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# David Mitchell

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7] Latest Contact Form 7 incompatibility](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-contact-form-7-incompatibility/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-contact-form-7-incompatibility/#post-18831366)
 * Thank you, [@jakubzakrzewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakubzakrzewski/)
   and [@ramonaeid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramonaeid/)! Those fixes
   seem to be working.
 * Warning to others: Watch out for the single-quote characters in the patch code
   that have been “curled” by the forum software! I’m going to try to paste it in
   as a code section and see if that works. Starting around line 975 in cf7-grid-
   layout/admin/class-cf7-grid-layout-admin.php:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       // Next five lines: Manual patch from @jakubzakrzewski - https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-contact-form-7-incompatibility/ (DM, 2026/02/23)if (isset($_POST['wpcf7-form'])) {    $args['form'] = wp_kses(wp_unslash($_POST['wpcf7-form']), $allowed_tags);}$args['mail'] = isset( $_POST['wpcf7-mail'] ) ? wpcf7_sanitize_mail( wp_unslash( $_POST['wpcf7-mail'] ) ) : array();$args['mail_2'] = isset( $_POST['wpcf7-mail-2'] ) ? wpcf7_sanitize_mail( wp_unslash( $_POST['wpcf7-mail-2'] ) ) : array();$args['messages'] = isset( $_POST['wpcf7-messages'] ) ? $_POST['wpcf7-messages'] : array();foreach($args['messages'] as $key=>$value){    $args['messages'][$key] = sanitize_text_field($value);}// Next line: Manual patch from @ramonaeid - https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-contact-form-7-incompatibility/ (DM, 2026/02/23)$args['additional_settings'] = isset( $_POST['wpcf7-additional-settings'] ) ? sanitize_textarea_field( wp_unslash($_POST['wpcf7-additional-settings']) ) : '';
       ```
   
    -  This reply was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Max Mega Menu] Is it possible to use color variables? (Feature request if not!)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-possible-to-use-color-variables-feature-request-if-not/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-possible-to-use-color-variables-feature-request-if-not/#post-16724037)
 * Thanks so much, Tom!
 * David
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Greenshift - animation and page builder blocks] Accessibility: Does Greenshift support prefers-reduced-motion?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessibility-does-greenshift-support-prefers-reduced-motion/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessibility-does-greenshift-support-prefers-reduced-motion/#post-16711616)
 * Thanks for your response! If I understand you correctly, you are suggesting manually
   creating additional `prefers-reduced-motion` CSS for each Greenshift effect applied
   to an element?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Max Mega Menu] Is it possible to use color variables? (Feature request if not!)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-possible-to-use-color-variables-feature-request-if-not/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-possible-to-use-color-variables-feature-request-if-not/#post-16711349)
 * Tom, thanks for your reply; my apologies for my late response!
 * I’m not sure how Astra works as far as core WP systems go. I can see that it 
   adds `--ast-global-color-0` through `--ast-global-color-8` to `:root` via one
   of its stylesheets.
 * I’m probably switching to GeneratePress, as it happens, for the particular project
   I’m working on at the moment. GP seems to add keyword variables such as `--contrast`
   to `:root`.
 * In both, the theme’s colors show up in the block editor as variable references,
   so it must be tying into something that’s recognized by WP.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Events Manager - Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more!] RANDOM_BYTES does not exist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random_bytes-does-not-exist/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random_bytes-does-not-exist/#post-15911886)
 * Seconded. Just ran into this on Kinsta.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Advanced Custom Fields: Extended] Feature Request: Import from CPT UI](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-import-from-cpt-ui/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-import-from-cpt-ui/#post-15857859)
 * I haven’t even used the ACFE interface for post type and taxonomy creation yet,
   but would third this request! I saw the admin screens for it and was disappointed
   to find that it did not recognize existing custom post types and taxonomies.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Advanced Custom Fields: Extended] Plugin Disables WP Category Creation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-disables-wp-category-creation/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-disables-wp-category-creation/#post-15857851)
 * I was looking at the Taxonomy Terms field last night, and couldn’t find a combination
   of settings that allowed me to create new category terms either. It’s available
   in the sidebar metabox for the same taxonomy. (Hoping not to have to use the 
   metabox for a smoother data entry process.)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts] Getting rid of orphaned font link?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-rid-of-orphaned-font-link/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-rid-of-orphaned-font-link/#post-14320086)
 * [@dannycooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dannycooper/), thanks. That
   ID hasn’t been changed? I had noticed and noted in my OP that your ID was not
   the same at this point.
 * I am mystified.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Events Manager - Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more!] Date Picker Conflict with Advanced Custom Fields Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-picker-conflict-with-advanced-custom-fields-plugin/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date-picker-conflict-with-advanced-custom-fields-plugin/#post-14125013)
 * I haven’t confirmed that ACF Pro is the source of the conflict, but I’m also 
   using both plugins and have the same problem….
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor] Post content not showing on front end](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-content-not-showing-on-front-end/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-content-not-showing-on-front-end/#post-12538111)
 * I’m having the same issue, as also posted on Github.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others] Can only browse first 100 SmugMug albums](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-only-browse-first-100-smugmug-albums/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-only-browse-first-100-smugmug-albums/#post-12528852)
 * That’s helping! It started working for me, but my assistant is still having trouble.
   I’ve pushed the cURL timeout to 80 and will ask her to try again. FYI, the SmugMug
   helper loaded, but only once. To be fair, there are hundreds of albums in the
   entire account.
 * EDIT: Right after posting, I tried another one and had it hang at the loading
   point in the wizard. (Yes, I am giving it 80+ seconds to load.)
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others] Can only browse first 100 SmugMug albums](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-only-browse-first-100-smugmug-albums/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-only-browse-first-100-smugmug-albums/#post-12525486)
 * OK, this is mystifying: I have tried values ranging from 30 to 120 for the cURL
   timeout, but with every other value I’ve put in, I don’t get a message back at
   all, only the blue “working” dots.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others] Can only browse first 100 SmugMug albums](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-only-browse-first-100-smugmug-albums/)
 *  Thread Starter [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-only-browse-first-100-smugmug-albums/#post-12524795)
 * I didn’t realize giving you access is forbidden. Thanks for your help!
 * – I’m using the Gutenberg block.
    – I’m trying to display “photos from an album.”–
   I am NOT able to see albums with the helper. I get this error: “cURL error 28:
   Operation timed out after 10001 milliseconds with 0 bytes received” – I can see
   at least the first 50 albums with the API link: [https://api.smugmug.com/api/v2/user/hargrave!albums](https://api.smugmug.com/api/v2/user/hargrave!albums)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Easy Smooth Scroll Links - Smooth Scrolling Anchor] Everyone who experience problems roll back to previous version](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/everyone-who-experience-problems-roll-back-to-previous-version/)
 *  [David Mitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david-mitchell/)
 * (@david-mitchell)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/everyone-who-experience-problems-roll-back-to-previous-version/#post-4953672)
 * On a site set up to auto-update WP and plugins (through Installatron), the latest
   update(s) caused the front page to display momentarily, then go blank. The theme
   is Isis Pro, which uses Nivo slider. I’m guessing from the other posts here that
   that’s where the conflict is.

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