December 4-6, 2015 marked the first WordCamp US. Nearly 2000 people attended the event, which was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s PA Convention Center, and thousands of others live streamed it all over the world! I was lucky and honored to go to WordCamp US, as part of Team Yoast. So, before I get into recapping my
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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 Use Your Hello World Post to Your Advantage
By default, WordPress has 1 example post with the title “Hello World.” A lot of people delete the post. I’m going to tell you how to take advantage of using your Hello World post to your advantage. How To Use Your Hello World Post to Your Advantage Typically, in the programming world, Hello World is
[Continue Reading...]#WordPressWednesday 2015 Volume 8
I actually had a #WordPressWednesday post last week, and during a server upgrade, I missed the fact that my post never published on schedule. Oh well, things happen. I’m here now. 😉 So, for anyone who is new to Blondish.net, the purpose of #WordPressWednesday is to bring a slice, the best part, of the WordPress
[Continue Reading...]Happy 12th Birthday, WordPress!
May 27, 2015 signifies 12 years that WordPress has been around! Wow! Don’t believe me? Well, here’s when WordPress was first available back in 2003. WordPress has had an amazing journey. It’s grown from a blog platform, to a full-fledged content management system. It’s got a very active community and has conferences dedicated to educating
[Continue Reading...]This Is What Happens When You Don’t Understand WordPress and Bad Mouth It
I’ve dealt with a lot of clients throughout the years. It’s not new that I design exclusively with WordPress for websites. It’s also not new that I offer services to convert other platforms and content management systems (ex: Drupal, Joomla, Blogger, etc…) over to WordPress. What I’ve also dealt with is competing for a proposal
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