If you are getting started with WordPress or just starting to get involved, here are a few resources for WordPress news: WordPress.org Blog WordPress.tv (Recorded Sessions from WordCamps) WP Tavern WordPress Weekly Podcast (From the Makers of WP Tavern, Hosted by Jeff Chandler) WP Roundtable Podcast (Hosted by Kyle Maurer) The […]
If you’re organizing a WordCamp for the first time, it can be really daunting. This year was my first year as lead organizer and the biggest difficulty for me was the website. I wanted to share some of my WordCamp website tips so that it’s hopefully easier for you! There’s […]
So I initially wanted to name this post, “My Favorite Podcasts,” but I thought that was a little unfair to the future podcasts I will discover. These are the podcasts that I love enough I would (or have) binged. The topics are really random, but I’ll explain why I love […]
When working on my company’s intranet site, we realized that we wanted to be able to quickly sort through all the posts by a particular author and didn’t necessarily want to switch between the front-end and wp-admin. It took me a while to be able to find the hook for […]
WordCamp Kent is just around the corner now! (June 9-10) If you happen to know me in person, you know I’ve been knee-deep in planning for this event for almost a year now. WordCamps are designed to teach people about WordPress and its capabilities, get an understanding for the open […]
I use Gmail for my personal email, but there are some basic features that it’s missing out of the box. Gmail Labs are basically like browser extensions but for your Inbox. There are a lot of different features that can improve your productivity. These are my three favorites: Canned Responses […]
This year, I’m the lead organizer for WordCamp Kent, June 9-10. Though I was an organizer last year, I wasn’t deeply involved in the process – especially involving being the “face” and collaborating with sponsors and speakers. My involvement last year was more of a role where I shared my […]
Here are my favorite (most frequently used) resources for debugging .gitignore files: I found this resource on a random hunch that there would be some way to audit or trace back ignored files to see which rule in particular was causing the file to be ignored. After searching for a […]
A feature I’ve found really helpful within Sourcetree is the “Jump to” feature. You can find it on the top right, above the short commit numbers when you have a branch selected in the left pane. You can enter either a full commit number, a short commit number, or select […]
Deeply caring about something is sometimes a choice. Be precise, confident, and persistent and you will be heard. Eat the frog. Offer to do the thing no one else wants to do, but make sure it even needs to be done. Reduce others’ workload as often as possible. Offer help […]
