Category: WordPress
All things related to the WordPress project and my contributions as a Core Committer.
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How I Commit to WordPress Core
Last month at WordCamp US in Portland, OR, all of the Core Committers in attendance met after lunch for an informal gathering. There was no agenda, but the goal of the the meeting was essentially to meet (some for the first time), spend time together, and discuss anything that may be on our minds. If…
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Speaking Experience at WordCamp US 2024
Last month I ventured west to Portland, Oregon to attend WordCamp US 2024. It’s both easy and hard to believe that a month has passed since the event. In addition to helping out at Contributor Day and the Bluehost booth, I gave my first ever joint talk with fellow contributor, Core Committer, and good friend…
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11 Years of Contributing to WordPress
Today marks the 11 year anniversary of receiving my very first “props” for contributing to the WordPress project. In WordPress, giving “props” is the way credit and attribution is given to anyone who contributes to a given change in the software. Props should be given to all those who contributed to the final commit, whether…
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WordCamp Asia 2024 Slide Deck
Last week I gave my talk at WordCamp Asia 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. I was really happy with how it went! It was so cool to see my talk live translated into Chinese, and AI captioning for 57 languages(!) was available through a third-party service during the event. Completely by chance, Matt Cool from the…
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Photos with WordPress Photo Directory contributors
Have I used one of the photos you submitted to the WordPress Photo Directory? Or have you used one of mine? If so, I want to take a picture with you! This year I challenged myself to submit 366 photos (one for each day) to the directory. While thinking about this on my walk this…
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15 Years on WordPress.com
I missed this on the day of (Monday or Tuesday), but this week marked 15 years since I registered my WordPress.com account. I was surprised to see that I signed up for my .com account before my .org one. My 15 year mark on .org is not until September 24th. I don’t really publish directly…
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Next stop: Taiwan
I’m excited to share that my submission to speak at the second edition of WordCamp Asia in Taipei, Taiwan was accepted! Traveling to Bangkok, Thailand to speak at WordCamp Asia in 2023 was one of my highlights of the year. I’ve covered my talk “Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective” in previous posts,…
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Happy 40th Birthday Matt!
Today is Matt Mullenweg’s 40th birthday. While I’m not particularly close to him, I do consider him a friend in some ways. I’ve met him in person many times, though it’s often very brief. In the 17+ years I’ve used WordPress, I’ve also listened to him talk more than I can even estimate. Much of…
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The WordPress Photo Directory: I’m the newest contributor
I finally uploaded my first photos to the WordPress.org Photo Directory. Here’s my thoughts on the process and a challenge for myself during the 2024 calendar year.
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Updating WordPress to use more modern versions of Node.js/npm: Part 2
In August, milestone 1 was reached for ongoing work to update the WordPress and Gutenberg build tools to use more modern versions of Node.js/npm. Like anything WordPress, this comes with some interesting challenges and requirements. Here’s the announcement post detailing the changes.
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