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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