Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
@ipstenu on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 10th, 2006
- Location: California
- Website: halfelf.org
- GitHub: Ipstenu
- Job Title: Half-Elf
- Employer: DreamHost
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Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)’s badges:- BuddyPress Contributor BuddyPress Contributor
- Core Contributor Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor Documentation Contributor
- Hosting Contributor Hosting Contributor
- Meta Contributor Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team Plugin Review Team
- Support Contributor Support Contributor
- Support Team Support Team
- Translation Contributor Translation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker WordCamp Speaker
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 25 May 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 213Plugins rejected : 15Plugins closed : 26Plugins approved :…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Performance of query?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Nothing expensive. It's using a network option, so that's as fast as loading any other…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Suspicious company, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@henrikthome Be careful there. It's not a false accusation. You have a user saying "This…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Just an advertisement for paid services, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No. Reviews are for humans who have an experience. If the experience is "I choose…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Just an advertisement for paid services, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As painful as this is about to be to hear, that's actually a fair complaint.…1 week ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Team Status: 18 May 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 212Plugins rejected : 13Plugins closed : 16Plugins approved…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Best way to hook into is_email() function, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Because it's very broad. I don't know if other things would break by using that.…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Fork or incorporate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I would love to see a pull request for that! https://github.com/Ipstenu/impostercide That could be awesome…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Best way to hook into is_email() function, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
is_email() just checks if email is valid or not. You would have to find the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Does work with Elementor pro forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry, I don't have the bandwidth to consider doing that kind of work for…2 weeks ago
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Created a topic, Version 7.1 is not fully functional, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After upgrading to 7.1 all the settings were wiped out…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 11 May 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 191Plugins rejected : 15Plugins closed : 40Plugins approved…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Does work with Elementor pro forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You'll have to write a hook so that form can tie into Ban Hammer. Since…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Edit Topic, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I removed it from both the first paragraph AND your signature. In the future, please…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 04 May 2020, on the site Team Updates:
May the Fourth Be With Code. Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 203Plugins rejected…4 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Merge Announcement: Plugins & Themes Auto-Updates, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Just to be clear, it's also exceptionally rare. We don't push updates unless we feel…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Website compromised, can’t log in, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@colinspencer I happen to work at DreamHost and I had a look at your site.…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Too many updates could kill WordPress !, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So there's good news. The people working on this absolutely worry about the impact of…4 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, SimplePie Updated for WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
An early commit for WordPress 5.5 (which isn't even in beta, don't get scared) is…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Comment button vanished, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
BuddyPress is going to be the gotcha on that one I'm afraid. I would make…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Error on upgrade to 14.0.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@iamediaworks What other plugins are you running? Anything security related?4 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 27 April 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 207Plugins rejected : 108Plugins closed : 35Plugins approved…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Thief plugin – DO Not install, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@georiot Please remember not to post email addresses. It's against the forum guidelines to ask…1 month ago
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Replied to an idea, Notifications e-mail choices for individual users
1 month ago
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Posted a reply to What happened to my website?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@wordpresser12345 I've archived your logs as they contain IP addresses and that MAY NOT be…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to plugin fatal issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is a fix. Sorry it took so long, this never emailed me! 7.4.x compatibility…1 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Next steps for Dashicons, on the site Make WordPress Design:
How will this impact the myriad plugins and add-ons that use Dashicons to add items…1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Team Update: 20 April 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 209Plugins rejected : 13Plugins closed : 84Plugins approved…1 month ago
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Committed [2287746] to Plugins Trac:
Release 4.3.01 month ago
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Committed [2287707] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging (still not flagged as stable)1 month ago
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Committed [2287703] to Plugins Trac:
REL 4.3.0 to Trunk -- NOT LIVE YET. Having issues with Vendor folder I ...1 month ago
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Posted a reply to CSS not working for (main) menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Bootstrap is a library, it’s not a WordPress thing at all. I’m not trying to…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to The domains I blocked can still register, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It’s possible that the LoginPress plugin is not using the normal WordPress login interface. As…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to CSS not working for (main) menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Again, without seeing the code you're pasting in AND the theme, no one here can…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to CSS not working for (main) menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If there was a standard that everyone used, your code would have worked already. There…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to CSS not working for (main) menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No I am not, but I don't use Beaver Builder. I would check out their…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to CSS not working for (main) menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A child theme is generally safer, and no it won't be overwritten. But if all…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to CSS not working for (main) menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, but CSS is a little weird and sometimes has particular tweaks that require specifications.…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Plugin fails with host migrations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So we did some checking. The automated mover we have for version 3 of DreamPress…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Plugin fails with host migrations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin actually doesn't verify the IP because it can't -- If it was DreamHost…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Not great & blatant copy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@superwp09 While we understand your confusion, this is not a copy of Uncanny Automator --…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with the number of lines ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@ecosavoiemontblanc I've removed your post. Please do not ask people to email you for help,…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Avoid Users access with another IP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin doesn't block anyone at all (it's not meant for that) so you would…1 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post You Are Now Able to Close Your Own Plugins, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Currently yes. This is all a massive work-in-progress and we're doing the 'release and iterate.'…2 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Team Update: 13 April 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 202Plugins rejected : 10Plugins closed : 86Plugins approved…2 months ago
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