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
- Plugin Review Team Plugin Review Team
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- Translation Editor Translation Editor
- WordCamp Speaker WordCamp Speaker
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Posted a reply to Delete white space in Restoneu theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That whitespace is marked as the "banner area". So if your theme has something to…5 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Button created with Guttenburg doesn’t function, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's not where the URL goes. In the editor, click the button. In the block…5 hours ago
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Posted a reply to No delete link for plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Two things to check: 1. Can you install and edit plugins normally? Can't delete them…5 hours ago
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Posted a reply to hacked index.php file with 444 permissions won’t stay changed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The only way it can happen in the manner you describe is if something is…5 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Line at top of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Looking at your page source, that plus sign is outputting even before the <!DOCTYPE html>.…19 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Empty alt tags on images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you add alt tags to an image in the Media Library, that will be…1 day ago
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Posted a reply to Line at top of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Okay. Did you try viewing the site in incognito mode like I mentioned?2 days ago
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Posted a reply to Saving is STUCK on Updating, even with HealthCheck plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't think of any way that you can get 403 in one browser but…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to Line at top of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know what that + line you're seeing is, but given that I don't…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to Gravatar: does not except my email as login (and username = email), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you don't have an existing WordPress.com account, then you can go to gravatar.com and…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to Line at top of page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you need to post screenshots, try imgur or some other service, then post the…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to WP Redirect to %postname%.html, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Generally speaking, WordPress handles redirects automatically for you. However, why do you want to add…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Gravatar: does not except my email as login (and username = email), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You seem to be confusing multiple accounts here. Your WordPress website is a separate thing,…3 days ago
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Closed ticket #50127, in Core Trac:
AH01797: client denied by server configuration: /var/www/html/xmlrpc.php3 days ago
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Closed ticket #50140, in Core Trac:
Can's access to login, error display3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Saving is STUCK on Updating, even with HealthCheck plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A 403 error is not coming from your browser, it is coming from the server.…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to wp-login page not found but wp-admin works fine, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
"Trashed" means you deleted the page. Go to Pages in your admin, and look in…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Saving is STUCK on Updating, even with HealthCheck plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, those are just warnings. However, they do indicate that you don't have all your…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to wp-login page not found but wp-admin works fine, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Add a .php to the end of that URL. It's wp-login.php.4 days ago
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Posted a reply to hacked index.php file with 444 permissions won’t stay changed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Restore from a backup you made before the hack then close the hole that allowed…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Saving is STUCK on Updating, even with HealthCheck plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is impossible for us to know why your server is returning 403 responses. I…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Saving is STUCK on Updating, even with HealthCheck plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well, the calls to the REST API are returning 403 messages, so yes, that is…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Can’t change max upload size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Make a phpinfo file and check to see what the post_max_size is set to on…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Can’t change max upload size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, the https wouldn't make any difference. Are you still seeing the limit of 2…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to CRON Job triggers REST API Call, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Site Health feature makes that request in the background, to test if the REST…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to _wp_old_slug not created for pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, this is the correct behavior. Old slugs are only saved for "non-hierarchical" post types.…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Automatic embedding, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you're running Jetpack, go to the Jetpack->Settings screen, and under the Performance tab, turn…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Can’t change max upload size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You will want to change both upload_max_filesize and post_max_size. Upload Max Filesize controls the maximum…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Accessing directly WPDB via drivers possible?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well, the database is just a database, so you can insert data into it outside…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Logging into website to edit, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Who is your web host?5 days ago
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Posted a reply to SVG inline code in Pages – Good or Bad idea?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Keep it in a separate file and then use code in the page template to…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Accessing directly WPDB via drivers possible?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Define "access directly"? In which context? Basically, explain what it is that you're trying to…5 days ago
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Committed [2299745] to Plugins Trac:
Create main-menu-html-site-map plugin entry6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Error: Cookes are blocked – Multisite – 2 sites work – others do not, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I said "/wp-content/mu-plugins" for a reason. MU plugins are must-use plugins. They load automatically. The…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to WP_Term_Query->get_terms – SQL Error – Hacked?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The main term query cannot generate empty NOT IN lines. The relevant code looks like…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to WP_Term_Query->get_terms – SQL Error – Hacked?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Given that you had some spam tags added, then a NOT IN being weird indicates…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Error: Cookes are blocked – Multisite – 2 sites work – others do not, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@wgregori Make a PHP in the /wp-content/mu-plugins directory. Put this code in it: <?php add_action(…1 week ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates, on the site Theme Review Team:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/themes/1 week ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/plugins/1 week ago
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Closed ticket #50078, in Core Trac:
admin-ajax add to cart1 week ago
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Closed ticket #83749, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Arrival – 1.2.81 week ago
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Closed ticket #83743, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Invax – 1.471 week ago
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Posted a reply to Admin Recovery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
https://wordpress.org/support/article/resetting-your-password/ That article has all the info you need.1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Did something change from 5.3x/5.4 to 5.4.1 that optimized DB and XML exports?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Transients are like temporary storage. Plugins can use them to store things for a limited…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Did something change from 5.3x/5.4 to 5.4.1 that optimized DB and XML exports?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Upgrading clears expired transients, which could make your export smaller.2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to How to disable “Welcome to the Block Editor” Option, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is not stored as a browser cookie, it is stored in "LocalStorage". These are…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Some images do not fall in any time range, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Items in the Media library take on the "time" of the post that you uploaded…2 weeks ago
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