Jeff Starr (@specialk) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Professional web developer and book author with two decades of experience. Enjoys all aspects of web design and development, with focus on WordPress and security. Projects include shapeSpace starter theme and 8G Firewall. Books include Digging Into WordPress, The Tao of WordPress, and WordPress Themes In Depth. Writes dev tutorials at Perishable Press and DigWP.com. Sells premium WordPress plugins at Plugin-Planet.com. Always learning new things. Loves helping others succeed with WordPress.

Interests

Offline, Jeff enjoys hanging out with family and friends. His favorite pastimes include drawing, photography, listening to music, watching movies, and contemplating the deeper things of life.

WordPress Origin Story

Started working with WordPress back in 2005 and haven’t looked back 🙂

Member Since: December 14th, 2005
Location: Here and now.
Website: perishablepress.com
Job Title: Boss
Employer: Monzilla Media and Perishable Press Books
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Contribution History

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Posted a reply to Meaning of greyed out dismissed links, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Lol thanks but nah.. I was just curious if the developers could explain the meaning…
5 hours ago
Committed [3480457] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.7.4
9 hours ago
Committed [3479576] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.7.3
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Meaning of greyed out dismissed links, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes here is a screenshot.
1 day ago
Created a topic, Meaning of greyed out dismissed links, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, Under Dismissed tab, some links are displaye…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You're very welcome! Please consider leaving a review if you find the plugin useful, thank…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I found it, was a bug. Fixed in the latest version, 20260301, available now. Thanks…
1 week ago
Committed [3472258] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260301
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you hover the mouse cursor over the <<link>>, what does the browser say for…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah it's not happening on default WordPress, as can be verified via the demo (see…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah that is weird. It doesn't happen on default WordPress, you can verify here.
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I am unable to repeat the issue on default WP install. Can you provide an…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't test on PC (don't have one), but can tell you that, for this:…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just tried the chat box and it seems to be working normally in its…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah I see the 500 errors now. First I recommend deactivating the plugin until you…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Cannot send/receive messages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to help. Some web hosts give the sac.php file insufficient permissions. I was unable…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Error Log path – When saving, field blanks out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey glad you got it sorted, cheers!
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Error Log path – When saving, field blanks out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to help. I am not able to repeat the issue, so not sure what…
2 weeks ago
Committed [3469705] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260225
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Blocking feed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the follow-up, glad you determined the cause of the issue. I will go…
3 weeks ago
Committed [3463860] to Plugins SVN:
Tweaks readme.txt
3 weeks ago
Committed [3463832] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260217
3 weeks ago
Committed [3463696] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260217
3 weeks ago
Committed [3462098] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.0.1
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Last update breaks submit on enter, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you, this is added in v3.0.1 of CFX. I appreciate your feedback and code.
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Last update breaks submit on enter, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reporting. I will get this fixed up asap. PS: Is there any *functional*…
4 weeks ago
Committed [3461114] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.7.2
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Editor Issue with 3.7.1 – attempt recovery error in editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to follow up, this issue should be resolved in the next version of Prismatic…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WordPress Editor Issue with 3.7.1 – attempt recovery error in editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reporting. I will look into this and try to provide a solution asap.…
4 weeks ago
Committed [3458211] to Plugins SVN:
Tweaks readme.txt
4 weeks ago
Committed [3458188] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260209
4 weeks ago
Committed [3457239] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260209
1 month ago
Posted a reply to List of Variables?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to follow up with this, %%post_cats%% is added in the next version of the…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to $100 replaced with 0 in email, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to follow up with this, the reported issue is resolved in the next version…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Custom field to set “Description”?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just replied via email, please check spam folder if it doesn't make it to the…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Custom field to set “Description”?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to help. It's not a feature of the free version. The forum rules prohibit…
1 month ago
Committed [3454939] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260205
1 month ago
Committed [3454863] to Plugins SVN:
Tweaks readme.txt
1 month ago
Committed [3454858] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260205
1 month ago
Committed [3454764] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.5.1
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Line highlighting issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This feature is added in Prismatic version 3.7.1, available now.
1 month ago
Committed [3453932] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.7.1
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Line highlighting issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Working on this now.. should have an update within a couple of days. Thank you…
1 month ago
Committed [3453107] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.4
1 month ago
Committed [3453060] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 3.4.3
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Show Switcha only to one user by their user_ID?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to follow up with this. It *is* currently possible to switch the theme for…
1 month ago
Committed [3452284] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 20260202
1 month ago
Committed [3452232] to Plugins SVN:
Tweaks readme.txt
1 month ago
Committed [3452229] to Plugins SVN:
Updates plugin to version 2.2
1 month ago
Posted a reply to $100 replaced with 0 in email, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to help. Thanks for reporting this, I will investigate and try to resolve any…
1 month ago