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Member Since: October 21st, 2009
Location: Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Website: https://markweb.ch
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WordPress Origin Story

I first became involved with testing the pre-WordPress CMS in the early 2000s, which subsequently became the CMS we know and love.

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Created a topic, Fatal error in 4.9, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to User experience for Opt-Out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same here - and the shortcode isn't replaced either…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Places spam ads in WordPress admin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin, whilst useful, adds unsolicited advertise…

3 months ago
Created a topic, JavaScript error in IE11, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin script gtm4wp-social-tracker.js, Line 6, Co…

4 months ago
Created a topic, Installer doesn’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
PHP Notice displayed when in WordPress Developer Mode.…

5 months ago
Created a topic, Superb tool, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Saved the day for a complex project - without it, I'd'…

6 months ago
Posted a reply to Console Warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same here. Any news of an update to fix this? Can I contribute in any…

7 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Bern 2017 coming up on September 9th

12 months ago
Posted a reply to One more redirect check, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can already achieve this by adding your own code, which will fire via the…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Styling the tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you have a link, please? My plugin has nothing to do with the CSS…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Very useful and great support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks!

1 year ago
Posted a reply to redirect to frontpage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah, I see your problem. When a user logs into WordPress, the user is usually…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to redirect to frontpage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's how the plugin works already. If it doesn't, then please let me know.

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, The next Swiss WordCamp is coming to Bern!, on the site WordCamp Bern:
We're happy to announce that the next Swiss WordCamp is going to be held in Bern…

1 year ago
Committed [1642215] to Plugins Trac:
tagging version 1.1.4.1

1 year ago
Committed [1642214] to Plugins Trac:
Confirm functionality in 4.7.4

1 year ago
Committed [1642206] to Plugins Trac:
tagging version 1.2.2.1

1 year ago
Committed [1642205] to Plugins Trac:
Confirm functionality in 4.7.4

1 year ago
Committed [1642199] to Plugins Trac:
tagging version 1.3.4

1 year ago
Committed [1642197] to Plugins Trac:
Confirm functionality in 4.7.4

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Breaks Beaver Builder Theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In what way? More information would be helpful. (Error messages, screenshots, or at least more…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Progress update: New WordCamp theme “CampSite 2017”, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I like it! I'm pleased to see that this is being worked on and I…

1 year ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Bern 2017

1 year ago
Committed [1609462] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.3.3

1 year ago
Committed [1609460] to Plugins Trac:
Minor amendment to README.

1 year ago
Committed [1609455] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.3.2

1 year ago
Released a new plugin, Lazy load video players

1 year ago
Committed [1609452] to Plugins Trac:
Adding first version of my plugin

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Good job!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the feedback!

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Just what I was looking for!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your rating!

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Perfect!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your valued feedback! 💪

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Illegal string offset, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's possible that this problem is relevant. If you're running PHP 7.1 on your server,…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Curbing your Expectations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As indicated in the plugin's description, Pages are not yet supported.

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Geneva, Switzerland 2016 coming up on November 18th

2 years ago
Mark Howells-Mead's profile was updated

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post REST API Merge Proposal, Part 2: Content API, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Issues aside, I'm strongly in favour of the REST API becoming a core feature as…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Auto-indexing problem after upgrade to WP 4.6?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This error happens for the indicated reason when running a CRON task which results in…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Does not work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is the post a regular WordPress post, or a page or custom post type? Have…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Resizing Images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin instructs WordPress to use ImageMagick instead of (e.g.) the GD Graphics Library. That's…

2 years ago
Mark Howells-Mead's profile was updated

2 years ago
Released a new plugin, User creation date column in WordPress admin

2 years ago
Released a new plugin, Add menu separators to navigation

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post A data schema for meta, on the site Make WordPress Core:
That's a good idea. However, PHP is type-less, so appropriate checks will need to be…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Plugin Directory Design Direction, on the site Make WordPress.org:
An additional note from a usability point of view: an improved filter and the ability…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Plugin Directory Design Direction, on the site Make WordPress.org:
This does sound good! I would query what role the re-design and improved UX will…

2 years ago
Released a new plugin, Simplest comment spam catcher

2 years ago
Released a new plugin, Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Performance improvements for images in WordPress 4.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A discussion on EXIF retention is at https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11877.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Increase the default image compression in WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A discussion on this is at https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11877.

2 years ago
Mark Howells-Mead's profile was updated

2 years ago

Add menu separators to navigation

Active Installs: 600+
Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view

Active Installs: 200+
Extend Post Data

Active Installs: Less than 10
Flickr settings plugin

Active Installs: Less than 10
Force use of ImageMagick image library

Active Installs: 200+
Inline version numbering for WordPress

Active Installs: Less than 10
Lazy load video players

Active Installs: Less than 10
Redirect multisite user to their own site

Active Installs: 20+
Simplest comment spam catcher

Active Installs: 40+
Update Post with EXIF data

Active Installs: 20+
User creation date column in WordPress admin

Active Installs: 300+

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