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Sergey Biryukov

WordPress Core Contributor at Yoast

@sergeybiryukov Rostov-on-Don joined Dec 2007

sergeybiryukov.ru github.com/SergeyBiryukov Slack: @sergey
    Maintains Build/Test Tools Date/Time General I18N Permalinks Support Forums
    Teams Core Meta Polyglots Support
    Languages ru_RU

    Bio

    WordPress Core Committer and plugin author, also working on Polyglots, Support, and Meta teams. Co-founder of Russian WP community.

    Interests

    Lifelong learning

    WordPress Origin Story

    I studied Applied Mathematics at the Southern Federal University (formerly Rostov State University) in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

    I have a passion for open source, which started with contributing documentation and bug fixes for a popular file manager in 2002. While creating some websites for my university, I’ve discovered a growing web publishing software called WordPress, which quickly grabbed my attention due to its simplicity, extensibility, and an amazing community. Giving back to the community was a natural thing for me, so I’ve started translating WordPress into Russian, answering questions on support forums, and participating in core development.

    I’ve joined Yoast in July 2015, and since then I’m working on WordPress full time as a core committer and an active member of several other teams: Polyglots (which translates WordPress into 200+ languages), Support (which helps users to find answers to their questions), and Meta (which manages the WordPress.org network). I’m also a frequent speaker at WordPress conferences, called WordCamps, in Russia and Europe.

    In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music, playing guitar or keyboards, watching movies, going for a walk or a bike ride, repairing all kinds of things.

    Badges

    CODE
    10 badges
    Core Contributor '15 C Core Performance Contributor '22 C Core Performance Team '22 Core Team '14 Meta Contributor '15 Meta Team '15 Plugin Developer Plugins Team '23 Security Contributor '22 Security Team '20
    CONTENT
    3 badges
    Documentation Contributor '16 Documentation Team '16 WordPress.tv Contributor '16
    COMMUNITY
    4 badges
    bbPress Contributor '19 bbPress Team '19 B BuddyPress Contributor '19 WordCamp Speaker '19
    PRACTICE
    6 badges
    Accessibility Contributor '19 Accessibility Team '17 Support Contributor '16 Support Team '16 Test Contributor '21 Test Team '21
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Current Job

    WordPress Core Contributor
    Present
    Yoast

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    75contributions
    high70
    medium5
    score215
    Last 90 days
    206contributions
    high196
    medium10
    score598
    Last 12 months
    833contributions
    high703
    medium130
    score2239

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 39 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.2
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 5.0
    • 4.9
    • 4.8
    • 4.7
    • 4.6
    • 4.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.3
    • 4.2
    • 4.1
    • 4.0
    • 3.9
    • 3.8
    • 3.7
    • 3.6
    • 3.5
    • 3.4
    • 3.3
    • 3.2

    Time commitment

    10 hours per week of sponsored contribution time

    Contributions

    Type
    July 2026
    Jul 31 Fri · 20:06
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62961] on WordPress SVN:
    Accessibility: Fix labels in discussion and reading settings.
    Jul 31 Fri · 13:08
    Core high
    Committed [62956] to WordPress SVN:
    Coding Standards: Use `array_last()` to get the last array element.
    Jul 30 Thu · 19:20
    Core med
    Closed pull request #12296 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Code Modernization: Use null coalescing operator instead of ternaries
    Jul 30 Thu · 19:18
    Core high
    Committed [62949] to WordPress SVN:
    Code Modernization: Use null coalescing operator instead of ternaries.
    Jul 29 Wed · 15:50
    Meta high
    Received props from @Benjamin_Zekavica in Slack:
    Props to @wildworks, @joedolson, @SergeyBiryukov for facilitating the 7.1 Beta 4 release party!
    Jul 29 Wed · 12:09
    Core med
    Closed pull request #12602 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Code Quality: Use the null coalescing operator for isset() return checks
    Jul 29 Wed · 12:07
    Core high
    Committed [62895] to WordPress SVN:
    Code Modernization: Use the null coalescing operator for `isset()` return checks.
    Jul 28 Tue · 16:26
    Core med
    Closed pull request #12537 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    Tests: Use null coalescing operator over `isset()` checks.
    Jul 28 Tue · 16:23
    Core high
    Committed [62870] to WordPress SVN:
    Tests: Use null coalescing operator over `isset()` checks.
    Jul 28 Tue · 10:32
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62866] on WordPress SVN:
    Users: Add a user-ID-based `id` to network user rows.

    Developer

    30 plugins

    Contributor

    7 plugins

    Plugins

    11 favorites

    Themes

    6 favorites

    Translations

    2 locales
    ru_RU Русский (Russian) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 694 projects.

    WordPress for Android WordPress for iOS Browse Happy Forums Get Involved o2 P2 "Breathe" WordPress Plugin Directory Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org 3D Wiggle Player Absolute Privacy AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin ACF: TablePress Active Directory Integration Add Meta Tags Adminimize AdRotate Banner Manager Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense Advanced Category Excluder Advertising Manager Affiliates Manager Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection Timely All-in-One Events Calendar Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall Allow Cyrillic Usernames ALO EasyMail Newsletter Amazon Link WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage Menu Control for aMember amr ical events lists Annual Archive Any Ipsum Appointments Appreciators WP Plugin Author Avatars List/Block The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. Advanced Automatic Updates AVH First Defense Against Spam bbPress Better Google Analytics Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection Birthdays Widget Blocks – Reusable Content, Shortcodes & Site Variables Blogger Importer

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    fr_FR Français (French) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 1 project.

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