Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
@ipstenu on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 10th, 2006
- Location: California
- Website: https://halfelf.org
- Job Title: Half-Elf
- Employer: DreamHost
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Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)’s badges:- Core Contributor Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor Documentation Contributor
- Hosting Contributor Hosting Contributor
- Meta Contributor Meta Contributor
- Plugin Review Team Plugin Review Team
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- Support Team Support Team
- Translation Contributor Translation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker WordCamp Speaker
- Plugin Developer Plugin Developer
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team – 19 Aug 2019, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 129Plugins rejected : 61Plugins closed : 24Plugins approved…4 hours ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Trademark Enforcement, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
The existing URLs/slugs are (as far as we know at this moment) fine. If they're…6 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Site load speed fast – SEARCH slow, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Database optimization and caching will be your friends here. You'll want to look into database…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Password reset not working in WordPress.org, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You'll need to email pw-resets@wordpress.org for assistance. Make sure you do from the email of…3 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Someone should post a summary after, though. Slack Logs (logs of any kind) aren't generally…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Newspaper Theme that looks like a Newspaper, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please don't post in the Alpha/Beta forum unless you're actually testing the alpha/beta version of…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Obfuscated Code!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin page tells you the status https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-variation-gallery/ I will say that the vast majority…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Elementor stops loading, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@hasthemes Please do not report these reviews. They're valid complaints. If people aren't noticing your…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Site hijacked, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've un-archived a number of posts. It's OKAY to ask for details on this situation.…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to Update or Publish a Page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've removed your email address from the post. Please don't post that in public. Not…6 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Site Health Check in 5.2, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We're talking about the site health PAGE. If you never go to the page, it…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to Very limited plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@abdielflorespr I've removed your question about why this was reported, and I'll be archiving this…1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Site Health Check in 5.2, on the site Make WordPress Core:
What specifically are you trying to disable and why? Once you've hidden it from view,…1 week ago
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Replied to an idea, Old wordpress interface
1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Site Health Check in 5.2, on the site Make WordPress Core:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-disable-site-health/1 week ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 12 Aug 2019, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 160Plugins rejected : 26Plugins closed : 133Plugins approved…1 week ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp New York City 2019 2019 coming up on September 14th
1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
You want to change the policy, fine… enact the policy and move forward but do…1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Except for this one small thing. See. If you ask me on any day of…1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Trademark Enforcement, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
You should read your email. And you should read this post again, where we answer…1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Apples and Oranges. Also remember that MANY plugins aren't hosted on WordPress.org -- and those…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
But there is already an offered path forwards already isn’t there? It’s not auto-updating, but…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
They still retain agency no matter what, nobody would be forced to update I'm not…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Feature plugin discussion: a consent and logging mechanism for user privacy, on the site Make WordPress Core:
> A consent logging API in core would be way better. Yes, it would be!2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Trademark Enforcement, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
I can't speak for what was done 6 years ago. But if you have a…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Trademark Enforcement, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Many of you have received an email from us regarding plugin closures for trademark violations.…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
FWIW speaking as a web host personage, we do email people, and they don't read…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Well. The hack concern depends on if you're more worried about core being the vector…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Right, still won't catch them subtle fails. Which is why I wonder what ELSE we…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A serious concern is a non-detectable failure. That is, you upgrade to 3.9 and everything…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Feature plugin discussion: a consent and logging mechanism for user privacy, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Feature plugin discussion: a consent and logging mechanism for user…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Feature plugin discussion: a consent and logging mechanism for user privacy, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/plugins2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Feature Project Proposal: WP Notify, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Feature Project Proposal: WP Notify2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Feature Project Proposal: WP Notify, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/plugins2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Feature Project Proposal: WP Notify, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Speaking for the plugin team, it'd be easier to grep someone for using that system…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Feature Project Proposal: WP Notify, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The reality there is plugins and themes will abuse the lack of system as much…2 weeks ago
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Replied to an idea, Log-in-Screen
2 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #47841, in Core Trac:
Editors cannot reach dashboard due to WP Google Maps plugin2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Editors cannot reach dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@originalz Please don't open a core track ticket for these types of issues. They need…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Conflicts with Series Engine Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin https://seriesengine.com ? It's hard, since I can't see their code, but at a…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Slack invite request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mudguts It's not the training team, and had you read the thread, you'd already know…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Caching non-WP pages shown through WP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Why not trick WP into it? Hear me out :) WordPress can output more than…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 5 August 2019, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 166Plugins rejected : 93Plugins closed : 57Plugins approved…2 weeks ago
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