David Artiss – @dartiss

Member Since: December 20th, 2007
Location: Nottingham, UK
Website: artiss.blog
Job Title: Support Engineer
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

By day, David Artiss works as a Support Engineer and hiring lead on the WordPress VIP team at Automattic. His nearly thirty years of experience in IT support roles has given him the chance to cultivate the art of truly taking care of people and writing so anyone can understand.

David has been active in the WordPress community for 12 years, first as a plugin author, then as a speaker and volunteer at various WordCamps, as well as contributing to Core, Support, Documentation, Translations, and WordPress.TV.

By night, David has performed in 18 musicals and concerts, so is no stranger to the stage. He also writes for the straight-talking technology site The Big Tech Question. He lives in Nottingham, England, with his wife, two daughters, and a room full of Lego.

Interests

Gaming, movie watching, singing and performing in musical theatre

WordPress Origin Story

Has run his own self-hosted site on WordPress for over 12 years. When he wanted to find a plugin to do something, but nothing was available that was just right, he wrote his own. This lead to involvement with core and support contributing.

In 2017 he was employed by Automattic to work on the WordPress VIP team.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meetup Organizer
Support Contributor
Support Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Posted a reply to Pinterest “Pin It” JS Script on Select Posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, this isn't possible. The plugin doesn't allow the bulk application of code across a…

1 day ago
Committed [2280193] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

4 days ago
Committed [2280192] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

4 days ago
Committed [2280191] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

4 days ago
Committed [2280190] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

4 days ago
Committed [2280189] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

4 days ago
Committed [2280185] to Plugins Trac:
Version 5.1.1

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Update custom field with API, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry, Tina, I still don't understand the ask here. "create post with widget in…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Update custom field with API, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not quite sure I understand the issue here. Can you provide me with an…

7 days ago
Posted a reply to Autoplay not working for single video, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi. Please see this other thread - https://wordpress.org/support/topic/looping-not-working-css/. It looks like YouTube has done something…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post You Are Now Able to Close Your Own Plugins, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Thank you! Although it's often the only time I speak to you these days... I'll…

2 weeks ago
Committed [2270128] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.1.3

2 weeks ago
Committed [2270127] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.1.3

2 weeks ago
Committed [2270126] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.1.3

2 weeks ago
Committed [2269825] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.0.2

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Superscript too large, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi James, How it's done would be pretty much theme specific - it would be…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Can we add a link?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, So, if a URL is used (but not linked) in a footnote, you'd like…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to footnotes using full width and below the footer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you provide a link to where you're seeing it happen?

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Youtube embed not working on newer posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey 👋🏼 I've taken a quick look - the code that's being added for the…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Does not work with WP Rocket…., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Wayne, As WP Rocket is a commercial plugin, it's unlikely that I'll ever been…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Looping not working & CSS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Apologies - I got it in my head this was playlist related. Not sure now…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Looping not working & CSS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've just tried it and it worked for me. I switched on the loop option,…

1 month ago
Created a topic, Open Exchange Rates – Notice of Data Breach, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
On 12th March 2020, Open Exchange Rates, the service w…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Looping not working & CSS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thank for the CSS information - I'll look at getting that changed in the…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Will it allow embedded inline js code in a WP block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That was helpful. So, if I understand this correctly, you've embedded some logiforms.com JavaScript and,…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Will it allow embedded inline js code in a WP block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That sounds correct. Can you give me the URL to the page where you've tried…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Will it allow embedded inline js code in a WP block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What do you mean by "Pasted embeddable html/javascript into this Custom HTML block"? You should…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Will it allow embedded inline js code in a WP block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yep, it will work in a block just fine. Just type, for example, %CODE1% anywhere…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Why was this plugin closed permanently?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, No issues - it was out-of-date and I couldn't find the time to spend…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Open Exchange alternative?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've heard back from them and they've confirmed they're having issues with their hosting, which…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Open Exchange alternative?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Alex, Well, that's a bit rubbish, isn't it? I've dropped them an email, via…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Removing SVG icon load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Actually, I've done digging. The is definitely being added by the theme, although you're right,…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Removing SVG icon load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you're right - thanks. I could have sworn I found the code in the…

1 month ago
Created a topic, Removing SVG icon load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Each page of this theme loads a tonne of SVG code, tha…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to NOTICE! update for custom fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Fixed 👍🏼

2 months ago
Posted a reply to NOTICE! update for custom fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for raising this. I use Gutenberg myself and hadn't realised you could do this!…

2 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Glasgow 2020

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Initial Volume, Autoplay Lists and Random Order, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Nothing in their documentation suggests this shouldn't work (although that doesn't guarantee that it's…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Showing twice on page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So, looking at the source of the page you pointed me to, that script is…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Showing twice on page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Can you provide me with the code that you've embedded as well as details…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Simple Currency Convert Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you sign up to the WordPress.org Slack, you can find me on there as…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Simple Currency Convert Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, No, my plugin doesn't do this - I wrote it to add an online…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Space before (( and tooltip styling, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I can answer that first one straight away... kind of... I adopted this plugin…

4 months ago
Created a new ticket, #48900, in Core Trac:
Rename Comment Blacklist option to be more inclusive

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Size of footnotes list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah, that's brilliant news - thanks for letting me know.

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Size of footnotes list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm. I'm not seeing the CSS having moved anywhere. Do you have the custom CSS…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Size of footnotes list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you look at the source of that page, I assume your code is the…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Size of footnotes list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately, it's impossible to advise on different site setups - as I say, this works…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Size of footnotes list, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, This worked for me... .footnotes { font-size: 14px; }

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Workaround for Custom Fields Not Showing up, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Gutenberg removed the custom meta fields. However, if you scroll down the instructions at…

5 months ago