I met Heather Acton at WordCamp Chicago, in 2011. I think what stands out with Heather is that she is really a warm person and has a lot of great insight. You can just randomly sit at a table and find that she’s extremely approachable. Heather’s participation with WordPress and her surrounding community is fantastic.
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Commentluv: Misunderstood and Abused
Commentluv, in my honest opinion, is one of the most misunderstood and abused plugins in WordPress. Even with over Commentluv having over 900,000 downloads (as of October 2015), some of the users can’t really understand what it’s for. When Andy Bailey created Commentluv, back in 2009, it was during the time in the blogosphere where
[Continue Reading...]How WordPress Has Changed My Life
WordPress has changed my life. Wait! It’s not the religious type of change, but it was a very good change, so hear me out. While it wasn’t the reason I got into blogging, developing, and designing, it got me into becoming more focused on making more meaningful relationships with people. I listened to a lot
[Continue Reading...]How to Get Accepted As A WordCamp Speaker
A wonderful way to contribute to WordPress, is to become a speaker at a WordCamp. However, how can you get accepted as a WordCamp Speaker? This post will give you some suggestions on how to get accepted as a WordCamp speaker. I’m sure some of you who are new to Blondish.net, and to knowing me,
[Continue Reading...]WordPress Rockstar: Adam Warner
I’ve been a fan of using plugins from FooPlugins, like FooBox, and Sharelines. When I think of FooPlugins, I think of Adam Warner. I’ve decided to interview him for my WordPress Rockstar series because this guy gives back a lot to WordPress. He’s also a WordPress evangelist, much like I am. (I love that term.)
[Continue Reading...]WordPress Rockstar: Matt Cromwell
There are quite a few people in the WordPress community that have contributed to it, and so my WordPress Series continues on with Matt Cromwell, a WordPress developer out of California. I’ve known Matt and have followed his progress online, as well as have enjoyed interacting with him on Facebook. He’s been a part of
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