Robert Staddon is an experienced web designer and developer with over 13 years of building end-to-end digital experiences, from branding and visual design to CMS customization and hosting. As owner of Abundant Designs and a longtime contributor at IBLP, he blends hands-on WordPress and Drupal theme/plugin development with practical eCommerce and server management skills. He has led IT teams and taught web technologies, giving him a rare mix of technical leadership, client-facing project management, and training experience. Notably, his open-source work includes enhancing the widely used OpenID Connect Generic WordPress plugin to improve account linking and post-login flows, showing attention to authentication UX and security integrations. Comfortable across PHP, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS and Linux hosting stacks, he focuses on pragmatic solutions that improve usability and SEO while keeping maintainability in mind. Based in Big Sandy, Texas, he pairs entrepreneurial independence with collaborative experience on large-scale site projects.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Certification, Desktop Publishing, Web Design, Digital Graphics, Certification, Desktop Publishing, Web Design, Digital Graphics at Multimedia Technology
Communications, Leadership, Counseling, Communications, Leadership, Counseling at EQUIP
Certification, Music Performance, General, Certification, Music Performance, General at International Academy of Music
High School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Advanced Training Institute
WordPress plugin to provide an OpenID Connect Generic client
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:23 commits, 12 PRs, 7 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Robert primarily focused on enhancing the WordPress plugin's functionality related to OpenID Connect authentication. They implemented features allowing existing WordPress users to link their accounts with OpenID Connect identities. Furthermore, the user added settings for linking existing users and redirecting users back to the origin page after successful login, enhancing the user experience. They also introduced a shortcode for the login button and addressed issues related to post-login flows, along with updating the plugin's version.
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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