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
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- Plugin Developer
- Plugin Review Team
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- Translation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker
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Posted a reply to SagePay Error 5087 : Invalid MD, 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…2 days ago
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Wrote a new post, The WordPress 5.7 Email Has been Sent, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
The field guide is out and the email has been sent. If you find your…2 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Would Stats Dashboards Help Your Team?, on the site Team Updates:
And Themes and anyone else who uses HelpScout :) I have not had enough brain…3 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Would Stats Dashboards Help Your Team?, on the site Team Updates:
We have a dashboard for plugins, but it's not very 'pretty' and since it doesn't…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to The top add block option is missing. No plus mark., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you confirm you're using the 5.7 RC-1 version of WordPress?5 days ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Removing plugin and theme names used as topic tags on the forums, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/support: Comment on Removing plugin and theme names used as topic tags on…1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Removing plugin and theme names used as topic tags on the forums, on the site Make WordPress Support:
+make.wordpress.org/plugins/1 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Rethinking the Master List, on the site Make WordPress Support:
I am the 'inventor' of the list and I say ... It may be time…1 week ago
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Created a new ticket, #52630, in Core Trac:
Add Validation/Security to Password Reset1 week ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Introducing script attributes related functions in WordPress 5.7, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Introducing script attributes related functions in WordPress 5.71 week ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Introducing script attributes related functions in WordPress 5.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/plugins/1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Post Formatting does not display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since this is not a beta issue, I'm marking it resolved so the core team…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Post Formatting does not display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Then I would recommend you force reinstall 5.7-Beta-3, or roll back to 5.6.2 -- but…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Post Formatting does not display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That error suggests your theme is not properly installed or is missing files. Can you…1 week ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status – 22 February 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 167Plugins rejected : 10Plugins closed : 20Plugins approved…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Bans not listed emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What emails (or kinds of emails) is it blocking? That's a pretty massive list and…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Yeah, sadly in these cases people are removing the copyright and history. If they were…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Popping back up a thread because threads are annoying to keep readable... Reading https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2021/02/16/reminder-forked-premium-plugins-are-not-permitted/#comment-44017 makes…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Sorry to pop back a thread level. The reason I don't want to remove 'theft'…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
I added in a 'by us' -- does that help? Taking someone’s pay-for code and…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Yes, I understand that you’ve re-iterated that your rules go above and beyond for the…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
This isn't a new rule. That's why it has the word "Reminder" in the first…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Using the words “piracy” and “theft” is an ethical judgement. And one of the guidelines…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Using the words “piracy” and “theft” is an ethical judgement. True, and one of our…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Update – 15 February 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Delayed due to real life. And a holiday. Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 157Plugins…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
Pardon me, I should clarify, "For the purposes of THIS SPECIFIC discussion, it does not…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
You appear to be conflating a couple points in the post. This will be the…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
“stole” (no one lost anything they were entitled to) I would disagree. If you sell…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
It certainly could be, and back in 2000, it totally was fought about.2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
I don't think so, but since I'm not a lawyer, and since people do all…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
2-3 years ago isn't today, and expecting us to never change or improve policy is…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Reminder: Forked Premium Plugins Are Not Permitted, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
tl;dr: We do not permit copies or forks of premium (pay for) plugins to be…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Bans not listed emails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I hate to ask it this way but ... Are you sure? If you have…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Making WordPress Releases Easier, on the site Make WordPress Core:
On the one hand, there's a marked difference between PHP version releases and WordPress (that…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Committers, Maintainers, and Emeriti, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I second what Aaron said regarding the removal from a security aspect. The 'promise' of…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Copy Protection not working on mobile devices, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mbrsolution - In the future, please don't post data like that. The fact that @alexanderweis…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status – 8 February 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 153Plugins rejected : 13Plugins closed : 95Plugins approved…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to it stopped working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry it's not working great with social login plugins. If I get enough free time…4 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post In Progress: Scheduling updates to published posts on WordPress.org, on the site Make WordPress.org:
This would be a BRILLIANT addition to WordPress. There are a number of customers at…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Doesn’t work anymore, uninstalled, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry it's not working for you. I still use this on my own sites…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Parse error in Gigpress update febr.01, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I'm from the plugin team, and I wanted to point out a couple things…1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Plugin Review Team Status – 1 February 2021, on the site Team Updates:
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugins requested : 164Plugins rejected : 88Plugins closed : 31Plugins approved…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Не, не прокатит, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@smileeg Your post has been edited and your account flagged for moderation. Please do not…1 month ago
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Created a new ticket, #52392, in Core Trac:
Improve "critical error" language1 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Why the Plugin Emails are ‘Anonymous’, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
And your solution? Find what’s wrong and try to fix it? Nah, we just hide…1 month ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Reminder: Plugins Must Not Interfere with Updates, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
That's a horse of a different color (talking about things outside of WordPress.org hosting), but…1 month ago
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Wrote a new post, Reminder: Plugins Must Not Interfere with Updates, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
While we do look for plugins that touch the update services on submission, we do…1 month ago
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