Addison Stavlo
Software Engineer at Automattic Inc.
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RockstarAddison Stavlo is a software engineer with nine years of experience who transitioned from a math and physics background into front-end web development. He has contributed notable UI and editor improvements to high-profile open-source WordPress projects like Gutenberg and Automattic’s Calypso, focusing on full-site editing, multi-entity saving flows, and visual parity for complex blocks. Addison brings a strong attention to detail—fixing URL-escaping edge cases and refining template part handling—that improves both stability and user experience. Comfortable working in React and block-editor integrations, he pairs product-minded design changes with reliable engineering practice. He’s drawn to problems that blend precise logic and user-facing polish, making him effective at bridging research-like rigor with shipping production interfaces.
9 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (12)
css10
wordpress10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
gutenberg10
react10
rails-i18n9
ember-i18n9
i18n-js9
sass9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Oct 2019 - Dec 2022
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1073 reviews, 131 commits, 801 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Addison primarily contributed to the front-end development of the WordPress.com platform, focusing on full-site editing features. They implemented new UI elements like close buttons and menu items, as well as integrating site editor features with the Calypso interface. Their work involved modifying existing React components and integrating with the WordPress block editor, including styling updates and the creation of the site editor's beta feedback form.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
WordPress/gutenberg
Dec 2019 - May 2022
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:543 reviews, 171 commits, 210 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Addison focused on improving the user interface and front-end functionality within the WordPress Gutenberg editor. Their commits primarily revolved around fixing URL escaping issues in navigation links, enhancing the site editor, and making improvements to template part handling. The user also worked on refining features for the post editor, including multi-entity saving flows and adjustments for visual parity in blocks such as post author and excerpt.
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