Hello, I'm Joe.

I contribute to WordPress Core, sponsored by WP Engine.
I work on access to justice.

Now

Presence API WordPress Core

System-wide presence and awareness for WordPress.
Realtime Collaboration WordPress Core

Storage for collaborative editing in WordPress Core.
LexGrade access to justice

An open standard for grading legal motions, owned by no one.
LexBunker access to justice

A contested matter on one timeline, for family-law litigators.
WPGraphQL IDE wp-graphql

A next-generation query editor for WPGraphQL.

Lately

Sep 12 Closed issue #498 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: e2e's ~8 minute wall-clock is bounded by wp-env boot cost, not test…

Sep 12 Closed pull request #500 on WordPress/presence-api: ci: cache wp-env's WordPress core checkout in the e2e job

Sep 11 feat: expose the room's collaborator count as JS hooks opened a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 11 Created issue #502 in the WordPress/presence-api repository: The collaborator count only reaches code already listening to heartbeat-tick

Sep 11 Created issue #501 in the WordPress/presence-api repository: Consider requesting identicon avatars on presence-api's own surfaces

Sep 10 ci: derive the Playground preview PR from the triggering run merged a pull request in wordpress/sync-storage

Sep 10 Update to version 0.5.0 from GitHub committed to plugins svn

Sep 10 chore(main): release 0.5.0 merged a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 10 Closed issue #493 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: Required status checks never report when CI skips them, blocking every release-please…

Sep 10 ci: gate phpunit's steps instead of the job, so both PHP versions… merged a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 10 Closed issue #495 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: plugin-check installs wp-env globally instead of reusing the project's own

Sep 10 ci: reuse the project's own wp-env in plugin-check instead of a global… merged a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 10 ci: report required checks under their composite name even when skipped merged a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 9 Closed issue #480 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: Who's Online row avatar doesn't bookend its two-line text block

Sep 9 Closed issue #479 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: Avatar images are undersized for retina displays across the presence surfaces

Sep 9 fix: request a retina-sharp avatar resolution and bookend the Who's Online row merged a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 9 Closed issue #311 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: Consider a neutral/inactive avatar state instead of dropping stale presence entries

Sep 9 Closed issue #484 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: Add a Settings link to the plugin row actions

Sep 9 feat: add a Settings link to the plugin row actions merged a pull request in wordpress/presence-api

Sep 9 Closed issue #486 on the WordPress/presence-api repository: Playground previews show identical default avatars for every demo user

[data-lately] { display: none; }

From the WordPress.org activity feed.

Writing

2026
LexBunker, a contested matter as a WordPress site Sep 11
LexGrade, an open standard for grading legal motions Aug 1

2017
Fix Laravel Valet Nginx error 413 Mar 10
Output Sass Variables Directly To Page Feb 1

2015
Stop Gmail App From Adjusting Your Email Template's Font Sizes Sep 21
Ignoring Folders In A Sublime Search Aug 31
Setting Up Redirects With Jekyll Aug 8
Converting .psd to .png the Fast Way Jun 8

2014
Creating An Off Canvas Menu With Just CSS Dec 29
How To Force Hardware Acceleration In Your CSS Dec 22