Matt Lowe – @squelch | WordPress.org

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.

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

11 hours ago
Committed [2486888] to Plugins Trac:
Dropped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.7 (erroneously entered as ...

11 hours ago
Committed [2486877] to Plugins Trac:
Bumped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.8

11 hours ago
Committed [2486875] to Plugins Trac:
Bumped the 'tested up to' value for WP5.8

11 hours 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…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…

2 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…

3 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…

3 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!

4 months ago
Committed [2366670] to Plugins Trac:
Added plugin icons

7 months ago
Committed [2366665] to Plugins Trac:
Switched banner to PNG in the hope of giving a clearer appearance on ...

7 months ago
Committed [2366663] to Plugins Trac:
Updated banner (final)

7 months ago
Committed [2366661] to Plugins Trac:
Updated banner

7 months ago
Committed [2353197] to Plugins Trac:
Tagged version 1.5.1, removed welcome message, bumped version

7 months ago
Committed [2353177] to Plugins Trac:
Bumped plugin version

7 months 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…

9 months 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…

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

9 months 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…

10 months 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…

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

10 months 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…

10 months 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 …

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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
Posted a reply to Couldn’t get to work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @decini, Thanks for your review. I don't see a support thread created for this…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Internet Explorer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad you got it resolved.

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Internet Explorer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Brian, I'm not sure what numbering you're referring to. Could you please take a…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Only text of shortcodes shows, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @dmooresatx2941, Sorry for the slow reply, I've been snowed under the last couple of…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Are tabs can start as collapsed?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @greggreg22, You can achieve this by setting 'collapsible="true"' and 'active="n"' (where n is some…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Can I change the opacity of the background color?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @nicolebmiller, You were close! .squelch-taas-override.squelch-taas-accordion .ui-accordion-header { background: rgba(160, 160, 160, 0.15) none; }…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to OMG, what that damn useful plugin i ever had!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey! Glad you're finding the plugin useful :)

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Gap between accordings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @iidob, It's impossible to say without seeing the site itself and looking at what…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Clickable area, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @Melissa1968 I'm afraid the issue isn't with the plugin here, something else is interfering…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to styling multiple instances on same page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @melissa1968, Glad you solved your problem. Just for reference, and if anyone else should…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to known conflict with divi?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @Melissa1968, Please see the documentation on what to do if your theme already provides…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility and functionality, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi dav74, As far as I know, yes. Yes: http://squelchdesign.com/web-development/free-wordpress-plugins/squelch-tabs-and-accordions-shortcodes/#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-23

3 years ago
Posted a reply to Cannot be activated after upgrade, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @emajluap, This is an incompatibility with PHP5. Thanks for letting us know, I've just…

3 years ago