Matt Lowe (@squelch) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: February 18th, 2013
Location: Newbury, Berkshire
Website: squelchdesign.com
Job Title: Web Developer, Director
Employer: Squelch WordPress Web Design
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Bio

Matt is the director of Squelch Design, a small but fast growing web design and development agency in Newbury, West Berkshire.

I’ve been writing code since the early 90s, starting out on a BBC Microcomputer. I started getting interested in the web around 1998 and built my first ever (awful) website shortly after. In the early 2000s I worked for a while for a college in Nottingham and built them a web app that allowed personal tutors and course tutors to keep in touch regarding students’ performances on various courses.

I studied computer science at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth before moving to Newbury. I worked as a web developer for various companies before deciding to form my own company.

Interests

Programming, web design, web development, beer, motorcycling, mountain biking.

WordPress Origin Story

I started using WordPress around 2011/2012 as part of setting up my own business. I also experimented with a number of other CMSes at that time but soon realised that WordPress was the only option I could feasibly sell to my customers and, eventually, I made it the company’s specialism. Since then I’ve written 2 plugins that are in the directory (and I plan to release more when I find time) and put live hundreds of WordPress websites. I plan to put live hundreds more. I’ve trained countless people in using WordPress and I’ve trained a number of interns and apprentices to design and develop websites using WordPress.

Contribution History

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Posted a reply to Fatal Error in Redux – RESOLVED, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This isn't actually resolved @kprovance. One of my customer sites just got taken down by…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to set autofocus on specific tab, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No problem, glad you got it sorted.

1 month ago
Posted a reply to set autofocus on specific tab, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @allexarh, Apologies, wordpress.org didn't notify me of your previous reply…? The issue would appear…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to set autofocus on specific tab, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @allexarh, First of all I'd suggest cleaning up all the errant <span style="font-size: 14pt;">…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to set autofocus on specific tab, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @allexarh, I'm not 100% certain whether I'm understanding what you want to achieve. Looking…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Could be good…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
…if it didn't have an admin notice on EVERY SINGLE ADM…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to How to add link to tab title?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @allexarh, Sorry but it's not possible. WordPress doesn't allow HTML to be embedded inside…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Outdated WooCommerce templates, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, it seems to be a common recurring complaint on th…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Clean and simple starter theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Doesn't get in the way when building a site using Visu…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Nope, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Gave this a shot since it has a developer-licensing mo…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Dynamic Accordion content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @tg101, apologies for not replying but I've only just seen this (not sure why…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Feature request: hook for when post type is switched, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Nice one, thanks!

5 months ago
Created a topic, Feature request: hook for when post type is switched, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, great plugin. I just wondered if you'd entertain…

6 months ago
Committed [2486891] to Plugins SVN:
Dropped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.7 (erroneously entered as ...

8 months ago
Committed [2486888] to Plugins SVN:
Dropped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.7 (erroneously entered as ...

8 months ago
Committed [2486877] to Plugins SVN:
Bumped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.8

8 months ago
Committed [2486875] to Plugins SVN:
Bumped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.8

8 months ago
Created a topic, Great features and great support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's rare to find a plugin that has a great feature se…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to Product CSV import overwrites custom permalinks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mbis, I've just had confirmation from the customer that the change worked. Thanks again…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to Changing default color of nested accordions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hbesnrughbeakrughbsfb, Picking out a single rule at random from your shared code: .squelch-taas-override.ui-state-active, .squelch-taas-override.ui-widget-content…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to Product CSV import overwrites custom permalinks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Wow, that was a much quicker response than I had been expecting. Thanks for getting…

8 months ago
Created a topic, Product CSV import overwrites custom permalinks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One of my customers is using Permalink Manager Lite to…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to Accessibility and accordions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Rod, That's correct. I don't believe the jQuery UI parameter you linked to existed…

9 months ago
Posted a reply to Malware!!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've used this plugin for about six years on roughly one hundred websites. Not one…

11 months ago
Created a topic, Detect consent in JavaScript, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm writing a plugin which will set a whole bunch of a…

11 months ago
Posted a reply to URGENT: Sites automatically updating to Alpha version 5.5.3-alpha-49449, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the quick fix on this, guys. Much appreciated!

12 months ago
Committed [2366670] to Plugins SVN:
Added plugin icons

1 year ago
Committed [2366665] to Plugins SVN:
Switched banner to PNG in the hope of giving a clearer appearance on ...

1 year ago
Committed [2366663] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner (final)

1 year ago
Committed [2366661] to Plugins SVN:
Updated banner

1 year ago
Committed [2353197] to Plugins SVN:
Tagged version 1.5.1, removed welcome message, bumped version

1 year ago
Committed [2353177] to Plugins SVN:
Bumped plugin version

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Frozen Admin Login Page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My point was that it looks like it's something environmental causing the issue, as I…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Frozen Admin Login Page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have had a call today from a customer who's having the same problem, traced…

1 year ago
Created a topic, Bad, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Features broken English in its messages which it allow…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to PopUp Visibility Rules, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Apologies you're correct, the issue wasn't in your plugin but with a conflict between this…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Not bad, but slightly steep price tag for the pro version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Apologies, on further investigation your plugin's visibility rules are indeed working. There was a combination…

1 year ago
Created a topic, Visibility rules untested, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's very clear that visiility rules have not been tes…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to PopUp Visibility Rules, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Visibility rules clearly haven't been tested in this version at all, not even the most…

1 year ago
Created a topic, Useless unless you pay for the “pro” version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Allows you to display a popup saying your shop is clos…

2 years ago
Created a topic, Used to be great, now best avoided, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's a shame I have to write this review. This plugin …

3 years ago
Posted a reply to No tabs show up, only plain text, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @taisho, Thanks for the feedback. I've been meaning to look into the examples on…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Best free tabs plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @taisho, Thanks for your honest feedback, I appreciate it. Constructive criticism helps us to…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to two column, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rajabpoorbehnam, This plugin doesn't offer that functionality. If you need columns you would need…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Grey space before tabs section in Rowling theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To be fair it's not necessarily entirely the other plugin's fault; the issue is my…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Grey space before tabs section in Rowling theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some 3rd party utilities don't like being placed in tabs, we've seen issues like this…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Grey space before tabs section in Rowling theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @willswing77 The problem is that there isn't enough space for all the tabs to…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Internet Explorer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Brian, [accordions title="<li>Quality assurance" … The li tag isn't being created by my plugin,…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Title not showing up in tabs, accordion, etc.., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No problem, glad to have helped :)

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Title not showing up in tabs, accordion, etc.., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think this may be a formatting issue within the shortcodes. I've seen WordPress get…

3 years ago