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

Activity
Plugins
Favorites

Committed [2892081] to Plugins SVN:
5.2.4 release
2 months ago
Committed [2890888] to Plugins SVN:
5.2.3 release, fix minor hooks/filters issue
2 months ago
Committed [2886218] to Plugins SVN:
Corrected 3.0.13 update
2 months ago
Committed [2886209] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.13 release
2 months ago
Committed [2878753] to Plugins SVN:
5.2.2 mandatory security update
3 months ago
Committed [2873681] to Plugins SVN:
v3.0.12 update
3 months ago
Committed [2863585] to Plugins SVN:
5.2.0 release, PayPal Checkout added, some minor presentation bugs fixed
4 months ago
Committed [2857362] to Plugins SVN:
Update
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Block data not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm specifically refering to the screen Wordfence->Firewall->Blocking where a list is presented of block type,…
5 months ago
Created a topic, Block data not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The blocked users area is no longer showing any blocke…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to User entries not updating, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Okay, I've got some clarification. Once user entries are approved, it looks like I also…
5 months ago
Created a topic, User entries not updating, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just installed this plugin and added myself, which w…
5 months ago
Committed [2817931] to Plugins SVN:
Thanks page fixed more
7 months ago
Committed [2817926] to Plugins SVN:
Minor thank page fix
7 months ago
Committed [2811234] to Plugins SVN:
Version support update
7 months ago
Committed [2811233] to Plugins SVN:
Version support update
7 months ago
Committed [2775767] to Plugins SVN:
Fixed Stripe invalid parameter error.
9 months ago
Created a topic, ** HOW TO GET SUPPORT **, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've found it much easier to keep track of support con…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to Where can I get support – Latest Update Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I fixed one CMB2 error this morning. Try updating to 3.0.11. But I rarely check…
11 months ago
Committed [2758173] to Plugins SVN:
Fixed CMB2 type error that occurred intermittently
11 months ago
Committed [2754092] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.18 Stripe key bug fix
11 months ago
Committed [2751680] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.17 added tags for tracking access errors.
11 months ago
Committed [2749122] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.16 extended currency fix
11 months ago
Committed [2742099] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.15 update, minor bug fix
12 months ago
Committed [2740334] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.14 update, fixing some fixes
12 months ago
Committed [2739856] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.10 Security update
12 months ago
Committed [2737246] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.9 bug fix
1 year ago
Committed [2733653] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.8 release, security and access update
1 year ago
Committed [2727838] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.13 security update
1 year ago
Committed [2726524] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.12 update
1 year ago
Committed [2726378] to Plugins SVN:
Update 5.1.11 with updated CMB2
1 year ago
Committed [2725684] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.10 security update
1 year ago
Committed [2724928] to Plugins SVN:
Security update.
1 year ago
Committed [2722002] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.8 Security Update
1 year 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…
1 year ago
Created a topic, Adding CSRF check?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just got a notice that my plugin “does not hav…
1 year 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…
1 year ago
Committed [2676895] to Plugins SVN:
5.1.7 update
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year ago
Committed [2673655] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.6 build with new compatibility mode features
1 year 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…
2 years ago
Committed [2598338] to Plugins SVN:
Fixed version compatibility number
2 years ago
Committed [2598337] to Plugins SVN:
3.0.5 update, added compatibility mode option to advanced tab
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years ago
Committed [2571630] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
2 years ago
Committed [2571629] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update.
2 years 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

Seamless Donations: A Platform for Global Fundraising and Rebuilding using Stripe and PayPal

Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

Plugins

Admin Columns

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

Seamless Donations: A Platform for Global Fundraising and Rebuilding using Stripe and PayPal

Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

Tabby Responsive Tabs