Aubrey Portwood (@aubreypwd) – WordPress user profile

Bio

For over a decade, I built websites and shipped high-stakes solutions for agencies and companies. Now I work independently as a freelancer/contractor, bringing that same experience directly to people and businesses who need a trusted web development guy in their corner. Someone who cuts through the hype, explains things clearly, and helps you build practical solutions that actually fit your mission and goals. No BS, no pressure—just solid work and honest guidance from someone who’s seen it all.

Interests

Tennis & Stoicism

WordPress Origin Story

I started off using WordPress when it was version 2.2. I was in college and I had already made a name for myself as a Web Developer. I frequented student hire positions to help make Websites. Then I learned about WordPress and I was hooked! I created the first WordPress theme for my University NMSU and pushed the whole University to use it as their primary CMS. Today it’s the official CMS of the University 🙂

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Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer Theme Developer Themes Team '14

Current Job

Senior Developer

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WordPress releases

Contributed to 4 releases

Contributions

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September 2025

Sep 04 Thu · 22:10

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Posted a reply to Slow down site in any way?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can disable the plugin without losing any of the data by not using the…

Sep 04 Thu · 22:03

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Posted a reply to Extremely slow website only in the morning (sometimes error 500), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Did you resolve your issue? Here are some ideas off the top of the dome:…

Sep 04 Thu · 21:04

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Posted a reply to Back-end editing is REALLY slow. Painfully slow., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you see any other UI elements, or is the page entirely white and then…

November 2024

Nov 22 Fri · 17:28

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Posted a reply to PHP Deprecated: Required parameter $referral follows, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The warning occurs because PHP no longer allows required parameters to follow optional ones in…

August 2022

Aug 01 Mon · 21:24

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Created a topic, This plugin was closed., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please see https://aubreypwd.com/

March 2021

Mar 26 Fri · 22:36

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Created ticket #52924 on Core Trac:
Fix input annoyance when editing Menus in Safari

April 2020

Apr 24 Fri · 20:07

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Created ticket #50002 on Core Trac:
Hack in get_sample_permalink() can cause filters like post_link, and ...

Apr 24 Fri · 14:18

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Created a topic, Plugin Discontinued, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Today, after much thought, I have decided to discontin…

January 2020

Jan 31 Fri · 21:39

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Created ticket #49335 on Core Trac:
On Multisite, wp_get_attachment_image_url returns URL with current ...

Jan 31 Fri · 16:58

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Posted a reply to “Sorry, there was an error and your notes may not be saved”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please checkout: http://aubrey.pw/d/2019/1580489835.mp4 There I at least show you my environment that I'm testing in.…