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smerriman

@smerriman joined May 2008

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    Core Contributor '15

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    Last 30 days
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    medium0
    score9
    Last 90 days
    5contributions
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    Last 12 months
    18contributions
    high4
    medium14
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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 12 releases
    • 7.1
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 5.6
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 4.7
    • 4.6
    • 4.5
    • 4.4

    Contributions

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    October 2026
    Oct 05 Mon · 18:02
    Core high
    Mentioned in [64102] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Test for DOMDocument before checking embedded alt text.
    Oct 04 Sun · 21:40
    Core high
    Mentioned in [64089] on WordPress SVN:
    Media: Test for DOMDocument before checking embedded alt text.
    Oct 01 Thu · 03:27
    Core med
    Created ticket #66221 on Core Trac:
    Uploading image causes fatal error when dom library is not installed
    August 2026
    Aug 23 Sun · 22:27
    Forums med
    Created a topic, z-index issue editing recipes in Classic block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    WP recently changed the Classic Block so that you can'…
    Aug 05 Wed · 01:04
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Unable to install plugin on password protected site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Trying to install the plugin on a password-protected s…
    May 2026
    May 07 Thu · 00:46
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Malware – do not install, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    In fact, their API Services policy states: Permission requests should make sense to users, and…
    May 07 Thu · 00:01
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Malware – do not install, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm sorry, but that is completely false. Again, if you attempt to install MonsterInsights, you…
    April 2026
    Apr 24 Fri · 03:03
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Malware – do not install, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The developers have confirmed that the only way to ins…
    Apr 24 Fri · 03:01
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Google Ads permissions unacceptable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    So even though this is a minor feature that many users of the plugin won't…
    Apr 14 Tue · 21:23
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Google Ads permissions unacceptable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Another generic response that doesn't actually answer the question at all. "You must allow us…