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Dave McHale

@dmchale CT joined Apr 2008

binarytemplar.com github.com/dmchale Slack: @dmchale

    Bio

    Developer, gamer, mountain biker, disc golfer, occasional runner.

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    Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer
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    WordCamp Speaker '17

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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 6 releases
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 4.4
    • 4.3
    • 4.2
    • 4.1

    Contributions

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    August 2025
    Aug 14 Thu · 13:35
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    Posted a reply to Plugin claims to be 4.9 compatible but causes fatal errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for the patch @danieliser ! And 100% behind you on dropping support for 4.9…
    Aug 06 Wed · 20:09
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    Posted a reply to Spam messages still getting through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    okay, thank you
    Aug 06 Wed · 18:26
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    Posted a reply to Spam messages still getting through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for the response @amagsumov ... is there no expedited support for paid customers (which…
    Aug 06 Wed · 15:52
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    Created a topic, Spam messages still getting through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We've been getting an aggressive amount of spam throug…
    July 2025
    Jul 07 Mon · 20:20
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Plugin claims to be 4.9 compatible but causes fatal errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    [07-Jul-2025 19:28:44 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Unca…
    May 2024
    May 17 Fri · 00:33
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Not working coming from 6.5.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Appreciate the fast response! We're just trying to go from 6.5.3 back to the 6.4…
    May 16 Thu · 20:28
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    Created a topic, Not working coming from 6.5.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Seems like a great idea for a plugin and from reviews …
    March 2024
    Mar 11 Mon · 14:02
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    Created a topic, Allow for case-insensitive conditionals, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We had a customer using a conditional on their email c…
    September 2023
    Sep 19 Tue · 18:40
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    Posted a reply to Latest update throws fatal errors on <WP 5.9 installs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    cheers! and thanks for the shout-out in the release notes :) Marking this thread resolved…
    Sep 14 Thu · 19:22
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    Created a topic, Latest update throws fatal errors on <WP 5.9 installs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    First: thanks for the plugin! Been using it for years,…