James Koster
@jameskoster on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: August 4th, 2009
- Location: UK
- Website: jameskoster.design
- Job Title: Designer
- Employer: Automattic
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James Koster’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Plugin Developer
- Theme Developer
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Posted a reply to Possible to Filter FSE Blocks?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just remembered that a feature tentatively scheduled for 6.4 is very relevant here. You… -
Posted a reply to WordPress Migration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, I haven't done this for a while, but the following manual process provide a… -
Posted a reply to Header image different on each page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, By 'header' do you mean the website header containing the site title, logo, navigation,… -
Posted a reply to Possible to Filter FSE Blocks?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, It's not possible to filter the Comment Edit Link block this way. Instead you… -
Posted a reply to permalink problem, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, Judging from the &preview=true part of the URLs you shared it looks like you… -
Posted a reply to Landing page showing as numerical value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, Is it possible that the software is displaying the page id rather than the… -
Posted a reply to Image header and Menu bar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey. Sorry I should have been more specific. First you need to create a new… -
Posted a reply to Long-ago deleted page suddenly loading for blog page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey. The "Posts page" setting tells WordPress when to load the blog template instead of… -
Posted a reply to Image header and Menu bar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, You can use a combination of the Cover and Title blocks to achieve this.… -
Mentioned in [56263] on Core SVN:
Help/About: Update the About page for 6.3. -
Mentioned in [56209] on Core SVN:
Toolbar: Make the 'Edit site' link open the editor with the current template. -
Received props from @bph in Slack:
Props to @bph for co-writing and wrangling these resources; @jameskoster and @richtabor for assets; and… -
Mentioned in [55500] on Core SVN:
Editor: Add more details to template descriptions. -
Mentioned in [55405] on Core SVN:
Themes: Add 3 and update 2 shadow presets in `theme.json`. -
Mentioned in [55201] on Core SVN:
Editor: Add missing controls to flex layouts in `wp_get_layout_style()`. -
Mentioned in [55200] on Core SVN:
Widgets: Preserve classic sidebars when switching to a block theme. -
Mentioned in [55172] on Core SVN:
Editor: Add support for editing block style variations in global styles. -
Mentioned in [55125] on Core SVN:
Editor: Migrate old to the new pattern categories. -
Wrote a comment on the post Design Share: Oct 24-Nov 4, on the site Make WordPress Design:
This sounds similar to an idea I shared here: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/41747 I could totally see empty/un-configured… -
Mentioned in [54370] on Core SVN:
Editor: Make template names and descriptions dynamic, again. -
Wrote a comment on the post Core Editor Improvement: Refining the template creation experience, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for the ping. While not the most common intent, I think it's fair to… -
Mentioned in [54280] on Core SVN:
Editor: Make template names and descriptions dynamic. -
Mentioned in [54269] on Core SVN:
Editor: Adds template types, `is_wp_suggestion`, and fallback template content. -
Mentioned in [54104] on Core SVN:
Editor: Update `single` default template description. -
Wrote a comment on the post Design Exploration: Encourage editor configuration during on-boarding, on the site Make WordPress Design:
That sounds like something to investigate into during implementation. -
Wrote a comment on the post Design Exploration: Encourage editor configuration during on-boarding, on the site Make WordPress Design:
This seems worth embracing even moreso in the “preview” pane, where we can arguably go… -
Wrote a comment on the post Design Exploration: Encourage editor configuration during on-boarding, on the site Make WordPress Design:
> This seems worth embracing even moreso in the “preview” pane, where we can arguably… -
Wrote a new post, Design Exploration: Encourage editor configuration during on-boarding, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Over time the number of appearance and accessibility options in the Editor has grown, and… -
Wrote a comment on the post Thinking Through the WordPress Admin Experience, on the site Make WordPress Design:
It would be nice to install a protocol for this, whereby a plugin defines a… -
Mentioned in [53590] on Core SVN:
REST API: Add missing options to the settings endpoint. -
Mentioned in [53588] on Core SVN:
REST API: Add missing options to the settings endpoint. -
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Creation of a @Gutenberg-Design team on GitHub, on the site Make WordPress Design:
I'll add you now. I didn't see an appropriate spot in the handbook for this,… -
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Creation of a @Gutenberg-Design team on GitHub, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Thanks @paaljoachim, I added you just now :) -
Wrote a new post, Proposal: Creation of a @Gutenberg-Design team on GitHub, on the site Make WordPress Design:
These days when someone needs to request input from a designer while participating in the… -
Posted a reply to Choosing replacement for abandoned theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think that for all intents and purposes Blockbase themes (and other "universal themes") are… -
Posted a reply to Media File Library – Image Caption/Description not showing UP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Many thanks for your time James! You're welcome :) -
Posted a reply to “+ Add New Page” not working with my own template., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, Sorry, I'm not entirely sure what it is you're trying to do? You say… -
Created ticket #55077 on Core Trac:
Explain the purpose of input fields like title and description when ... -
Posted a reply to Media File Library – Image Caption/Description not showing UP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, I can confirm that these fields are not obsolete :) Alt text appears in… -
Posted a reply to Center Widget, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, I just took a look at your site and it seems to be correctly… -
Posted a reply to Home page not loading properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, It seems to be working just fine for me :) Here's a screenshot of… -
Posted a reply to How to set global fonts size in CSS ? p { font-size:14px; }, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I would not recommend adding this to your theme stylesheet because you will lose… -
Posted a reply to not able to update my pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, Please double-check that your WordPress Address and Site Address settings are correct. In most… -
Posted a reply to Aligning default image gallery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, Hmmm, I wonder if it's because those last images were uploaded after all the… -
Posted a reply to Subscriber plugins with login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In that case my recommendation fits perfectly. The Subscriptions extension allows you to configure the… -
Posted a reply to Error in the Detail Description after Update WP and Woocommerce, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, All I can think is that your product template has somehow been changed. To… -
Posted a reply to Subscriber plugins with login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Perhaps I misinterpreted your original post. It sounded like you want visitors to be able… -
Wrote a comment on the post Preliminary Roadmap for 6.0 (Gutenberg Phase 2), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Everything you do in there influences some aspect of a theme, doesn’t it? The functionality… -
Posted a reply to Choosing replacement for abandoned theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, The "default" WordPress themes (Twenty Twenty-Two and so on) will likely be supported for… -
Posted a reply to Subscriber plugins with login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You can use WooCommerce and it's Subscriptions extension to offer this. You'd just…
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