Samuel Wood (Otto)
@otto42 on WordPress.org, @Otto on Slack
- Member Since: April 12th, 2006
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Website: ottopress.com
- Job Title: Tech Ninja
- Employer: Audrey HC, LLC
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- Themes Team
- Translation Contributor
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- WordCamp Speaker
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Closed ticket #50976, in Core Trac:
WordPress stripping out "page" query parameter with 301 redirect21 hours ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Giving them the name "zombie" doesn't mean that they don't exist. A site that nobody…1 day ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
No, what you're saying seems entirely about the devs. If you're saying that it is…3 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
For the specific case of core support, I'm not a fan of the fixed schedule…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Can’t select database, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you explain what this means? What do you see in phpmyadmin?1 week ago
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Closed ticket #50905, in Core Trac:
Bug of both classic editor plugin and Featured image after update to 5.51 week ago
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Posted a reply to Warning: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is no longer supported,, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Line 2 of that file in WordPresss does not have a "preg_replace" line in it.…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Image upload problem, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well, your theme is broken, and your upload_max_filesize setting is too small. My advice: change…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Multiple links linking to pdf parts of a pdf doc., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
PDFs are not web native documents. Linking to parts of them makes little sense.2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Since PHP 7.4: Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ask your hosting service what is the proper way to disable the PHP display_errors setting…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Why don’t I have a block editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Neither of those images shows what basic WordPress block editing looks like. That "Add SiteOrigin…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to 5.5 lazy loading doesn’t work for me, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I do not know how you are checking, but on a fairly normal setup, you…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Unwanted notifications on forums, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you subscribed under a different account, or a different email which is forwarding to…2 weeks ago
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Committed [2363357] to Plugins Trac:
Update tested version2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to REST API ERRORS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The error is coming from a plugin or theme which needs to be updated. Look…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to when i chane my theme to wordpress thems then i got this error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
... you don't. You keep using the pagebuilder, or you rebuild everything from scratch. That's…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Create learn@wordpress.org and link to Help Scout, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
That doesn't seem right... Unless they really changed how it works. I'll take a look…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to New Core Sitemap DISCLOSES USER IDs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The basic sitemaps feature has no UI or settings because it doesn't need one. I'm…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to New Core Sitemap DISCLOSES USER IDs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mariedi To address your point, no, username is not part of security. The username is…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to New Core Sitemap DISCLOSES USER IDs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Usernames are not secrets. Disclosing them is not a legitimate security issue. But, if you…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress 5.5 horrible decisions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mariedi Usernames are not secrets. Disclosing them is not a legitimate security issue. However, if…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to wp_commentmeta table crashed. What should I do?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Go to phpmyadmin and repair the table. If that doesn't work, restore from backup. Contact…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to why am i getting too many errors after updating latest version of wordpress?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The last two are happening because of CloudFlare. When you update, make sure that you…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to 5.5 lazy loading doesn’t work for me, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The new lazy loading feature doesn't work like older javascript hacks did. That loading="lazy" parameter…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Child-theme post-randomizing PHP interferes with WP Site Health, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you only want this to run on that particular portfolio page, then you should…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to wp-settings.php on line 256, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you're missing files, then you probably have a failed upgrade. Do a manual upgrade…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Create learn@wordpress.org and link to Help Scout, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
No, it's a matter of how you set it up. We setup plugins and themes…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Create learn@wordpress.org and link to Help Scout, on the site Make WordPress Systems:
Hugh, you have access to the Help Scout as Admin. I believe you can create…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to WP 5.5 XML Sitemap Remove Users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A lot of that functionality changed from the plugin when moving to core. To not…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Warning Errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Then you should probably contact the authors directly. Only the plugins hosted here are supported…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Warning Errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin hosted here on WordPress.org is named "master-slider", with a dash. The one you're…3 weeks ago
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Committed [2350438] to Plugins Trac:
Fix gpl sites check so as to not fail everything4 weeks ago
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Committed [2350437] to Plugins Trac:
Fix gpl sites check so as to not fail everything4 weeks ago
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Committed [2349991] to Plugins Trac:
Update to new stable version4 weeks ago
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Committed [2349990] to Plugins Trac:
Add 20200731.1 version with latest updates from github.4 weeks ago
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Committed [2348535] to Plugins Trac:
Don't add glossary links for embed content output. See #meta53421 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Hello, because I’ve did some…, on the site Translate WordPress:
No, contributions made cannot be removed from your profile.1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Removal of site post poster images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Looking at your site, all the images appear to be fine at the moment, however…1 month ago
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Closed ticket #50727, in Core Trac:
Add images to be used in block patterns to the wp.org CDN1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Can you use Gutenberg blocks w/o the Visual Editor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A few points that might help you out. 1. On your user profile, yes, you…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Can I delete wp-xmlrpc.php file?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is no "wp-xmlrpc.php" file in WordPress. There is a file named "xmlrpc.php" which should…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to This plugin has been closed…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you are the plugin's author, then you need to contact plugins@wordpress.org about the plugin…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Can you use Gutenberg blocks w/o the Visual Editor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For future reference, the new "visual editor" has some better protections around custom code that…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to long photo load time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your images are not loading slow, however you are using the wp-smushit plugin, and particularly…1 month ago
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Closed ticket #50650, in Core Trac:
Update two images from the s.w.org CDN for use in Block Patterns1 month ago
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