Profiles

Bio

Nate Allen is a Code Wrangler for Automattic. Nate has a real passion for WordPress, and is especially skilled at building complex plugins. He was formerly a Senior Web Engineer at 10up, where he enjoyed creating solutions to solve unique problems for clients. He also enjoys mentoring and sharing his knowledge, and is equally comfortable in client-facing and technical roles.

Interests

WordPress, Woodworking, and Whiskey

WordPress Origin Story

I first started using WordPress in 2007 when I setup a blog about Internet Marketing. The blog didn’t last long, but my passion for WordPress is still going strong!

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Core Contributor '19 Plugin Developer
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Photo Contributor '24
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WordCamp Speaker '16

Current Job

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Specializations

evenly split across 1 team · no team-attributable activity in the last 365 days

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Contributions

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March 2026
Mar 26 Thu · 12:51
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Created a topic, Effortless large file uploads that just works, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've uploaded several large video files without a hitc…
January 2026
Jan 28 Wed · 19:14
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Posted a reply to Critical error <= php 8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear it's working and thanks for the kind words!
Jan 28 Wed · 17:52
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Posted a reply to Critical error <= php 8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reporting this. We've identified and fixed the issue. The composer.json was incorrectly requiring…
Jan 28 Wed · 15:38
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Posted a reply to SEO Problems, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks so much for the kind words and for flagging this. You're absolutely right about…
December 2025
Dec 17 Wed · 21:01
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Created a topic, A must-have plugin for better 404 pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I love that it’s lightweight, core-friendly, and works…
July 2025
Jul 18 Fri · 16:29
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Created a topic, Uploading failed: Maximum call stack size exceeded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We were unable to save a page with 15 Single Product b…
January 2025
Jan 11 Sat · 19:13
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Posted a reply to this is one of those must-have plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the fantastic 5-star review! I’m thrilled to hear that Bulk Term Generator…
October 2024
Oct 01 Tue · 03:31
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Posted a reply to Time saver, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the great feedback! I'm happy to hear that the plugin is helping…
September 2024
Sep 04 Wed · 13:13
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Posted a reply to Time Saver – Quick & Easy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks so much for the great review! I'm really glad the plugin made your work…
Sep 03 Tue · 20:07
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Posted a reply to Just Perfect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad the plugin has been helpful…