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 Lead for the WordPress VIP Customer Success Support Team (EMEA). 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 Position of References, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, it's the opposite - I'm using default settings and the Twenty Twenty theme. Nothing…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Conversion of custom field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi. The plugin was really designed for on-the-fly conversions within pieces of text - hence,…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Not Combining Footnote references that including in headings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Do you have a link to a page where this is happening?

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Styling of JQuery Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for sharing that Ross, and thanks for the kind words too.

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Inactive, Enabled or Disabled?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Added to the list - https://github.com/dartiss/plugins-list/issues/35

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Inactive, Enabled or Disabled?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There isn't, no. Your best option is to display 2 lists - one active and…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Deprecated usage of curly braces throws fatal error under PHP 8.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I agree. I've logged it now as work to get done in the next release.

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Are you able to provide a link to a page where you've tried it?

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Deprecated usage of curly braces throws fatal error under PHP 8.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks Gwyneth. I'm some way off adding in support for PHP 8 ;) However, it…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Would be nice if there WAS an “FAQ”., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, There was... I promise. The plugin directory on WordPress.org got a facelift a while…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Code not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi 👋🏼 I've looked at the page in question and, looking at the source, I…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Does your plugin support using a url parameter to load a YouTube video?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, It depends what method you're using to embed them - for example, you can…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah, no worries at all - I'm glad it's fixed. Happy holidays!

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A-ha. That's it (I wished I'd asked that question at the beginning!). If you look…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, it doesn't look like it. Right, can you go to Settings -> Code Embed…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
And which theme are you using, here? Are you sure you added that embed code…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Which block are you using for the grid? I'm wondering, if it's from a third…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Show up to 8 decimal places, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. I've added this to the list of future updates: https://github.com/dartiss/open-currency-converter/issues/39

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah yes, that screenshot makes it clearer. So, why is the box containing {{tourscript}} floating…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah, it's not that shortcode itself that I'm querying it's why it is there it…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That 3rd screenshot, I think, is relevant. That doesn't look like the standard block editor…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That should have worked. Hmm. Can you try calling it tourscript instead (i.e. without the…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Embed Code Not Being Recognized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is it just a normal paragraph block that you're putting {{tour_script}} into? Are you able…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Getting 403 error on subsites in multisite installation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah, so if this is occurring during entry into that meta box, this is an…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Getting 403 error on subsites in multisite installation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So, this occurs when you try and save the custom embed? You're doing this in…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Update from 2.3.3 to 2.5 crashes WP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Version 2.5.1 has now been released - let me know if this resolves the problem.

2 months ago
Committed [2440544] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.5.1

2 months ago
Committed [2440543] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.5.1

2 months ago
Committed [2440541] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.5.1

2 months ago
Committed [2440538] to Plugins Trac:
Version 2.5.1

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Update from 2.3.3 to 2.5 crashes WP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah, I think I know what this is, as I've seen it before with another…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Recently active plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Jeff, Hmmm. I'm not sure how easy it will be to be able to…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Search parameter does not work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You're right! It appears they announced this in October, with one month's notice - https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters#Revision_History.…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Search parameter does not work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've not made any changes for this. Can you provide an example of where it…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to The link you followed has expired., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'd like to think we can find a solution. However, we may need to go…

2 months ago
Committed [2430542] to Plugins Trac:
Screenshot added

2 months ago
Committed [2430541] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.0

2 months ago
Committed [2430540] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.0

2 months ago
Committed [2430539] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.0

2 months ago
Posted a reply to The link you followed has expired., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's very odd. I can't recreate this and haven't had any other reports of this…

2 months ago
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.…

2 months ago
Committed [2427526] to Plugins Trac:
Minor updates

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

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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 months 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 months ago