I had the privilege of both attending and sponsoring WordCamp Europe 2023, which took place from June 8th to 10th in the city of Athens, Greece. The annual conference is a focal point for WordPress enthusiasts, developers, and businesses from primarily Europe, but also has a large presence of folks from Asia and around the…
Rebranding a large software project is a bit like turning a speedboat versus a cruise ship – it takes much longer to turn the latter, and there’s a lot more at stake. Everything requires a lot of planning and effort, and it can be challenging from multiple angles, including development, design, marketing, support – I…
One of the first WordPress plugins I developed more than 10+ years ago was a widget to pull in reviews from Yelp. I called it Yelp Widget Pro. After seeing some moderate success with that plugin, I then developed a very similar plugin called Google Places Reviews. These went untouched for a number of years……
It’s finally that time again. In-person WordCamp’s are back! I’m proud to announce that this June I’ll be speaking on a panel at WCEU in Porto, Portugal about WordPress acquisitions. About WordCamp Europe 2022 This is the first in-person WCEU since the pandemic began. Last year’s organizers attempted to have the conference in-person but had…
Did you know that WordPress has a subsection of the plugin directory called the “Block Directory” that allows you to install single-block plugins? It’s still very new and in order to have your plugin listed on the directory you have to adhere to some semi-strict requirements. So I figured, let’s build something cool and learn…
WordPress site owners know it’s important to have your Google Analytics tightly integrated into all aspects of your website. While there are a number of plugins that do this well, today I’ll be looking at the Analytify plugin compared to the market leader, Monster Insights. Ease of Integration You never want to muscle a plugin…
Let’s face it, virtual conferences suck. Don’t get me wrong, I think they’re great for our current climate, but they’ll never fill the shoes of a real in-person conference. Queue CaboPress: the most unique conference you’ll ever go to. Rethink what you know about a conference After more than a year-and-a-half of Zoom, this past…
I spoke at WordCamp Los Angeles 2015, here are the slides, photos and the video.
I recently spoke at WordCamp Los Angeles and Las Vegas this year (2015). Both Camps were very well organized and I got to see a lot of good friends in the WordPress community. Here are my slides for both presentations. I hope you enjoy them! WordCamp Las Vegas: Build it Right, And They Will Come…
I had the please to speak at WordCamp Las Vegas 2015 about building valuable WordPress products and services. While I was giving the talk the very talented Kari Leigh Marucchi of Found Art Photography snapped these beautiful shots: Kari truly is a very talented photographer. Her work speaks for itself. If you ever have an event…
