David A. Kennedy
- Member Since: January 28th, 2011
- Greensboro, NC
- davidakennedy.com
- Theminator at Automattic
- @davidakennedy on WordPress.org and Slack
- Accessibility Team
- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Theme Developer
- Theme Review Team
- WordCamp Speaker
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WordPress Origin Story
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Reopened ticket #36497, in Core Trac:
Merge Twenty Sixteen with the rest of WordPress Core3 days ago
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Created a new ticket, #39773, in Core Trac:
Users Can Wrongly Set a Custom Page Template when front-page.php is in Use2 months ago
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Committed [40024] to Core Trac:
Twenty Seventeen: Rename "Sidebar" widget area for clarity Renames the ...2 months ago
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Closed ticket #39573, in Core Trac:
Twenty Sixteen: Margin error with Portfolio and no widgets2 months ago
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Closed ticket #38623, in Core Trac:
Twenty Sixteen: Children items in menu can be pushed offscreen2 months ago
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Committed [40023] to Core Trac:
Bundled Themes: Allow category display in post preview even when only one ...2 months ago
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Closed ticket #39407, in Core Trac:
Twenty Fourteen fatals in WordPress < 4.0.02 months ago
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Committed [40022] to Core Trac:
Twenty Fourteen: Fix fatal errors in WordPress versions before 4.0.0 The ...2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post What makes a great customization experience?, on the site Make WordPress Design:
I wrote a little proposal for this a while ago I really like the ideas…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Can I use the front page scrolling stuff on other pages?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That would be awesome to have, for sure! This isn't really possible within the theme.…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Customising Using Child Themes & Filters, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@bharatk Those values can be modified in a child theme with a filter. Like this,…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Customizing /inc/template-functions.php in Child Theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@hopetommola Right, those parent theme functions will run. Simply overriding the file doesn't make them…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Customizing /inc/template-functions.php in Child Theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hopetommola, Good question. This can be tricky to understand at first. The reason simply…2 months ago
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Created a topic, [Twenty Seventeen]: Documentation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you're looking for help setting up your site with T…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post What makes a great customization experience?, on the site Make WordPress Design:
What do you think makes a great site building and customization experience? Blocks: Free content…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Customization in 2017, on the site Make WordPress Core:
One thing that comes to mind from a flow perspective, even though it may not…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Customization in 2017, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This. Definitely.2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Customising Using Child Themes & Filters, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there @bharatk, Great question! This is probably best accomplished in a plugin. Like this…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Theming with Twenty Seventeen, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for catching that mistake, Otto! Should be fixed in the post now.3 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Theming with Twenty Seventeen, on the site Make WordPress Core:
In 4.7, WordPress gets a new default theme: Twenty Seventeen. Like all default themes, it's easily…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Twenty Seventeen html validation errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Galen, Thanks for the report! Sami is right – the offending markup is related…4 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Agenda for Nov 4, 2016 Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the agenda for today's weekly meeting on Twenty Seventeen. It will last 30 minutes,…5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Twenty Seventeen drop-down menu z-index, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @bstofko! Thanks for the report! I was able to see what you mean with…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Meeting Notes: Oct. 21 2016, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the meeting summary for this week. If I missed anything, let me know in…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Agenda for Oct 21, 2016 Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the agenda for today's weekly meeting on Twenty Seventeen. It will last 30 minutes,…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Merge Proposal for 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A note from @helen: Before we get into the proposal itself, I'd like to officially…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Agenda for Oct 14, 2016 Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the agenda for today's weekly meeting on Twenty Seventeen. It will last 30 minutes,…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Meeting Notes: Oct. 7 2016, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the meeting summary for this week. If I missed anything, let me know in…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Agenda for Oct 7, 2016 Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the agenda for today's weekly meeting on Twenty Seventeen. It will last 30 minutes,…5 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Features Meeting Notes: Oct. 4 2016, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the summary for this week. The meeting was busy, so feel free to add anything…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Meeting Notes: Sept. 30 2016, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the meeting summary for this week. If I missed anything, let me know in…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Agenda for Sept 30, 2016 Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the agenda for today's weekly meeting on Twenty Seventeen. It will last 30 minutes,…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Features Meeting Notes: Sept. 27 2016, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the meeting summary for this week. If I missed anything, let me know in…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Meeting Notes: Sept. 23 2016, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the meeting summary for this week. If I missed anything, let me know in…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen: Agenda for Sept 23, 2016 Meeting, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Here's the agenda for today's weekly meeting on Twenty Seventeen. It will last 30 minutes,…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Twenty Seventeen Kickoff Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks, I updated the post to include a link to #27403.6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Twenty Seventeen Kickoff Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Today, we had a kickoff meeting for Twenty Seventeen! See the introductory post for some…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.7: What’s on your mind?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'd love to see #19627 worked on, especially how it relates to new user experience…7 months ago
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David A. Kennedy's profile was updated
8 months ago
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Closed ticket #29649, in Themes Trac:
THEME: LitheStore – 1.0.7.28 months ago
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Closed ticket #29894, in Themes Trac:
THEME: PhotoBlogger – 1.1.08 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #32820, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen – 1.211 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.6: What’s on your wish list?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Themes should be able to opt-in to a static front page: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19627 The experience for…11 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Share your best review tips, on the site Theme Review Team:
I wrote a blog post with my collection of tips.1 year ago
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Closed ticket #26751, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Silk Lite – 1.0.81 year ago
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Wrote a new post, Menu ids in wp_page_menu(), on the site Make WordPress Core:
In changeset 34330, we added a menu_id argument to wp_page_menu(), allowing theme authors to use…1 year ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2015 coming up on December 4th
1 year ago
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Wrote a new post, Testing Twenty Sixteen, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
By now, I'm sure you've noticed Twenty Sixteen has been released on Github and the…2 years ago
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Created a new ticket, #24771, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen – 1.1.62 years ago
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Created a new ticket, #24270, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen – 1.1.42 years ago
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Accessible ZenActive Installs: 500+
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Akismet
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Debug Bar
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Debug Bar Console
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Debug Bar Cron
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Debug-Bar-Extender
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Developer
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Featured Image Admin Thumb
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Google Authenticator
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Jetpack by WordPress.com
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Log Deprecated Notices
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Log Viewer
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Monster Widget
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Pig Latin
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Regenerate Thumbnails
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Restricted Site Access
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Rewrite Rules Inspector
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RTL Tester
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Simple Footnotes
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Simply Show IDs
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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
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Theme Check
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Theme Test Drive
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User Switching
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WordPress Beta Tester
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WordPress Importer
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WordPress Reset
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WP Stripe
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WP Super Cache
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Yoast SEO