Samuel Wood (Otto)
@otto42 on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 12th, 2006
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Website: ottopress.com
- Job Title: Tech Ninja
- Employer: Audrey HC, LLC
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WordPress Origin Story
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Samuel Wood (Otto)’s badges:- Core Contributor Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor Documentation Contributor
- Documentation Team Documentation Team
- Marketing Contributor Marketing Contributor
- Meta Contributor Meta Contributor
- Meta Team Meta Team
- Plugin Developer Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team Plugin Review Team
- Support Contributor Support Contributor
- Support Team Support Team
- Theme Review Team Theme Review Team
- Translation Contributor Translation Contributor
- Translation Editor Translation Editor
- WordCamp Speaker WordCamp Speaker
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Posted a reply to Multiple default wordpress widgets missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@abhinavgoel5655 Those aren't default WordPress widgets. WordPress.com is a separate service run by Automattic, and…1 week ago
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Committed [2086610] to Plugins Trac:
Update Tested up to line1 week ago
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Closed ticket #68442, in Themes Trac:
THEME: ClassicPress – 1.0.12 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #68913, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Reach – 1.1.12 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to One of the worse update of wordpress’ history, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@imanamateur Huh. Well, a bit over the top there, don't you think? I was answering…2 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #68718, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Undedicated – 2.0.82 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #68736, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Prakashan – 1.0.62 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #68690, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Prakashan – 1.0.42 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to lat,Lng, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The correct way to ask the moderators for assistance is on the slack, in the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to One of the worse update of wordpress’ history, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For reference, if you use the Classic Block in the block editor, then it still…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to One of the worse update of wordpress’ history, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Because most people don't need to "reach a certain amount of words". They write the…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to What a nonsense!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Because that is how the web actually works. It always has worked that way, it…3 weeks ago
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Committed [110488] to Themes Trac:
rm non-free theme3 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #68419, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Jenny – 2.0.13 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Comment gets stuck at https://randomwpsite.com/wp-comments-post.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No theme or plugin should ever modify the WordPress core files. If they do, please…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Comment gets stuck at https://randomwpsite.com/wp-comments-post.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The do_action call is an "action hook". By itself, it does nothing at all. It…4 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #68223, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Barletta – 1.1.54 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Comment gets stuck at https://randomwpsite.com/wp-comments-post.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@viratraaz There is nothing wrong with the do_action line. This is a standard call to…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Why do GoDaddy themes appear higher in themes ranked by popularity?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The popularity ranking is currently determined by the number of active installs divided by the…4 weeks ago
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Committed [109997] to Themes Trac:
rm non-free theme1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Saving blocks with Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you look in the + drop down menu for adding blocks, there is a…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Saving blocks with Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, the changes stick to the block. If you do want to edit a reusable…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Saving blocks with Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes. This is built in. Look into "Reusable Blocks" Short version: - Go to a…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to help with login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We don't actually run your site, we only make free software that you use to…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Google Ads says my website has malware all other scanners don’t, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@morten92 Hello. You indeed have every right to have your personal data deleted. However, we…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to unsubscribe from topic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, there really aren't any other possible reasons. If you're getting emails, then you are…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to unsubscribe from topic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@justaquark Do you have another account that is perhaps subscribed to that forum? Maybe with…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Help with recovering a site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In order to transfer an existing site to wordpress.com, the site has to still exist.…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to I keep receiving email notifications from all support tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Found it. You have another account: "tachora". Somehow, you registered that with the same email…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to I keep receiving email notifications from all support tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know what you mean by "personal email". Forward some of the headers to…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to I keep receiving email notifications from all support tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, it won't show up there, but it will show where the email was sent…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to I keep receiving email notifications from all support tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tchacon You're not subscribed to anything, but you also haven't made any posts in that…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to How to unsubscribe from topic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your profile shows you are subscribed to this forum: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpdatatables/ Click the "Unsubscribe from this…1 month ago
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Closed ticket #67735, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Minimalist Blog – 0.1.21 month ago
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Posted a reply to REQUIRED: The theme uses the register_post_type() function, which is plugin-terr, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Themes should not register custom post types, ever, period. Themes should define how a site…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to H2 tag sorunu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You might have some more success asking over here: https://tr.wordpress.org/1 month ago
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Posted a reply to How to automatically spin post titles (daily basis) ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Spinners are tools of spammers, and we do not allow them here in the WordPress.org…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to wordpress.org password reset, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@avinashmk What he said. If you need your email address changed to a non-yahoo one,…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to “Upload folder is not writable” message showing in Dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you corrected the ownership, then that's likely all the fix needed. Glad you found…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to wordpress.org password reset, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also, note that if you use yahoo email, stop using yahoo email. They recently started…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to My Page is Corrupting Edit Page Feature, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad you found the problem!1 month ago
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Posted a reply to My Page is Corrupting Edit Page Feature, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
See, saying that over and over again doesn't actually fix anything. If you had really…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Custom HTML Widget Not Editable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Check your console for javascript errors. You might have a plugin or something interfering and…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Javascript errors – don’t know where to start!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You appear to have some kind of add-ons like a Page Builder and such. If…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Plugin compatibility problem? Troubleshooting using the Health Check, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Health Check just hasn't been updated yet. The mcrypt library is not needed in WordPress…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to “Upload folder is not writable” message showing in Dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also check the upload_path setting in the wp_options table. This value usually should be blank,…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to My Page is Corrupting Edit Page Feature, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Those actually are the same page. The Pages tab links to /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page while the Posts…1 month ago
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