In addition to being a subscriber, I’m now a proud contributor to Pipe Wrench magazine. For their third volume, I created a WordPress plugin that lets readers search for if their location is on unceded indigenous land. The tool is an implementation of the map and API project run by Native Land Digital. You can […]
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As a Happiness Engineer at Automattic, I live and breathe WordPress nearly everyday.
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Attending WordCamp US 2018 in Nashville
Howdy! Will you be attending WordCamp US 2018 in Nashville this weekend? Me too! This will be my first WordCamp ever where I’m not volunteering or organizing and not really sure how this is going to go. But if you want to have coffee together or anything like that please let me know with the contact […]
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What You Do and How You Do It
When examining my career, I describe most of my efforts both ways. It’s why I’ve pushed so hard to improve on a craft I believe in. Until today I don’t think I’ve ever sold myself that way. What I do: WordPress developer, front-end developer, full-stack developer, PHP developer. How I do it: on time, just-in-time, […]
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Happiness (For 4 Hours)
WordCamp Cincinnati 2017 is happening this weekend: November 11th and 12th. I’m excited to attend all day Saturday, but most importantly for four hours that afternoon I’ll be volunteering in the Happiness Bar. At the Happiness Bar, volunteers are available to help you troubleshoot any issues you’ve run into on your WordPress sites. Helping folks […]
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A New Role
In 2010, I used WordPress for my company’s blog posts. My boss made the site already, I was just typing words into the post editor. This WordPress thing seemed easy enough to use! In 2011, I used WordPress to start sites anytime I needed them. It was only five minutes to setup, then themes and […]
So you’ve hired someone to help you build a WordPress site. Good for you! Then they tell you not to use WordPress.com? Okay. It’s not for everyone. It would fit most needs, especially if you can afford the Business plan. But for a developer looking to make a custom site for you, they may have their […]
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“Tomorrow: You’re Hosting…”
By which I mean that I’m hosting, but Meetup sent me a reminder. We’re going to be talking Gutenberg, and if there’s interest I might quickly demo the recently announced support of plugins and themes on the WordPress.com Business plan. RSVP for the event on Meetup.com, and note we have a new location. https://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Meetup-Louisville/events/242181861/
The Gutenberg editor has been a much hyped enhancement to WordPress this year. A beta plugin for the experience is now available for download in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Don’t take the risk of installing a beta plugin on a production site, it will work just as well locally hosted. As a first reaction, I have a hard […]
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6 Years – Thanks for Flying
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Change of Theme
This blog had been using Hew for nearly a year. With the new domain name in place, I figured now is as good a time as any to update. alexjgustafson.blog is now running on Attache.
Alex Gustafson 