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Paul Bearne

Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer at Paul & Gina Bearne (Freelance Consultancy)

@pbearne Southern Ontario joined Nov 2006

bearne.ca github.com/pbearne
    Teams Core Test
    Languages en-ca en-gb en-au
    Sponsored Matador Jobs 10 hours/week confirmed

    Bio

    I am fueled by a passion for new developments in technology and how the application of these can deliver an awesome user experience while effectively meeting business needs.

    Although, over the years I have developed a number of complementary skill bases, my focus is now WordPress architecture, concept design, coding for complex projects and integrating external data sources.

    I have made core commits to every version of WordPress since 3.9 and continue to support the wider WordPress community through meetups, WordCamps, etc.

    In 2018 I co-founded Matador Sorftware and launched a commercial WordPress Plugin for the recruitment industy, adding to my growing list of plugins.

    Interests

    Walking, Kayaking, Reading, Theater, PHP, Javascript, CSS

    WordPress Origin Story

    I discovered WordPress in 2006 when asked to explore the use of collaborative tools internally for a multinational corporation, setting up a 200+ multi-blog site using WPMU on IIS7. As part of this project, I created my first plugin, Author Avatars, (https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-avatars/ ), which currently has 8,000+ active installs. I recently updated this to include Gutenberg support.

    From this point on, the community, the flexibility and the velocity of WordPress has made it my platform of choice.

    I specialize in creating highly performant scalable, accessible and SEO friendly code (plugins and themes) for large WordPress sites that are often multi-site, multi-language, VIP and/or e-commerce.

    In 2018, with a partner, I launched a premium plugin for the recruitment industry, Matador Jobs (https://matadorjobs.com/) and in June Matador Jobs became an official Bullhorn partner (https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/matador-jobs/).

    I continue to support my growing list of plugins (https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbearne/#content-plugins ) and the wider WordPress community, founded the Kingston WordPress Meetup and speak regularly at WordCamps.

    Badges

    CODE
    5 badges
    C Core AI Contributor '26 Core Contributor '15 C Core Performance Contributor '22 C Core Performance Team '22 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '17
    COMMUNITY
    4 badges
    Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '16 WordCamp Speaker '14 WordCamp Volunteer '25
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Test Contributor '21 Test Team '21
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Current Job

    Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer
    Present
    Paul & Gina Bearne (Freelance Consultancy)

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    5contributions
    high3
    medium2
    score11
    Last 90 days
    16contributions
    high12
    medium4
    score40
    Last 12 months
    36contributions
    high23
    medium13
    score82

    Specializations

    evenly split across 2 teams · no team-attributable activity in the last 365 days

    Contributions

    Type
    May 2026
    May 22 Fri · 08:04
    Polyglots high
    Translated 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 14 Thu · 16:39
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 41 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 14 Thu · 16:33
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 50 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 14 Thu · 16:26
    Polyglots high
    Translated 65 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 14 Thu · 16:24
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Hello, I am the author…, on the site Translate WordPress:
    Approved for #en_CA.
    April 2026
    Apr 29 Wed · 09:35
    Polyglots high
    Translated 317 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 17 Fri · 10:24
    Polyglots high
    Translated 611 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 11 Sat · 02:42
    Polyglots high
    Translated 19 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 08 Wed · 15:34
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 774 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 08 Wed · 15:22
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

    Developer

    Plugins

    General Translation Editor

    English (Canada) Translation Contributor - #en_CA

    WordPress for Android, WordPress for iOS, Forums, Learn WordPress, Openverse, Pattern Directory, WordPress Plugin Directory, WordPress Theme Directory, WordCamp.org, WordPress.org, Author Avatars List/Block, (Deprecated version) Bullhorn Staffing and Recruitment Job Listing and CV/Resume Uploader for WordPress, Co-Authors Plus, Admin Columns, Connections Business Directory, Constant Contact for WordPress, eShop, Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin, LivePress, Matador Jobs Lite, Membership 2, Show Current Template, SQRL Login, Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce, Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash, Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers, WordPress 5.5.x, WordPress 5.6.x, WordPress 5.7.x, WordPress 5.8.x, WordPress 5.9.x, WordPress 6.0.x, WordPress 6.1.x, WordPress 6.2.x, WordPress 6.3.x, WordPress 6.4.x, WordPress 6.6.x, WordPress 6.7.x, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (UK) Translation Contributor - #en_GB

    Amazon Link, Author Avatars List/Block, (Deprecated version) Bullhorn Staffing and Recruitment Job Listing and CV/Resume Uploader for WordPress, Co-Authors Plus, Admin Columns, WordPress Calls to Action, eShop, Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin, JS Categories List Widget, WordPress Landing Pages, WordPress Leads, Lightbox Plus Colorbox, LivePress, Magic Fields 2, Membership 2, Related Posts for WordPress, User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor, SendPress Newsletters, Show Current Template, Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce, Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers, WP eCommerce, WP Mobile Edition, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (Australia) Translation Contributor - #en_AU

    (Deprecated version) Bullhorn Staffing and Recruitment Job Listing and CV/Resume Uploader for WordPress, Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin, MJM Clinic, Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (South Africa) Translation Contributor - #en_ZA

    Author Avatars List/Block and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    English (New Zealand) Translation Contributor - #en_NZ

    WordPress 7.0.x - Development