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Brian Gardner
@bgardner on WordPress.org, @Brian Gardner on Slack
Bio
Hey, I’m Brian Gardner—a designer inspired by simplicity, fueled by espresso, and refreshed by running. I love to write in my free time.
On January 6th, 2025, I moved into a new role at WP Engine: Head of Community. I work alongside our customers, agency partners, and the greater WordPress community—leading strategic initiatives, supporting events, and pursuing sponsorship opportunities.
I’ve been working with WordPress since 2006, and while I’ll advocate for the software, it’s the people who matter most to me. Community is its heartbeat, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to stand with those passionate about shaping its future. Speaking of WordPress…
I’m the creator of Simple SEO, Thoreau, and Powder—the premier block WordPress theme for designers and developers. Powder features an extensive pattern library, versatile templates, and tailored color palettes.
WordPress Origin Story
My journey as a creative entrepreneur started in 2006 when I was working for an architectural firm as a project manager. I had a good job, but it wasn’t a great job.
I taught myself how to use WordPress and was the first person to sell premium WordPress themes. I revolutionized the market. In my first month, I made $10,000, which grew to $20,000, $40,000, and $80,000 the following months.
Some days I feel as though it was pure happenstance—that it was merely a stroke of luck and I was in the right place at the right time. Other days, I embrace the fact that I was smart enough to seize the opportunity which presented itself.
Contributions
Brian Gardner contributes 5 hours per week to the Core team.
- Member Since: December 15th, 2011
- Location: Phoenix
- Website: briangardner.com
- GitHub: bgardner
- Job Title: Head of Community
- Employer: WP Engine
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Contribution History
Brian Gardner’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Pattern Author
- Plugin Developer
- Theme Developer
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Created ticket #246232 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Indio – 0.9.4 -
Created issue #72609 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Add UI to Global styles to allow managing border radius presets -
Created ticket #236192 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Indio – 0.9.3 -
Created ticket #233348 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Indio – 0.9.2 -
Created ticket #222510 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Indio – 0.9 -
Created a topic, Pure front-end magic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It’s like flipping a switch and watching my site come … -
Created ticket #219865 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Baselayer – 0.9 -
Created ticket #218371 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Thoreau – 0.9.1 -
Created ticket #215865 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Thoreau – 0.9 -
Closed issue #62987 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Link and :hover styles in Navigation block being overridden by core block... -
Created ticket #187360 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.2.2 -
Created ticket #183765 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder Zero – 0.9 -
Created ticket #183511 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.2.1 -
Created ticket #182562 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.2 -
Posted a reply to Minor updates to prep for WP 6.6, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Lastly, and likely the most significant change, I have redefined the spacingSizes in theme.json to… -
Posted a reply to Minor updates to prep for WP 6.6, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In the spirit of bringing color and more vibrant energy to Powder (out-of-the-box), a few… -
Mentioned in [58690] on WordPress SVN:
Section Styles: Prevent flash of variation style updates. -
Posted a reply to Minor updates to prep for WP 6.6, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As of v1.1.9, all color palettes have shifted to darker shades, making the contrast ratios… -
Created ticket #180900 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.9 -
Created ticket #180874 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.8 -
Created issue #62987 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Link and :hover styles in Navigation block being overridden by core block... -
Created ticket #179093 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.7 -
Created issue #62668 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Outline button variation slow-load styles in TT4 -
Posted a reply to Padding from header, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
While not idea, have you tried adding !important to that margin-top in the additional CSS? -
Created ticket #178491 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.6 -
Posted a reply to Padding from header, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like you need to apply margin-top: 0 to your outer Kadence group block. -
Created a topic, Minor updates to prep for WP 6.6, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m putting this out there for Powder users. I’ll make… -
Created issue #62451 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Outline button variation not working with TT4 (and other themes) -
Received props from @meher in Slack:
Props to @fabiankaegy @huzaifaalmesbah @naeemhaque @shiponkarmakar @courane01 @hellofromTonya @arambdev @ajithrn @shailu25 @mukesh27 @akshayar @bgardner @joemcgill… -
Created ticket #177058 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.5 -
Created issue #62194 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
customSpacingSize broken in my theme -
Created issue #62122 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Double border on buttons with outline variation applied -
Created ticket #175525 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.4 -
Created issue #61744 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Data Views: Persistent layout option for templates (and others) in site editor -
Created issue #61743 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Add tooltip to hover for color presets -
Posted a reply to sticky header, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@snoop23 Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason you don't like/want it? Just trying… -
Created ticket #173718 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.3 -
Created ticket #173005 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.2 -
Created issue #60677 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Template Parts: Inconsistent replace/edit sidebar views -
Created ticket #171470 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1.1 -
Created ticket #170801 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.1 -
Created issue #60478 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Add theme.json support for style previews for theme authors -
Created ticket #168451 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.0.3 -
Posted a reply to patterns, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@snoop23 Any chance you can mark this issue as resolved? -
Posted a reply to strlen() error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Perhaps just a weird gremlin, isolated to that one install? -
Posted a reply to strlen() error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That is a decent list of plugins. Perhaps there's an issue with one of them?… -
Posted a reply to strlen() error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is that with debug mode on? -
Created ticket #166737 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.0.2 -
Mentioned in [57661] on WordPress SVN:
Script Loader: Add hooks for script modules and interactivity API only on `after_setup_theme`. -
Created ticket #165532 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Powder – 1.0.1
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IndioActive Installs: 100+
