Paul Biron
@pbiron on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: February 9th, 2012
- Location: Gardner, CO
- Website: sparrowhawkcomputing.com
- Job Title: Owner, Software Engineer, Designer, Consultant
- Employer: Sparrow Hawk Computing
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Paul Biron’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Core Team
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- Plugin Developer
- WP-CLI Contributor
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Received props from @annezazu in Slack:
Props to @JeffPaul @pbiron @cbringmann @OllieJones @bph @boaticus @webcommsat @ndiego for help testing RC 3… -
Closed ticket #55736 on Core Trac:
WordPress 5.9.3 is available! Please inform the site administrator or ... -
Posted a reply to new categories added within block editor don’t get assigned a language, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK, good to know. Thanx. -
Created a topic, new categories added within block editor don’t get assigned a language, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In Classic Editor, when creating a new category (via t… -
Mentioned in [53330] on Core SVN:
Docs: Improve `plugin_install_action_links` filter's docs. -
Mentioned in [53328] on Core SVN:
Plugins: Improve `plugin_install_description` filter's docs. -
Reopened ticket #55480 on Core Trac:
Add filter to modify description in plugin card -
Received props from @annezazu in Slack:
Props to everyone who helped test 6.0 beta 3 during the release party @pbiron @JeffPaul… -
Mentioned in [53170] on Core SVN:
Docs: Improve doc blocks for hooks added in [53126]. -
Mentioned in [53144] on Core SVN:
Formatting: Avoid escaping valid XML values in `esc_xml()`. -
Mentioned in [53126] on Core SVN:
Posts, Post Types/Taxonomies: Add object type specific registration filters. -
Wrote a comment on the post Enabling WebP by default, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@flixos90 Thanx for mentioning that! I think that is important for people to understand. I'm… -
Wrote a comment on the post Enabling WebP by default, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I just confirmed it works as expected, in WP 5.9.2, Performance Lab 1.0.0-beta.3, WP-CLI 2.6.0… -
Mentioned in [53026] on Core SVN:
Customizer: When a block theme is active, add an information about Site Editor in the Customizer. -
Mentioned in [53025] on Core SVN:
Customizer: Accessibility fixes following [53024]. -
Wrote a comment on the post Enabling WebP by default, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Will do, thanx. -
Wrote a comment on the post Enabling WebP by default, on the site Make WordPress Core:
After this lands, if a site already has a bunch of JPEGs in the media… -
Created ticket #55469 on Core Trac:
WP_Filesystem_SSH2::chmod() should use ssh2_sftp_chmod() -
Mentioned in [52971] on Core SVN:
Menus: Improve padding on bulk action labels for small screens. -
Created ticket #55387 on Core Trac:
$wp_filesystem->dirlist() can return false and that should be checked ... -
Mentioned in [52842] on Core SVN:
Media: Add a "Copy URL to clipboard" function to the list table view. -
Wrote a comment on the post Take more control over Inner Block Areas (as a block developer), on the site Make WordPress Core:
For those (like me) who have been using `useInnerBlocksProps ` while it was still "experimental",… -
Created ticket #54771 on Core Trac:
possible disagreement in the return types/values wp_cache_flush() and ... -
Mentioned in [52414] on Core SVN:
Toolbar: Show the Customize link on front end when using a block theme if any plugins use the Customizer. -
Created ticket #54683 on Core Trac:
Allow the Customize admin bar node to show on the front-end when using ... -
Mentioned in [52406] on Core SVN:
Administration: Add "File" to Theme/Plugin Editor menu names and relocate "Plugin File Editor" to Tools for block themes. -
Mentioned in [52351] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/install: Revert upgrader rollback features. -
Closed ticket #54544 on Core Trac:
fatal error when entering the site editor after updating to 5.9-beta1 -
Created ticket #54582 on Core Trac:
Problem with deleting old files at the end of a core update when the ... -
Created ticket #54544 on Core Trac:
fatal error when entering the site editor after updating to 5.9-beta1 -
Mentioned in [52284] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Check that WordPress is installed before scheduling cleanup of the `temp-backup` directory. -
Mentioned in [52261] on Core SVN:
Editor: Ensure block style name does not contain spaces before creating the class. -
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 delayed, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanx for the update Tonya! Can you please reiterate here (for posterity) what was discussed… -
Mentioned in [52192] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Correct the weekly cron event for clearing the `temp-backup` directory: -
Created ticket #54426 on Core Trac:
Add a "Copy URL to clipboard" row action in Media > Library...similar ... -
Mentioned in [52040] on Core SVN:
General: Introduce polyfills for `str_ends_with()` and `str_starts_with()` added in PHP 8.0. -
Created ticket #54377 on Core Trac:
Introduce new PHP cross-version compatibility functions, `str_ends_with()` -
Mentioned in [51899] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Introduce a `move_dir()` function. -
Posted a reply to “Replace the file, use new file name” leaves the old file in uploads filder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry, been busy. The plugin that I think is causing the conflict is Polylang (free). -
Posted a reply to “Replace the file, use new file name” leaves the old file in uploads filder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you. You are correct and I have discovered the plugin that is causing the… -
Created a topic, “Replace the file, use new file name” leaves the old file in uploads filder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Suppose I have foo.pdf in my media library. When I us… -
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.8.2+ Release Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
thank you for looking forward and including 5.8.3 dates (if it is needed). That's helpful… -
Mentioned in [51854] on Core SVN:
Docs: Fix typo in the `$clear_working` parameter description in `WP_Upgrader` methods. -
Mentioned in [51815] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Create a temporary backup of plugins and themes before updating. -
Mentioned in [51727] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Apply coding standards on CSS. -
Posted a reply to what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To quote Homer Simpson, "D'Oh!!!" I hasn't even noticed until now that line further down… -
Posted a reply to what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Added MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL support to WAF database connection Cool!! That's specifically why I asked my… -
Posted a reply to what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a change related to the WAF MySQLi… -
Created ticket #53938 on Core Trac:
replace core uses of wp_parse_url() with PHP's native parse_url()
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