Samuel Wood (Otto)
@otto42 on WordPress.org, @Otto on 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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- Plugin Developer Plugin Developer
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Posted a reply to 5.4: Sending Post via Email Results in “(no title)” for the post title., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That change happened here: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/47054 And it seems to be an unintentional breakage, as part…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to .I updated WordPress to the latest version but it says 4..8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What errors? You have not posted any error messages here. Also, plugins, themes, addons, these…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to .I updated WordPress to the latest version but it says 4..8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Who cares? Until you find the problem it doesn't actually matter. See, either a plugin…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to .I updated WordPress to the latest version but it says 4..8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also: No, you don't. Back everything up, yes. But then do a *manual update* like…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to .I updated WordPress to the latest version but it says 4..8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Correct. That means that you are not running the latest version, as the latest version…2 hours ago
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Closed ticket #49848, in Core Trac:
ssl3 hours ago
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Closed ticket #82813, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Careerpress – 1.1.73 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Need step by step instructions on how drag menus in version 5.4, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm. Not sure. Doesn't happen with a default base setup. Menus are stored as a…6 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Security problem of my plugin, Site getting hacked, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well, first, don't use the wp_ajax_nopriv_ action hook. Take out the nopriv part there, so…7 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Bin or Trash, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is no "Bin" in WordPress, however, if you were using the English-GB translation, then…7 hours ago
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Posted a reply to imagick missing or disabled module, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You will need to ask your host how to enable the ImageMagick support on your…7 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Fix Could not confirm that the wp_version_check() filter is available., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@markrh Your issue is somewhat different than the OP's, however it is a legitimate problem…7 hours ago
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Posted a reply to An option to suppress recommendation in Site Health, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you just want to hide the widget entirely, then click the "Screen Options" in…7 hours ago
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Posted a reply to .I updated WordPress to the latest version but it says 4..8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If your install says it's running an older version, then this has nothing to do…7 hours ago
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Closed ticket #49834, in Core Trac:
I just updated WordPress to the latest version and it says it is ...7 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Need step by step instructions on how drag menus in version 5.4, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your "after" link doesn't work.8 hours ago
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Posted a reply to WP 5.4 and I’ve lost my heading background color, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Here is an album of five images that should explain how to add background colors…8 hours ago
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Closed ticket #49819, in Core Trac:
WordPress 5.4 - paragraphs not aligned to the left2 days ago
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Posted a reply to WP 5.4 and I’ve lost my heading background color, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The image you show above (post 4) has a paragraph block with a background color.…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to WP 5.4 and I’ve lost my heading background color, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Headings have never had a background color option that I know of. However, as of…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Allow requests to bare slugs?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Actually, it works out of the box on your blog too. See this link: http://www.ishygddt.xyz./~blog/vincent-canfield-update-1/…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Allow requests to bare slugs?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Near as I can tell, it works out of the box without any adjustments. I…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Unwanted Spacing Between Blocks in Preview/Published., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Looks like you're using the Go theme. Problem is the margins on your elements there…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to Upload Media Files in Chromium, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/497534 days ago
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Posted a reply to Unwanted Spacing Between Blocks in Preview/Published., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Screenshots won't help. You need to post a link to an example page so that…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Warning: max(): Array must contain at least one element in, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So, report the error to the plugin's author. Also, turn off display_errors on your site.…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Allow requests to bare slugs?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You don't need to "enable" it, it's there by default. Always on, as long as…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Allow requests to bare slugs?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Pretty much all WordPress sites will do this by default. The redirect_guess_404_permalink function will generate…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to mesmerize garble, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also, you want to turn off "display_errors" on your website, as well as turning of…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Error in Block Editor Handbook?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Umm, no, post would be correct if you wanted to add a meta box to…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Is it OK to convert an entire blog database to UTF-8?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, everything should be utf8mb4. Advice: Set up a brand new test install. Look at…5 days ago
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Closed ticket #49794, in Core Trac:
Impossible to schedule a post at 00:00:005 days ago
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Posted a reply to Can’t Edit Pages after Upgrade to WordPress 5.4, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Check to see if an updated version of your theme is available. I've been seeing…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Tried to Transfer URL and lost access to site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Let me guess, you just changed the URL on the Settings->General page? In the future,…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Site Health, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Try updating WordPress to the latest version manually, and see if that fixes it. In…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Remove theme option still missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is no known issue with deleting themes that I am aware of. What is…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Theme upload, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some plugins are known to cause this problem. What plugins are you running? One of…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to 5.4 forces too much clicking, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You don't need a plugin to bring the left menu back. Click the three vertical…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Site Health, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
How did you install WordPress, initially?5 days ago
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Posted a reply to New WordPress won’t upload themes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some plugins are known to cause this problem. What plugins are you running? One of…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Function create_function() is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Replace the line with this: add_action( 'widgets_init', function() { register_widget( "Opening_Time" ); } );5 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Showing Online WordCamps in the Events Widget, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The same people who would have seen the in-person event Yeah, this. Until online-only events…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to The Theme Directory Search engine doesn’t find all the themes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Themes older than 2 years are not shown in search results unless you search for…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to How do you move a block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Didn't see this note before. If you place the toolbar on top, then the movement…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to How do you move a block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you don't have the plugin installed, then it's right there on the left hand…7 days ago
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