“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” The poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning had it right. There are many ways to love. There are also many ways and reasons to love WordPress. It’s free. It’s an open-source platform to...
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What Five for the Future Means to Me
Five for the Future (5FTF)—an ideal that WordPress companies should give 5% of their time back to the WordPress community. When I joined WebDevStudios (WDS) in April of 2017, I considered the company’s ongoing participation in 5FTF a fringe benefit. I was even...
Read More What Five for the Future Means to MeFive for the Future: the Gift That Keeps on Giving
Maybe it’s just me, but @webdevstudios is one of the few companies that often shares their Five for the Future work https://t.co/AVvnDeLkYY — Jeff (@jeffr0) June 5, 2017 While giving back to the WordPress community isn’t something that WebDevStudios (WDS) does for...
Read More Five for the Future: the Gift That Keeps on GivingWordPress Plus Career Day Equals a Winning Combination
As a WordPress Support Technician for WebDevStudios, I am no stranger when it comes to speaking about WordPress in front of an audience, but speaking to a classroom of kids is a different story. On April 5th, I participated in Career Day at Marshall C....
Read More WordPress Plus Career Day Equals a Winning CombinationPost-Event Report: PressNomics 5
“I do WordPress.” A new mantra… A voice for the ages… Perhaps a cadence for the many creative folks within the WordPress community? Although it’s a simple sentiment stated by our CEO, Brad Williams, “I do WordPress” also encompasses the beauty of a...
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In its fifth year, PressNomics takes place this weekend, April 6-8, in Phoenix, Arizona. WebDevStudios (WDS) CEO, Brad Williams, Client Strategist, Jodie Riccelli, and Director of Products, John Hawkins, will all be in attendance. “I’m happy to be keeping the streak alive,”...
Read More Find Us at PressNomics This WeekendPost-Event Report: WordCamp Miami, WordCamp San Diego, and MinneBar
WebDevStudios (WDS) passionately believes in giving back. One of the ways we choose to do this is by participating in or volunteering at WordCamp events and technology conferences. This past weekend, March 24-26, we had three (count ’em, THREE) of our own WordPress experts...
Read More Post-Event Report: WordCamp Miami, WordCamp San Diego, and MinneBarWe Contributed 1,500 Hours to the WordPress Community in 2016
At WebDevStudios (WDS), we love WordPress. We are also very passionate about open-source software in general. For over two years now, WDS has been participating in the Five for the Future (#5ftf) movement. The idea behind #5ftf is that organizations should dedicate 5% of their...
Read More We Contributed 1,500 Hours to the WordPress Community in 2016Mentoring and Sharing Knowledge
Author’s note: I know the term ‘mentor’ can be used in varying ways in different industries. In this post, I’m using it to describe supporting others in learning environments to gain (coding) skills. My first inklings towards web development were as a...
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