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Marin Atanasov

Engineering Director at Automattic

@tyxla Varna, Bulgaria joined Nov 2011

marinatanasov.com github.com/tyxla Slack: @tyxla
    Teams Core
    Languages bg_BG

    Bio

    Engineering Director @Automattic. Procrastinator. Nitpicker. Obsessed with detail. Fond of elegant solutions for complex problems.

    Interests

    WordPress, as well as debugging & fixing issues, while playing guitar or piano or reading a nice book.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I met WordPress in one rainy day of 2006, but vivid, warm sunshine has been glowing on my lawn ever since.

    Badges

    CODE
    4 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Core Team '22 Meta Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    3 badges
    Documentation Contributor '17 Photo Contributor '23 WordPress.tv Contributor '17
    COMMUNITY
    4 badges
    Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '17 WordCamp Speaker '15 WordCamp Volunteer '26
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '16

    Current Job

    Engineering Director
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    52contributions
    high43
    medium9
    score138
    Last 90 days
    348contributions
    high123
    medium225
    score594
    Last 12 months
    473contributions
    high186
    medium287
    score845

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 23 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.0
    • 4.8
    • 4.7
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.3
    • 4.2
    • 4.1

    Time commitment

    20 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 28 Fri · 23:12
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Media Library infinite scrolling is now enabled by default, with a per-user opt-out, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    Pagination was explicitly discussed during the 5.8 work, but it was considered a much more…
    Aug 28 Fri · 14:06
    Core med
    Closed issue #66011 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Tabs: consider simplifying edge case handling
    Aug 28 Fri · 14:04
    Core med
    Closed issue #37011 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    BudugboxControl needs placeholder text or Ref hook
    Aug 19 Wed · 14:44
    Meta high
    Received props from @jonsurrell in Slack:
    Props to @tyxla @jsnajdr @wildworks for taking over the Gutenberg release when I was pulled…
    Aug 19 Wed · 12:11
    Core med
    Closed issue #81463 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Gutenberg 23.8 release checklist
    Aug 19 Wed · 09:41
    Core med
    Closed issue #17358 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Need a way to identify top-level blocks so filters don't add wrappers…
    Aug 19 Wed · 09:36
    Core med
    Closed issue #46443 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Dependency conflict when installing dependencies using npm 8
    Aug 12 Wed · 16:36
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63254] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Prevent loading images into Imagick which might be PostScript.
    Aug 12 Wed · 16:35
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63253] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Prevent loading images into Imagick which might be PostScript.
    Aug 12 Wed · 16:35
    Core high
    Mentioned in [63252] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Prevent loading images into Imagick which might be PostScript.

    Developer

    8 plugins

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Photos

    3 contributions

    View all 3 photos in the Photo Directory

    Plugins

    21 favorites

    Themes

    5 favorites

    Translations

    1 locale
    bg_BG Български (Bulgarian) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 209 projects.

    WordPress for Android WordPress for iOS Browse Happy Forums Get Involved o2 WordPress Plugin Directory Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) All-in-One WP Migration and Backup All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall Amazon Link amr users Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes BackUpWordPress Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection Breadcrumb NavXT Broken Link Checker BuddyPress rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress BulletProof Security Maps by BestWebSoft Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms CataBlog Coming Soon Chop Chop Cimy User Extra Fields Clicky by Yoast Admin Columns Connections Business Directory Constant Contact for WordPress Contact Form 7 contact-form-7-to-database-extension Contact Form by BestWebSoft – Advanced WP Contact Form Builder for WordPress Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) Page Security & Membership WordPress Calls to Action Custom Content Type Manager Custom Field Template MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions Delightful Downloads Download Monitor DW Question & Answer Easing Slider

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