WordPress in 2018 – What to expect when you’re expecting
This evening I gave a talk at our Cape Town WordPress meetup covering all the things we can expect from the WordPress project in 2018. We looked at what’s coming…
Podcast: Chatting on WP Hacker Cast
I recently had a good chat with my friend and co-organiser of our local WordPress meetup group, Jon Bossenger, on his WP Hacker Cast. It was great fun and, after…
WordCamp Johannesburg Workshop: Bending WordPress to your Will
Earlier this year I ran a workshop at PHP South Africa 2017 on building your first WordPress plugin. I ran this same workshop at WordCamp Johannesburg 2017 today, albeit with…
How a WordCamp Happens
WordCamps happen all over the world every single year – they are a celebration of local WordPress communities and always a great time for everyone involved. They are also, as…
PHP South Africa talk: Growing your Product by Building a Community
In addition to running a WordPress development workshop at PHP South Africa this year, I also presented a talk about growing your product by building a community. The talk used…
PHP South Africa workshop: Bending WordPress to your Will
As part of my overall goal to step up this year and get involved in more community conferences and such, I ran a workshop at PHP South Africa 2017 on…
Month in WordPress moving to WordPress.org
For about 2 and a half years, I’ve been posting a monthly wrap-up of WordPress news internally at Woo and then at Automattic (after we were acquired). After much coaxing…
The Month in WordPress: May 2017
With WordCamp Europe coming up in June, as well as the Community Summit and the release of WordPress 4.8, there is a lot happening in the WordPress world that is…
The Month in WordPress: April 2017
As I posted previously, I’m bringing this internal monthly wrap-up of WordPress community news out from just inside Automattic and sharing it here too. Enjoy! Another month has come to…
The Month in WordPress: March 2017
As I posted last month, I’m bringing this internal monthly wrap-up of WordPress community news out from just inside Automattic and sharing it here too. Enjoy! It’s been a busy…
A few Coffee Shops to work from in Cape Town
Aside from generally enjoying my job and what I do on a daily basis, I also have the added advantage of having flexible hours and being able to work wherever…
The woman who inspires me
Today is International Women’s Day – while many people are using it as a day of marching and demonstrations to push for greater gender equality, I thought I’d use it as…
The Month in WordPress: February 2017
For a little over 2 years now, I have been posting monthly updates internally at WooThemes and now at Automattic in which I give a wrap-up of all the significant…
Stepping Up (Part 2)
Last week I wrote about how I’m planning on stepping up this year to speak at more conferences. Even though I also challenged you all to do the same, public…
Stepping Up
In 2016 I spoke at a local conference for the first time. It felt pretty easy because it was WordCamp Cape Town – an event and community with which I am…
Seriously Simple Acquisition
On 13 December 2012, I launched Seriously Simple Podcasting – a plugin that I initially built for my church’s website, but then expanded into a full-featured podcasting plugin available for anyone…
