Birgit Pauli-Haack (@bph) – WordPress user profile

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WordPress Developer Advocate
Curating community voices around the new editor on Gutenberg Times

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Automattic sponsors Birgit Pauli-Haack to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Core, Documentation, and Playground.

Member Since: January 14th, 2010
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: gutenbergtimes.com
GitHub: bph
Job Title: Developer Advocate
Employer: Automattic
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Documentation Contributor
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Closed issue #452 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
What's new for developers? (March 2026)
7 hours ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @greenshady and @psykro for reviewing the article https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/03/whats-new-for-developers-march-2026/ on the developer blog
7 hours ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new for developers? (March 2026), on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
WordPress 7.0 RC1 is just around the corner. Catch up on the first wave of…
8 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post Real-Time Collaboration in the Block Editor, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As of Beta 3, you can enable it via Settings > Writing
11 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new for developers? (February 2026), on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
Hi Chris, for support request, please consider using the WordPress Forums Your comment will be…
1 week ago
Received props from @juanmaguitar in Slack:
Props to @bph and @jonsurrell for reviewing https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/a-better-way-to-test-html-in-wordpress-with-assertequalhtml/ article for the WP Dev Blog
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #75871 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Two levels of Notes sidebar
2 weeks ago
Created issue #75871 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Two levels of Notes sidebar
2 weeks ago
Created issue #75868 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Auto-save alert links to old revision screen
2 weeks ago
Pull request #810 merged into WordPress/create-block-theme:
i18n: Localise content attribute of the Read More block
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #810 to WordPress/create-block-theme:
i18n: Localise content attribute of the Read More block
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #328 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
How to add custom preview options in WP
3 weeks ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @greenshady and @juanmaguitar for peer reviewing the post on the Developer Blog https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/how-to-add-custom-entries-to-the-editor-preview-dropdown/…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, How to add custom entries to the editor Preview dropdown, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
Learn how plugin developers can extend the editor's Preview dropdown with custom menu items using…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a new handbook page, Keeping up with Gutenberg: Index 2025, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This page is the one place you can bookmark for Gutenberg-related team posts of Core,…
3 weeks ago
Made 10 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Core.
3 weeks ago
Closed pull request #75486 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Release/22.5
4 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #75486 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Release/22.5
4 weeks ago
Received props from @greenshady in Slack:
Props to @ndiego, @fellyph, @bph, and @welcher for contributing to and reviewing https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/whats-new-for-developers-february-2026/.
4 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #8 to wptrainingteam/developer-hours-create-block-templates:
updated dependencies
4 weeks ago
Pull request #3220 merged into WordPress/wordpress-playground:
Add URL route to open Blueprint Gallery via ?overlay=blueprints
4 weeks ago
Closed issue #444 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Using the supported attributes hook in WP 6.9 to make blocks bindable
4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda – February 11, 2026, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Just a note: The Gutenberg 22.6 RC1 move to next week, Feb 18, a day…
4 weeks ago
Closed issue #75413 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Per-block css defined in theme.json no longer populates the Additional CSS textarea...
4 weeks ago
Created issue #75413 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Per-block css defined in theme.json no longer populates the Additional CSS textarea...
4 weeks ago
Closed pull request #75351 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Release/22.5
4 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #75351 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Release/22.5
4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new in Gutenberg 22.5? (04 February), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for letting us know. I fixed them...
4 weeks ago
Created issue #451 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
N ways to use the HTML API in WordPress
1 month ago
Created issue #450 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Using role: content in blocks and why
1 month ago
Created issue #449 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Build your first AI-Powered WordPress plugin
1 month ago
Created issue #448 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
WP Bench - bench marking AI Models for WordPress development
1 month ago
Created issue #447 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
A beginner post about WordPress Agent Skills
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new in Gutenberg 22.5? (04 February), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Awesome. Thank you again, Marc. ✨
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new in Gutenberg 22.5? (04 February), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Hi Marc, thank you for your comment and encouragement. Gutenberg 22.6 will be the version…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s new in Gutenberg 22.5? (04 February), on the site Make WordPress Core:
marc I fixed the typo in your earlier remark and deleted this one.
1 month ago
Closed issue #75032 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Gutenberg 22.5 release checklist
1 month ago
Wrote a new post, What’s new in Gutenberg 22.5? (04 February), on the site Make WordPress Core:
“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg…
1 month ago
Received props from @psykro in Slack:
Props to @greenshady and @bph for their assistance reviewing the https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/from-abilities-to-ai-agents-introducing-the-wordpress-mcp-adapter/!
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Care to elaborate?
1 month ago
Closed issue #11610 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Pullquote: Deprecate the block in favor of Quote block
1 month ago
Created issue #445 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
New PHPUnit assertion in WP 6.9 (`assertEqualHTML`) to compare HTML
1 month ago
Created issue #444 in the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
Using the supported attributes hook in WP 6.9 to make blocks bindable
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #3220 to WordPress/wordpress-playground:
Add URL route to open Blueprint Gallery via ?overlay=blueprints
1 month ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Asia 2026
1 month ago
Closed issue #437 on the WordPress/developer-blog-content repository:
How to use DataForm to create plugin settings pages
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Streamlining block theme development with WordPress Playground and GitHub, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
I also consulted the Playground team about a way to have designers load a theme…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Streamlining block theme development with WordPress Playground and GitHub, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
Wouldn't it be necessary to get a fresh copy from GitHub to make sure they…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Streamlining block theme development with WordPress Playground and GitHub, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
You are welcome. Thanks for stopping by Lance and leave a comment. The Themes team…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Streamlining block theme development with WordPress Playground and GitHub, on the site WordPress Developer Blog:
HI Ben, thanks for reading and taking the time to leave a comment. The Create-Block-Theme…
1 month ago