Elio Rivero is a seasoned software engineer based in Hamburg with 12 years of experience building user-focused web applications and delightful UI experiences. He combines front-end expertise in React, TypeScript and modern tooling with a deep background in PHP and WordPress—having contributed to WP core, shipped theme improvements used by millions, and worked on Automattic’s Calypso front end. At Jimdo he helps empower small businesses, while his open-source work shows a knack for pragmatic UX-driven refactors and integrations (Stripe, GraphQL, PWAs). A regular WordCamp speaker and community organizer, he pairs engineering discipline (unit testing, CI tools) with visual design skills (Figma, Adobe, Affinity), and outside of code he’s an avid hiker and photographer who draws product inspiration from the outdoors.
Contributions:264 commits, 397 PRs, 691 pushes in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Elio primarily contributed to the front-end development of the WordPress.com Calypso project, focusing on the "Earn" section and Customer Home. They refactored and implemented UI components using React, including header elements and navigation tabs. The user also updated and improved the interface by adding new cards, modifying text, and integrating the existing checklist features.
Twenty Nineteen is a theme now included in all WordPress installs. To report any issues please go here: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/newticket
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 8 comments in 2 days
Contributions summary:Elio primarily focused on enhancing the user experience of the Twenty Nineteen theme by introducing and refining a feature that allows disabling image filters. Their work involved modifying the customizer settings within `inc/customizer.php`, the front-end logic in `js/customizer.js`, and the theme's template functions in `inc/template-functions.php`. These changes provide users more control over the visual appearance of their website by enabling or disabling the image filter. The user also adjusted the descriptions and labels in the customizer for better user clarity.
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