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
Meetup Organizer
Plugin Developer
Support Contributor
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
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Translations

Posted a reply to One CODE ok, but not ok for two …, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, You start by saying that you're embedding JavaScript... but you're not. You're embedding HTML.…

18 hours ago
Committed [2427526] to Plugins Trac:
Minor updates

2 days ago
Committed [2427525] to Plugins Trac:
Minor updates

2 days ago
Committed [2427524] to Plugins Trac:
Compressed images

2 days ago
Committed [2427487] to Plugins Trac:
Deleting redundant releases

2 days ago
Committed [2427485] to Plugins Trac:
Minor update

2 days ago
Committed [2427484] to Plugins Trac:
Minor update

2 days ago
Committed [2427483] to Plugins Trac:
Compressed images

2 days ago
Committed [2427387] to Plugins Trac:
Minor updates

2 days ago
Committed [2427386] to Plugins Trac:
Minor updates

2 days ago
Committed [2427384] to Plugins Trac:
Compressed images

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Position of References, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, This will be down to your theme and the CSS in use. You've used…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Need more Embeds!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi! You're not limited to just one character - you can use CODEBANANA if you…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to The plugin is not properly prepared for localization, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The push to version 1.1 has resolved the issue and you should now be able…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to space above and below the video, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately, something, and I suspect it's not the theme, is going made by adding additional…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to How to create a Download youtube video, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, If you head to the instructions (https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-embed/) and scroll down to the heading DOWNLOADING…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Code not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's... odd. The custom meta box is a component of core WordPress and not controlled…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to The plugin is not properly prepared for localization, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
BTW, feel free to contribute any ideas to that repo - happy to hear of…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to The plugin is not properly prepared for localization, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Already planned... https://github.com/dartiss/draft-concluder/issues/17 😉 I'm working on something else right now but will be looping…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to The plugin is not properly prepared for localization, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Slava, Actually, I believe it is already. On the first release, I'd set the…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Unable to activate plugin: PHP error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
:TIL: Thanks John - will dig into that further. I can actually drop my PHP…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Unable to activate plugin: PHP error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you - that would be fantastic. I already have some ideas on there for…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Unable to activate plugin: PHP error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great spot. I think that's the fasted from release to first bug report that I've…

3 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Virginia Beach, Virginia, US 2020

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Mouse-over Broken!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. Yes, happy to help but, please, raise this over on the forum for Footnotes…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Footnote under the page footer after clicking the superscript, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I'm struggling with fixing that one. If anyone…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Adjust size of links in footnotes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, There will be, yes - you'll need to add CSS for the footnotes class,…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Undefined index: add-embeds.php on line 103, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Look out for a new, minor release - I'm pushing it out as I'm writing…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Button placed outside page content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, If the script is being correctly added to the page then there's little more…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Undefined index: add-embeds.php on line 103, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I'll look at trying to get rid of that in a future release. It…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Page Speed decrease, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There isn't, no. Based on how the plugin searches for any potential embeds, it would…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Disable on frontpage as in screenshot, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, your theme would need to identify the front page as a custom post type…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Disable on frontpage as in screenshot, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Understood. This means that your theme has not identified your Front Page. In Settings ->…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Disable on frontpage as in screenshot, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, On the Settings screen (Settings -> General -> Gutenberg), tick all of the "Enable…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Allow blog featured images to be full width?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi. Thanks for the plugin. At the moment you can use…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to jQuery possible?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Without examples, I'm not really able to advise. There should be no reason for a…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to jQuery possible?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Can you give me an example of a script that doesn't work?

2 months ago
Posted a reply to add switch Currency drop down menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, There is no option to add additional currencies, as I only use those supplied…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Collapse/Hide Footnotes List?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Sasha, No, we don't have that option. If you click on the identifier to…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Theme interfering with Code Embed?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks for the link to the page. I can confirm that that plugin is…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Division by zero error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
https://github.com/dartiss/open-currency-converter/issues/40

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Division by zero error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's a good idea - I'll add that check in.

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Workaround for code containing “]]>”?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've added it to my list of changes, here: https://github.com/dartiss/code-embed/issues/40

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Workaround for code containing “]]>”?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi 👋🏼 This is CDATA and may, or may not be, required by the script…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to WordPress 5.5 Fix – Downgrade it to 5.4.2 !, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Understood. The downgrade is a quick solution. You are making an assumption and it may…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to WordPress 5.5 Fix – Downgrade it to 5.4.2 !, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is. But won't get to the bottom of your issue. Absolutely true. But you're…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Drop down menus stopped working 5.5 upgrade, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi 👋🏼 Unfortunately, reversing out won't help us resolve this (we can't even see the…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to WordPress 5.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi 👋🏼 I see you've said much the same thing in another post (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-5-5-horrible/). Can…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to 5.5 causing responsive theme problems, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi 👋🏼 I'm sorry to hear that it's causing problems. Something fundamentally changed in WP…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to WordPress 5.5 Fix – Downgrade it to 5.4.2 !, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi 👋🏼 Although rolling back is one solution, it doesn't help to resolve the problem.…

4 months ago