John Blackbourn
@johnbillion on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: December 7th, 2005
- Location: Tonbridge, UK; and Torino, Italy
- Website: https://johnblackbourn.com
- Job Title: Senior WordPress Engineer
- Employer: Human Made Ltd
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Posted a reply to Watch out! from Editor to Administrator, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad you find it useful. If an editor can edit an administrator account, then this…55 mins ago
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Posted a reply to Watch out! from Editor to Administrator, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also, just for your peace of mind, User Switching is tested against a suite of…4 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Watch out! from Editor to Administrator, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report, no this is not normal. User Switching only allows users to…5 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to switch on single multisite, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you update to User Switching 1.5.1 and then let me know what the HTTP…12 hours ago
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Posted a reply to PHP Fatal error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Fixed in 1.5.1.2 days ago
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Committed [2106999] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging 1.5.12 days ago
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Committed [2106998] to Plugins Trac:
Committing 1.5.1 to trunk2 days ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to switch on single multisite, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Cheers. Does this site use a different scheme from the main site? eg. HTTPS on…3 days ago
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Created a new ticket, #47547, in Core Trac:
switch_to_locale( 'en_US' ) is unreliable3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to switch on single multisite, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What's the exact problem you're seeing?3 days ago
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Created a new ticket, #47546, in Core Trac:
The language used for the `lang` attribute isn't validated before ...3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Add role, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes you can do this by granting the switch_users capability to a user or a…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Cookie issue with v1.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry to hear that. This is most likely caused by a plugin on your site,…5 days ago
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Committed [2105065] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.5.2.6 days ago
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Posted a reply to QM shows 1 PHP warning and 2 HTTP API call problems while using WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EX, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can already hide errors from plugins and themes that you choose. Instructions here: https://querymonitor.com/blog/2018/07/silencing-errors-from-plugins-and-themes/…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Long loops result in eventual memory exhaustion, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the message. Unfortunately there's not much that QM can do in this situation…1 week ago
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Closed ticket #47512, in Core Trac:
Added default unique prefix to database1 week ago
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Reopened ticket #43532, in Core Trac:
Improve the visual difference between revisions - not only color based1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Copy & Paste inside the QM Query log, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report. There's nothing in Query Monitor that prevents you from selecting text…1 week ago
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Created a new ticket, #47519, in Core Trac:
Introduce a vertically compact view for the Revisions screen1 week ago
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Created a new ticket, #47518, in Core Trac:
Add an explanatory message to the Revisions screen for locked posts1 week ago
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Closed ticket #44541, in Core Trac:
Text length should be localizable1 week ago
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Committed [45505] to Core Trac:
I18N: Allow the length of automatically generated excerpts to be ...1 week ago
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Closed ticket #25747, in Core Trac:
The `http_api_debug` hook isn't called for all HTTP requests1 week ago
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Committed [45504] to Core Trac:
HTTP API: Ensure the `http_api_debug` hook is fired for all responses. ...1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Queries by Component, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry to hear that. * Is there anything unusual about your site's configuration? Are the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Error with MapPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
* What's the exact problem you're seeing? Is it just a layout issue? * Does…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to 502 error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry to hear that. It's most likely that your server has a low header size…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to error_log file super heavy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin has nothing to do with your error log file. If your error log…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to User Switching is included without license or copyright information, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks!2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Query Monitor errors while the plugin is disabled, spam IPs are targeting it, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. Is Query Monitor's db.php file still in place in the root of your wp-content…2 weeks ago
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Created a topic, User Switching is included without license or copyright information, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi folks, This plugin bundles my User Switching plugi…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Profiling inside the page generation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The sort answer is no, this isn't possible at the moment. The long answer is…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to QM shows 1 PHP warning and 2 HTTP API call problems while using WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EX, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Oh! It turns out I already reported this bug six years ago haha. https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/25747 I'll…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to QM shows 1 PHP warning and 2 HTTP API call problems while using WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EX, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report. Unfortunately there are a few places in the HTTP API in…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Slow query – Component: core, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
meta_form() is indeed a slow function when you have a large number of entries in…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Queries Per Hour, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's right, all the information is per page load. John3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Php cron job disappering, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This doesn't appear to be an issue specific to WP Crontrol, as users of other…3 weeks ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Torino 2018 coming up on April 6th
3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Switch user capability for Admins in Sub-sites?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yep this is possible. Take a look in the FAQ, there's a link to an…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Reporting redirect when no redirect occured, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report. That's a pretty specific scenario, haha! I'll see about getting it…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Cron jobs not working since WP 5.1 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is an exceptionally difficult thing to debug, and my suspicion is that it's not…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to PHP Fatal error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes that does sound like the sort of plugin that could cause a problem. I'll…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to PHP Fatal error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report. This looks like it's related to the admin toolbar menu item…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Invalid Argument Error when plugin is disabled or deleted, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry to hear you're having problems. Can you deactivate other plugins on your site? Is…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to User switching doesn’t work all the sudden, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Cheers, got it. I'll take a look.4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to User switching doesn’t work all the sudden, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the update! Can you provide some more info on the caching issue? Is…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to CURL error 7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like your HTTPS configuration might be broken. The error message says it's trying…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Query details about second db connection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'll update the documentation to make this clearer.4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Uninitialized string offset: 0 on line 265, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yep, as I pointed out above a few times :-) Can you do me a…4 weeks ago
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