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James Kemp

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

Core Product Manager for @WooCommerce. Photographer. Lover of puzzles & escape rooms. All views are my own. Previous founder @iconicwp @getorderable @setaryapp

Joined March 2009

James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Nov 21, 2023
Today marks a bittersweet milestone — my last day at @iconicwp. I started it in 2018, building on top of my first plugin from 2011. Leaving the team is tough, but I'm excited to start a new chapter with @automattic as a Product Lead for @WooCommerce Core. To new beginnings! 🥂🚀
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Aug 16, 2025
Replying to @dhh
Definitely looks bigger, but that image is an edit by the looks of it…
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Nov 15, 2024
I'm excited to say that as of today, my responsibilities at @WooCommerce are evolving. I have been asked to take the role of Core Product Manager! 🎉 Previously, I've led specific areas of core, like order management, but now I will help shape the overall vision of WooCommerce.
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Feb 25, 2025
This is huge! In WooCommerce 9.7: 75% Faster Block Editor, 99% Fewer Callbacks We’ve refactored Single Product templates and product-related blocks, cutting callbacks by 99% and reducing execution time by 75% in the Site Editor. Before: 4,550 callbacks, 2.47s Now: 24 callbacks,
WooCommerce 9.7: Smarter shipping displays and faster performance
From developer.woocommerce.com
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Jul 17, 2019
Replying to @jamesckemp and @denvercoder
To be clear, I’m currently hiring for a full-time WP dev with immediate work. Happy to pay some upfront to help you out if you can do the work in question.
James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Feb 7, 2025
I feel quite strongly that "Orders" should be a top-level menu item in WooCommerce/WordPress. That's where merchants with active stores will spend most of their time. Agree?
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Nov 26, 2024
Unpopular opinion(?): All plugins should have links to their settings page from the plugins list.
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Mar 19, 2025
I've been exploring AI-based games and @WooCommerce, so last night I built this 'endless gallery' concept for my photo prints. Stroll through an infinite hallway, discover my photography, and click any image to view the product page. Try it here: gallery.jameskemp.photo
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Oct 16, 2024
I'm very excited to be working with @EqualizeDigital - @heyamberhinds @mr_chrishinds - on a full accessibility audit of the frontend of @WooCommerce. 🙌🏻 They've already completed the initial audit and the team at @10up are working through fixing any issues which arose.
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Jun 19, 2025
With huge thanks to @EqualizeDigital and @10up, we can proudly say: WooCommerce 10.0, when used with a core WordPress or accessibility-ready theme, is fully conformant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 level AA and substantially conformant with level AAA.
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
May 12, 2022
One simple CSS change in the #WordPress admin plugins screen makes all the difference to the UX.
James Kemp
@jamesckemp
May 19, 2024
Replying to @petergyang
Google Calendar has scheduling built in now support.google.com/calendar/answe…
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
Jun 13, 2023
These are my two favourite shots from #WCEU in Athens, so far. Just look at those colours! Glad I took my camera 😅
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James Kemp
@jamesckemp
May 21, 2024
Did you know Chrome has a built in flow recorder? You can record actions on any website, then replay them to ensure they're working (or in my case, automate repetitive tasks). This is incredible!
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