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supernovia
@supernovia on WordPress.org, @Velda on Slack
Bio
Contributing to WordPress.org through Five for the Future, with a focus on community support, education, and the occasional trek through new ideas.
Interests
Open source, community, design, exploring new trails and ideas, and making the most of life with my senior rescue dog.
WordPress Origin Story
I first met WordPress while working at a hosting company, and my local open source user group nudged me toward WordCamp in 2008. I’ve been hooked ever since: the software drew me in, but the community made me stay.
Contributions Sponsored
Automattic sponsors supernovia to contribute 30 hours per week to the following teams: Community and Training.
- Member Since: November 14th, 2008
- Location: Massachusettes
- Website: legendofvelda.com
- GitHub: supernovia
- Job Title: Happiness Engineer
- Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History
supernovia’s badges:- Community Contributor
- Community Team
- Core Contributor
- Photo Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- WordCamp Organizer
- WordCamp Speaker
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Completed the course WordPress Campus Connect Organizer Orientation on learn.wordpress.org
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Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Community.
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Closed issue #822 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Toledo, Spain -
Created issue #822 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Toledo, Spain -
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Community.
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Made 3 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Community.
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Wrote a new handbook page, Tracker Status Guide for WordPress Campus Connect, on the site Make WordPress Community:
This guide helps Community Supporters work through the entire Campus Connect process, start to finish,… -
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Community.
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Wrote a new handbook page, Tracker Status Guide for WordPress Campus Connect, on the site Make WordPress Community:
This guide helps Community Supporters work through the entire Campus Connect process, start to finish,… -
Created issue #1559 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Event Trackers: Add webhooks on tracker creation / status change -
Created issue #1558 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Event Trackers: Add Extra fields -
Created issue #1557 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Event Trackers: Update Event statuses -
Closed issue #731 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus de Montepríncipe, Madrid -
Created issue #731 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus de Montepríncipe, Madrid -
Created issue #730 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[WordPress Student Club] IDN Bogor Polytechnic -
Closed issue #724 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
WordPress Student Club Government Mahila Engineering College Ajmer -
Created issue #724 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
WordPress Student Club Government Mahila Engineering College Ajmer -
Created issue #723 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
WordPress Campus Connect Johor Bahru, Malaysia -
Closed issue #700 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Kualalumpur -
Closed issue #701 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Dhaka -
Closed issue #702 on the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Kishoreganj -
Created issue #702 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Kishoreganj -
Created issue #701 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Dhaka -
Created issue #700 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Kualalumpur -
Created issue #699 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Campus Connect] Campus Connect Kharkiv -
Completed the course Community team event mentor training on learn.wordpress.org
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Completed the course Community team Program Supporter tasks on learn.wordpress.org
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Created issue #3262 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Feedback - Bug in final Community Deputy Training Quiz -
Completed the course Community team Supporter basics on learn.wordpress.org
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Completed the course Basic principles of conflict resolution on learn.wordpress.org
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Completed the course Community meeting etiquette on learn.wordpress.org
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Completed the course How decisions are made in the WordPress project on learn.wordpress.org
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Completed the course Writing in the WordPress voice on learn.wordpress.org
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Completed the course Open source basics and WordPress on learn.wordpress.org
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Created issue #69868 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Navigation Block: Arrows can misalign with nested submenus -
Created issue #69827 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Accessibility: Voiceover on iOS has stopped working with Customize > (Block) Widgets -
Created issue #69146 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Request: Offer option to toggle off keyboard shortcuts -
Posted a reply to super cache and elementor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @eztichris , we've tested this in a few different ways and weren't able to… -
Created issue #66248 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Site Editor: Connect "Review Changes" modal to Site Editor's back/exit button when... -
Created issue #66241 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Surface a global setting for Site Logo -
Created issue #65741 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Stack/Row block prevents YouTube Embeds from showing when "Resize for smaller devices"... -
Posted a reply to “Show comments cookies opt-in checkbox” doesn’t seem to work with Seedless, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there @chrislt, can you share a link to the affected site so we can… -
Posted a reply to Finding the CSS governing the mobile menu?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi! Using inspect element, it looks like most of it is coming from /assets/css/style-navigation.css --… -
Posted a reply to “Display author” does nothing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @bixfrankonis, I see the author at the bottom of that post near "Published By"… -
Posted a reply to Pointers re: CSS on navigation menu (2 issues), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @bixfrankonis, thanks for your patience here! Re: the Menu button staying black after you… -
Posted a reply to Remove search and bar from shoreditch theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there @gelegirl, the "uncategorized" thing is coming from a widget that's displaying a list… -
Posted a reply to Pique Title – Words Break, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @roggerortiz, I understand that can be frustrating! Usually it happens if you're using longer… -
Posted a reply to Product amount shows in white, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Cheers @merettekuijt and I'm glad you were able to resolve your other question too. Take… -
Posted a reply to Ads not displaying properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So glad we could help. Cheers, @ym1984! -
Posted a reply to Ads not displaying properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ym1984, it depends on whether you are enrolled in WordAds or not; if you…
Support Rep
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Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
Active Installs: 3+ million
Total photo contributions: 2
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Completed Courses
Total completed courses: 9
- WordPress Campus Connect Organizer Orientation December 23, 2025
- Community team event mentor training August 25, 2025
- Community team Program Supporter tasks August 14, 2025
- Community team Supporter basics August 13, 2025
- Basic principles of conflict resolution August 12, 2025
- Community meeting etiquette August 12, 2025
- How decisions are made in the WordPress project August 12, 2025
- Writing in the WordPress voice August 11, 2025
- Open source basics and WordPress August 11, 2025