Developer User Group: Bending WordPress to Your Will
I gave a talk at the Cape Town Branch of the Developer User Group this week that covered the basics of getting started with WordPress development. I have given this…
Embracing a Change in Career
There’s a strange, often subconscious, view held by most developers – whether they will admit it or not, they tend to see other career paths as less important than what…
Cryptic Crossword #4
Another cryptic crossword for your puzzle-solving enjoyment. You can find all my crossword offerings in the category archive. Across 1. Criticise trees for good luck. (5,2,4) 9. Hurry from fog…
Cryptic Crossword #3
Another week, another cryptic crossword. You can find all my crossword offerings in the category archive. Across 1. Getting here with bald head smoothing hair. (7) 5. Kick footwear. (4)…
Cryptic Crossword #2
Following on from my last cryptic crossword, here’s the second one that I’ve put together. It’s worth noting that I actually made this one a little over a year ago,…
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…