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Category: WordPress

  • Unexpectantly at capacity

    Unexpectantly at capacity

    It’s been a weird year. I’ve always been a do-er. I take everything on and find the time to complete it well. I might sacrifice some sleep or personal time, but if I’ve made a commitment, I won’t let you down.  But this year started, and I found myself at capacity.  Huh? That doesn’t make…

  • Web Summit 2025 – Recap

    I was fortunate enough to attend Web Summit this year, and I went with a completely open mind, ready to soak up everything I could. I studied the speakers and topics closely and selected a well-rounded mix of talks covering performance, WordPress Special Projects Team interests, AI, customer service, robotics (because it is just cool), sport (because I…

  • Lost in Translation (and Privilege)

    Lost in Translation (and Privilege)

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about English being my mother tongue. I work in a team where most people speak multiple languages, and I’ve always been a bit envious of that ability. I really battle to learn languages — gosh, most days even English fails me. It’s been a big year of travel, and…

  • Boracay, Philippines

    Boracay, Philippines

    I’m used to traveling for work. It usually means flying alone, landing in a cool place and connecting with the team within a few hours.  This trip has been different. Firstly … Asia! Insanely cool to be on a continent that I don’t know. I went to Hong Kong in 2011 but outside of that,…

  • Default Search Block

    Default Search Block

    I am doing some testing using the WordPress Search block, as there is a spacing issue between the CTA and the input field on one of the websites I’m working with. I’m going to be testing if the issue is isolated to the site where I took that screenshot from, or if it’s a Core…

  • Query Loop Block – Recommended Add On

    Query Loop Block – Recommended Add On

    The Query Loop block is hands down my favourite block (we all have favourite blocks right?). However… the default pagination that lives inside of the query block forces a page reload each time you navigate to a different page (and in my opinion, is less than pretty). The WordPress Special Projects team have created a…

  • Automattic

    Automattic

    Woa what a week. What a 2-weeks. I’m not going to get into the details of the past two weeks’ events as there are heaps of other platforms where you can get that information from (here’s a summary), but what I can share is how devastating this has been for me.  Until today, I have…

  • SEO RECOMMENDATIONS

    A while back one of our partners asked for help with SEO but weren’t interested in hiring a specialist. I have quite an extensive background in SEO (although it has been many years since working actively in SEO, so my info will be dated), but I put together a little help guide for them on…

  • How to run Blaze Ads

    How to run Blaze Ads

    This week I’m running my first set of Blaze ads for a partner site. Below, you’ll find some information and guidelines on how to run a campaign successfully. Before you run the ads: Before you can get started, you’ll want to ask the partner a couple of clarifying questions: What content are we promoting? An important note…

  • question: are sensei templates managed in the FSE editor?

    Answer: YES THEY ARE!