Paul Biron
@pbiron on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: February 9th, 2012
- Location: Gardner, CO
- Website: sparrowhawkcomputing.com
- Job Title: Owner, Software Engineer, Designer, Consultant
- Employer: Sparrow Hawk Computing
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Paul Biron’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Documentation Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- WP-CLI Contributor
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Wrote a comment on the post Take more control over Inner Block Areas (as a block developer), on the site Make WordPress Core:
For those (like me) who have been using `useInnerBlocksProps ` while it was still "experimental",…1 week ago
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Created ticket #54771 on Core Trac:
possible disagreement in the return types/values wp_cache_flush() and ...3 weeks ago
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Mentioned in [52414] on Core SVN:
Toolbar: Show the Customize link on front end when using a block theme if any plugins use the Customizer.1 month ago
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Created ticket #54683 on Core Trac:
Allow the Customize admin bar node to show on the front-end when using ...1 month ago
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Mentioned in [52406] on Core SVN:
Administration: Add "File" to Theme/Plugin Editor menu names and relocate "Plugin File Editor" to Tools for block themes.1 month ago
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Mentioned in [52351] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/install: Revert upgrader rollback features.2 months ago
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Closed ticket #54544 on Core Trac:
fatal error when entering the site editor after updating to 5.9-beta12 months ago
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Created ticket #54582 on Core Trac:
Problem with deleting old files at the end of a core update when the ...2 months ago
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Created ticket #54544 on Core Trac:
fatal error when entering the site editor after updating to 5.9-beta12 months ago
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Mentioned in [52284] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Check that WordPress is installed before scheduling cleanup of the `temp-backup` directory.2 months ago
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Mentioned in [52261] on Core SVN:
Editor: Ensure block style name does not contain spaces before creating the class.2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 delayed, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanx for the update Tonya! Can you please reiterate here (for posterity) what was discussed…2 months ago
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Mentioned in [52192] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Correct the weekly cron event for clearing the `temp-backup` directory:2 months ago
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Created ticket #54426 on Core Trac:
Add a "Copy URL to clipboard" row action in Media > Library...similar ...3 months ago
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Mentioned in [52040] on Core SVN:
General: Introduce polyfills for `str_ends_with()` and `str_starts_with()` added in PHP 8.0.3 months ago
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Created ticket #54377 on Core Trac:
Introduce new PHP cross-version compatibility functions, `str_ends_with()`3 months ago
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Mentioned in [51899] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Introduce a `move_dir()` function.4 months ago
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Posted a reply to “Replace the file, use new file name” leaves the old file in uploads filder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry, been busy. The plugin that I think is causing the conflict is Polylang (free).4 months ago
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Posted a reply to “Replace the file, use new file name” leaves the old file in uploads filder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you. You are correct and I have discovered the plugin that is causing the…4 months ago
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Created a topic, “Replace the file, use new file name” leaves the old file in uploads filder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Suppose I have foo.pdf in my media library. When I us…4 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.8.2+ Release Schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
thank you for looking forward and including 5.8.3 dates (if it is needed). That's helpful…4 months ago
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Mentioned in [51854] on Core SVN:
Docs: Fix typo in the `$clear_working` parameter description in `WP_Upgrader` methods.4 months ago
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Mentioned in [51815] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Create a temporary backup of plugins and themes before updating.5 months ago
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Posted a reply to what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To quote Homer Simpson, "D'Oh!!!" I hasn't even noticed until now that line further down…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Added MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL support to WAF database connection Cool!! That's specifically why I asked my…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a change related to the WAF MySQLi…6 months ago
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Created ticket #53938 on Core Trac:
replace core uses of wp_parse_url() with PHP's native parse_url()6 months ago
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Created a topic, what changes to WAF SQL support are included in WF 7.5.5?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One of the line items in the change log for WF 7.5.5 i…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for July 28, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Remaining tasks from Releasing Major Versions handbook: Run the DocBlocks parser for DevHub. As far…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to One or More Modules Is Missing: Zip, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When the Zip module is not present, WordPress will try to use the zlib module…7 months ago
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Created ticket #53495 on Core Trac:
incorrect (and confusing) DocBlock for get_page_by_title()7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Accidentally hid tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad I could help!8 months ago
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Posted a reply to Accidentally hid tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanx for mentioning that you're using Classic Editor, that's helpful. I think I know what…8 months ago
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Created a topic, wordfence-waf.php (auto_prepend_file) change in WF 7.5.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Am I correct that the note in the Changelog for WF 7.5…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for May 5, 2021, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Another blog post to highlight is [Feature project] Updates on updating the updaters9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.8: What’s on your to-do list?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
For the Upgrade/Install component, in our weekly office hours meeting today, we held a "kick-off"…9 months ago
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Created a topic, Complete list of functionality disabled with conflicting db.php?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @johnbillion, I know that "Queries by Component" a…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.7: What’s on your wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Rollback certain plugin/theme auto-update failures, similar to what is currently available for certain core auto-update…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Can’t stop plugins from auto-updating, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like you're on the right path. It is definitely a plugin (<1% chance…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Recommended usage of the Updates API to support the auto-updates UI for Plugins and Themes in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As with most example code, a lot of the nitty-gritty details have been elided from…1 year ago
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Wrote a new post, Upgrade/Install component bug scrub for WordPress 5.6, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As part of the 5.6 release, we'll be hosting a Upgrade/Install focused bug scrub this…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to New Core Sitemap DISCLOSES USER IDs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I share your concern with WordPress exposing User IDs and User logins, but in the…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Recommended usage of the Updates API to support the auto-updates UI for Plugins and Themes in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
HI all, I just released a plugin called Updates API Inspector that developers reading this…1 year ago
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Committed [2353491] to Plugins SVN:
tagging version 0.1.11 year ago
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Committed [2353489] to Plugins SVN:
initial .org release1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Recommended usage of the Updates API to support the auto-updates UI for Plugins and Themes in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Great question @dennis_f !! This is just off the top of my head, but I…1 year ago
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