Jason Bahl
Software Engineer at DevelopIntelligence
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolJason Bahl is a software engineer based in Denver with 13 years of experience building WordPress-driven sites, themes, plugins and API-first applications using PHP, GraphQL and modern JavaScript. He is the creator and maintainer of WPGraphQL, a widely adopted open-source project that turns any WordPress site into a GraphQL API, and has led its development across roles at Gatsby, WP Engine, and Automattic. Jason combines deep backend expertise—resolving complex GraphQL resolvers, taxonomy and connection logic—with practical front-end and teaching experience as a software instructor for React and Apollo. He has a track record of improving plugin interoperability (e.g., WPGraphQL ACF, Co-Authors Plus) and reducing developer friction for decoupled WordPress architectures. Comfortable in high-traffic publishing environments, he focuses on pragmatic, extensible solutions that scale. Outside of code, his background in photojournalism and running a multimedia business informs a user-focused approach to product and UX.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Jim ElliotTraylor Fundamental AcademyBA Photojournalism, BA Photojournalism at Metropolitan State University of Denver
English, spanish (semi-fluent)
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (23)
content-management-system10
apidoc10
plugin-development10
wordpress10
object-oriented-programming10
wpgraphql10
php10
api10
content-management10
wordpress-graphql10
graphql10
template-tags10
git9
database-design9
automated-tests9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
wp-graphql/wp-graphql-acf
Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:25 releases, 32 reviews, 263 commits in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily worked on refactoring and improving the functionality of the WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Their contributions included removing a Freemius dependency, fixing user location support bugs, and implementing the ability to query select fields with multiple values. Additionally, the user addressed a bug related to field groups and post types with the `show_in_graphql` setting and made formatting updates. These changes were focused on improving the plugin's core functionality and making it compatible with WPGraphQL.
apicustom-fieldswordpresswpgraphqladvanced-custom-fields
Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus
Jul 2016 - Feb 2019
Multiple bylines and Guest Authors for WordPress
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 7 PRs, 4 comments in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the WordPress plugin, Co-Authors Plus. Their work included implementing a filter to dynamically insert co-author objects, updating the CLI (Command Line Interface) to use cached functions, and addressing merge conflicts. The user also worked on refactoring and fixing inconsistencies within the template-tags and core plugin files, focusing on the accurate retrieval and display of co-authors. These contributions indicate an understanding of the plugin's core mechanics and integration with the WordPress ecosystem.
authorswordpresswordpress-pluginguestwpvip-plugin
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