Brian Alexander
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Member Since: May 19th, 2011 -
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA -
Website: brianalexander.com -
GitHub: ironprogrammer -
Job Title: Code Wrangler -
Employer: Automattic
Contribution History
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Core Contributor -
Core Team -
Meta Contributor -
Photo Contributor -
Plugin Developer -
Test Contributor -
Test Team
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Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Test . -
Gave props in Slack :
Props to @circlecube @dickmoomaw @gustavohappyeng @hmamata @q0rban @jessedyck @kyfu @n8finch @yukiukechan for your # contributions… -
Gave props in Slack :
Props @peterwilsoncc for https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62082#comment:12 that cropped up for the classic editor. -
Mentioned in [59046] on Core SVN:
Application Passwords: Add copy button when adding new password. -
Mentioned in [59034] on Core SVN:
REST API: Support exact search in the REST API posts endpoint. -
Closed issue #17 on the WordPress/test-handbook repository:
Request to Add 'Test Report' Plugin Link to the Sidebar of Test... -
Mentioned in [59020] on Core SVN:
Networks and Sites: Set `WP_Network` properties via setters upon creation. -
Submitted pull request #7345 to WordPress/wordpress-develop :
Set `WP_Network` properties via setters upon creation -
Closed ticket #31039 on Core Trac:
Move retrieve_password() from wp-login.php -
Posted a reply to Gutenberg: Checking current template type? , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Gotcha -- The template can be accessed from that same core/edit-site store, and checking the… -
Mentioned in [58973] on Core SVN:
Customize: Sanitize autofocus URL parameter as an array. -
Mentioned in [58963] on Core SVN:
Options, Meta APIs: Prevent mail options triggering a deprecation warning. -
Pull request #1715 merged into WordPress/wordpress-playground :
Enable networking for WordPress and Gutenberg PR viewers -
Submitted pull request #1715 to WordPress/wordpress-playground :
Enable networking for WordPress and Gutenberg PR viewers -
Posted a reply to Unable to upload media, database does not assign index , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If clearing the queue didn't help, then I'd recommend posting your issue in WP Mail… -
Posted a reply to how to use premade auth forms to login & register , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @trutherone 👋 🏻 I agree that the most reliable (and safest) way to modify the… -
Submitted pull request #27 to WordPress/test-handbook :
Release squad information page -
Posted a reply to Hide Block from inserter sidebar, show in toolbar , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @robbiedev 👋 🏻 This reminds me of Core's List block, where once inside the parent… -
Posted a reply to Adding Clippy to the website , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @amora1128 👋 🏻 If you're using a block-based theme, you could add a custom graphic… -
Created issue #64724 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Undo in Title or Tagline block positions caret at start of field -
Posted a reply to Unable to upload media, database does not assign index , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This shouldn't be a substitute for inquiring with the WP Mail SMTP’s support forum, but… -
Posted a reply to pdf submit not working , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm glad you found a potential solution. Another workflow I've seen is for a fillable… -
Posted a reply to How do I fix this? , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @spawnkill69 👋 🏻 From the header markup, it appears that anything in this section should… -
Posted a reply to Remove all scaled images and regenerate them with AVIF , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @keithkhl 👋 🏻 I think you're in luck here, in terms of simplifying the above… -
Posted a reply to pdf submit not working , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @roberto21 👋 🏻 Using mailto: requires that the browser (and in this case, the PDF… -
Posted a reply to Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @nilu1972 👋 🏻 Is the duplication of the WordPress rewrite rules intentional? The second one… -
Posted a reply to Gutenberg: Checking current template type? , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @oguruma 👋 🏻 Would checking for wp.data.select('core/edit-site') provide enough context here? I.e. "Is the user… -
Posted a reply to admin-ajax.php on WordPress Multisite with Proxy , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @lady_minx 👋 🏻 I agree that using a filter is the way to go here.… -
Posted a reply to Applying cover color to the section instead of just block , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @justanothertechbro 👋 🏻 The Cover block includes two options that expand it into its available… -
Posted a reply to Unable to upload media, database does not assign index , on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @milesmarshall1969 👋 🏻 Based on your last reply, it looks like someone may have shared… -
Mentioned in [58891] on Core SVN:
Site Health: Check if directories exist before checking size. -
Mentioned in [58884] on Core SVN:
Site Health: Check if directories exist before checking size. -
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Core . -
Mentioned in [58804] on Core SVN:
Customize: Sanitize autofocus URL parameter as an array. -
Merged pull request #219 into WordPress/classic-editor :
Bump plugin version -
Submitted pull request #219 to WordPress/classic-editor :
Bump plugin version -
Committed [3122270] to Plugins SVN:
what-template bump tested-up-to version -
Committed [3122269] to Plugins SVN:
what-template bump tested-up-to version -
Committed [3122246] to Plugins SVN:
classic-editor bump plugin vesion for release and bang head against wall -
Committed [3122244] to Plugins SVN:
classic-editor bump plugin vesion for release -
Committed [3122241] to Plugins SVN:
classic-editor release version 1.6.4 -
Committed [3122238] to Plugins SVN:
classic-editor allow admins to set default editor for other users and ... -
Created ticket #61702 on Core Trac:
Post via email: Login Name field triggers Safari's login autocomplete -
Closed ticket #57289 on Core Trac:
Allow child themes to use template parts from parent themes in Full ... -
Closed pull request #2283 on WordPress/wordpress-develop :
#30580 Prevent truncation of URLs with HTML entities in `wp_extract_urls` -
Pull request #218 merged into WordPress/classic-editor :
Readme updates for 1.6.4 release -
Closed ticket #56857 on Core Trac:
Blogger Importer: File class-wp-feed-cache.php is deprecated
Developer
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Classic Editor Active Installs: 10+ million -
Classic Widgets Active Installs: 2+ million -
What Template Active Installs: 1,000+
Completed Courses
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WordPress meetup organizer training January 24, 2022 -
Basic principles of conflict resolution January 24, 2022 -
Writing in the WordPress voice January 24, 2022 -
Community meeting etiquette January 24, 2022 -
How decisions are made in the WordPress project January 24, 2022 -
Open source basics and WordPress January 24, 2022
Plugins
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Blocks Everywhere -
Classic Editor -
Create Block Theme -
Debug Bar -
Developer -
Enable Media Replace -
Health Check & Troubleshooting -
Hotfix -
MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation -
Markdown on Save -
Modern Images WP -
Plugin Check (PCP) -
Public Post Preview -
Query Monitor - The developer tools panel for WordPress -
Regenerate Thumbnails -
Sandbox Site powered by Playground -
SQLite Database Integration -
Test Reports -
WooCommerce -
WordPress Playground Block -
WP Help