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Bio

Retired writer, retired from life, and retired from the rat race, but missing it.

WordPress Origin Story

Accidental discovery in 2010, looking seriously at Joomla to get a web presents, and then found a much better supported alternative instead. Never looked back!

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July 2026
Jul 27 Mon · 19:13
Forums med
Posted a reply to the horrid boxes are back, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Cheers, but making it this hard to use is going to cost you users. Many…
Jul 27 Mon · 07:33
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Created a topic, the horrid boxes are back, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello Shieldpro... Many moons back, you tried to in…
Jul 27 Mon · 07:05
Forums med
Posted a reply to Where did it go?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have the exact same problem. I'm now being kicked off my site constantly. ALSO,…
October 2023
Oct 22 Sun · 14:01
Forums med
Created a topic, Can’t (automatically) update the plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi chaps and chappetts .. Your free version securit…
April 2023
Apr 18 Tue · 19:32
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Posted a reply to Unwanted Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
"We do not have a popup for beta program notification, there is a notice banner…
Apr 15 Sat · 01:16
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Created a topic, Unwanted Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
4.1.9 (2023-04-12)Improved beta program notifications …
March 2023
Mar 30 Thu · 13:56
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Posted a reply to Spam after update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
eaglejohn(@danielbenjamins) It's unfair to give a one-star review: for what is essentially a free plugin…
Mar 25 Sat · 17:55
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Posted a reply to spam in Admin page!!!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Message to George, .. [plugin editor] This was, (and is), an amazing plugin, but the…
Mar 05 Sun · 20:30
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Posted a reply to Fatal error, monolog, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Cheers POD people, installed the new Shield plugin and my site now runs again, ..…
Mar 05 Sun · 13:39
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Posted a reply to Got a WP white screen problem, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
BTW, the PODS team are aware of this issue. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-monolog/#post-16529444

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