Tony G (@starbuck) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I originally created this WP.org account in 2006 with the pseudonym Starbuck, which I use around the internet, along with CaptainStarbuck. Now that I’m doing a lot more work with WordPress in a serious business capacity, I figured it’s time to put my real name onto my posts.

I’m not actually a “web developer”. I’m a small business owner and professional developer of communications and business software. I just happen to use WP in my toolkit, more and more…

Interests

C# and all .NET, Java, WordPress, communications, programming languages, natural languages, mobile apps, IoT, bots, AI. Anything creative and fun. I love to create new businesses. I’m a QA maniac and big on documentation. I love to see things work and help businesses to modernize and get more profitable with the help of technology.

WordPress Origin Story

Originally to me WP was just a blog of course. As I started looking to integrate forum software, wiki, and other applications I came to find in the last few years that it’s now a full CMS. I tried Drupal, ModX, and a couple others but never felt quite comfortable. With WP I feel at home. So now every time I get an idea for a website I slap up a new subdomain for testing and load up a new instance of WP. I’ve become a member of WPMU DEV and participate in a number of WP communities. I’ve also started to contribute code fixes and enhancements to common plugins, I have plugins of my own just for my sites, and I provide whatever support I can to fellow plugin users. I also do what I can to contribute comments and requests for core, in GitHub or Slack, sometimes actual changes when I can. I try to give back and pay-forward whenever possible for all of this great freeware. It’s an evolution. It feels good.

Member Since: January 23rd, 2006
Location: USA
GitHub: TonyGravagno
Job Title: Owner, Developer, Consultant, Mr Fixit
Employer: Nebula Research and Development
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Created a topic, Using alternate source folder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I use the Smush plugin by WPMU DEV, which auto-compres…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Field Size allows multiple values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Deactivate all of my plugins to check your one-off control issue? HA! Before copy/pasting text…
3 days ago
Created a topic, Field Size allows multiple values, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Excerpt > Field Options > Field Size allows mult…
3 days ago
Created a topic, Move existing field into column?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After creating a field in a form, can we move it into …
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error with PHP 8.x, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey bud, I flaked out on ya - have been focused on getting a site…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Do we need to keep plugin active?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Perfect. Thank you VERY much for your complete response. And thank you VERY VERY much…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Diagnosing BNFW not overriding Comment notification, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Got it. I'll look into this within the next 5 days or so. Thanks!
4 days ago
Created a topic, Hooking BNFW for other plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A very typical situation: I've added a plugin to a sit…
5 days ago
Created a topic, Diagnosing BNFW not overriding Comment notification, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I understand that our first line of triage is to follo…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to JPEG not showing up, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just activated this plugin for the first time. Thanks! I have hundreds of -000x000…
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Site Title with apostrophe and email Subject, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have a site named, for example: "Johnny's Site". Whe…
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Content Restriction / Pre-generation permissions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've opened an inquiry with the UltimateMember plugin …
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, HowTo? Content Restrict custom block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm using the GenerateBlocks plugin, which provides ad…
2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Capability simple_tags ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What is the capability 'simple_tags' ? I'd like to und…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error with PHP 8.x, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Will hit this within the next couple days. Thanks!!!
3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Do we need to keep plugin active?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After creating capabilities or roles and making change…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Synced / Reusable Patterns in a Query Loop?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@sajjadakbari - Your responses are awesome. Do we compliment you on your LLM skills? :)…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Post Template deeply nested in Query Loop, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Always good to get confirmation - to offset those who say it's all in your…
3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to something is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@voltronik - Thank you for your cordial response. I have to agree. For anyone else…
3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Save equates to Publish!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just changed a post from (I believe) the standard Pe…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error with PHP 8.x, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
More info: With $term_meta=get_option(x) and get_option returning false when the option doesn't exist, I'm guessing…
4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Statuses deleted, error logged, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have no clue about this one, just reporting it for n…
4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Status in Posts list?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The status assigned with this plugin does not appear i…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error with PHP 8.x, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'll make you a deal. If you can commit to publishing a fix within the…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Permissions to see/use extended statuses?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to see you jazzed. :) I think "yes" to everything you've said. To be…
4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Permissions to see/use extended statuses?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As a site admin I create new status codes, but I don't…
4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Two Status areas in Quick Edit?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Quick Edit in the Posts list shows a text area for Sta…
4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Fatal Error with PHP 8.x, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In /extended-post-status/admin/class-extended-post-sta…
4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Not seeing reCAPTCHA on registration or login pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
reCAPTCHA is not in webpages delivered to the browser.…
4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Destructive bug, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@lovor concisely described what I verbosely (and unsuccessfully?) tried to detail in this other thread.
1 month ago
Created a topic, Synced / Reusable Patterns in a Query Loop?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are there known issues with using patterns or template…
1 month ago
Created a topic, Post Template deeply nested in Query Loop, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
With WP 6.3 and 6.4 and TwentyTwentyThree, I have a Qu…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to something is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Adding a Me Too here. If I may ... an issue is not resolved when…
1 month ago
Created a topic, Doesn’t show “Done” message, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
On update, the page that is returned that shows action…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Forms not using 2-3 columns, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, that fixed it. The form expands to the size of its container/parent, in this…
1 month ago
Created a topic, Forms not using 2-3 columns, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Current version of UM with WP 6.3.2. As seen in this s…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Change template, empty in list, must refresh, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you change a templae with the Quick Edit, the origi…
2 months ago
Created issue #1255 in the WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker repository:
WordPress.org_API Errata
2 months ago
Created a topic, Still dead. Don’t bother., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Leave it to large companies to dump a plugin into the …
2 months ago
Created issue #55521 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Navigation sub-blocks offer Create Template Part option
2 months ago
Created a topic, Site-Editor : Modify class of core/block tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I want to add a CSS class to header tags that are rend…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Incorrect Version Number Format, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I understand the status of this plugin, and I'm even c…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Is this a good way to use CBT?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In this other thread I profiled an issue where we choo…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Don’t Save Style Variation after changing Global Styles, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Go to Appearance > Editor > Styles to see Style …
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Query Loop in nested blocks?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you, Ying. I think that helps. To be clear, the reason the blocks are…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Restrict Access in nested blocks?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I try to be very professional when asking about potent…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Query Loop in nested blocks?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I try to be very professional when asking about potent…
2 months ago
Created a topic, tipsy.css Issue in site editing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After activating this plugin I found a tipsy.css toolt…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to reCaptcha blocks admin dashboard (again?), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you. New thread created in the proper forum: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recaptcha-blocks-admin-dashboard-again-2
2 months ago
Created a topic, reCaptcha blocks admin dashboard (again?), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Before knowing that this UM-reCAPTCHA area exists, I p…
2 months ago

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