Derek Herman

@valendesigns · wordpress.org profile ↗

Member since: 2008-02-28
Location: Portland, OR
Employer: XWP
Job title: Chief Technology Officer
Authored: 10 (10 closed)
SVN commit access: 4 (2 closed)
Readme contributor: 5
Combined install base: 152k+ across 16 plugins

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Low plugin_closed OptionTree Resolved · informational_temporary_closure 3d ago

Slug	option-tree
Closed reason	`temporary`
Closed date	2026-09-03 00:00:00
Active installs	50,000

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{
    "slug": "option-tree",
    "closed_reason": "temporary",
    "closed_date": "2026-09-03 00:00:00",
    "active_installs": 50000
}

Plugins authored (10)

Plugin	Version	Installs	Last updated	Status
OptionTree ·`option-tree`	2.7.3	50k+	—	Closed
Followers Count ·`followers-count`	1.0	—	—	Closed
Creattica Items ·`creattica-items`	1.0.1	—	—	Closed
Envato Marketplace Items ·`envato-marketplace-items`	1.0.4	—	—	Closed
Envato Marketplace Search ·`envato-marketplace-search`	1.0.1	—	—	Closed
envato-wordpress-updater ·`envato-wordpress-updater`	—	—	—	Closed
Fan Count ·`fan-count`	1.2	—	—	Closed
Feedburner Circulation ·`feedburner-circulation`	1.2	—	—	Closed
Is Page or Ancestor ·`is-page-or-ancestor`	1.1	—	—	Closed
plugin-information ·`plugin-information`	—	—	—	Closed

SVN commit access (4)

Plugins this account has pushed commits to, reconstructed from plugins.svn.wordpress.org. A new name showing up here on an established plugin is the strongest ownership-transfer signal.

Plugin	Primary author	Installs	Commits	First	Latest	Status
OptionTree	valendesigns	50k+	125	15y ago	7y ago	Closed
Customize Snapshots	westonruter	600	10	10y ago	10y ago	Active
BuySellAds	chrsmbsa	—	6	16y ago	12y ago	Closed
Customize Posts	westonruter	1k+	4	10y ago	10y ago	Active

Contributor on other plugins (5)

Plugins where this account is listed in the readme contributors (distinct from SVN commit access).

Plugin	Primary author	Version	Installs
Two Factor	wordpressdotorg	0.16.0	100k+
Customize Posts	westonruter	0.9.1	1k+
Customize Snapshots	westonruter	0.7.0	600
Customize Partial Refresh	westonruter	0.6.2	—
Application Passwords	georgestephanis	0.1.3	—