I did a blog post today about a new image compression plugin for #WordPress called Cimo. It's groundbreaking, paradigm shifting, simple, and free. Check it out: topher.how/cimo-the-fut...

Last day of WordCampUS! We’ve been over run by giant yellow monsters! You should come here and help us! Also, Wordpress.com is cool and you should try it. #wordpress #wordcamp #wcus #wcus2025

Kicking off Day 3 of WordCamp US! Many thanks to Wordpress.Com for getting me here, especially THESE people specifically! #wordpress #wordcamp #wcus #wcus2025

Showcase Day at WordCamp US starts off for me today with a meeting of the Photography team. This is my first year on the team, and I'm excited to take LOTS of photos! Many thanks to WordPress.com for the opportunity! #WordPress #WordCamp #WordCampUS #wcus #wcus2025

This week's HeroPress contributor, Mainul Kabir Aion, is here at WordCampUS with me! If you're here, be sure to greet him! #WordCamp #WordCampUS #wcus #wucs2025 heropress.com/essays/learn-connect-contribute-my-wordpress-story/

এই সপ্তাহের HeroPress প্রবন্ধের শিরোনাম হলো ‘শিখুন, যুক্ত হোন, অবদান রাখুন; আমার ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস গল্প’, লেখক মইনুল কবির অয়ন। #WordPress heropress.com/essays/learn...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "Learn. Connect. Contribute. My WordPress Story" by Mainul Kabir Aion from Dhaka, Bangladesh. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/learn...

WordCampUS contributor day is in full swing! Come say hi at the Photos table. Many thanks to WordPress.com for helping me get here. #WordPress #WordCamp #wcus #wcus2025

Hello WordCampUS! I am MINUTES away. #WordCamp #WCUS #WCUS2025

Phase two of my journey to WordCamp US, thanks to WordPress.com ! #WordCampUS #WCUS #WCUS2025

Phase one of my trip to WordCamp US! Many thanks to WordPress.com for the help getting there! #WordPress #wcus #wcus2025

Laurence Bahiirwa said “If you’re here for the first time and you don’t understand anything, that’s okay.” Inside me, something jumped: “Eh! That’s me you’re talking about!” — Moses Cursor Ssebunya #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-s...

"WordPress? “That’s for people who can’t code,” they’d say. Even teachers, IT technicians, and random tech hobbyists had an opinion — and it wasn’t kind." — Moses Cursor Ssebunya #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-s...

"In life, we pick things here and there. Like children at the seashore — a shiny shell here, a bottle cap there, a flat stone for skipping on the water. You never really know which one will be precious until life polishes it for you." — Moses Cursor Ssebunya #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-s...

When I first heard about WordPress, people talked about it like it was a joke — the cheap shortcut for people who couldn’t “do real coding.” — Moses Cursor Ssebunya #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-s...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "The Stone That Turned Out to Be Gold – My WordPress Journey" by Moses Cursor Ssebunya from Kampala, Uganda. heropress.com/essays/the-s... #WordPress

There's a new photo on the WPPHotos info site! Check out this great ocean scene from Nilo Velez: wpphotos.info/taking-the-l... #WordPress #WPPhotos

For the first time in nearly 2 years there's a new episode of HallwayChats! Meet Toby Cryns from Minneapolis MN. #Podcast #WordPress hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...

The staff cartographers over here at HeroPress have invented some new continents. Be advised. #WordPress #maps #cartography heropress.com/new-continen...

Today's WPPhoto info is from Lidia Arroyo Vargas from Costa Rica. It's a lovely sunset on the beach in Costa Rica, with a very artsy branch coming up out of the sand. #WordPress #WPPhotos wpphotos.info/costa-rican-...

Did you know HeroPress has a Slack channel? Open to all, please come join us! heropress.com/slack

"That first bug ignited something within me. I started contributing to various areas — from core testing to translations, organizing local WordCamps, & even speaking at events. It felt empowering to give back to something that gave me so much." — Monika Rao #WordPress heropress.com/essays/a-dec...

“I didn’t take big leaps. I took small steps. But I took them every day. That’s how I got here.” — Monika Rao #WordPress heropress.com/essays/a-dec...

"Working remotely was a new experience but quickly became a blessing. When I became a mother, I embraced both worlds with open arms." — Monika Rao #WordPress heropress.com/essays/a-dec...

"Ten years. A full decade of working in tech, without pause. Of growing, stumbling, learning, and showing up — with WordPress at the center of it all." — Monika Rao #WordPress heropress.com/essays/a-dec...

This week's HeroPress essay is a rare sequel! We hear again from Monika Rao, in her essay titled "A Decade with WordPress: My Journey of Growth, Contribution, and Courage" #WordPress heropress.com/essays/a-dec...

HeroPress will be at WordCamp US! I'm excited to see everyone, if we've never met PLEASE introduce ourself! Many many thanks to WordPress.com for sponsoring me. #WordPress

Another great photo on WPPhotos.info, check out this reflection shot from Sandra Waldmann. #WordPress #WPPhotos #photography wpphotos.info/reflection/

Hey look! wppodcasts.com passed 15,000 episodes! How many have you listened to? #WordPress #Podcast

Computers were rare, internet slower than a whisper and resources limited. Yet, I spent hours in cyber cafés. — Pratik Bhatt #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-j...

"At the age of 3.5 years, I underwent open-heart surgery — a life-saving procedure that left its mark not only on my chest but on my soul." — Pratik Bhatt #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-j...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "The Journey Of Pratik Bhatt" by (wait for it...) Pratik Bhatt! He's from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-j...

"I made big mistakes – I crashed countless sites! And in doing so, I learned what not to do." — Cathy Mitchell #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-r...

"My husband at the time, was a tech genius and had heard of a new get rich quick scheme: “blogging”. I made a whole $0.82 that year." — Cathy Mitchell #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-r...

"In 2004, I was at home with one baby, having just left a career that I loved. Being at home with a baby full-time was shriveling up my brain." — Cathy Mitchell #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-r...

This week's HeroPress essay is also in audio! Cathy reads it aloud herself, check it out. #Wordpress heropress.com/essays/the-r...

This weeks HeroPress essay is titled "The Remote Team Who Raised Me" by Cathy Mitchell from Chilliwack, BC, Canada. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/the-r...

We have a new shirt in the HeroPress store. thewp.world/product/http... #http #418

"It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made, leaving behind my entire family: my wife, my parents, my brother, my sisters, and their families, all of them still trapped in a war zone." — Abdalsalaam Halawa #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"All I had with me was my laptop and some food packed in a WordPress tote bag I’d gotten from WCEU 2023" — Abdalsalaam Halawa #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

The banner for this week's HeroPress essay is a famous Banksy mural in Gaza titled "Flower Thrower ". heropress.com/essays/from-... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_...

"I got married just one month before the war started. My wife and I were full of hope, planning a simple future together in Gaza, despite all the challenges. But soon after, everything collapsed." — Abdalsalaam Halawa #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"Gaza wasn’t easy. But it gave me focus, grit, and a reason to push forward." — Abdalsalaam Halawa #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"I didn’t go to fancy schools or work in glass buildings — I learned by doing, failing, repeating, and staying curious." — Abdalsalaam Halawa #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "From Gaza to WCEU 2025 Basel – My Journey as a WordPress Developer from War to Community" by Abdalsalaam Halawa from Gaza, Palestine. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

Yesterday I submitted my 1,000th photo to the WordPress Photos repository. It's a closeup of some lichen growing in a field. #WPPhotos wordpress.org/photos/photo...

I wrote a new post for Performance Hub, "More Than A Plugin: Caching At Every Level". #WordPress #WebPerformance performance.startumproject.com/more-than-a-...

I particularly like this photo from the #WordPress Photos project. #WPPhotos wordpress.org/photos/photo...

Did you know you can support HeroPress by using our affiliate code links? I put them all on one convenient page. #WordPress heropress.com/affiliates/

HeroPress emails consistently get a 50%+ open rate. I'm told that's impressive, so I'm bragging. #emailmarketing #WordPress heropress.com