Andrew Nacin
@nacin on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: November 6th, 2009
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Website: nacin.com
- GitHub: nacin
- Job Title: Lead Developer
- Employer: WordPress
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Andrew Nacin’s badges:- Core Contributor Core Contributor
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- Plugin Developer Plugin Developer
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It sounds like you're keeping the site up to date though, right?3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
While we can’t be responsible for those not willing to log into their admin area…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I just spent some time reading through a good amount of the discourse from 2013…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Conceptually, a user who doesn't want blocks should be installing the Classic Editor plugin,not avoid…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Are you saying that minor release auto updates also needed to be opt-in? I think…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Good points, all valid. I absolutely agree that there's more "silent" breakage in major versions,…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think part of the problem here is that the relative nastiness of particular Windows…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I definitely agree there are likely some scenarios we will find that would give us…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is a great idea! This kind of change-over-time is easy to look at, without…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for your commitment to making this better! How many sites are we talking about…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm just trying to understand your argument: It sounds like you would have not shipped…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
These sites are already running a version of WordPress that automatically applies updates as they…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Interesting use cases, @JNashHawkins! Thanks for commenting. If your site is configured in an offline…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is a pretty eloquent argument for automatic plugin updates. 😬 I actually don't think…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Follow-up Discussion on Major Auto Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
These are fair questions. Currently the goal is to collect as much feedback as possible.…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We're already providing auto updates to millions of sites. Are you suggesting we should turn…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
What is the reasonable expectation from the user for automatic updates in WordPress core? For…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We have a pretty good understanding of not only the vulnerabilities we've fixed over the…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'd prefer something like the following: For any vulnerabilities, apply patches to any branches which…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Hi there! As the WordPress 3.7 release lead, co-author of automatic background updates, and the…3 months ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2017 coming up on December 1st
2 years ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Washington, DC 2017 coming up on July 14th
2 years ago
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Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Washington, DC 2017 coming up on July 14th
2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Target Browser Coverage, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Just anecdotally, in the last year, I have been hard pressed to find a U.S.…3 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Continuing inline docs improvements adjacent to 4.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Nice work @drewapicture! There are some excellent intentions here (yay documentation!) but I think there…3 years ago
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Committed [39480] to Core Trac:
Build/Test Tools: Specify exact node version in package.json. Enforce it ...3 years ago
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Committed [39478] to Core Trac:
Build/Test Tools: Specify exact node version in package.json. Enforce it ...3 years ago
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Committed [39472] to Core Trac:
REST API: Register the admin_email setting in single site only. Merges ...3 years ago
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Committed [39471] to Core Trac:
REST API: Register the admin_email setting in single site only. See ...3 years ago
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Committed [39470] to Core Trac:
REST API: Register the admin_email setting in single site only. fixes ...3 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Can we please disable the…, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
Done.3 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Can I please have commit…, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
Done.3 years ago
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Committed [39368] to Core Trac:
Build: Remove fsevents from npm-shrinkwrap.json fsevents is macOS only, ...3 years ago
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Reopened ticket #38657, in Core Trac:
Shrinkwrap npm dependencies for 4.73 years ago
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Created a new ticket, #38922, in Core Trac:
Use REST API for ajax tag search3 years ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2016 coming up on December 2nd
3 years ago
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Committed [1475662] to Plugins Trac:
Hello Dolly: Bump tested to 4.6.3 years ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2016 coming up on June 24th
4 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.5: What’s on your Wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Both great ideas. Both require a lot of careful planning, decision-making, and implementation. Proposals welcome…4 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.5: What’s on your Wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
meta_key is indexed. We could index the first few characters of meta_value, but we'd have…4 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.5: What’s on your Wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I've always liked this in theory, but I'm not sure how you'd auto-magically choose which…4 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.5: What’s on your Wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
That would defeat the purpose of tags, which is for them to be flat and…4 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.5: What’s on your Wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I saw this proposal on Twitter the other day. I actually like it in theory,…4 years ago
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