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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
    101contributions
    high15
    medium86
    score131
    Last 90 days
    235contributions
    high95
    medium140
    score425
    Last 12 months
    572contributions
    high198
    medium374
    score968

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 24 releases
    • 7.1
    • 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
    October 2026
    Oct 06 Tue · 12:43
    Core med
    Closed issue #78067 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Block Library: Deprecate Classic Block and TinyMCE
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:56
    Core med
    Closed issue #69412 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    core/navigation-submenu: Cannot style button element via theme.json
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:51
    Core med
    Closed issue #69266 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    wp-each "Cannot access 'state' before initialization"
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:37
    Core med
    Closed pull request #68452 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    Font Size Picker: Add truncation to header hint and adjust styles
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:36
    Core med
    Closed pull request #68383 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    fontSizePicker header deisgn changes
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:36
    Core med
    Closed issue #68344 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Site Editor Layout Breaks When changing existing names of Font Sizes with…
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:30
    Core med
    Closed pull request #67527 on WordPress/gutenberg:
    Template field: Remove dependency with the "settings" object
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:29
    Core med
    Closed issue #67521 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Template field: Remove dependency with the "settings" object
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:16
    Core med
    Closed issue #67051 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    ESLint Configuration Not Being Applied in myPlugin
    Oct 05 Mon · 11:15
    Core med
    Closed issue #66649 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Group block inside Query block: block spacing not working properly

    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 Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) 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 User and Agent 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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