David Gewirtz (@dgewirtz) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: November 30th, 2009
Location: Space Coast, Florida
Website: zatzlabs.com/lab-notes
Job Title: Able to lift small dogs with a single hand
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Bio

If you’re really curious about my background, feel free to visit my home page or LinkedIn. You’re also invited to follow me on Facebook and Twitter. I also host the ZDNet Government and DIY-IT blogs. Check them out. They’re great reads.

But the fact is, deep down, I’m a project guy and I enjoy coding.

I’ve been working with WordPress since 2009, having chosen WordPress to host the huge migration of the ZATZ magazines from its previous environment based on UserLand Frontier. You can watch a video of my Miami WordCamp presentation about that project here. I rebuilt the whole ZENPRESS CMS as a series of very large WordPress plugins.

Ever since then, I’ve wanted to do more with plugins that other people can use. Seamless Donations is my first adoption. I hope to adopt more plugins in need of attention and, time permitting, build some fun and useful plugins from the ground up for the user community to use.

WordPress Origin Story

As mentioned above, I was migrating the very extensive ZATZ online magazine archives off of UserLand Frontier (it had stopped being updated). I looked at a number of CMS/blogging options and found that WordPress had some unique advantages, specifically a large base of add-on plug-ins (meaning I wouldn’t have to code everything) and a very active user base.

But what finally convinced me that this was the community to join were the WordCamp videos I watched on WordCamp.tv. It was clear that this was a vibrant, friendly, supportive community and that was what closed the deal for me.

It took almost three years to do all the migration (part time, in addition to my main work), but all of the ZATZ archives are online and we didn’t lose a single one of our 74,900 articles!

Contribution History

Plugin Developer
WordCamp Speaker

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Favorites

Committed [2726524] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.12 update
2 days ago
Committed [2726378] to Plugins SVN:
Update 5.1.11 with updated CMB2
2 days ago
Committed [2725684] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.10 security update
3 days ago
Committed [2724928] to Plugins SVN:
Security update.
4 days ago
Committed [2722002] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.8 Security Update
1 week ago
Created a topic, Does CMB2 sanitize field data on save?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When data in text fields is saved, does CMB2 perform b…
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Adding CSRF check?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just got a notice that my plugin “does not hav…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post (Post Title) PTE Request for…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Do you need anything from me? I am WAY behind on coming up to speed…
4 weeks ago
Committed [2676895] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.7 update
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Simple form for sidebar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Want to Stop Thank you mail after donate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to thank you email not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Deprecated error message, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
3 months ago
Committed [2673655] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.6 build with new compatibility mode features
3 months ago
Posted a reply to INR currency, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
6 months ago
Committed [2598338] to Plugins SVN:
Fixed version compatibility number
8 months ago
Committed [2598337] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.5 update, added compatibility mode option to advanced tab
8 months ago
Posted a reply to Buggy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It always seems so unfair when users poorly rate a product without first reaching out…
9 months ago
Posted a reply to Admin User Role Redirect to Dashboard.., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please post your question using my new ticketing system at http://zatzlabs.com/submit-ticket/. It still comes to…
9 months ago
Committed [2571630] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571629] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571628] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571626] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571624] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571623] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571621] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571620] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571619] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Committed [2571618] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
10 months ago
Posted a reply to Donations page not showing results, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to Payment with PayPal and Stripe, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to [My Private Site] Getting Some PHP errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That’s a known bug that has been fixed. It will be in the upcoming 3.0.4…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to [My Private Site] Unable to install upload plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My Private Site is at version 3.0.3. Version 2.1.4 is years out of date. It…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to [Seamless Donations: A Platform for Global Fundraising and Rebuilding using Stripe and PayPal] shortcode or add-on for total donations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
1 year ago
Committed [2529457] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.6 release
1 year ago
Committed [2528774] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.5 release, more currencies for Stripe
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [My Private Site] user cannot activate account with Buddypress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
1 year ago
Committed [2490914] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490912] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490910] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490909] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490908] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490905] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490903] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490902] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490883] to Plugins SVN:
compatibility update
1 year ago
Committed [2490879] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [Seamless Donations: A Platform for Global Fundraising and Rebuilding using Stripe and PayPal] Plugin update notifications stop donations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…
1 year ago
Committed [2478628] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.4 update, fixed responsiveness issue
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [CMB2] Add field to Page/Post Status area, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. What about being able to just add a new metabox to the right of…
1 year ago

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David Gewirtz

Bio

WordPress Origin Story

Contribution History

Developer

Better Recent Posts Widget (with thumbnails)

Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes

Display Kitchen Sink

Multiple Themes

My Private Site

Perpetual Calendar Infinite Day of Week Calculator

Remember Me

Reveal Network Activated Plugins

Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

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Admin Page Framework

Better Recent Posts Widget (with thumbnails)

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Easy Digital Downloads - Simple eCommerce for Selling Digital Files

Easy Plugin Stats

Google Authenticator

Health Check & Troubleshooting

Imsanity

Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

Lightweight Widget Area Plugin - Content Aware Sidebars

Multiple Themes

My Private Site

Perpetual Calendar Infinite Day of Week Calculator

Real-Time Find and Replace

Remember Me

Responsive Column Widgets

Reveal Network Activated Plugins

Safe Redirect Manager

Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

Tabby Responsive Tabs