David Smith
@get_dave on WordPress.org, @getdave on Slack
- Member Since: January 17th, 2013
 - Location: Frome, England, United Kingdom
 - Website: aheadcreative.co.uk
 - GitHub: getdave
 - Job Title: JavaScript Engineer
 - Employer: Automattic
 
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Contribution History
David Smith’s badges:- Core Contributor
 - Plugin Developer
 - Test Contributor
 
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Merged pull request #32320 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix the update of link and suggestions in LinkControl1 day ago
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Merged pull request #35915 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Remove "experimental" from URL details REST controller and promote to `v1` namespace1 week ago
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Submitted pull request #36002 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Preserve nav block data on theme switch1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Editor Chat Agenda: 27 October 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Weekly update for the Navigation block is available.1 week ago
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Merged pull request #35885 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Add usage documentation for Rich Text package1 week ago
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Merged pull request #35951 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Enable rich previews in the Link UI for the Site Editor1 week ago
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Pull request #33849 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Split control for URL and Text within Link UI2 weeks ago
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Merged pull request #35946 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Make Link UI inactive if selection extends beyond format bounds or encounters...2 weeks ago
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Merged pull request #35961 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Skip flaky test for loading block stylesheets in iframe2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35961 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Skip flaky test for loading block stylesheets in iframe2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35951 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Enable rich previews in the Link UI for the Site Editor2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35946 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Make Link UI inactive if selection extends beyond format bounds or encounters...2 weeks ago
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Merged pull request #35833 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Update Link UI design for preview action buttons to use icons for...2 weeks ago
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Merged pull request #35851 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix `` component text color value to correct color value for Link...2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35915 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Remove "experimental" from URL details REST controller and promote to `v1` namespace2 weeks ago
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Merged pull request #35853 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve focus styles for Link UI preview title2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35885 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Add usage documentation for Rich Text package2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35882 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix include end format when determining active formats2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35853 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve focus styles for Link UI preview title2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35851 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix `` component text color value to correct color value for Link...2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35834 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Experiment with custom control for adding Pages in Nav block2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35833 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Update Link UI design for preview action buttons to use icons for...2 weeks ago
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Created issue #35830 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Add e2e test to cover using TAB to move focus into the...2 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35825 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Strip HTML from Post Title when pasting multiline title containing HTML2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Titles aren’t being filtered – Gutenberg crashes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @moviedebuts I'll do what I can with the information you've provided. I'll leave this…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Placing the ‘Read More’ link outside the Excerpt Block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Given that we have Issues pending that look to address this I'm going to go…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Media & Text Block leaving margin top and bottom, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @braddobson1 Thanks for your question. It looks like you are using Kadence blocks? A…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to non valid json response coming from two gutenberg blocks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like you haven't had time to respond here so I'm going to go…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Titles aren’t being filtered – Gutenberg crashes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I tried copying/pasting this exact text and it seemed to be clean in both editor…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to content uneditable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @vibethemes It looks like you haven't been able to respond here. I'll go ahead…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Help: Issues with font size & alignment in Gutenberg for Blogs posts/page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @saccageparis It sounds like you are using the Astra WordPress theme? Have you tried…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Gutenberg image block some image not Show, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @jahedmirctg The link you've shared doesn't work so I can't quite see what you're…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Align columns, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @agamelas I took a look at this for you and I couldn't find a…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Looking for a product slider exactly like this, anyone?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @blclda Have a look at the Block Plugins in the Block Directory. However, this…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Gutenberg plugin Working Good, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your feedback @vandanapriya. Glad it's working out for you. The Plugin does feature…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Adding and deleting a reuasble block (all disappear on page), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @pherojoe Reusable blocks allow you to create a set of blocks and then save…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Site Crashed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @poimiroo I took a look and I can't see a usage of isset() at…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Editor Chat Agenda: 20 October 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
For Task Coordination - Nav Editor I've posted an update on the Navigation Editor project,…2 weeks ago
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Created issue #35795 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Link UI closing behaviour inconsistencies2 weeks ago
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Created issue #35756 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Handle merging of URL Details REST API endpoint into Core for WP...3 weeks ago
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Closed pull request #35457 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix `stripHTML` to preserve leading spaces3 weeks ago
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Created issue #35508 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Add ability to manually "weight" the categories in the automated changelog4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Content uneditable Problem, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mityer. Glad the original issue is resolved. I would follow the same advice I…4 weeks ago
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Submitted pull request #35457 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix `stripHTML` to preserve leading spaces4 weeks ago
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Merged pull request #35414 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Adjust Link UI visual styling4 weeks ago
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Closed issue #35143 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Tweak LinkControl UI style4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Pasting text adds leading and trailing spaces, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @metaflix, That's unfortunate. Let me respond to a few points: WordPress does not include…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to The editor has encountered an unexpected error., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @alexcc1, Great news you managed to narrow this down. I would reach out to…1 month ago
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Submitted pull request #35414 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Adjust Link UI visual styling1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Placing the ‘Read More’ link outside the Excerpt Block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Somewhat related Issue https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/332881 month ago
 
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