Nick Halsey – @celloexpressions

Member Since: April 24th, 2012
Location: Portland, OR
Website: nick.halsey.co
GitHub: celloexpressions
Employer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
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Bio

Nick Halsey is an Engineer, Composer, and Designer in Portland, Oregon. He recently completed his M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) and B.S. in Civil Engineering (Building Science) with a minor in Musical Studies (Composition) at the University of Southern California. Architecture, engineering, and the built environment are his primary passions, along with a creative drive to constantly make things. In addition to music composition, this often manifests itself in digital works ranging from software (via WordPress) to sheet music, photography, and digital art. Nick’s digital projects can be found at Cello Expressions.

In addition to the free plugins and themes available here on WordPress.org, Nick has designed several unique commercial WordPress themes at Halsey Themes..

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Plugin Developer
Theme Developer
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker

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Wrote a comment on the post Twenty Twenty-One: Dark Mode Discussion, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I prefer option 3, with the front-end toggle defaulting to the user's device/browser-specified preference. This…

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update | WordPress 5.6 Release Progress, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Based on the link, I take "Customizer support" to mean block-based widgets in the customizer.…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Controlling Plugin and Theme auto-updates UI in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The ability to manage auto-updates is missing from the theme browser in the customizer (customize.php?autofocus[panel]=themes).…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Did nothing., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Does your site have custom post types? Did you visit the customizer, go to homepage…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Posts Order, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I recommend forking this plugin to add additional conditions for when the post order should…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to want to disable chronological post order on some categories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I recommend forking this plugin to add additional conditions for when the post order should…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This may be an issue with your theme using a custom query that forces the…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Good, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you are experiencing lagging with your background image I would suggest compressing the file…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Order by recent usage?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I would recommend creating your own solution (possibly based on this plugin's code) to show…

5 months ago
Committed [2270479] to Plugins Trac:
Sheet Music Library: Implement additional functionality for the ...

7 months ago
Committed [2270478] to Plugins Trac:
Sheet Music Library: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270477] to Plugins Trac:
Multisite Custom CSS: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270476] to Plugins Trac:
Modular Custom CSS: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270475] to Plugins Trac:
Login Site Icon: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270474] to Plugins Trac:
List Custom Taxonomy Widget: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270473] to Plugins Trac:
Front Page Custom Post Type: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270472] to Plugins Trac:
Fourteen Colors: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270471] to Plugins Trac:
Featured Image in Content: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Committed [2270470] to Plugins Trac:
Featured Image Gallery Widget: Compatible with WordPress 5.4.

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Updates, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin is only updated when there is a need for new features or if…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Good Stuff, but…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately these labels are set by your current theme and can't be edited by this…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Hiding existing colors menu – making changes impossible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your site title color should be automatically reset by this plugin based on your selected…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Sample Files for CSV import, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin does not include import functionality; it creates its own post type within WordPress.…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with recent WP version?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin will not be updated moving forward as the block editor is introducing similar…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Does not work on my “your latest posts” homepage display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin shows your oldest post first, while the WordPress default shows the newest post…

7 months ago
Created a new ticket, #81329, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Arbutus – 1.1

8 months ago
Reopened ticket #47056, in Core Trac:
Add 'wp_nav_menu_item_custom_fields' hook in ...

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New color-alpha package available, on the site Theme Review Team:
Great work! Can we merge this into core instead of asking theme authors to implement…

10 months ago
Created a new ticket, #76091, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Visualize – 1.2

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Defining Content–Block Areas, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is an interesting start. I have a few comments framed primarily by my several…

1 year ago
Created a new ticket, #74482, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Linework – 1.1

1 year ago
Created a new ticket, #70964, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Visualize – 1.1

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Auto installing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This issue is completely unrelated to this plugin. Your site has been hacked via some…

2 years ago
Closed ticket #37335, in Core Trac:
Standardized API for themes to add info/links to the customizer

2 years ago
Posted a reply to No dropdown for some taxonomies, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately, the dropdown option doesn't work for the core taxonomies. The core categories widget has…

2 years ago
Closed ticket #46396, in Core Trac:
Add Turn Off Option For Custom CSS in Customizer

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #65164, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Figure/Ground – 2.2

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Multiple custom posts?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This would be possible by forking the plugin and adjusting the code. You could also…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to instruction of use missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As the FAQ notes:

2 years ago
Posted a reply to So happy to find, but…??, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This would definitely be more of a problem with the Divi theme. If they're removing…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Code for just one Cat – need help please, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Make a copy of the plugin with a different name (forking the plugin). Then, edit…

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #64704, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Figure/Ground – 2.1.1

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #64703, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Figure/Ground – 2.1

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #64648, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Figure/Ground – 2.0

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Minor Spelling – Fourten, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the head's up. This is now fixed.

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Doesn’t work with Travelify theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It appears that the posts on your site are being displayed correctly, in chronological order,…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Serbian Translation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for contributing a translation! I believe that the local language editors have to…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Set unclickable default value and put href inside all value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This would create a significant accessibility problem - a button is required for that reason.…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Translate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It appears that there was both a correct import and an error. The error was…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Great plugin!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks! You can use one of the sheet music shortcodes to display all of the…

2 years ago