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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
    54contributions
    high15
    medium39
    score84
    Last 90 days
    238contributions
    high127
    medium111
    score492
    Last 12 months
    518contributions
    high197
    medium321
    score912

    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
    September 2026
    Sep 11 Fri · 14:28
    Core med
    Closed issue #43670 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Add more flexible css styling for active format style buttons
    Sep 11 Fri · 13:58
    Core med
    Closed issue #43000 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Enhancement: possibility to set a text-decoration-color in blocks
    Sep 11 Fri · 13:52
    Core med
    Closed issue #42866 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Add --user flag support for wp-env
    Sep 11 Fri · 13:33
    Core med
    Closed issue #42404 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    core/site-title block: styles should be applied to anchor element when the block…
    Sep 11 Fri · 13:27
    Core med
    Closed issue #42398 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Button Block Global Styles for Font Family overrides individual block setting.
    Sep 11 Fri · 11:58
    Core med
    Closed issue #42107 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Clearing the MediaUpload component image selection?
    Sep 11 Fri · 11:52
    Core med
    Closed issue #41859 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Add variable fontSize support for blocks in template
    Sep 11 Fri · 11:42
    Core med
    Closed issue #41334 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Improve the Help Text for editor UI components
    Sep 11 Fri · 11:28
    Core med
    Closed issue #40247 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    [Block] Comments Query Loop block additional options.
    Sep 11 Fri · 11:19
    Core med
    Closed issue #38878 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Bug - Class removed from links whenever they are edited

    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 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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