Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)
@ipstenu on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: April 10th, 2006
- Location: California
- Website: halfelf.org
- GitHub: Ipstenu
- Job Title: Half-Elf
- Employer: DreamHost
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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 Update: 14 Dec 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 128Plugins rejected : 9Plugins closed : 10Plugins approved…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to WPBakery not working after update WordPress 5.6, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I moved this out of Alpha/Beta since you're having issues on the stable release of…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress 5.6 Update Breaks Customiser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I hate to say this but ... that's the job of a web admin :(…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Administrator Permissions Changed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You still have access to install and activate plugins? Do you have any user-role plugins…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Multisite network, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@machineitsvcs While I understand the reason for your tone, I do wish to point out…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 07 Dec 2020, on the site Team Updates:
The bounced emails from the 5.6 message have all been processed, as well as the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to How to integrate Ban Hammer with Registrationmagic plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are some examples - https://github.com/Ipstenu/ban-hammer/wiki It should be hookable, as long as the plugin…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post The WordPress 5.6 Email Has Been Sent, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Just FYI, all plugins with bounced emails have been closed. If your plugin was closed…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Malware in woocommerce-add-ajax-admin-dev, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sadly this generally means you have been hacked and the malicious actor dropped a file/plugin…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I still question that are we better than local authorities to decide if people can…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to How to restore backups?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That would be the correct method, yes.2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm surprised I don't see mention of the vaccine being a requirement. I could assume…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 30 Nov 2020, on the site Team Updates:
The higher than normal closures (and emails) are due to bounced developer emails resulting in…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Invalid Migration Token, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@kidalynch0 If you open a support ticket with DreamHost, they can regenerate the key for…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update: 23 Nov 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Today we mailed out the 5.6 'please update' reminders. Just over 200 bounces and auto…4 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, The WordPress 5.6 Email Has Been Sent, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
With the release of the 5.6 field guide comes the email. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/20/wordpress-5-6-field-guide/ If you are…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Wp automatic update 5.5.3 messed up my website, 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…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress 5.6-RC1-49667 will not let me save custom HTML, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The first question is always "Did this work prior to WP 5.6?" However. Adding javascript…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with Images/Media, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@sylvertech Can you identify examples where images work and ones where they don't? It's a…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with Images/Media, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@shift8 This is your last warning. Stop asking people for access to their site. Don't…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Waste of time & useless for production website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@cyberseo Do not report this post again. As you were told in email from the…1 month ago
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Committed [2420346] to Plugins Trac:
Tested up to 5.61 month ago
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Committed [2420345] to Plugins Trac:
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Committed [2420343] to Plugins Trac:
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Committed [2420336] to Plugins Trac:
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Committed [2420334] to Plugins Trac:
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Committed [2420331] to Plugins Trac:
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Committed [2420329] to Plugins Trac:
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Committed [2420328] to Plugins Trac:
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Created a new ticket, #51792, in Core Trac:
Add Home URL to New User emails1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status – 16 November 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 179Plugins rejected : 7Plugins closed : 43Plugins approved…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Deprecated PHP error for “blacklist_keys”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's not actually. The plugin throws the error because it's checking "Does this exist? If…1 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Changing up the forum front page, on the site Make WordPress Support:
I would add a search block right above the getting started resources. Also in the…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Plug In Forcing Questions before deactivation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, that would not be allowed, however there is actually a SKIP button/link (lower left…1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 09 Nov 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 165Plugins rejected : 5Plugins closed : 29Plugins approved…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Paypal Plug In Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You are correct, the cause is this plugin. However it only happens if you have…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to 504 gateway time-out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Have you turned on debugging and if so, did it say anything?1 month ago
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Posted a reply to SVN commit fails due to password containing a special symbol, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well I wish I saw that reply before I force-reset your password. Please just X…1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 02 Nov 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 164Plugins rejected : 111Plugins closed : 17Plugins approved :…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Woocommerce fake emails orders and registrations blocked by this plugin ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know if that would block it, since it don't know off the top…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Simple and clean, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry I'm a little confused... What do you mean include/exclude posts? This block just makes…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Private Field for WordPress Support Forum, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That does exist here, that's what "Link to the page you need help with:" is…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Block Directory V2, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Plugin Rep weighing in - We cannot allow developers to pick the reviews. As much…2 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status: 26 Oct 2020, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 160Plugins rejected : 7Plugins closed : 30Plugins approved…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Getting unwanted form Under leave a reply section, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
By "showing me" do you mean it's showing your email address and website? If so,…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Request for save as draft feature for taxonomies., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You've never been able to save taxonomies (i.e. tags or categories) as a 'draft' before.…2 months ago
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