If you’ve ever set a static homepage in WordPress Full Site Editing (FSE) and wondered why your carefully crafted “Home” page content doesn’t actually show up on the live site… congratulations! You’ve met the Front Page template, the boss battle of block themes. But you can make it behave. And you can do it without […]

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It’s been a very long time since I last published one of these “favorite plugins” posts. Honestly? I got bored today, so now felt like a good time to dust off the idea and share my current lineup. The WordPress plugin directory can feel like an all-you-can-eat buffet at a sketchy roadside casino – lots […]

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When WordPress was born 20 years ago, it broke new ground and changed the world in so many ways. It bettered the lives of millions of people, including mine. Just as WordPress caused this positive disruption two decades ago, AI is now poised to do the same. So to honor WordPress and the love I […]

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Back in the day, being mobile generally required wheels, but of course, the word “mobile” evokes images of phones now. When WordPress began in 2003, mobile phones existed, but they were far from smart. I bring this up because although I am a long-time smart phone user and a much longer-time WordPress fan, today is […]

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As WordPress gears up to celebrate its 20th anniversary, I’ve ventured down memory lane and taken a look back at some of my early WordPress websites. But this begins before the birth of WordPress. The earliest website I built – that I can recall was launched before WordPress was created. Back in the good old […]

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You may see me posting more during this month (May, 2023) because this is the birthday month for WordPress. To celebrate its 20th birthday, I’ll occasionally post something here in honor of how it has changed so many lives, including mine. Today, the WordPress marketing team has asked us to share the most creative use […]

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Creativity is limitless. Concepts can be combined with ideas, then combined with media, then combined with fantasy, then combined with digital, then….well, you get the idea. For fun and creative exercising, the Museum of Block Art was developed to showcase art made with WordPress Gutenberg Blocks. Speaking of WordPress, this year marks the 20th anniversary […]

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People gravitate towards WordPress from many different directions and for many different reasons. This is the brief story of my own journey.

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I love working for Automattic! Want to work here too? Check out my experience of the hiring process.

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Learn more about the future of WordPress from a panel of speakers, including me, from the Page Builder Summit online event.

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