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James Hunt

Freelance WordPress Developer at The Two Percent

@bonkerz London joined Apr 2010

thetwopercent.co.uk github.com/thetwopct Slack: @thetwopct
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    Bio

    James is a founder, developer, and creator of web products and software.

    He runs multiple online ventures spanning SaaS platforms, free and premium WordPress plugins, Shopify apps, and open source software used by thousands of businesses worldwide.

    Additionally, he occasionally works as a freelancer for enterprise clients and creative agencies, building WordPress, WooCommerce, and Laravel websites.

    A lifelong technologist and open source advocate, James began using PHP in 2001 and started developing with WordPress in 2008. Previously, he was Lead Developer at The Linux Foundation, where he worked primarily with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation who steward projects such as Kubernetes and Prometheus.

    Originally from London and now based in Kuching, Malaysia, James has been a remote worker and digital nomad since 2015 – advocating for location independence through talks, interviews, and communities reaching tens of thousands worldwide.

    He also runs the Chiang Mai WordPress Meetup.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I started building websites with WordPress in 2008, and have used it for hobby sites, business sites and client sites over the years.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '23 Plugin Developer
    COMMUNITY
    2 badges
    Meetup Organizer '24 WordCamp Speaker '19
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26

    Current Job

    Freelance WordPress Developer
    Present
    The Two Percent

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    3contributions
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    medium3
    score3
    Last 90 days
    4contributions
    high0
    medium4
    score4
    Last 12 months
    32contributions
    high3
    medium29
    score38

    Team focus

    Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 6.4

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2026
    Sep 29 Tue · 08:50
    Themes med
    Submitted pull request #876 to WordPress/create-block-theme:
    Add Update URI protection to generated themes
    Sep 29 Tue · 08:03
    Themes med
    Created issue #875 in the WordPress/create-block-theme repository:
    Add Update URI: false to generated themes to prevent WordPress.org slug collisions
    Sep 29 Tue · 07:52
    Themes med
    Submitted pull request #874 to WordPress/create-block-theme:
    Fix: Make PHP and JavaScript identifiers safe when cloning themes (#777)
    July 2026
    Jul 07 Tue · 13:58
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Invoice date copied (compatibilty issue PDF Invoices & Packing Slips), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @shustus yes that's possible - to use Draft instead, add a small code snippet like…
    June 2026
    Jun 29 Mon · 13:26
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Invoice date copied (compatibilty issue PDF Invoices & Packing Slips), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @shustus Thanks for using CDO for WC! We already exclude some of the meta keys…
    May 2026
    May 21 Thu · 07:07
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to transaction fee of old order retained on clone, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We haven't heard from you on this one, so hope all is OK! Please let…
    May 20 Wed · 15:24
    Plugins high
    Committed [3539611] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 2.2.1 from GitHub
    May 15 Fri · 15:07
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to transaction fee of old order retained on clone, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @herbhalstead The image doesn't load for us. But what's happening is that the plugin…
    May 13 Wed · 15:06
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Unable to update postage cost, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Understand. The "Recalculate" button should update the order total in that case. Or add a…
    May 13 Wed · 13:58
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Unable to update postage cost, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @facialflex This is not a clone issue. On any order, you can edit the…

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