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shawfactor

Founder of LocalHero at LocalHero

@shawfactor Australia joined Apr 2009

shawfactor.com Slack: @shawfactor

    Bio

    I am the founder of https://localhero.biz a startup looking at linking local people through semantic analysis.

    Interests

    In addition to my work on https://localhero.biz I am also interested in sport, fitness, and politics.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '19 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    bbPress Contributor '25 B BuddyPress Contributor '20

    Current Job

    Founder of LocalHero
    Present
    LocalHero

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    2contributions
    high2
    medium0
    score6
    Last 90 days
    3contributions
    high3
    medium0
    score9
    Last 12 months
    14contributions
    high12
    medium2
    score38

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 6.4
    • 5.3

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 01 Sat · 15:35
    Plugins high
    Committed [3631106] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.11 from GitHub
    Aug 01 Sat · 15:18
    Plugins high
    Committed [3631100] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.10 from GitHub
    May 2026
    May 28 Thu · 06:35
    Core med
    Created ticket #65361 on Core Trac:
    Modify the notes capability model
    December 2025
    Dec 29 Mon · 06:17
    BuddyPress med
    Created ticket #9317 on BuddyPress Trac:
    the_title filter in bp-blogs-template.php is missing an argument
    Dec 26 Fri · 20:06
    BuddyPress high
    Mentioned in [14177] on BuddyPress SVN:
    Check if the Group Types taxonomy exists before adding its menu.
    Dec 26 Fri · 20:05
    BuddyPress high
    Mentioned in [14176] on BuddyPress SVN:
    Check if the Group Types taxonomy exists before adding its menu.
    Dec 23 Tue · 04:02
    Forums med
    Created a topic, incorrect css url enqueued, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Line 557 in includes/wp-admin/class-admin.phpenueues t…
    Dec 23 Tue · 03:11
    BuddyPress high
    Mentioned in [14167] on BuddyPress SVN:
    Fix an issue where hidden columns (using the Screen Options tab) were not being "enforced" in the Groups List Table.
    Dec 23 Tue · 03:10
    BuddyPress high
    Mentioned in [14166] on BuddyPress SVN:
    Fix an issue where hidden columns (using the Screen Options tab) were not being "enforced" in the Groups List Table.
    Dec 23 Tue · 02:20
    BuddyPress high
    Mentioned in [14165] on BuddyPress SVN:
    `bp_get_blog_latest_post()` make use of the `the_title` filter hook but only one param is provided.

    Developer

    100 plugins

    Plugins

    1 favorite