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Member Since: December 20th, 2007
Location: Nottingham, UK
Website: https://artiss.blog
Job Title: VIP Wrangler
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

VIP Wrangler at Automattic by day. WordPress plugin developer, Core contributor, WordPress.tv, support and polyglot contributor by night.

Interests

Gamer, movie watcher and entertainer.

WordPress Origin Story

Been running my own self-hosted site on WordPress for 10 years. When I wanted to find a plugin to do something, but nothing was available that was just right, I wrote my own. Got involved with core and support and now work for Automattic as a VIP Wrangler.

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Committed [1960440] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility

1 hour ago
Committed [1960439] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility

1 hour ago
Committed [1960436] to Plugins Trac:
Removing pre-update

1 hour ago
Committed [1960433] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility

1 hour ago
Committed [1960432] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility

1 hour ago
Committed [1960430] to Plugins Trac:
Removing pre-update

1 hour ago
Committed [1960427] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility information

1 hour ago
Committed [1960426] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility information

1 hour ago
Committed [1960425] to Plugins Trac:
Removing pre-update

1 hour ago
Committed [1960027] to Plugins Trac:
Updated compatibility

23 hours ago
Posted a reply to Can’t get Plugin to work on a specific page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Apologies for the lateness in replying - your post appears to have gone AWOL…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Does not suppress related videos, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, The related parameter was changed after September 25th (no, I didn't know this either)…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Space instead of comma for the separation of thousands, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Bertrand, That's a great idea. I've added it to my 'to do' list -…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to What is My Alternavtive?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi James, I'm the original developer. I abandoned the plugin as it required a lot…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Superscript option does not work., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, Looking at your page, I think you're using a different plugin than this one.…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm, I suspect that cron manager you were using was just displaying the next run…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Those cron times may be inconsistent with your PC as they're based on the time…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you provide a more up-to-date shot of that screen?

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I thought the plugin removed the event when the plugin was deleted but I've since…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. The cron event that's 2 from the bottom of your screenshot, named housekeep_transients, that's…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You may have to disable/enable WP Cron. I've found instructions on this here - https://www.siteground.com/kb/disable-enable-wordpress-cron/

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So you've already disabled it and the cron issue is still occurring? Technically, this should…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This happens automatically when you enable it. If you head to Tools -> Transient Cleaner…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> The automatic runs ever be switched off Sorry, I don't understand the question. >…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP CRON issue since i’ve deleted all transient, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry to hear you're experiencing issues. The plugin does add a new event to Cron…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Add Featured image to Post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'd like to second this request - it's the one thing that's stopping me from…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's fixed it (confirmed on both platforms) - thanks Suraj!

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You're in luck Suraj - Pressable support have diagnosed the issue for you.

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So, I've just tried this on a test site I have elsewhere and it works…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So, when trying to save a draft, I get the following reported in the JavaScript…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Actually Suraj... no I won't report the issue over on your support forum. You'll only…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, I can access it now so will report it now. Just to be clear,…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sadly, it's not fixed the issue.

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Will do Suraj. Thanks.

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Suraj, So, when you click on "Save Draft", it changes to "Saving" but doesn't…

1 month ago
Created a topic, Version 5 breaks Gutenberg saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Version 5 of the plugin has stopped Gutenberg from sav…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Property of non-object error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry you feel that way. Although it was a statement of fact it was…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Property of non-object error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, You timed this right - I'm just working on an update at the moment.…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Sadly, now broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I hadn't realised there was a meta box in posts that needed ticking - now…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Sadly, now broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've just published a post with the plugin enabled and set-up and... nothing appeared on…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to URL not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've tried that URL on my own test site and it works fine. Are you…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to URL not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ok, well http://www.example.com/code.php isn't valid so that isn't going to work. Do you have a…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Sadly, now broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for letting me know L1am0 - I'll give it another go and update the…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Needed more control of post types, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Jackson, Thanks for the feedback. The plugin is designed to help you highlight draft…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Gutenberg Ramp: is there a wp-config.php equivalent?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, If I understand you correctly, you wish to control the plugin from wp-config.php rather…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Version # doesn’t seem to work anymore (again?), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ok, so unless you include the tag {{Version}} in the format string, you won't see…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Version # doesn’t seem to work anymore (again?), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi vLaaD, The plugin version numbers are displaying fine for me. Can you show me…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Some minor issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Going to close this off - I've added everything (plus screenshots) to your Github repo…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Some minor issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I forgot to add... more Jetpack issues (sorry). Related Posts also appears badly on the…

3 months ago
Created a topic, Some minor issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Great theme but I've experienced some issues with…

3 months ago

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