Bronze
2hrs / week
A first step: mentoring and a Core ticket every week.
Choose plan → BronzeIncludes
- Mentoring a WordPress Credits student
- Core patches and reviews
- Your logo on the list
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Every WordPress release since 2023 has my work in it: testing, Core patches and helping new contributors. Your support turns more of my time into steady hours for WordPress, and credits your company on WordPress.org.
01why.md
I’ll keep showing up for WordPress either way. Your sponsorship decides how many more hours I can give.
Credited in every WordPress release since 2023, through testing, patches and reviews. Your hours go to someone who shows up each cycle, not a one-off contributor.
I test patches and releases, guide new testers and keep the Test Handbook clear. As Test Team Rep, that reaches the whole team, as it did when I was Test Co-Lead for WordPress 7.1.
I help new contributors and university students make their first contribution, so your hours bring more people into WordPress. Four Contributor Day tables led and two talks so far.
A short monthly update linking the real Trac tickets and pull requests, so you can check every hour, plus public credit for your company on Five for the Future.
02CHANGELOG.md
The short version. Every number links to the full record on my homepage.
CoreNoteworthyRelease squad
Pull requests per repository · 173 PRs committed to Core
03plans.json
Sponsor a few hours every week, or support once with a block of hours. Both are credited publicly.
2hrs / week
A first step: mentoring and a Core ticket every week.
Choose plan → BronzeIncludes
5hrs / week
Adds weekly release testing next to Core work.
Choose plan → SilverEverything in Bronze, plus
10hrs / week
A steady weekly block on Core and testing.
Choose plan → GoldEverything in Silver, plus
20+hrs / week
Half-time on WordPress, under your Five for the Future pledge.
Choose plan → PlatinumEverything in Gold, plus
10hours
Testing one release cycle, from beta to release.
Choose plan → Release Pack or pay with Wise ↗Includes
25hours
One focused piece of work, like a Core ticket from patch to tests.
Choose plan → Focus Pack or pay with Wise ↗Includes
50hours
A bigger push across Core, testing and mentoring over a few weeks.
Choose plan → Big Push Pack or pay with Wise ↗Includes
Anyamount
Support my WordPress work with whatever fits.
Pay with Wise ↗ or ask me first →Includes
04perks.md
Your company shows up where the WordPress community looks: on WordPress.org, on GitHub and on social media.
WordPress.org · monthly sponsors
On the Make WordPress Core pledges leaderboard my card changes from Independent to Sponsored, and the badge links to your company’s Five for the Future page.
WordPress.org
Five for the FutureListed among companies giving time to WordPress on Five for the Future.WordPress.org
Profile creditCredited with my pledge on my WordPress.org profile.Your channels
Logo on this siteYour logo on the sponsors list, with a link from Gold up.Your channels
Logo on my GitHubShown with a link on my GitHub profile.Your channels
Thank-you postsA public thank-you on LinkedIn and X when we start and at release milestones.Your channels
Updates on your hoursA short email each month, linking to the real tickets and patches.# Your sponsored hours · Month
plan Silver · 5 hrs/week
## Mentoring
- Students helped, first tickets landed
## Core
- Patches and reviews, with Trac links
## Test
- Patch tests and release testing reports
## Next month
- What I plan to focus on
05hours.log
Four areas, and which plans include each one.
06HOWTO.md
07FAQ.md
The work
WordPress itself: mentoring, Core patches and reviews, testing and triage. It isn’t work on your own product. For that, see project work.
You can suggest a focus, like a Core component, a release or the Test Team. The work goes through the project’s normal review, so I can’t promise a specific patch will be committed.
Monthly sponsors get a short email each month, and hour packs get one when the hours are done. Every item links to the real Trac ticket, pull request or post, so you can check it yourself.
Yes, separately from sponsorship. If you need something built, fixed or tested for your own site or product, see project work or tell me about it.
Credit
Your company creates a free pledge on Five for the Future and adds me as a contributor. Once I confirm it, my card on the Core pledges page shows “Sponsored” with a link to your company, and the pledge appears on my WordPress.org profile.
No. Any company that wants to support WordPress can sponsor. Hosts, agencies, and plugin and theme companies are a natural fit.
Yes. Pick any monthly plan or a one-time pack, or send any amount. Individuals are listed with their name, and monthly sponsors can show their GitHub photo.
Plans and payment
Through Wise or bank transfer, monthly or once. If your company needs an invoice or another way to pay, tell me when you get in touch.
Yes. Pick an hour pack, or send any amount through Wise. You’re listed by name as a one-time supporter. Five for the Future credit is for monthly sponsors, since it lists ongoing hours each week.
Yes. Let me know before the next month starts and I’ll update the hours and the credits.
Yes. The plans are a starting point. Get in touch with the hours you have in mind.
08SPONSORS.md
Tell me which plan or pack you have in mind, or ask anything first. I reply by email.