John Parris
Principal Software Engineer at WP Engine
@mindctrl United States joined May 2009
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March 2026
Mar 25
Wed · 18:23
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Wrote a comment on the post Rethinking Left Navigation, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Haven't thought deeply about this, but I like the idea of giving users the power…
Haven't thought deeply about this, but I like the idea of giving users the power…
Mar 12
Thu · 16:04
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Received props from @chaion07 in Slack:
Huge Props to @ellatrix, @mukesh27, @wildworks, @juanmaguitar, @Ankit K Gupta, @marybaum, @westonruter, @davidbaumwald, @desrosj, @mindctrl,…
Huge Props to @ellatrix, @mukesh27, @wildworks, @juanmaguitar, @Ankit K Gupta, @marybaum, @westonruter, @davidbaumwald, @desrosj, @mindctrl,…
Mar 05
Thu · 15:00
high
Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @ellatrix, @mukesh27, @wildworks, @juanmaguitar, @Ankit K Gupta, @marybaum ,@chaion07, @davidbaumwald,@desrosj, @mindctrl, @4thhubbard, @JeffPaul,…
Props to @ellatrix, @mukesh27, @wildworks, @juanmaguitar, @Ankit K Gupta, @marybaum ,@chaion07, @davidbaumwald,@desrosj, @mindctrl, @4thhubbard, @JeffPaul,…
February 2026
Feb 26
Thu · 16:41
high
Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @zunaid321, @ravigadhiyawp, @huzaifaalmesbah, @aion11, @lumiblog, @jigar9998, @chaion07, @Ankit K Gupta, @vishitshah, @abduremon, @shailu25,…
Props to @zunaid321, @ravigadhiyawp, @huzaifaalmesbah, @aion11, @lumiblog, @jigar9998, @chaion07, @Ankit K Gupta, @vishitshah, @abduremon, @shailu25,…
Feb 25
Wed · 18:34
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Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @mindctrl for making so many valuable contributions to the Core and Hosting teams…
Props to @mindctrl for making so many valuable contributions to the Core and Hosting teams…
Feb 11
Wed · 18:47
high
Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @mindctrl for ongoing contributions to, and investment in, the Hosting Team Handbooks! Thank…
Props to @mindctrl for ongoing contributions to, and investment in, the Hosting Team Handbooks! Thank…
November 2025
Nov 19
Wed · 15:27
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Wrote a comment on the post Preparing the Post Editor for Full iframe Integration, on the site Make WordPress Core:
> To help developers identify legacy blocks, WordPress 6.9 now displays a browser warning when…
> To help developers identify legacy blocks, WordPress 6.9 now displays a browser warning when…
Nov 04
Tue · 15:55
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Received props from @amykamala in Slack:
Props to @davidbaumwald @iamshubhamsp @ravigadhiyawp @rezwanshiblu1952 @shailu25 @mabfahad @karthickmurugan @amitbhosale @shsajalchowdhury @jigar9998 @mobarak @nikunj8866 @abduremon…
Props to @davidbaumwald @iamshubhamsp @ravigadhiyawp @rezwanshiblu1952 @shailu25 @mabfahad @karthickmurugan @amitbhosale @shsajalchowdhury @jigar9998 @mobarak @nikunj8866 @abduremon…
July 2025
Jul 11
Fri · 14:24
med
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: PHPStan in the WordPress core development workflow, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+1 for this. I recently caught a couple of subtle bugs in my code, thanks…
+1 for this. I recently caught a couple of subtle bugs in my code, thanks…
Jul 08
Tue · 16:00
high
Received props from @estelaris in Slack:
Props to @courane01, @mwillman1991, @jigar9998, @zunaid321, @shanemuir, @sukhendu2002, @ravigadhiyawp, @kishanjasani, @kausaralm, @sajjad67, @mukesh27, @benjamingosset, @azharderaiya,…
Props to @courane01, @mwillman1991, @jigar9998, @zunaid321, @shanemuir, @sukhendu2002, @ravigadhiyawp, @kishanjasani, @kausaralm, @sajjad67, @mukesh27, @benjamingosset, @azharderaiya,…
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