Brian Alexander
@ironprogrammer on WordPress.org and Slack
Bio
Interests
WordPress Origin Story
- Member Since: May 19th, 2011
- Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
- Website: brianalexander.com
- GitHub: ironprogrammer
- Job Title: Hacker
- Employer: #OpenToWork
Contribution History
Brian Alexander’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Meta Contributor
- Photo Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Test Contributor
- Test Team
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Mentioned in [60278] on Core SVN:
Site Health: add image output mapping details to the info tab. -
Mentioned in [59948] on Core SVN:
Menus: Validate custom links and add accessible error messages. -
Created ticket #63047 on Core Trac:
Add image upload/transform mappings to Site Health -
Mentioned in [59899] on Core SVN:
REST API: Improve performance for HEAD requests. -
Mentioned in [59818] on Core SVN:
Pings/Trackbacks: Add return value to `pingback()`. -
Closed pull request #2259 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Migrate and refresh from 38197.1.diff -
Mentioned in [59728] on Core SVN:
Posts, Post Types: Add no-cache headers to password protected posts. -
Created issue #1826 in the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
[DevHub] Add `Update URI` theme header info to Main Stylesheet doc -
Closed ticket #62592 on Core Trac:
Header informationa are modiefied -
Wrote a comment on the post Let’s reconsider adopting the WP Consent API, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As noted (1) above (2), the API itself doesn't attempt to dictate legal details nor… -
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @dd32 :hero: for https://wordpress.slack.com/files/U02QCT4MY/F084CT9LDFU/screen_recording_2024-12-10_at_11.38.01___am.compressed.mov, and @peterwilsoncc for helping confirm the update. -
Posted a reply to Classic Editor adds extra classes to tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Building on @psykro's response, if the text was pasted in from another app, then this… -
Wrote a comment on the post Let’s reconsider adopting the WP Consent API, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Hi, Ben 👋🏻 The WP Consent API doesn't impose limitations on how categories and services… -
Wrote a new post, Let’s reconsider adopting the WP Consent API, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This post is a follow up to Feature Plugin Proposal: WP Consent API from 2020,… -
Posted a reply to No se ve el titulo, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you open your browser's web inspector tools, are there any errors appearing in the… -
Posted a reply to remove default font-weight, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @briantoronto -- I don't have Word, but suspect that the app has applied the… -
Posted a reply to No se ve el titulo, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @fabianmoreno -- I can't reproduce this issue with WP 6.6.2 + CE 1.6.7 (test… -
Posted a reply to Inline translation doesn’t work properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, @krstarica -- The fix noted by @psykro shipped today in Classic Editor 1.6.7. Please install… -
Posted a reply to Help pls ASAP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the WP 6.7.1 release, Classic Editor 1.6.7 was just released, which further refines… -
Posted a reply to Most Used Post Categories not saving, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Classic Editor 1.6.7 was just released, which further refines the fix. Please try out the update… -
Posted a reply to Adding Categories Not Chosen 6.7.1, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@galbaras, Classic Editor 1.6.7 was just released. Please give it a spin and let us… -
Mentioned in [59468] on Core SVN:
Editor: Fix selecting/deselecting multiple unwanted categories when clicking on a Category checkbox on the old Edit Post screen. -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/classic-editor:
Bump version in plugin header -
Mentioned in [59454] on Core SVN:
Editor: Fix selecting/deselecting multiple unwanted categories when clicking on a Category checkbox on the old Edit Post screen. -
Posted a reply to Selecting Category Problem, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @marema29, and thank you for the report! Others have reported similar issues today. There… -
Closed ticket #62508 on Core Trac:
Multiple Categories and Sub-cats pre selected for new post -
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 6.8 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
🙋🏼 Volunteering for co- Core Triage, Core Tech, or Core Test -- wherever I can… -
Closed ticket #53622 on Core Trac:
Query Param status default is a string value, but an array is required -
Closed ticket #62334 on Core Trac:
Undefined array key "host" in canonical.php -
Mentioned in [59381] on Core SVN:
Media: Remove dimension suffix from full size converted HEIC images. -
Mentioned in [59379] on Core SVN:
Media: Remove dimension suffix from full size converted HEIC images. -
Created ticket #62365 on Core Trac:
HEIC upload conversion mappings may conflict with ... -
Closed ticket #60173 on Core Trac:
Warning: Undefined array key "host" -
Closed ticket #62245 on Core Trac:
ErrorException: Warning: Undefined array key "host" -
Closed ticket #62362 on Core Trac:
Multiple PHP Warnings for "Undefined array key 'host'" and "Undefined ... -
Created issue #66844 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
On Patterns screen for classic theme, site icon does not return to... -
Mentioned in [59367] on Core SVN:
Media: Fix converting of all HEIC/HEIF images to JPEGs after uploading regardless of dimensions. -
Mentioned in [59360] on Core SVN:
Media: Fix uploading of .heic images. -
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Test.
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Mentioned in [59317] on Core SVN:
Media: Fix converting of all HEIC/HEIF images to JPEGs after uploading regardless of dimensions. -
Mentioned in [59315] on Core SVN:
Media: Fix uploading of .heic images. -
Created issue #1953 in the WordPress/wordpress-playground repository:
Add AVIF support -
Wrote a comment on the post Automatic conversion of HEIC images to JPEG in WordPress 6.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Because WordPress supports WebP and AVIF, you might check out a plugin like Modern Image… -
Closed issue #164 on the WordPress/wordpress-importer repository:
Importing a WXR with a menu item that references a taxonomy that... -
Posted a reply to Safari 18.0 Breaking Classic Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, everyone, for pitching in and helping each other! And yes, just confirming here that… -
Created issue #1941 in the WordPress/wordpress-playground repository:
[Query API] Multiple `plugin` params are rewritten to include only last plugin -
Created issue #745 in the WordPress/plugin-check repository:
Single file plugin text domain check yields mixed and incorrect expected strings -
Closed ticket #62268 on Core Trac:
Chrome: Unable to upload HEIC image through post editor
Developer
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What Template
Active Installs: 1,000+
Contributor
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Classic Editor
Active Installs: 9+ million
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Classic Widgets
Active Installs: 2+ million
Total photo contributions: 5
View all photos contributed by Brian Alexander to the WordPress Photo Directory →
Completed Courses
Total completed courses: 6
- WordPress meetup organizer training January 24, 2022
- Basic principles of conflict resolution January 24, 2022
- Writing in the WordPress voice January 24, 2022
- Community meeting etiquette January 24, 2022
- How decisions are made in the WordPress project January 24, 2022
- Open source basics and WordPress January 24, 2022
Plugins
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Blocks Everywhere
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Classic Editor
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Create Block Theme
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Debug Bar
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Developer
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Enable Media Replace
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Health Check & Troubleshooting
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Hotfix
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MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation
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Markdown on Save
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Modern Images WP
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Plugin Check (PCP)
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Public Post Preview
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Query Monitor - The developer tools panel for WordPress
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Regenerate Thumbnails
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Sandbox Site powered by Playground
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Site Health Tools
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SQLite Database Integration
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Test Reports
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Troubleshooting
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WooCommerce
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WordPress Playground Block
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WP Help