Matthias Pfefferle (@pfefferle) – WordPress user profile

Bio

A fullstack developer, blogger, podcaster, OpenWeb advocate, citizen of the IndieWeb, working on ActivityPub and IndieWeb for WordPress!

Interests

IndieWeb, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Open Web, Microformats, Webstandards, biking, Home Automation, IoT

WordPress Origin Story

– In 2002 I installed my first blog using the WordPress predecessor b2.
– 2004 I switched to WordPress.
– I worked on my first theme in 2006 and my first plugin in 2007.
– I uploaded a first theme (SemPress) to WordPress.org in 2011.
– Two years later, SemPress was added to the WordPress.com theme directory by Automattic.
– 2015 was my first “Core Contribution” (OEmbed).
– I held my first WordCamp talk in 2016.
– I held my first WordPress Meetup talk in 2019.
– Started working on ActivityPub for WordPress in 2019
– 2023 I joined Automattic to work full time on the OpenWeb/Fediverse

https://notiz.blog/2018/06/19/15-jahre-wordpress/
https://notiz.blog/2023/06/02/20-jahre/

Member Since: December 1st, 2006
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Website: notiz.blog
GitHub: pfefferle
Job Title: Open Web Lead
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

Core Contributor
Hosting Contributor
Hosting Team
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Theme Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WP-CLI Contributor

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Posted a reply to ActivityPub 7.6.x slows site down and does not federate contents, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@talksina can you check if there are blocking/hanging wp-cron schedules?
20 minutes ago
Posted a reply to ActivityPub 7.6.x slows site down and does not federate contents, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@talksina can you update your latest post for example?
2 hours ago
Posted a reply to hashtags are modified when published to mastodon with Version 7.6.1, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @inselit 👋 Because Mastodon does not support "Umlaute", the plugin uses the slug for…
3 hours ago
Posted a reply to ActivityPub 7.6.x slows site down and does not federate contents, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I also just published a test post with an @-reply and was even pinged properly…
5 hours ago
Posted a reply to ActivityPub 7.6.x slows site down and does not federate contents, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Not that I am aware of! I also just re-checked and my @-replies show up…
5 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cannot see followers in Mastodon, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I found and fixed the issue: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/pull/2473 I still think this should be (also) fixed…
6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cannot see followers in Mastodon, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I found this issue: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35311
7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cannot see followers in Mastodon, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @mrakw 👋 I've also experienced that and reported it to Mastodon in an internal…
8 hours ago
Posted a reply to Errors on friendica, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You have to click the "Screen Options" on the settings page and enable the "Advanced…
8 hours ago
Posted a reply to Errors on friendica, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If there was an interraction on friendica, such as a like, since wordpress events don’t…
12 hours ago
Posted a reply to Errors on friendica, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @plord12 👋 there could always be issues because WordPress may not support every type…
13 hours ago
Committed [3394447] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 7.6.1 from GitHub
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Boosts/Reposts not working in Pixelfed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I found this issue: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/issues/4628
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Boosts/Reposts not working in Pixelfed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@carloher I could fix likes (https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/pull/2448), but it seems that boosts/announces are generally not working.…
2 days ago
Committed [3393739] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 7.6.0 from GitHub
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Reply to a reply to an event, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ok, the problem is not the email then, but that the comment was not added…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Can’t set posts to public on fediverse, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @dekay I found the issue and it will be fixed with the next version…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Author url is not accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mrakw I've seen that you had a chat with the WordFence team, is the ActivityPub…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Boosts/Reposts not working in Pixelfed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So the pixelfed team told me that the likes and boosts are compatible with Mastodon,…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Doesn’t work for me, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @techlifebio 👋 I am sorry that you had troubles, feel free to ask for…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Reply to a reply to an event, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(The first email is from friends, you have to ask @akirk about that.) RE the…
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Reply to a reply to an event, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @plord12 👋 you should see a "Reply with federation" button under the comment in…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Fediverse Reactions aren’t shown, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@epunc when you select the content block in the site-editor, you should see an ActivityPub…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Boosts/Reposts not working in Pixelfed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @carloher 👋 thanks for your report, I just tested comments, likes and boosts and…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Author url is not accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I am not sure that there is a setting in the UI but maybe this…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Author url is not accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @mrakw 👋 have you installed a security plugin?
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Fediverse Reactions aren’t shown, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @epunc 👋 we had a similar issue with a Strato User some days ago.…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Trouble shooting guide, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Where do you host your blog if I may ask!?
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Refresh avatar images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @uk03 👋 the actual implementation does not handle avatar updates very well, but I…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Find out which posts are federated and which are not, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @skariko 👋 by default all posts not older than a month are public.
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to followers don’t get accepted, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @courage65 👋 can you see the follower in WordPress? Maybe the request is blocked…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress / Mastodon “Display Name not valid”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That is weird! You are using Note as federation object, and a Note does not…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress / Mastodon “Display Name not valid”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I had another look and found special chars in the name attributes of the Hashtags.…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Can’t set posts to public on fediverse, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@dekay I fear that I messed up something here :( I will check why that…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to PHP-Error Warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @nexxtpress 👋 it will be fixed in the next version: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/pull/2342 Thanks for reporting!
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Can’t set posts to public on fediverse, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @dekay 👋 oh, this feature was meant to prevent that old posts will federate…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress / Mastodon “Display Name not valid”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @nexxtpress 👋 it seems that Mastodon has issues with "number only" tags. Can you…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Trouble shooting guide, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @earl_d 👋 the problem is, that most of the issues are very specific and…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Troubleshooting pages not helping, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@shobeck because it seems to not be a general issue, you could also talk to…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to wordpress -> wordpress stopped working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @plord12 👋 phew... this is hard, because there are so many plugins involved! I…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Blog doesn’t receive Comments/Reposts anymore, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That’s a bit odd, but I’m glad it’s working again now! Thanks for keeping us…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Troubleshooting pages not helping, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @shobeck 👋 If you send me the URL of your blog, I’d be happy…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to How to handle direct messages with ActivityPub?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @fwhamm 👋 long time no see ☺️ There is no way to reply to…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Jetpack Comments disable federated reactions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Webmention plugin provides an alternative UI for the Likes and Shares, that is not…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Jetpack Comments disable federated reactions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I assume that you also use the Webmention plugin? There was a problem with Jetpack…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to ActivityPub not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can also try to activate WP_DEBUG https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/ Maybe this shows the error!?
1 month ago
Posted a reply to ActivityPub not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It should work out of the box, without you having to do anything. The problem…
1 month ago
Committed [3371128] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 7.5.0 from GitHub
1 month ago
Posted a reply to ActivityPub not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @hemstitchord 👋 it seems that the profile is of the blog user is not…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Blog is not found on Mastodon, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is the URI for the Blog-Actor and this Actor has no Author-Page, because it…
2 months ago