Today I got the pleasure of giving the beginner's security talk at WordCamp St. Louis. If you were not able to make it, you missed a great first day WordCamp. St Louis never disappoints. Tomorrow they are having a Contributor's Day with a Kids … [Continue reading] about Intro To Security: Beginners Edition WordCamp St. Louis
WordCamps: Best WordPress training for the money
Almost every weekend of the year, one can find at least one WordCamp happening in the world. Sometimes there are two-three happening on a same weekend. WordCamps are 1-3 day trainings on the ever popular CMS, WordPress. They typically range from … [Continue reading] about WordCamps: Best WordPress training for the money
An Introduction to Jetpack: WordCamp Chicago 2014
I had the joy of speaking on the popular plugin Jetpack this past year at WordCamp Chicago. Jetpack is one of my favorite plugins behind iThemes Security. I use it on all of my sites. I know it gets flack about being a large plugin and it slows down … [Continue reading] about An Introduction to Jetpack: WordCamp Chicago 2014
WordPress.com Vs. WordPress.org
One of the most confusing things to beginners is what exactly is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. One has to dig into the history of WordPress to completely understand the difference. Way back when Matt Mullenweg and Mike … [Continue reading] about WordPress.com Vs. WordPress.org
Code Is Poetry: The WordPress Open Source Project
I had the great pleasure of speaking to the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Tech Dawgs a while back. What a great bunch of college students! It was a great experience talking to college students about the importance of learning WordPress … [Continue reading] about Code Is Poetry: The WordPress Open Source Project