David Artiss – @dartiss

Member Since: December 20th, 2007
Location: Nottingham, UK
Website: artiss.blog
Job Title: Support Engineer
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

By day, David Artiss works as a Support Engineer and hiring lead on the WordPress VIP team at Automattic. His nearly thirty years of experience in IT support roles has given him the chance to cultivate the art of truly taking care of people and writing so anyone can understand.

David has been active in the WordPress community for 12 years, first as a plugin author, then as a speaker and volunteer at various WordCamps, as well as contributing to Core, Support, Documentation, Translations, and WordPress.TV.

By night, David has performed in 18 musicals and concerts, so is no stranger to the stage. He also writes for the straight-talking technology site The Big Tech Question. He lives in Nottingham, England, with his wife, two daughters, and a room full of Lego.

Interests

Gaming, movie watching, singing and performing in musical theatre

WordPress Origin Story

Has run his own self-hosted site on WordPress for over 12 years. When he wanted to find a plugin to do something, but nothing was available that was just right, he wrote his own. This lead to involvement with core and support contributing.

In 2017 he was employed by Automattic to work on the WordPress VIP team.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meetup Organizer
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer
Support Contributor
Support Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker

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Committed [2317462] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.2

19 hours ago
Committed [2317461] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.2

19 hours ago
Committed [2317460] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.2

19 hours ago
Committed [2317457] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.2

19 hours ago
Posted a reply to profiles control options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I love how you've used it on your site. You say it was the controls…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Is it possible to embed a video simply by pasting the URL without the shortcode?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That should work. If you put the URL between the youtube shortcodes, it should extract…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to App ID not recognized?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
They reported this over the weekend which may have been the cause... https://status.openexchangerates.org/incidents/my4vwrll12mm

3 days ago
Posted a reply to App ID not recognized?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks for reporting this. Yes, I was part way through debugging this when it…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Forcing translation does not work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks for providing that link - I can see that the parameter is on…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Can help me?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
On the frontend? Gutenberg Ramp controls access to Gutenberg in the back end but does…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Can help me?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm. Do you have Classic Editor active at all? Otherwise, I'm not sure what the…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Can help me?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, that's okay - we don't need site access. Can I confirm that when Ramp…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Can help me?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, That should certainly work. Which post type are you trying to use Gutenberg with?…

7 days ago
Posted a reply to Plans for supporting Lazy Load?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Keep an eye out for a plugin update in the next week... 😉

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Numbers on Footnotes superimposed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi! I've just taken a look at that page and it appears to be displaying…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to profiles control options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, No, I don't want access to your site - nobody should require this to…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Undefined index Notice, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you click the 'Save Settings' button at the bottom, does it still do it?…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Change Footnotes Header Font, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You would use the settings box. For example, <h3>Footnotes</h3>

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Change Footnotes Header Font, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Okay, so by default, "Footnotes Header" should be blank. I assume you've put something in,…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Change Footnotes Header Font, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
By default nothing appears before the footnotes, so you've possibly added a header in the…

3 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe Online 2020

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Clicking on the superscript number takes the user to bottom of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Without diving into your code, it's a tricky one. This plugin is doing the correct…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Clicking on the superscript number takes the user to bottom of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Got it (and it's David, btw). Okay, it looks as if it is going to…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Clicking on the superscript number takes the user to bottom of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This isn't the usual behaviour. Can you provide a link to a page where you're…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, No support and buggy menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When installed, this plug adds two identical menus to …

1 month ago
Posted a reply to API doesn’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm seeing the same thing. I'll do some digging and see if I can find…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using a short-code to determine the search term, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Alex, I've tried recreated the issue on my own side and I'm unable to.…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using a short-code to determine the search term, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks Alex. Unfortunately, that video gives me limited information that I need to diagnose this,…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using a short-code to determine the search term, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Alex. Theoretically, that should work - I coded the plugin in such a way…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Nag message on every admin screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the update. Your message seems very much at odds with the email I…

1 month ago
Created a topic, Nag message on every admin screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Once activated, this plugin will add an admin notice t…

1 month ago
Created a topic, How do I remove the banner?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
On activation, I'm getting a non-dismissible banner wh…

1 month ago
Committed [2290184] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.3.3

1 month ago
Committed [2290183] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.3.3

1 month ago
Committed [2290182] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.3.3

1 month ago
Committed [2290180] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.3.3

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Comments Not Hiding On View Source Code, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think you misunderstand - when I push out my next release, those comments will…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Comments Not Hiding On View Source Code, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That may be due to caching. Or a bug. I'm actually removing all that debug…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Installation bug, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you. I spotted the same thing with another plugin, so you're not alone :)

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Bug in plugin activation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I will do. Thank you.

2 months ago
Created a topic, Bug in plugin activation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, When bulk activating the plugin (i.e. when activa…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Bug causing duplicate menus, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There appears to be a bug in the plugin. When install…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Installation bug, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's correct, yes - thanks for verifying!

2 months ago
Created a topic, Installation bug, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I'd like to report a bug in the installation proc…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Showing the Corona banner only – disable cookie banner, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
+1 here - I'd like to do the same

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Embed Private Videos with API?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Would it be possible? Totally. Is it possible right now? No - I've not…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Pinterest “Pin It” JS Script on Select Posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, this isn't possible. The plugin doesn't allow the bulk application of code across a…

2 months ago
Committed [2280193] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

2 months ago
Committed [2280192] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Update custom field with API, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry, Tina, I still don't understand the ask here. "create post with widget in…

2 months ago