My name is Jonathan Desrosiers. I’m a Principal Software Engineer at Bluehost, a WordPress Core Committer, and a leader in Open Source. I care deeply about collaborative communities, advocacy for Open Source contributors, thoughtful & purposeful user experiences, the open web, and a well-placed two-seam fastball.
Hi, I’m Jonathan Desrosiers!
Featured Posts
Here is some of my recent content that I think you’ll enjoy!
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Offering Criticism in Open Source Projects
When is it fair to criticize an open source project? A recent podcast discussion about WordPress 6.9’s Notes feature sparked my thinking about how and when contributors should speak up, even without complete context.
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Tailwind: A Cautionary Tale For Anyone Relying on an Open Source Project
Recent layoffs affecting TailwindCSS framework maintainers should make everyone pause and reflect. While Tailwind is not in jeopardy, the next open source project to experience this age-old problem may not be.
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Seven Years a Committer: My WordPress Commit-iversary
November 30, 2025 marks the 7 year anniversary of my first commit to WordPress Core. To celebrate, I’ve compiled a list of statistics breaking down which areas of the code base my commits changed, and how contributors were credited in those commits.
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Implementing AI in Open Source Without Losing the Human Touch
AI is changing how we build and collaborate in Open Source. This post explores how to thoughtfully integrate AI into contributor workflows without losing what makes our communities human, creative, and welcoming, and why the most important decisions still belong to us.
Maintaine.rs
The maintaine.rs project is a curated collection of stories from Open Source maintainers. I was honored to be invited as a contributor to the book by submitting a talk I gave at WordCamp Europe 2025 in essay form.
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Jonathan Desrosiers
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Jonathan Desrosiers is a Principal Software Engineer at Bluehost, a WordPress Core Committer, and a leader in Open Source. He cares deeply about purposeful user experiences, collaborative communities, advocacy for Open Source contributors, the open web, and a well-placed two-seam fastball.
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WordPress Content
As a WordPress contributor for well over a decade, I frequently write about challenges, best practices, and thought experiments for the project and the surrounding Open Source Software communities.
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Happy Birthday Drupal!
January 15, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Drupal 1.0.0 release. While WordPress and Drupal try to solve many of the same problems, both are thriving Open Source projects that have stood the test of time. In the battle of open vs. closed source, we’re stronger together. So we should celebrate each other’s major…
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Video Teaser: EvolveDigital Summit NYC
To help get the word out for EvolveDigital Summit NYC 2025, I worked with the organizers to create a short video teaser for my talk.
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Sunset Canyon – 1000 Piece Puzzle
Link: BBOLDIN: Sunset Canyon 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle. Other puzzles so far in 2025:
Public Speaking
I frequently speak at WordCamps, WordPress Meetups, and other tech events.
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Happy Birthday Drupal!
January 15, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Drupal 1.0.0 release. While WordPress and Drupal try to solve many of the same problems, both are thriving Open Source projects that have stood the test of time. In the battle of open vs. closed source, we’re stronger together. So we should celebrate each other’s major…
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Video Teaser: EvolveDigital Summit NYC
To help get the word out for EvolveDigital Summit NYC 2025, I worked with the organizers to create a short video teaser for my talk.
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Sunset Canyon – 1000 Piece Puzzle
Link: BBOLDIN: Sunset Canyon 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle. Other puzzles so far in 2025:
Podcasts
I’m an occasional guest on various WordPress related podcasts.
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Happy Birthday Drupal!
January 15, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Drupal 1.0.0 release. While WordPress and Drupal try to solve many of the same problems, both are thriving Open Source projects that have stood the test of time. In the battle of open vs. closed source, we’re stronger together. So we should celebrate each other’s major…
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Video Teaser: EvolveDigital Summit NYC
To help get the word out for EvolveDigital Summit NYC 2025, I worked with the organizers to create a short video teaser for my talk.
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Sunset Canyon – 1000 Piece Puzzle
Link: BBOLDIN: Sunset Canyon 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle. Other puzzles so far in 2025:
Latest Puzzles
In my spare time, I enjoy a good puzzle. I keep track of them by posting when I finish one.
