David Gewirtz

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

WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Posted a reply to How to fill multiple checkboxes with values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I need to override the values that would have been saved by the form because…

3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Help me understand how buttons process option page data, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm building settings pages for plugins. When a button…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to How to fill multiple checkboxes with values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is for options (in my case, giving levels for donors). The option allows the…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, How to fill multiple checkboxes with values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So here's the scenario. We have a set of five checkbox…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Multiple Save buttons per metabox?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. That got me started, but this seems to work. I tried adding a custom…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Multiple Save buttons per metabox?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So now that we know how to delete a Save button, is th…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Static text field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This worked: // Remove primary Save button // derived from https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2-Snippet-Library/blob/master/filters-and-actions/custom-css-for-specific-metabox.php function myprefix_delete_welcome_button($post_id, $cmb) {…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Static text field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm displaying seven tabs and on two of them, I'm just slamming some HTML. One…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Static text field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. That worked. Now, the only problem is I'm getting a Save Changes button. I've…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Static text field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is it possible to create a field that's nothing but st…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Adding text/html between title and fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That works well for given fields. Is there any way to hook into the option…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Adding text/html between title and fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is it possible/how would I add some text or HTML betwe…

4 weeks ago
Committed [2186656] to Plugins Trac:
Tested to 5.2.4

4 weeks ago
Committed [2184187] to Plugins Trac:
Updated version test

1 month ago
Committed [2027599] to Plugins Trac:
Fix for reset password, thanks to user o2Xav

10 months ago
Committed [2008088] to Plugins Trac:
5.0 update

11 months ago
Committed [2007463] to Plugins Trac:
5.0 update

11 months ago
Committed [2007461] to Plugins Trac:
Update to 5.0.2

11 months ago
Committed [2007432] to Plugins Trac:
Update to 5.0

11 months ago
Committed [2007429] to Plugins Trac:
Tested for 5.0

11 months ago
Committed [2007428] to Plugins Trac:
Tested for 5.0

11 months ago
Committed [2007405] to Plugins Trac:
Update for 5.0

11 months ago
Posted a reply to Currency not listed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
While you can send and receive money in South Africa, PayPal does not support South…

1 year ago
Created a topic, I rely on this plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I rely on this plugin to support my users. It's absolu…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to ticket-submit plugin causes generic error on Pagely, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can see the error by pasting this into your browser: http://zatzlabs.com/submit-ticket/ The dump above…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to ticket-submit plugin causes generic error on Pagely, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also, this is what Pagely sent us back: Those errors typically happen when there's a…

1 year ago
Created a topic, ticket-submit plugin causes generic error on Pagely, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This worked last week. Now, the shortcode (even on a p…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Users can’t access their tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry, I'm back. Users in question see to be listed as Subscriber and Participant. Do…

2 years ago
Created a topic, Users can’t access their tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My users are suddenly getting messages telling them th…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to PLEASE HELP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's a big sticky note at the top of the page that points users to…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Seamless Donations, PayPal and Cloudflare, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Support has moved to the ZATZLabs site and is no longer provided on the WordPress.org…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Payment page not found, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Support has moved to the ZATZLabs site and is no longer provided on the WordPress.org…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to DONATION FORM IS BROKEN, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Support has moved to the ZATZLabs site and is no longer provided on the WordPress.org…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Does not function with Current Year plugin; not recommended, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin works in most places and most themes, but not all. The problem was…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Does not work with themes; poor support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin itself actually works fine (it's got very little code in it that would…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Set the number of recurring donations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Other Field Not Working Propperly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Dog sponsorship donations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’m no longer accepting tech support requests through email or the Contact Us interface. As…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to [Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes] **IMPORTANT** Support for Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I’m moving the support – third try) Here’s the correct link to…

3 years ago
Created a topic, How to force support product to be required field?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've added a few of my own custom fields and I can mak…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere support - third try) Here's the…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Reveal Network Activated Plugins has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Reveal Network Activated Plugins support - third try) Here's the…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Remember Me has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Remember Me support - third try) Here's the correct link…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Perpetual Calendar has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Perpetual Calendar support - third try) Here's the correct link…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Multiple Themes has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Multiple Themes support - third try) Here's the correct link…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Display Kitchen Sink has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Display Kitchen Sink support - third try) Here's the correct…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes support - third try) Here's…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving the support - third try) Here's the correct link to…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for My Private Site has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(this is why I'm moving the support - third try) Here's the correct link to…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to **IMPORTANT** Support for My Private Site has moved, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Looks like the links didn't transfer properly. Here are the support links: http://zatzlabs.com/forums/ -and- http://zatzlabs.com/submit-ticket/…

3 years ago

Developer

Better Recent Posts Widget

Active Installs: 1,000+
Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes

Active Installs: 10,000+
Display Kitchen Sink

Active Installs: 1,000+
Multiple Themes

Active Installs: 20,000+
My Private Site

Active Installs: 20,000+
Perpetual Calendar

Active Installs: 10+
Remember Me

Active Installs: 800+
Reveal Network Activated Plugins

Active Installs: 30+
Seamless Donations

Active Installs: 10,000+
Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

Active Installs: 3,000+

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Bio

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Contribution History

Developer

Better Recent Posts Widget

Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes

Display Kitchen Sink

Multiple Themes

My Private Site

Perpetual Calendar

Remember Me

Reveal Network Activated Plugins

Seamless Donations

Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

Plugins

Admin Columns

Admin Page Framework

Better Recent Posts Widget

Content Aware Sidebars - Unlimited Widget Areas

Current Year and Copyright Shortcodes

Display Kitchen Sink

Easy Digital Downloads

Easy Plugin Stats

Google Authenticator

Imsanity

Jetpack by WordPress.com

Multiple Themes

My Private Site

Perpetual Calendar

Real-Time Find and Replace

Remember Me

Responsive Column Widgets

Reveal Network Activated Plugins

Safe Redirect Manager

Seamless Donations

Shortcodes Anywhere or Everywhere

Tabby Responsive Tabs