Jos Velasco (@josvelasco) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Jos is a DreamHost consultant, assisting with specific WordPress cases, actively contributing to the WordPress community by organizing local meetups in Guadalajara, and promoting the testing and use of the WordPress Site Editor.

He builds websites exclusively with WordPress. He has been working in web design for over fifteen years, covering front-end and back-end development and extensive configuration. He studied Computer Systems Engineering in Mexico, where he acquired fundamental problem-solving skills.

Interests

Hiking, Movies, Food

WordPress Origin Story

One day, I visited the website of a non-tech student from my university. It was effortless for him to use and update, and I got mad; maybe I was just jealous because I built my blog using HTML tables manually and had to copy and paste each time I entered a new post.

I saw his site was powered by WordPress, and I understood there was a big opportunity to build and create awesome things together as a community.

From there, I started writing blog posts, and suddenly, this software could add pages, not just posts. With a partner, I started building websites, and then I became so addicted to WordPress that I decided to make a living from it.

Badges

CODE

2 badges

Core Contributor '22 Plugin Developer

CONTENT

3 badges

Photo Contributor '23 Photos Team '26 WordPress.tv Contributor '26

COMMUNITY

3 badges

Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '18

PRACTICE

2 badges

C Credits Mentor '26 Test Contributor '23

POLYGLOTS

1 badge

Translation Contributor '21

Current Job

WordPress consultant

Mar 2023 – Present

DreamHost

Recent impact

Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

Last 30 days

7contributions

high2

medium5

score11

Last 90 days

19contributions

high11

medium8

score41

Last 12 months

66contributions

high25

medium41

score116

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 4 releases

Time commitment

12 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

DreamHost

Contributions

Type

August 2026

Aug 04 Tue · 22:39

Meta high

Confirmed as a speaker for WordPress Day CDMX 2026

Aug 01 Sat · 02:53

Core med

Submitted pull request #81044 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Global Styles: explore the inheritance cascade in the style panels' options menu

July 2026

Jul 30 Thu · 19:51

Core med

Submitted pull request #80993 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Global Styles: explore a cascade popover for inherited-value overrides

Jul 22 Wed · 19:15

Core med

Created issue #80596 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Contrast checker: no warning for text that is both transparent and low-contrast

Jul 21 Tue · 14:46

Core med

Submitted pull request #80527 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Color panel: let the picker grow instead of scrolling

Jul 21 Tue · 14:45

Core med

Submitted pull request #80526 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Contrast checker: defer color evaluation to pointer release

Jul 14 Tue · 17:40

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Cómo llegar al Auditorio CANACO para el WordPress Day CDMX 2026, on the site WordPress Day CDMX 2026:
¡Ya casi llega el WordPress Day CDMX 2026! Si vas a acompañarnos en el Auditorio…

Jul 10 Fri · 16:45

Meta high

Wrote a new post, Llamado a voluntarios, on the site WordPress Day CDMX 2026:
¡Únete al equipo de voluntarios del WordPress Day CDMX 2026! 🎉 El próximo sábado 29…

Jul 08 Wed · 17:06

Meta high

Joined the organizing team for WordPress Day CDMX 2026

June 2026

Jun 01 Mon · 23:57

Core med

Created issue #78869 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Gallery lightbox: clicking the expanded image should not close the dialog when…