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I write literary mysteries, light noir.

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Started web dev in 1994 and my own company in 1999. Wrote my first blog tool in ASP the year WordPress was first released. Eventually WP grew enough to become the only way I build websites.

  • Member Since: July 31st, 2009
  • Location: Queen Creek Arizona
  • Website: joeldcanfield.com
  • Job Title: Writing literary mysteries
  • Employer: my home
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  • Posted a reply to new post page: uploaded image name and title autofilled with ‘Screenshot’, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    forgot I'd posted this. remembered this tool and found a solution exiftool -UserComment="something useful" file.jpg

  • Posted a reply to make wpautop ignore code tag as is does pre tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    bingo. solved.

  • Posted a reply to make wpautop ignore code tag as is does pre tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    css to hide all br that are children of code code br {display:none;}seems viable. am…

  • Posted a reply to make wpautop ignore code tag as is does pre tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    surely there is some way to write a function which would tell wpautop to ignore…

  • Posted a reply to make wpautop ignore code tag as is does pre tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I don't understand the relevance of your comment. I am not invoking wpautop manually. It…

  • Created a topic, make wpautop ignore code tag as is does pre tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I make extensive use of code tags on my personal site.…

  • Posted a reply to update using wp-cli fails for one site out of many I manage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    mea culpa it appears the culprit was the PHP version in bashrc on both accounts.…

  • Posted a reply to update using wp-cli fails for one site out of many I manage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Ah. I misunderstood. The debug option should have been obvious. Since I've already updated the…

  • Posted a reply to update using wp-cli fails for one site out of many I manage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Mistake on my part: TWO of my sites are affected. Added the address of the…

  • Posted a reply to update using wp-cli fails for one site out of many I manage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Core is always updated before plugins. No errors. "lead me to suspect that it is…

  • Created a topic, update using wp-cli fails for one site out of many I manage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I maintain a dozen or so client sites. All are updated…

  • Posted a reply to new post page: uploaded image name and title autofilled with ‘Screenshot’, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Using identify -verbose /Users/joel/reharmonization1.jpg There is nothing in the exif information that includes the word…

  • Created a topic, new post page: uploaded image name and title autofilled with ‘Screenshot’, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Adding images to a new post, the image Title and Capti…

  • Posted a reply to wp doctor check returning site source code in addition to expected response, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    sigh. simple obvious solution. it was a plugin. all is working as expected now. thanks.

  • Posted a reply to wp doctor check returning site source code in addition to expected response, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    It is returning the first 60 lines of the source code of the referenced site.…

  • Created a topic, wp doctor check returning site source code in addition to expected response, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This check wp doctor check core-update option-blog-…

  • Posted a reply to what happens if I delete dot cache folders?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    First place I went. Like much of the wp-cli documentation, it is superficial, merely stating…

  • Posted a reply to what happens if I delete dot cache folders?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I understand that 250mb is a small hosting space. Honest. "Cheapest" is NOT the point.…

  • Posted a reply to what happens if I delete dot cache folders?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The answer, if I am reading your response correctly, is that it won't break anything,…

  • Created a topic, what happens if I delete dot cache folders?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Client only has 250mb of hosting and wp-cli creates a …

  • Posted a reply to wp cli verify-checksums flagging apparently valid files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have finally found an old old thread which, even then, refers to these files…

  • Posted a reply to wp cli verify-checksums flagging apparently valid files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    For me, the false positives are the entire issue. Is the tool at fault? Is…

  • Created a topic, wp cli verify-checksums flagging apparently valid files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    wp core verify-checksums --skip-plugins --skip-themes …

  • Posted a reply to understanding wp doctor custom input file, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Continued persistent searching led me to this answer: https://danielbachhuber.com/tip/customize-doctor-config/

  • Created a topic, understanding wp doctor custom input file, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The wp doctor documentation shows this unclear example…

  • Posted a reply to removing code-execution.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    makes sense, yes. thanks!

  • Posted a reply to wp core is-installed returns blank, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    D'oh. It certainly does. Thank you. (I plead 40+ doctor's visits and multiple ER and…

  • Created a topic, removing code-execution.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    is it necessary to leave the file code-execution.php a…

  • Created a topic, wp core is-installed returns blank, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    wp core is-installed, followed by echo $1, returns, no…

  • Posted a reply to setting permalinks with wp cli doesn’t take but works in admin screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Bingo. Added the config.yml file and used the --hard option, and it's perfect. Thanks muchly,…

  • Posted a reply to setting permalinks with wp cli doesn’t take but works in admin screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Apologies for leaving this out: the trailing slash isn't the issue; I have used both…

  • Created a topic, setting permalinks with wp cli doesn’t take but works in admin screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Consistent issue with wp cli installs: my script inclu…

  • Posted a reply to database shown in phpMyAdmin not listed by mysql cli, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    apologies; I didn't mean to sound like a jerk. I did sound like one, but…

  • Posted a reply to database shown in phpMyAdmin not listed by mysql cli, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I would love to identify which instance I'm running in each of the two places,…

  • Created a topic, database shown in phpMyAdmin not listed by mysql cli, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    A database shown in phpMyAdmin and Mysql Workbench doe…

  • Posted a reply to shortcode fails in input field id but works elsewhere, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Ta daa. Thanks muchly. Will research kses. Note: because this seems to be a day…

  • Posted a reply to modify admin dashboard screen settings with wp cli, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    As I mentioned, I've perused the wp-cli settings pretty carefully. Checked again, and nothing under…

  • Posted a reply to shortcode fails in input field id but works elsewhere, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Code in view source is now <input id="<?php do_shortcode( handle[this_post_num]); ?>” type=”checkbox” name=”collapse” /></p> In…

  • Created a topic, shortcode fails in input field id but works elsewhere, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    shortcode in functions.php /* [this_post_num] s…

  • Posted a reply to modify admin dashboard screen settings with wp cli, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I was pretty sure I explicitly said I was looking to change the dashboard screen…

  • Created a topic, modify admin dashboard screen settings with wp cli, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm scripting as much install and config as possible. …

  • Created a topic, Only affects Custom CSS, not Theme Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I don't use the Custom CSS tool, I do all my edits in …

  • Posted a reply to installed and activated but nothing happens, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Huh. It was not there, honest! There now, though. However, I was thinking like a…

  • Created a topic, installed and activated but nothing happens, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    As the subject says: installed the plugin, see no effe…

  • Posted a reply to wp cli plugin update fail regarding WP_CLI\\UpgraderSkin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Very much interested, in fact. Help? Hello?

  • Posted a reply to wp cli plugin update fail regarding WP_CLI\\UpgraderSkin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Still interested in resolving this.

  • Posted a reply to stripped down minimal smallest footprint installation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    d'oh. of course they will. Yup. Got me some studying to do. Excellent. Thanks.

  • Created a topic, stripped down minimal smallest footprint installation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I know there are reams of files in a normal WP install…

  • Posted a reply to wp cli plugin update fail regarding WP_CLI\\UpgraderSkin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    It happens with any plugin, but doing the update from within the WordPress dashboard works…

  • Created a topic, wp cli plugin update fail regarding WP_CLI\\UpgraderSkin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    From my Mac running Catalina I'm using ssh to my WP in…