Samuel Wood (Otto)
@otto42 on WordPress.org, @Otto on Slack
- Member Since: April 12th, 2006
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Website: ottopress.com
- Job Title: Tech Ninja
- Employer: Audrey HC, LLC
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Posted a reply to Changing Title Color in Blog, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I doubt that they are actually using that old theme. Looks to be a custom…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Testing emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's nothing wrong with our end on the subscription emails. Feel free to talk to…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Code auto-generating in code editor after 5.7 Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Try using a different computer entirely then. Malware on your machine can do all sorts…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Code auto-generating in code editor after 5.7 Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah, try using a different browser entirely. I'd say that you have some kind of…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Code auto-generating in code editor after 5.7 Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Try using the browser on incognito mode. See if it happens there. If not, then…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Empty iframes created in Text editor when switching from Visual mode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is almost certainly some browser extension. Try using the site in "incognito mode". You…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Can I reverse to wordpress hosted website?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress is free software. We don't host any websites except our own.3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Transient Data Taking Over, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Search your plugin and theme files for the words "menu-cache". That's a good place to…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Critical Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The wp_unregister_GLOBALS function was deprecated (removed) in WordPress 5.5. So, yeah, basically Steve was correct.…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Why does wordpress still have AIM/ yahoo IM in user profiles, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Actually, those fields were removed in WordPress 3.6. They don't show up in new installs,…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Why does customizer add this extra string at the end? ?customize_changeset…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The customizer can save drafts of changes and also schedule them for later publishing. The…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to No Follow Link not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tastefulventure He means that your page looks broken there and has the header missing. In…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah, I can. You do have extra empty P tags right in your code. <h2>MagVigen™…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@qiuliu You do have extra P tags somehow, but without seeing your site, there's no…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Loosing all my Reusable Blocks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you have any javascript errors in your browser console? Additionally, try using the browser…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to “Whishlist” or favourites for plugins on WordPress.org, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@smallwebdev If you like that, then here's something else you didn't know. On your WordPress…1 month ago
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Closed ticket #52852, in Core Trac:
Update Twemoji for 5.81 month ago
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Posted a reply to Can any WP site low-role help to hack the admin access?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@johnynla WordPress is publishing software. The Editor has the power to publish any HTML on…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This has already been reported and it looks like the change will likely be reverted…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Is jquery disabled for new pages?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That line of code you posted in what is including jQuery: wp_enqueue_script( 'example-ajax-script', plugins_url( 'js/simple-ajax-example.js',…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Can any WP site low-role help to hack the admin access?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also note that the highest role in a WordPress site is "Editor". It is equal…1 month ago
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Committed [2494745] to Plugins Trac:
Fix unreadable characters in readme.txt, save using UTF-8 encoding.1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Is jquery disabled for new pages?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress does not include jQuery on the front end of the site by default. Many…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to 5.7 Pads lines under tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's impossible to give HTML advice without seeing an example of the page in question.…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to A PhD Needed To Find PlugIn Support Forums, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We do not have any forums for "people trying to find good plugins". A plugin…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress has a space for putting in custom CSS if you don't want to edit…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The best solution is to remove the extraneous P tags. However, if you want to…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@lukdvr No, those empty P's were indeed already there. What actually changed in 5.7 was…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress 5.7 isn't adding extra P tags, but it will make the empty ones you…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to 5.7 Pads lines under tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you need to update a bunch of posts, then there are a number of…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Self-hosted WordPress vs Hosted wordpress.com usage statistics, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You would need to ask them directly for that information, we don't run WordPress.com from…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to blog content listed as comments, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you post links back to your other posts on the site? These could be…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to noindex” detected in the “robots” meta tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In the wp-admin, go to Settings->Reading. Next to the Search engine visibility setting, make sure…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Self-hosted WordPress vs Hosted wordpress.com usage statistics, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You would be shocked at how difficult is it to come up with a simple…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to 5.7 Pads lines under tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Instead of using the deprecated <center> tag, try something like this instead: <p style="text-align: center;">This…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Signatur missing for WordPress Version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The signature checking code is there for the future, it is not yet complete on…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Stray Paragraph Blocks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The before part was added intentionally, so that they would take up space. There is…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Issue with space added near shortcodes in WordPress 5.7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is possible that the shortcode is adding them somehow, or something about your content…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Issue with space added near shortcodes in WordPress 5.7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This was an intentional change: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27995 The basic problem is that you have empty paragraph…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Empty spaces after WordPress 5.7 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This was an intentional change: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27995 The basic problem is that you have empty paragraph…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to A distance of several lines appears below the posts / pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The CSS isn't the problem, as such. Here, for example. I just picked the first…1 month ago
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Committed [2490612] to Plugins Trac:
Update tested up to version, minor readme.txt change2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How to disable shortcuts in Gutenberg editor(Ex. alt+shift+ctrl+m), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You cannot, they're built in. There is no off-switch for them.2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How can i cancel old plugin approve request for upload new plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You went to the effort of getting a plugin actually approved, but then never bothered…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Creating Block Types Custom, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Right. It should not do that. Those callback functions have to *return* the content as…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Dual-Licensing Gutenberg: Next Steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Sure you can. If the new contribution doesn't agree to the license, then you do…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Dual-Licensing Gutenberg: Next Steps, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I can see this viewpoint, and I very much prefer my code to be licensed…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Gutenberg editor broken, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The jQuery migrate till likely fixed your problem because you have a plugin or theme…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Creating Block Types Custom, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Okay. Does it create output or return it properly?2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Creating Block Types Custom, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In your rendering callback, does the function return the content for the block, or does…2 months ago
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