Tag: WordPress

  • WP Constellations, Episode 5

    WP Constellations, Episode 5

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    I appeared on the WP Constellations podcast with my StellarWP colleagues, Michelle Frechette and Jeff Chandler, to talk all things Nexcess, WordPress hosting, and Success-as-a-Service.

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  • Choosing the Hosting Plan that Works for You – WP Rochester

    Choosing the Hosting Plan that Works for You – WP Rochester

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    I spoke at the Rochester WordPress meetup on the topic of choosing web hosting. It was a lovely group and we had a great time in the Q&A portion. Clearly I need to get my colleagues at Liquid Web to catch me up on higher-end forms of hosting so I can answer those curve ball…

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  • Housekeeping Notes

    Housekeeping Notes

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    I have re-skinned this here blog because I have had more and more occasions lately to tell people they can find me here, but wasn’t at all happy with how the previous homepage turned out, so was starting to feel actually embarrassed to give people my URL. The new theme is Brian Gardner’s Bright Mode…

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  • WordCamp Montclair: I Just Got This WordPress and Don’t Know How to Use It

    WordCamp Montclair: I Just Got This WordPress and Don’t Know How to Use It

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    I got to give my WordPress beginner-focused talk at WordCamp Montclair this weekend, and since I had to cancel last-minute for WordCamp Buffalo, I’m pretty sure this is my first time speaking in front of an in-person audience since COVID! It felt great, and way more comfortable than giving a webinar. I want to continue…

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  • A Wapuu!

    A Wapuu!

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    I made this Wapuu (mascot of the WordPress community)from Siyana Raykovska’s pattern because WordCamp Asia is this week and I am having serious FOMO. It’s clever; the idea is that you put one of the little 1” WordPress buttons you get at a WordCamp on the ball to put the W logo in the right…

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  • I Just Got This WordPress And Don’t Know How To Use It – Learn WordPress

    I Just Got This WordPress And Don’t Know How To Use It – Learn WordPress

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    I gave a workshop (more of a talk, really) on what to do when you’ve just been handed the keys to a WordPress site and have never used WordPress before. This session is geared for the complete beginner who has just inherited a site. They might be volunteering for a nonprofit or community organization, or…

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  • Migrating WordPress Sites to PHP 8: iThemes Training

    Migrating WordPress Sites to PHP 8: iThemes Training

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    My colleagues at iThemes invited me to give a training session on what WordPress professionals need to do to migrate the sites they build and care for to PHP 8. This session is geared for WordPress freelancers and micro agencies, folks who are experienced in building and managing sites but may not be developers or…

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  • Emergency WordPress Troubleshooting – WordPress DC

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    You can also download my slides in PDF form, but to get the full effect, you’ll just have to invite me to speak.

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  • Dammit Jim, I’m a MacAdmin, Not a Web Developer: WordPress Basics for Mac Admins

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    A talk on emergency WordPress troubleshooting from the PSU Mac Admins Conference 2018.

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