supernovia
@supernovia on WordPress.org, @Velda on Slack
Bio
Interests
WordPress Origin Story
Contributions Sponsored
- Member Since: November 14th, 2008
- Location: Massachusettes
- Website: legendofvelda.com
- GitHub: supernovia
- Job Title: Happiness Engineer
- Employer: Automattic
Contribution History
supernovia’s badges:- Community Contributor
- Community Team
- Core Contributor
- Photo Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- WordCamp Organizer
- WordCamp Speaker
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Closed issue #34 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: Playground Blueprints Builder -
Closed issue #41 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Project: Blockify a Theme -
Closed issue #31 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: GatherPress AI Feature Discovery -
Closed issue #30 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: GatherPress: Starter contribution project -
Closed issue #31 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: GatherPress AI Feature Discovery -
Closed issue #30 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: GatherPress: Starter contribution project -
Closed issue #34 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: Playground Blueprints Builder -
Merged pull request #46 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update contribute-to-gatherpress.md -
Submitted pull request #46 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update contribute-to-gatherpress.md -
Created issue #44 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Team: Contribute to Create Block Theme Plugin -
Created issue #43 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Feedback — Before you begin -
Created issue #42 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Team: Adopt a Block UX -
Created issue #41 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Design — Project: Blockify a Theme -
Created issue #40 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Team: Adopt-a-Block -
Created issue #39 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Write — Project: Update Theme Check Documentation -
Created issue #38 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Organize — Task: Triage Theme Check Issues and PRs -
Created issue #37 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Team: Contribute to Theme Check Plugin -
Created issue #36 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Team: Contribute to Data Liberation -
Created issue #35 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Team: Contribute to Playground -
Created issue #34 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: Playground Blueprints Builder -
Created issue #33 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Task: Create a Playground Blueprint for a Plugin or Theme -
Created issue #32 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: Telex for Playground -
Created issue #31 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: GatherPress AI Feature Discovery -
Created issue #30 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Project: GatherPress: Starter contribution project -
Merged pull request #29 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create contribute-to-gatherpress.md -
Submitted pull request #29 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Create contribute-to-gatherpress.md -
Closed issue #832 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
Campus Connect STITNU Al Farabi Pangandaran -
Closed issue #858 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] WordPress Campus Connect Ribera del Duero 2026 -
Merged pull request #28 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Getting all of those issue template updates in -
Submitted pull request #28 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Getting all of those issue template updates in -
Created issue #27 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Build — Team: Contribute to GatherPress -
Created issue #26 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Test — Task: Audit a Pattern Category -
Created issue #25 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Test — Task: Review a Pathway Guide -
Created issue #24 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Organize — Task: Help triage the Gutenberg project -
Created issue #23 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Write — Project: Create a Pathway Guide -
Created issue #22 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Write — Task: Suggest a Pathway -
Merged pull request #21 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Merge template from main -
Submitted pull request #21 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Merge template from main -
Created issue #20 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Translate — Project: Volunteer at a Translation Day Event -
Closed issue #18 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Add about.md -
Closed issue #19 on the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Add pathways/before-you-begin.md -
Created issue #19 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Add pathways/before-you-begin.md -
Created issue #18 in the WordPress/contributor-handbook repository:
Pathways: Add about.md -
Merged pull request #17 into WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Sync from main -
Submitted pull request #17 to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Sync from main -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Trim repo to index only; Credits pages moved to backup... -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Update handbook manifest to match current site structure -
Pushed 2 commits to WordPress/contributor-handbook:
Remove .DS_Store files and add .gitignore -
Merged pull request #901 into WordPress/Community-Team:
Update README.md -
Merged pull request #902 into WordPress/Community-Team:
Fix statushighlighter.user.js
Support Rep
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Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
Active Installs: 3+ million
Total photo contributions: 2
View all photos contributed by supernovia to the WordPress Photo Directory →
Completed Courses
Total completed courses: 9
- WordPress Campus Connect Organizer Orientation December 23, 2025
- Community team event mentor training August 25, 2025
- Community team Program Supporter tasks August 14, 2025
- Community team Supporter basics August 13, 2025
- Basic principles of conflict resolution August 12, 2025
- Community meeting etiquette August 12, 2025
- How decisions are made in the WordPress project August 12, 2025
- Writing in the WordPress voice August 11, 2025
- Open source basics and WordPress August 11, 2025