Michael Arestad
- Member Since: September 27th, 2011
- Denver!
- www.michaelarestad.com
- C Y B E R D E S I G N E R at Automattic
- @michael-arestad on WordPress.org, @michaelarestad on Slack
- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- WordCamp Speaker
- Plugin Developer
- Theme Developer
Bio/Description
Interests
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Created a new ticket, #38758, in Core Trac:
Customize: beautify hover, focus, and active states for the partial edit ...2 weeks ago
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Created a new ticket, #38755, in Core Trac:
Customize: use calc() to set textarea height for custom CSS2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Commit announcements for 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Congrats Andrea! It's well earned! 🎉3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Release Leads: Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I would need to have a discussion with Matt to find if I can dedicate…4 months ago
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Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Denver 2016 coming up November 5th
4 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates Review, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Probably because it currently exists and someone once thought it would be a good idea…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates Review, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Is that because of the type of pop-up (confirm widow rather than custom built solution),…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates Review, on the site Make WordPress Design:
> Are you missing a bulk notification up top? Tried again. Still not notification up…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates Review, on the site Make WordPress Design:
update-core.php review The list Before I get into the detailed feedback of the current Updates…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates Review, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Theme interactions review theme-install.php For some reason, this has a different interaction than installing a…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates Review, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Plugin interactions review ## plugin-install.php When installing via plugin-install.php, the spinning arrows are okay,…6 months ago
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Committed [37321] to Core Trac:
Component: Administration Setting the background color on `body` is more ...7 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Get WordPress Mockups, on the site Make WordPress.org:
Can you post some full size mockups please? It's hard to get a sense of…8 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Improving Post New, on the site Make WordPress Design:
That is indeed one of the things I wanted to try. Awesome. Could be a…10 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Improving Post New, on the site Make WordPress Design:
Before I get into it, I'm going to need help to get some of these…11 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #35396, in Core Trac:
#a11y-color: Changes to the 'Add new' button need to be made on color ...11 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #35314, in Core Trac:
Background color should be applied to the body element instead of html11 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post 2FA! 2FA! 2FA!, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm still very much on the fence with this being in core from a user…12 months ago
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Michael Arestad's profile was updated
12 months ago
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Committed [35831] to Core Trac:
Administration: Adds a height to number inputs. Number inputs didn't ...12 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #34904, in Core Trac:
The design of the focus outline on buttons/elements could be improved12 months 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 comment on the post Update: Responsive Image Support for Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
> 2. Should we support srcset and sizes in older browsers? No. No need. this…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Moving Dashicons from an Icon Font to SVG, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We're planning on using the `use` element ( see https://css-tricks.com/svg-sprites-use-better-icon-fonts/ ) which pulls individual icons…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Moving Dashicons from an Icon Font to SVG, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Sure. That doesn't SVG is better in just about every way... including semantics. A few…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post New committers for 4.3!, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Congrats! You all rock!2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Weekly core UI meetings for 4.3, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Awesome. Can't wait to get going on the CSS roadmap and a few other things.…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Press This Revamp Merge Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Core:
We're planning on an extension. :)2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Press This Revamp Merge Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Sorry about your coffee. https://cldup.com/ugey2UvN0q.gif2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Press This Revamp Merge Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I've actually been testing it as a bookmarking service, but it's a little tricky the…2 years ago
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Wrote a new post, Press This Revamp Merge Proposal, on the site Make WordPress Core:
What is it? Press This is a redesign of an existing feature with a focus…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Press This update 2/10, on the site Make WordPress Core:
@jeffr0 Not for this release, although early versions would auto set the featured image which…2 years ago
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Wrote a new post, Press This update 2/10, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The merge window is supposed to open tomorrow for feature plugins. That means it's crunch…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Emoji Feature Plugin for 4.2, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As much as I love emoji, I don't know that they should be in core.…2 years ago
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Wrote a new post, Press This meeting notes 2/5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Huge discussion today! Lots of work to get done in the next week! Discussed Install…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post New chapters for Ryan and Westi, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Peter, thanks! Ryan, <3 that you're taking on mobile everywhere!2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post New lead developers: Helen and Dion, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Oh hey! Congrats! You both rock!2 years ago
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Wrote a new post, Press This 1/29 Notes, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Discussed TinyMCE status will be added in the next day or so by @azaozz Media…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Kickoff Shortcake (Shortcode UI) Discussion, on the site Make WordPress Core:
In. Will test out later this week. I strongly dislike the current shortcode UI.2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Community Hub Poll, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm not particularly clear on the purpose of the community site. Judging from the survey,…2 years ago
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Posted a reply to please support CPTs, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
We're looking into it.2 years ago
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Posted a reply to Press This Category Scrolling Issue, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Oops. Just saw these. This is an experimental plugin. It's not the tool built in…2 years ago
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Wrote a new post, Press This Update, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Once again, it's been awhile, but let's get everyone unfamiliar with this project as it's…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Drew Jaynes is the 4.2 Release Lead, on the site Make WordPress Core:
YES! Congrats @drewapicture!!! I'll buy you a few beers!2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Core CSS: A potential roadmap to sanity, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I started coming up with some Sass guidelines. Will post what I have when we…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Core CSS: A potential roadmap to sanity, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Part of what we discussed was implementing a system that compares before/after of each view…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Core CSS: A potential roadmap to sanity, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I know the pattern library will help in those areas. We could maybe even a…2 years ago
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Released a new theme, Flatfish
2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Focus v2 demo video, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It's super distracting if the field you start typing in moves at all. I would…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Nightly Builds for Feature Plugins, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I know we have a plugin we use for alpha testing that allows you to…2 years ago
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Hugh
Active Installs: Less than 10
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Jetpack by WordPress.com
Active Installs: 1+ million
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Press This
Active Installs: 700+
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Shiny Updates
Active Installs: 900+
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Widget Customizer
Active Installs: 400+
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Widgets Area Chooser
Active Installs: Less than 10
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FlatfishActive Installs: 200+
