Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
@ipstenu on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 10th, 2006
- Location: California
- Website: halfelf.org
- GitHub: Ipstenu
- Job Title: Half-Elf
- Employer: DreamHost
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Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)’s badges:- BuddyPress Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor
- Hosting Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team
- Support Contributor
- Support Team
- Translation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker
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Wrote a new post, Why the Plugin Emails are ‘Anonymous’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
In 2019, we transitioned to a new email service which has allowed us to make…18 mins ago
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Posted a reply to [Feature Request] Block editor support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@bordoni Please do not use a 'sponsorship signature' -- you mean well, we know, but…4 hours ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 18 Jan 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 147Plugins rejected : 11Plugins closed : 62Plugins approved…22 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Demo has a bad ssl, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
FYI @changf -- your SSL cert is still throwing errors. You may want to escalate…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Ban all subdomains, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for being my test subject on that! I haven't had bandwidth to build…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Removing a plugin completely from the database, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Plugin Rep checking in. This is not correct. We do not require plugins to…5 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post 2020 Roundup, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
We're trying to figure out where we went wrong before we try onboarding :/5 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post 2020 Roundup, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Yeah copied and forgot to edit that. Will fix.5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Ban all subdomains, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It does, but ... You have WooCommerce. Per the FAQ there's extra work for that,…6 days ago
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Wrote a new post, 2020 Roundup, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Well. It's been a year... Overview Between December 31 2019 and December 28 2020, we…7 days ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 11 Jan 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 155Plugins rejected : 9Plugins closed : 23Plugins approved…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Ban all subdomains, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah you have to think sideways :) Ban .knaive.com That's actually in the FAQ:1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Ban spam WooCommerce orders (same email domain), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That looks correct, however I have not actively been able to test this on WooCommerce…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 5 Jan 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Sorry for being a day late, yesterday was filled with extra complex issues. Plugin Status…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to AVOID LIKE YOU AVOID ILLNESS!!!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tstripes17 Your post has been edited to remove the rather tasteless remark about a specific…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 28 Dec 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 144Plugins rejected : 93Plugins closed : 16Plugins approved…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [NSFW] Collect IP when regsitering and validating IP when login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know why you flagged this NSFW (which means 'not safe for work' and…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's under TOOLS4 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 21 Dec 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 153Plugins rejected : 10Plugins closed : 29Plugins approved…4 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 14 Dec 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 128Plugins rejected : 9Plugins closed : 10Plugins approved…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to WPBakery not working after update WordPress 5.6, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I moved this out of Alpha/Beta since you're having issues on the stable release of…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress 5.6 Update Breaks Customiser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I hate to say this but ... that's the job of a web admin :(…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Administrator Permissions Changed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You still have access to install and activate plugins? Do you have any user-role plugins…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Multisite network, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@machineitsvcs While I understand the reason for your tone, I do wish to point out…1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 07 Dec 2020, on the site Team Updates:
The bounced emails from the 5.6 message have all been processed, as well as the…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to How to integrate Ban Hammer with Registrationmagic plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are some examples - https://github.com/Ipstenu/ban-hammer/wiki It should be hookable, as long as the plugin…1 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post The WordPress 5.6 Email Has Been Sent, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Just FYI, all plugins with bounced emails have been closed. If your plugin was closed…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Malware in woocommerce-add-ajax-admin-dev, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sadly this generally means you have been hacked and the malicious actor dropped a file/plugin…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I still question that are we better than local authorities to decide if people can…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How to restore backups?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That would be the correct method, yes.2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm surprised I don't see mention of the vaccine being a requirement. I could assume…2 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 30 Nov 2020, on the site Team Updates:
The higher than normal closures (and emails) are due to bounced developer emails resulting in…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Invalid Migration Token, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@kidalynch0 If you open a support ticket with DreamHost, they can regenerate the key for…2 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 23 Nov 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Today we mailed out the 5.6 'please update' reminders. Just over 200 bounces and auto…2 months ago
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Wrote a new post, The WordPress 5.6 Email Has Been Sent, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
With the release of the 5.6 field guide comes the email. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/20/wordpress-5-6-field-guide/ If you are…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Wp automatic update 5.5.3 messed up my website, 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…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress 5.6-RC1-49667 will not let me save custom HTML, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The first question is always "Did this work prior to WP 5.6?" However. Adding javascript…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with Images/Media, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@sylvertech Can you identify examples where images work and ones where they don't? It's a…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with Images/Media, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@shift8 This is your last warning. Stop asking people for access to their site. Don't…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Waste of time & useless for production website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cyberseo Do not report this post again. As you were told in email from the…2 months ago
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