] Make our github issues clearer for new folks
1 day ago
Created issue #965 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] WordPress Campus Connect Shammah High School Luweero
2 days ago
Created issue #147 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Task] Build a Blueprint for Theme Review Plugin
3 days ago
Merged pull request #146 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Revise Pathways task issue template
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #146 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Revise Pathways task issue template
3 days ago
Merged pull request #145 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update task issue template for Pathways project
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #145 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update task issue template for Pathways project
3 days ago
Merged pull request #144 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create one-off task template for Pathways project
3 days ago
Submitted pull request #144 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create one-off task template for Pathways project
3 days ago
Created issue #741 in the WordPress/pattern-directory repository:
CORS errors prevent some styles from loading in editor
4 days ago
Closed issue #105 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Contribute to Photos as Moderator
1 week ago
Closed issue #112 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Organize — Task: Triage Documents Github
1 week ago
Closed issue #79 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Write — Task: Write Content for Training
1 week ago
Closed issue #89 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Project: Contribute to Photos
1 week ago
Closed issue #50 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Organize — Volunteer at a WordPress Event
1 week ago
Merged pull request #142 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 10
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #142 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 10
1 week ago
Merged pull request #141 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
adding main changes back so I can pull again
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #141 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
adding main changes back so I can pull again
1 week ago
Merged pull request #140 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 10
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #140 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Indexes/2026 04 10
1 week ago
Merged pull request #139 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Manifest/2026 04 10
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #139 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Manifest/2026 04 10
1 week ago
Merged pull request #138 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Patches to Photos pathways
1 week ago
Submitted pull request #138 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Patches to Photos pathways
1 week ago
Merged pull request #137 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create pathway: Test a Gutenberg Pull Request with Playground
1 week ago
Merged pull request #134 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Fix photo count from 30 to 5
1 week ago
Closed issue #2205 on the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
[Docs Handbook] Point users to Github, not Slack
1 week ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Documentation.
1 week ago
Created issue #133 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Guide] Add thumbnails to training videos
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #23 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Write — Project: Create a Pathway Guide
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #125 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Test — Team: Help test patches
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #43 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Feedback — Before you begin
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #132 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update before-you-begin.md
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #132 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update before-you-begin.md
2 weeks ago
Created issue #131 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
[Project] Pathways Design — Make the indexes look nicer
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #92 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Feedback — All paths + template: Fix checkboxes
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #2179 on the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
[DevHub] Update "Many web hosts" link
2 weeks ago
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook:
Fix Many web hosts link in How to install WordPress
2 weeks ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @mosescursor for our first https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/pathways/test/help-test-patches/ on patch testing!
2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #130 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Manifest/2026 04 03
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #130 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Manifest/2026 04 03
2 weeks ago
Closed pull request #99 on WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Added contribution pathway guide for Test team
2 weeks ago