Samuel Wood (Otto)
@otto42 on WordPress.org, @Otto on Slack
- Member Since: April 12th, 2006
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Website: ottopress.com
- GitHub: Otto42
- Job Title: Tech Ninja
- Employer: Audrey HC, LLC
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WordPress Origin Story
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Contribution History
Samuel Wood (Otto)’s badges:- bbPress Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Core Performance Contributor
- Core Performance Team
- Documentation Contributor
- Documentation Team
- Marketing Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Meta Team
- Photo Contributor
- Photos Team
- Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team
- Security Contributor
- Security Team
- Support Contributor
- Support Team
- Themes Team
- Translation Contributor
- Translation Editor
- WordCamp Speaker
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Posted a reply to installed a plugin and site starts displaying critical error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, we cannot send you a "reset link". We don't control your site. WordPress is… -
Posted a reply to Theme isn’t downloading, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I would guess that the "WP editor" plugin is the problem. You will probably want… -
Posted a reply to Can´t create a new post: warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Disable display_errorson your site. You may need to look up information from your host how… -
Closed ticket #52506 on Core Trac:
Add escaping method for table names in SQL queries -
Mentioned in [55157] on Core SVN:
Database: Replace `str_ends_with()` usage in `wpdb::prepare()`. -
Reopened ticket #52506 on Core Trac:
Add escaping method for table names in SQL queries -
Mentioned in [55138] on Core SVN:
Themes: Add static cache variable to wp_theme_has_theme_json(). -
Posted a reply to Link Embed is bad product development, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Pasting a URL on a line by itself will create it an embed if it… -
Posted a reply to Reusable blocks don’t convert to regular, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It definitely sounds like you're doing something wrong. Because convert to regular blocks operates pretty… -
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on WordPress Developer Resources.
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Mentioned in [55092] on Core SVN:
Themes: Revert caching from r55086. -
Reopened ticket #56975 on Core Trac:
Replace the internal `WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::theme_has_support()` ... -
Closed ticket #132141 on Themes Trac:
THEME: Blossom Floral Pro – 2.0.6 -
Posted a reply to Suggestion: Better Transcription for WP Videos, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The original source for that video is here: https://wordpress.tv/2023/01/04/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2022/ If you scroll down the page… -
Posted a reply to How to change the url of the Pagination block from /?query-8-page=2/ to /page/2/, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What do you have it set to in settings permalinks? -
Posted a reply to Can’t update WordPress with hardened permissions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
How you set permissions is really dependent on the way in which your web server… -
Posted a reply to Theme and Plugin Editors won’t save PHP files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's a sign of a failure through mod_security. In my experience anyway. 406 Is an… -
Posted a reply to Theme and Plugin Editors won’t save PHP files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK, that check rules out the loopback problem. That's good. The error you're getting is… -
Posted a reply to Theme and Plugin Editors won’t save PHP files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Run the site health check. See if there is a problem with loopbacks. You can't… -
Posted a reply to No answer about new plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugins@wordpress.org email has no whitelist. You can email that address asking for help. -
Posted a reply to Merge WordPress.org account for Themes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The theme team admins can move themes between accounts. Ask in the #themereview channel on… -
Committed [2845301] to Plugins SVN:
Update version tested, switch to tags versioning -
Posted a reply to Restoring Emptied Comment Trash Section, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, there is no way to get those comments back. You can restore from a… -
Posted a reply to How to format text, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We are familiar with markdown. In fact, the block editor somewhat supports it. If you… -
Posted a reply to Inline code in editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Oh. In that case, there is nothing built into core. There's several different plugins available… -
Posted a reply to Inline code in editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's called the code block, and it's built into WordPress. Example of a code block.… -
Posted a reply to How to format text, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Generally speaking, you don't. This is a website. It's not like Microsoft Word. While you… -
Closed issue #46811 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Gutenberg 14.8.0+ compat issue with WordPress < 6.1 -
Created issue #46811 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Gutenberg 14.8.0+ compat issue with WordPress < 6.1 -
Posted a reply to Typography setting for Navigation Menu not working as expected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I would suggest reporting it to the theme author. -
Posted a reply to && produces error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also make sure you're an admin or editor level user. Lesser user levels don't have… -
Posted a reply to Guzzle post request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We can't guess what's wrong with your code without seeing the actual code. Feel free… -
Posted a reply to get_header() doesn’t work, but get_footer() does, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've never used localwp, so I can't give you any advice on how to do… -
Posted a reply to get_header() doesn’t work, but get_footer() does, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
... Is this all on your computer? Do you use a Windows Server? The permissions… -
Posted a reply to Typography setting for Navigation Menu not working as expected, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your theme's style CSS file contains this: .wp-block-navigation:where(:not([class*="has-text-decoration"])) a { text-decoration: none; text-transform: capitalize; }… -
Posted a reply to get_header() doesn’t work, but get_footer() does, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, but you're creating files. So did you look at the permissions? See if there's… -
Posted a reply to get_header() doesn’t work, but get_footer() does, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is incorrect. -
Posted a reply to Guzzle post request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What method are you using for authentication?
Developer
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Classic Smilies
Active Installs: 400+
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Dropbox Photo Sideloader
Active Installs: 400+
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Dynamic Image Resizer
Active Installs: 400+
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ImageFX
Active Installs: 80+
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Notifly
Active Installs: 80+
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PHP Code Widget
Active Installs: 100,000+
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Pluginception
Active Installs: 4,000+
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Restore Link Title Field
Active Installs: 6,000+
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Theme Check
Active Installs: 40,000+
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Unicornify
Active Installs: Less than 10
Contributor
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Blogger Importer
Active Installs: 80,000+
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Debug Bar
Active Installs: 30,000+
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Tumblr Importer
Active Installs: 10,000+
Total photo contributions: 1
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