Samuel Wood (Otto)
@otto42 on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 12th, 2006
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Website: ottopress.com
- GitHub: Otto42
- Job Title: Tech Ninja
- Employer: Audrey HC, LLC
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Samuel Wood (Otto)’s badges:- Core Contributor Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor Documentation Contributor
- Documentation Team Documentation Team
- Marketing Contributor Marketing Contributor
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- Plugin Developer Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team Plugin Review Team
- Security Team Security Team
- Support Contributor Support Contributor
- Support Team Support Team
- Theme Review Team Theme Review Team
- Translation Contributor Translation Contributor
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- WordCamp Speaker WordCamp Speaker
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Posted a reply to Option for inline external images not available w/ 5.3 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not fully understanding the question here. If you use the normal image block to…1 hour ago
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Closed ticket #48767, in Core Trac:
WordPress 5.31 hour ago
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Posted a reply to “Too Many Requests” when trying to checkout plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You would have to ask the systems team about that. This is not under my…22 hours ago
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Posted a reply to “Too Many Requests” when trying to checkout plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, rate limiting has been added to the SVNs for some blocks of servers, due…1 day ago
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Posted a reply to Disabling forced FTP credentials for any updates, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, permissions are not enough. *Ownership* matters. WordPress will not update a file if the…1 day ago
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Posted a reply to How to change my @ on this forum?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Not a hack, simple fact. Usernames cannot be changed here because they are used to…1 day ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to recover account, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@nickshank You seem confused about accounts. We're not Facebook. There is no centralized set of…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to Time zone not recognized after 5.3 update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also check your code in theme and plugins and ensure that in none of these…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to No e-mails received for Plugin support forum posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, because most people don't want random emails from forums. If you want to get…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to How to change my @ on this forum?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you want to make a new account with a new username, then you can…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to WP is resizing images that I upload to posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That would be WordPress 5.3 doing that. Big images get sized down, by design. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/10/09/introducing-handling-of-big-images-in-wordpress-5-3/5 days ago
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Posted a reply to wplink inputs fields not being created, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah. Haven't used that in a while since the new block editor has entirely new…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to wplink inputs fields not being created, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What is "wplink"?5 days ago
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Closed ticket #48672, in Core Trac:
site frequently move on maintenance mode6 days ago
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Closed ticket #48670, in Core Trac:
I found Bug.6 days ago
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Closed ticket #48671, in Core Trac:
Back-end of my website seems to have broken since updating to new ...6 days ago
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Posted a reply to New Install, 1 theme, 0 plugins – Site health Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I honestly cannot tell you the right way to configure your server, however yes, loopback…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Admin login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also check your browser settings, and make sure that it isn't set to delete cookies…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to error_log in my host log, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That says something is creating output in your index.php file. Check to make sure that…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to All images are declared as preview pictures, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's a dropdown of image sizes. Just select it and choose another size. As for…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Plugin active versions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's probably because it's less than 10 installs. I don't think we even count that…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to delete folder(s) from uploads using File Direct API, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It appears this was actually fixed, so we need more information. What type of hosting…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Image link settings missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Correct, the settings were moved into a Link button when the image is selected. Like…1 week ago
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Reopened ticket #47632, in Core Trac:
Coding Standards fixes for WP 5.31 week ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to delete folder(s) from uploads using File Direct API, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The change in line 567 is just to check if the file is readable. If…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Update 5.3: “headers already sent”-failure, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi! You focused on the wrong message. This is the one that matters: The seventh…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to How many users can a WP forum support ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This site, running bbPress, currently has just over 11 million user accounts.1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Plugin active versions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is not a caching issue. Your plugin has less than 30 installs and you…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to WP is resizing images that I upload to posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress is supposed to do that. It makes multiple versions of every image, at different…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to upload images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@twostar01 permissions can change during an upgrade in unusual circumstances, however given your log, it…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Errors after WP update to 5.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Basically, you deleted the plugin when you updated and did so incorrectly. When you remove…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to 5.3 Broke Crop Tool, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you using any server side caching? Cloudflare? Clear those too. I can't reproduce this…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to upload images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also, to clear cache for a page where you're experiencing problems, here another sure fire…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to upload images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
404 errors are likely the result of a failed update. Use the reinstall button in…1 week ago
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Closed ticket #48647, in Core Trac:
Gist code format problem after upgrading to 5.3 version1 week ago
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Posted a reply to How to remove WordPress-site without email or user-name, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Not here, we can't. This is wordpress.ORG. The sites on wordpress.COM are run by a…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Having diffclty w/Facebook Publicize, on posting some articles…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Publicize is entirely a Jetpack feature so yes, it would be a jetpack issue. You…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress 5.3 Update Crash – Maybe Hummingbird, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Log into your site via FTP or via your hosting services file management tools. Find…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to 5.3 Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's a "Create Topic" button at the top of every forum. Like here, for example:…1 week ago
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Closed ticket #48633, in Core Trac:
Twenty Twenty theme may be requires attached patch coding changes.1 week ago
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Closed ticket #48636, in Core Trac:
Error messages concerning function.php1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Change ?page_id internal links into real URLs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Don't the ?p= links redirect already? This is an internal function of WordPress, the redirection…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to 5.3 Broke Crop Tool, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Clear your browser cache.1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Brazil Timezone Incorrect, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress doesn't actually have a list of timezones in it, so making a core ticket…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress.org creepy behavior, spying on visitors?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's just a setting in Chrome. Go to the chrome settings page, and search for…1 week ago
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Closed ticket #48621, in Core Trac:
class-oembed.php is deprecated since version 5.3.0 message1 week ago
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Closed ticket #48628, in Core Trac:
After the last update I no longer have the option to make my uploaded ...1 week ago
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Closed ticket #76759, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Steampunk Lite – 2.11 week ago
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