< 1 minute read About 3 years ago I started the Cowichan Valley WordPress Meetup with my then-neighbour Sheryl Gilding. We ran it for about a year, it was a great growing experience for me, and it was really good connecting with fellow WordPress users trying to share their ideas with the world. I intended to stop hosting new […]
Read More Letting wpcowichan.org expire, but there’s a book2 minute read I heard about webpagetest.org during my most recent WordCamp. It’s a service for analyzing your website’s performance. From what I can tell, it’s completely supported by sponsors, so it’s free to use. I ran my WordPress meetup’s site (which, obviously, runs on WordPress) through its analysis, and initially got C grades or so. Not fabulous. […]
Read More How I Got All A's on webpagetest.org< 1 minute read At a cafe, I met up with some local folks making their living building sites with WordPress. For me it was especially good getting a bit of a reality check, and hear what was important to them. Besides having a good time socializing (which most of us admitted we rarely do, especially on topics related […]
Read More Meeting with WordPress Professionals4 minute read Things I’m grateful for. Amanda (again) I find being a father very fulfilling and satisfying, and so I need to repeat that I’m grateful for my wife Amanda. Before going through the roller coaster of parenthood (which I realize is still starting), I thought the sacrifice of mothers mostly focused on labour and giving birth. […]
Read More Gratitude Journal, May 201812 minute read WordPress plugins can customize your WordPress site in nearly any way. But there are some mistakes non-developers make when using WordPress plugins and hiring developers to make them. This article explains five such mistakes to avoid, and how to benefit the most from WordPress plugins. Avoid Expensive Custom Development The most expensive part of making […]
Read More Mistakes Non-Developers Make When Using WordPress Plugins9 minute read This post originally posted in the Cowichan Valley WordPress Meetup blog. Attending a WordPress meetup takes time from doing what you love or what makes you money, so why bother? (The same goes for attending a WordCamp, which are really big, once-a-year meetups, but I’ll focus on meetups here.) And why do people bother organizing […]
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