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David A. Kennedy

@davidakennedy Apex, NC joined Jan 2011

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    Bio

    I work as a Managing Staff Designer at Ad Hoc, focusing on inclusive design, accessibility and people management.

    Badges

    CODE
    4 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Core Team '16 Theme Developer Themes Team '14
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    WordCamp Speaker '14
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Accessibility Contributor '19

    Recent impact

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

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    Last 90 days
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    Last 12 months
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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 15 releases
    • 6.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.1
    • 5.0
    • 4.9
    • 4.8
    • 4.7
    • 4.6
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.3
    • 4.2
    • 4.1
    • 4.0
    • 3.9

    Contributions

    Type
    February 2026
    Feb 23 Mon · 17:27
    Meta high
    Wrote a new handbook page, Accessibility Guidelines, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
    The primary guidance for web accessibility on a global basis are the Web Content Accessibility…
    May 2024
    May 27 Mon · 12:26
    Core high
    Mentioned in [58206] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Seventeen: Add filter for display of featured image in header.
    May 12 Sun · 09:27
    Core high
    Mentioned in [58135] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Seventeen: Resolves Header Image Quality Issue
    June 2020
    Jun 02 Tue · 17:03
    Core high
    Mentioned in [47886] on WordPress SVN:
    Bundled Themes: Consistently check for `WP_Error` before outputting `get_the_tag_list()`.
    December 2018
    Dec 14 Fri · 02:54
    Core high
    Mentioned in [44152] on WordPress SVN:
    Bundled Themes: Expand initial block editor support.
    Dec 14 Fri · 01:54
    Core high
    Mentioned in [44140] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Twelve: Add styles and support for the new block-based editor.
    Dec 14 Fri · 01:50
    Core high
    Mentioned in [44139] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Eleven: Add styles and support for the new block-based editor.
    Dec 14 Fri · 01:45
    Core high
    Mentioned in [44137] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Ten: Add styles and support for the new block-based editor.
    November 2018
    Nov 06 Tue · 06:16
    Core high
    Mentioned in [43876] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Seventeen: Fix issues with theme's Gutenberg support.
    Nov 06 Tue · 06:06
    Core high
    Mentioned in [43875] on WordPress SVN:
    Twenty Sixteen: Fix issues with theme's Gutenberg support.