Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
@ipstenu on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 10th, 2006
- Location: California
- GitHub: Ipstenu
- Job Title: Half-Elf
Bio
WordPress Origin Story
Contribution History
Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)’s badges:- BuddyPress Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor
- Hosting Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team
- Support Contributor
- Support Team
- Translation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Status Change: 5 Sept 2022, on the site Team Updates:
The significant difference in approvals is due to COVID. Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested… -
Posted a reply to Error: “The link you followed has expired. Please try again.”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What other plugins are you using? That error is a nonce issue, but it would… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 29 Aug 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugins requested : 141Plugins rejected : 11Plugins closed : 37Plugins approved : 40 Plugin Queue… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 22 Aug 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 148Plugins rejected : 21Plugins closed : 42Plugins approved… -
Mentioned in [53933] on Core SVN:
Themes: Add support for `Update URI` header. -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 15 Aug 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 112Plugins rejected : 10Plugins closed : 33Plugins approved… -
Posted a reply to Inability to customise website with WordPress 6.0.1, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That sounds like it's SiteOrigin's page builder, which has done exactly that (blank screen) before.… -
Posted a reply to Google Form Embed Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Refused to display 'https://accounts.google.com/' in a frame because it set 'X-Frame-Options' to 'deny'. That makes… -
Posted a reply to This is completely harassment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@shahriarshakil I'm archiving this review for your protection. If you have any evidence to support… -
Posted a reply to Zombie plugins : Dead, author makes them look alive, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There really isn't, because that's not what's happening. You misunderstand what they're doing and why.… -
Posted a reply to Zombie plugins : Dead, author makes them look alive, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
And to clarify an common mistake: There is no requirement that plugin (or theme) developers… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 8 Aug 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 121Plugins rejected : 8Plugins closed : 19Plugins approved… -
Posted a reply to Empty Page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Have you re-saved your permalinks? By this I mean go in to the WP Admin… -
Closed ticket #56308 on Core Trac:
Rename my plugin -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 25 July 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 148Plugins rejected : 9Plugins closed : 28Plugins approved… -
Posted a reply to Aloft Media claiming patent infringement, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
FYI you should look into legal representation. Those are often patent trolls who go after… -
Posted a reply to BEWARE: Horrible SEO flaw, major privacy issues and NOT GDPR compliant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This review appears to have gone a little off the rails. @phalancs and @edo888 -… -
Posted a reply to Cool idea, premium is OK but free version is useless, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@renehermi This is a very edge case but two things. First, it's fine to send… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 18 July 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 151Plugins rejected : 11Plugins closed : 78Plugins approved… -
Posted a reply to Author is Scammer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@fiyan0070 Your account has been flagged for moderation. As the developer knows, sharing privileged information… -
Posted a reply to Buddypress issues / compatibility?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It SHOULD work just fine. I did test and saw no issues. It blocked exactly… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 11 June 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 157Plugins rejected : 12Plugins closed : 35Plugins approved… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 5 July 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 135Plugins rejected : 106Plugins closed : 46Plugins approved… -
Posted a reply to I’ve lost 3 clients because of this, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@moriort666 Your posts have been been archived. Your behavior is unwelcome here, and if you… -
Posted a reply to Backend looks fine but website view is showing everything on the left, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you using the bleeding edge WordPress (6.1) or are you using the stable release… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 27 June 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 128Plugins rejected : 11Plugins closed : 54Plugins approved… -
Wrote a comment on the post Rollback Feature: Testing Call to Action, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/plugins/ -
Wrote a comment on the post Google Drive is Flagging Plugins as ‘Viruses’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
That would be something to hit up #core about :) -
Wrote a comment on the post Google Drive is Flagging Plugins as ‘Viruses’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
In their defense, I can see why it makes sense. As the majority usage of… -
Wrote a comment on the post Google Drive is Flagging Plugins as ‘Viruses’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Probably, but now that's just a real pain in the tush for everyone and you… -
Wrote a comment on the post Google Drive is Flagging Plugins as ‘Viruses’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Yeah, Google's smarter. Someone tried to email plugins a zip with JS renamed as TXT… -
Wrote a new post, Google Drive is Flagging Plugins as ‘Viruses’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
tl;dr Google, who already blocked anyone from emailing a zip with a JS file inside,… -
Wrote a comment on the post What’s The Deal with Invalid Reviews?, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
That is a decision above my paygrade. Stars are a common method of 'grading' happiness… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 20 June 2022, on the site Team Updates:
The slightly higher number of closed plugins was due to some directory maintenance, closing plugins… -
Wrote a comment on the post What’s The Deal with Invalid Reviews?, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
We know, and again, we factor it in, but it's like... we also factor in… -
Wrote a comment on the post What’s The Deal with Invalid Reviews?, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
We do. We absolutely do. That's why I said it was a piece of the… -
Wrote a comment on the post What’s The Deal with Invalid Reviews?, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
If you offer any incentive at all for reviews, you're actually bribing people. So no.… -
Posted a reply to Cache is not cleared, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@osvaldo0123 You put in Localhost in the settings of the plugin. You don't edit any… -
Wrote a new post, What’s The Deal with Invalid Reviews?, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
tl;dr: Don't make reviews for your own plugin(s) using other people's accounts. We will remove… -
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @priethor and @angelasjin and @chanthaboune for helping me find the heroes who stepped… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 13 June 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 139Plugins rejected : 10Plugins closed : 33Plugins approved… -
Committed [2740153] to Plugins SVN:
Catching a rare bug -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 6 June 2022, on the site Team Updates:
I was out yesterday. Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 143Plugins rejected : 9Plugins… -
Posted a reply to Update To Current WP Version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't use the plugin, so the best I can say is you would want… -
Committed [2738771] to Plugins SVN:
Correct release -
Posted a reply to Update To Current WP Version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It still works, no code tweaks needed :) I just haven't (yet) bumped all the…
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