Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
@ipstenu on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 10th, 2006
- Location: California
- GitHub: Ipstenu
- Job Title: Half-Elf
- Employer: XWP
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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 Review Team Status: 24 Oct 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 129 Plugins rejected : 4 Plugins closed :… -
Posted a reply to [NSFW] Google rank / position drop 100% since updated wordpress 6.0.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Anecdotally I don't think this is due to 6.0.3 as checking on my own sites,… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 17 Oct ’22, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 132 Plugins rejected : 9 Plugins closed :… -
Posted a reply to Front Page Not Purging, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
More details are needed. What kind of front page do you have? Is it a… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 10 Oct 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 134 Plugins rejected : 6 Plugins closed :… -
Wrote a comment on the post Reminder about Final Notices, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
It really depends on the nature of what got us to a final warning AND… -
Wrote a new post, Reminder about Final Notices, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
tl;dr? If you get a final notice from the plugin team, please take it seriously.… -
Updated a handbook page on WordPress Developer Resources.
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status – 3 October 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugins requested : 120 Plugins rejected : 101 Plugins closed : 25 Plugins approved :… -
Posted a reply to what have you done with your 4.6.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @tihjawi I've flagged your account for moderation due to this comment: > don’t try… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 26 Sept 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Delayed b/c of Rosh Hashanah 🍎🍯 Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 151 Plugins… -
Wrote a new post, Reminder: We will check your website, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
tl;dr: If you put a website as the official developer or plugin URL and it… -
Posted a reply to WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please don't post in the Alpha/Beta forum unless you're actually testing the alpha/beta version of… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team – 19 Sept 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 108 Plugins rejected : 4 Plugins closed :… -
Posted a reply to WordPress PRO for a better WordPress Future, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
And as I said: Automattic doesn't actually have the rights to "WordPress Pro" as a… -
Mentioned in [54212] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Add plugin URL to the automatic update email. -
Wrote a comment on the post Top reasons not to use setlocale() for character encoding conversion, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Hello @gentlemern - This is true and actually we allow plugins for specific themes only.… -
Created issue #271 in the WordPress/wporg-mu-plugins repository:
Proposal to separate 'Edit' and 'Customize' in Admin Bar -
Posted a reply to Purge post by ID on demand, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry for the delay, I'm getting over Covid. Ah, that's not terribly hard. You want… -
Wrote a comment on the post Translating for the user … isn’t it?, on the site Translate WordPress:
Can't edit so ... If we also want to take it further, no-glotpress means your… -
Wrote a comment on the post Translating for the user … isn’t it?, on the site Translate WordPress:
I don't think that is the case. When I say "no glotpress for you" I… -
Wrote a comment on the post Translating for the user … isn’t it?, on the site Translate WordPress:
If the developer doesn’t remove the string from the translation system, we should temporally ban/remove… -
Wrote a new post, Heroku Free Tier Being Retired, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
tl;dr: Heroku's free plan is going away. Please update your services and make sure all… -
Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team: 12 Sept 2022, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 117Plugins rejected : 7Plugins closed : 50Plugins approved… -
Posted a reply to Purge post by ID on demand, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Depends on the action. I'm assuming you read about https://github.com/Ipstenu/varnish-http-purge/wiki/Custom-Filters#add-event-to-force-a-purge already If you're flushing the… -
Posted a reply to loco-translate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
... Okay? So use it. If there's a specific problem with that plugin, and this… -
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…
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