Brian Alexander (@ironprogrammer) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m a husband, father, and hacker living in Portland, Oregon, where I primarily contribute to WordPress Core and Gutenberg, garden Trac and GitHub tickets, and help contributors get involved in WordPress testing and development. In my free time, I play drums, play pickleball, make soap, and tend my flock of chickens.

I’ve also had the opportunity to serve as:
– Test Co-Lead for WordPress 6.0, 6.1, and 6.3
– Test Team Rep for 2022-2023
– Contributor Day Test Lead/Co-Lead for WCEU 2022, WCUS 2022 (Slack), and WCUS 2023/2024
– Mentor to other test leads

You can usually find me lurking in the WordPress #core and #core-test Slack channels.

Interests

wordpress, drums, pickleball, table tennis, cycling, swimming, soap making, urban farming, reading, food, beer, cider

WordPress Origin Story

I’ve been hacking on WordPress since version 2.3. I started with personal blogging for a few things I wanted to share online (like making your own yogurt). Turns out that while I love writing, I’m a horrible blogger, so I eventually found a place helping other folks build and maintain their own WordPress sites.

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Brian Alexander to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Core and Test.

Member Since: May 19th, 2011
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Website: brianalexander.com
GitHub: ironprogrammer
Job Title: Code Wrangler
Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Team
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Test Contributor
Test Team

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Mentioned in [59162] on Core SVN:
Tests/Build Tools: Introduce tests for `links_add_base_url()`.
4 hours ago
Closed issue #19 on the WordPress/test-handbook repository:
Test Contribution Badge Process
1 day ago
Merged pull request #20 into WordPress/test-handbook:
Test Team Profile Badge Process
1 day ago
Closed issue #216 on the WordPress/classic-editor repository:
Classic Editor doesn't automatically fetch and display the X.com tweet in a...
6 days ago
Closed issue #220 on the WordPress/classic-editor repository:
Classic Editor view in combination with ACF is broken in Safari 18.0
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Safari 18.0 Breaking Classic Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Safari 18.0 workaround has been officially released in the plugin directory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/. Thank you,…
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Not able to use Insert Link in Visual Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Ned Flanders quote is quite appropriate! Are you able to change the theme or…
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Classic Editor not working with WidsmLabs Instructor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Gotcha. Hopefully the other plugins' authors can extend backward compatibility support for the classic editor…
6 days ago
Created issue #1816 in the WordPress/wordpress-playground repository:
In Safari, PR viewers for `wordpress-develop` and `gutenberg` not loading as expected
6 days ago
Created issue #1815 in the WordPress/wordpress-playground repository:
Consider hiding/collapsing new UI when Blueprint is provided
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Classic Editor not working with WidsmLabs Instructor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, those options are only available when the plugin is active. If saving with those…
6 days ago
Posted a reply to Safari 18.0 Breaking Classic Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, all 👋🏻 As discussed in the related Trac issue, a workaround for this issue…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Problem on Classic Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmmm, Twenty Eleven doesn't have a template named "Full Width" (Github repository search). The Classic…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Classic Editor not working with WidsmLabs Instructor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @healthmanifested 👋🏻 The Classic Editor plugin re-enables a built-in core feature of WordPress, so…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Not able to use Insert Link in Visual Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @guyhaines 👋🏻 The visual link inserter works for me as well, on macOS Sonoma…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Deletion of Classic Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @leprechaun999 👋🏻 From what I can gather from this thread, it sounds like you…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Conflict with elementor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @narolles 👋🏻 The Classic Editor plugin enables a built-in core feature of WordPress, so…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to PHP 8.2 & above compatibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @kt77 👋🏻 Yes, the plugin is compatible with PHP 8.2+. In fact, you can…
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Problem on Classic Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, @satimis 👋🏻 Are you using a specific theme that includes that template, or is…
1 week ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Test.
1 week ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @circlecube @dickmoomaw @gustavohappyeng @hmamata @q0rban @jessedyck @kyfu @n8finch @yukiukechan for your # contributions…
1 week ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props @peterwilsoncc for https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62082#comment:12 that cropped up for the classic editor.
1 week ago
Mentioned in [59046] on Core SVN:
Application Passwords: Add copy button when adding new password.
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [59034] on Core SVN:
REST API: Support exact search in the REST API posts endpoint.
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #17 on the WordPress/test-handbook repository:
Request to Add 'Test Report' Plugin Link to the Sidebar of Test...
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [59020] on Core SVN:
Networks and Sites: Set `WP_Network` properties via setters upon creation.
3 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #7345 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Set `WP_Network` properties via setters upon creation
3 weeks ago
Closed ticket #31039 on Core Trac:
Move retrieve_password() from wp-login.php
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [14028] on Meta SVN:
Trac: Set a specific 12px font-size to avoid Safari rounding issues with 11.9px font sizes.
4 weeks ago
Created ticket #7766 on Meta Trac:
`span.time-ago` line-height appears misaligned in Safari
4 weeks ago
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…
4 weeks ago
Mentioned in [58973] on Core SVN:
Customize: Sanitize autofocus URL parameter as an array.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [58963] on Core SVN:
Options, Meta APIs: Prevent mail options triggering a deprecation warning.
1 month ago
Pull request #1715 merged into WordPress/wordpress-playground:
Enable networking for WordPress and Gutenberg PR viewers
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #1715 to WordPress/wordpress-playground:
Enable networking for WordPress and Gutenberg PR viewers
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
Submitted pull request #27 to WordPress/test-handbook:
Release squad information page
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
Created issue #64724 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Undo in Title or Tagline block positions caret at start of field
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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…
1 month ago
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.…
2 months ago
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…
2 months ago