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Jiwoon Kim

Independent Researcher & Digital Archivist

@kimjiwoon Busan, Republic of Korea joined Oct 2023

designbusan.ai.kr github.com/Jiwoon-Kim Slack: @Jiwoon Kim
    Teams Community Marketing Meta Openverse Polyglots Training
    Languages ko_KR

    Bio

    Curious mind from Busan, navigating the intersections of open source, design, and digital identity. I contribute to the WordPress Korean translation team and am passionate about creating transparent, community-driven documentation. Always seeking better ways to connect people, stories, and platforms.
    부산에서 활동 중인 오픈소스 기여자이자 디지털 아카이브 연구자입니다. 워드프레스 한국어 번역팀에서 활동하고 있으며, 투명하고 지속 가능한 커뮤니티 생태계를 구축하는 데 관심이 많습니다. 지역과 세계를 연결하는 문서화, 기록, 구조 정리에 기여하고자 합니다.

    Interests

    open source, community building, historical archives, semantic design, travel writing, WordPress localization, indie web, ActivityPub, digital identity, generative AI, philosophy of science,
    오픈소스, 커뮤니티 빌딩, 역사 아카이빙, 의미 중심 디자인, 여행 기록, 워드프레스 번역, 인디웹, ActivityPub, 디지털 정체성, 생성형 AI, 과학철학

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first encountered WordPress while building a travel archive for my hometown of Busan. What started as a personal project grew into a deeper interest in localization, documentation, and community building. As I explored the ecosystem, I realized how much WordPress thrives on the shared labor of contributors. Since then, I’ve been actively translating, archiving, and researching ways to make the Korean WordPress community more open and accessible.
    부산의 여행 기록을 남기기 위해 처음 워드프레스를 사용하게 되었습니다. 개인 프로젝트로 시작했지만, 점차 로컬라이징과 커뮤니티 구조에 대한 관심으로 확장되었고, 오픈소스 생태계가 기여자들의 협업으로 유지된다는 점에 깊은 인상을 받았습니다. 이후 번역, 문서화, 커뮤니티 기록 정리 등 다양한 방식으로 워드프레스에 기여하고 있습니다.

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Plugin Developer Theme Developer
    CONTENT
    2 badges
    O Openverse Contributor '25 Photo Contributor '25
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Training Contributor '25
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '25 Translation Editor '25

    Current Job

    Independent Researcher & Digital Archivist
    Present

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    3contributions
    high2
    medium1
    score7
    Last 90 days
    6contributions
    high5
    medium1
    score16
    Last 12 months
    50contributions
    high26
    medium24
    score102

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 11 Sat · 08:54
    Plugins high
    Committed [3603774] to Plugins SVN:
    Initial release 0.1.3
    June 2026
    Jun 18 Thu · 12:19
    Core med
    Created issue #79318 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
    Block style variation partial for core/button generates a non-matching nested element selector
    Jun 18 Thu · 11:48
    Themes med
    Created ticket #277726 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Axismundi – 0.1.1
    Jun 11 Thu · 12:26
    Core med
    Created ticket #65450 on Core Trac:
    Site Editor crashes on block style variation detail route for `core/column`
    Jun 08 Mon · 13:05
    Core med
    Created ticket #65436 on Core Trac:
    Block style variation partial for core/button emits non-matching ...
    Jun 06 Sat · 10:53
    Themes med
    Created ticket #275596 on Themes Trac:
    THEME: Omphalos – 0.1.0
    February 2026
    Feb 09 Mon · 01:10
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    November 2025
    Nov 28 Fri · 00:14
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Nov 24 Mon · 08:26
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    October 2025
    Oct 28 Tue · 11:42
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Korean translations not applied in Site Kit dashboard (i18n issue), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Yes, automatic updates are enabled.I checked the Jetpack Backup change log, and it seems that…

    Developer

    3 plugins

    Themes

    1 theme

    Photos

    18 contributions

    View all 18 photos in the Photo Directory

    Completed courses

    3 completed

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    Plugins

    140 favorites

    Themes

    39 favorites

    Translations

    1 locale
    ko_KR 한국어 (Korean) Meta Translation Editor Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Openverse

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    ActivityPub

    Contributed translations to 15 projects.

    WordPress for Android Get Involved o2 Openverse Pattern Directory WordPress Plugin Directory WordPress.org Patterns ActivityPub Creative Commons Gutenberg Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth Jetpack Social Twenty Twenty-Five WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org