Kiril Zhelyazkov
Developer at SiteGround Web Hosting Company
Bulgaria
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Top SchoolKiril Zhelyazkov is a developer with 10 years of hands-on experience building front-end experiences, currently contributing at SiteGround from Bulgaria. He specializes in React and TypeScript, with strong version-control practices using Git, and holds a Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences from the American University in Bulgaria. Kiril is an active open-source contributor to high-profile projects like WordPress Gutenberg, where he focused on front-end bug fixes and UX improvements that addressed cross-browser focus, input behavior, and editor tooling. He blends practical product-minded engineering with attention to usability details, improving editor components used by millions of content creators. With additional language training in English and German, he brings clear communication and cross-cultural collaboration to engineering teams.
10 years of coding experience
English and German, English and German at 'Romain Rolland' FLSBachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences, General, Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences, General at American University in Bulgaria
English, Bulgarian
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Github Skills (6)
wordpress10
javascript10
gutenberg10
react10
html7
css6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
WordPress/gutenberg
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
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:9 reviews, 7 commits, 17 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Kiril primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the Gutenberg block editor project, focusing on fixing bugs and improving the user experience. Their work included addressing issues related to input field behavior, scheduled post URLs, font size picker pasting, and preventing focus issues in Firefox. The contributions involved modifying core components and block library files to enhance functionality and improve usability. These changes reflect a focus on maintaining and improving the overall user interface and interaction within the editor.
block-editorwordpressgutenbergwordpress-pluginbeyond
kirilzh/gutenberg
Apr 2020 - Apr 2024
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Contributions:54 pushes, 16 branches in 4 years 1 month
block-editorwordpressgutenbergwordpress-pluginbeyond
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