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Megan is an Ohio-based web developer and community builder.

She is a WordPress Community Deputy and a member of the WordPress Incident Response Team. She works at Codeable as the Expert Community Support Lead.

She also enjoys competitive swimming, reading, and taking care of her pets, Sammy 🐈, Artie 🦎, Cheese 🥔, Hairy 🥔, and Cloie 🐈.

Megan previously co-hosted a WordPress development podcast called In The Loop. Listen to some of the highlights below!

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Tag: WordPress Plugins

7 WordPress Features You Can Write a Simple Plugin For

Posted October 17, 2018October 13, 2018

Here are 7 examples of simple plugins you can write to get started with WordPress plugin development. Plugins in the WordPress repository should try to serve a single purpose. The “single purpose” concept is so the author can maintain the code more easily and so the end-user that doesn’t have […]

Category: WordPressTags: Beginner WordPress Plugins

Breaking vs Non-Breaking Plugin Changes

Posted August 13, 2018August 8, 2018

If you’re anything like me, when you open up old files, you like to clean them up while working in them. It only adds a small amount of time to your work and is the most convenient time to “get around” to cleaning things up. There are some things we […]

Category: WordPressTags: Beginner Clean Code Event Organizing Testing WordPress Plugins

Testing Updates & New Features for Your Clients

Posted March 12, 2018July 13, 2018

Before You Start – Documentation When you are working on someone else’s site, it’s imperative to minimize the risks you introduce. One of the first steps in minimizing risks is understanding the current setup and documenting your process. The documentation may start off as notes for yourself, but could quickly […]

Category: WorkflowTags: Updates Web Developer WordPress Plugins

WordPress Plugin Activation, Deactivation, and Uninstallation

Posted January 23, 2016January 29, 2018

Know when you are deleting a plugin from WordPress and this message pops up? The message “Are you sure you wish to delete these files and data?” appears when the user clicks to delete a plugin. It’s important to note that deactivating a plugin and deleting a plugin are two […]

Category: WordPressTags: Hooks WordPress Plugins

5 Unique Ways to Use WordPress

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Posted January 13, 2016January 29, 2018

A lot of non-developers and developers unfamiliar with WordPress see it as just a blogging platform, or just a basic Content Management System. They think of WordPress as a way to organize posts, media, and pages. But with all the functionality behind Custom Fields, Custom Post Types, and Taxonomies, you […]

Category: ResourcesTags: WordPress Plugins WordPress Wednesday
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