"WordPress has enabled me to build a career for myself and to wholly determine my own path." — Emily Rapport #WordPress heropress.com/essays/how-a...

"I studied painting in Chicago and New York in the mid-90s. After graduating, I did not get a job at a prestigious design firm." — Emily Rapport #WordPress heropress.com/essays/how-a...

In this week's HeroPress essay Emily reads her essay out loud. If you want to hear her words in her own voice check it out. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/how-a...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "How Art School Led Me To Web Design" by Emily Rapport from Jamestown, NY, USA. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/how-a...

We're experimenting with some new content types over here at HeroPress. Recently Josep Morán did a HeroPress essay, & it included himself reading it aloud. We put it on YouTube so you can listen there. If you want to see more of this please let me know. #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Ci...

I recently when back looking through some of the HeroPress Tip Of The Week videos I made a couple years ago, and found that the on titled "An Introduction to WordPress Custom Fields" has over 4000 views! #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFZB...

Zeel Thakkar believed in opening doors for others to learn, contribute, and grow. An anonymous WordPress community member has offered 20 complimentary event tickets to women and girls who require financial assistance to attend WC Kolhapur 2026. Details here: kolhapur.wordcamp.org/2026/in...

Some years ago Morten Rand-Hendriksen built a #WordPress theme starter framework called WP Rig. Since then it's been taken over and greatly extended by Rob Ruiz. In the latest episode of Hallway Chats I talk with Rob about where it's been and where it's going. hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...

Hey folks, Christmas is coming, and if you give people HeroPress swag then you help support the HeroPress project AT THE SAME TIME! Woo! #WordPress thewp.world/product-cate...

Hey friends, Black Friday is approaching. I wanted to remind you that HeroPress has an affiliate link page, where if you simply click the right icon before buying you help support HeroPress financially, without paying extra yourself. I appreciate your support. #WordPress heropress.com/affiliates/

"I have a new job, new friends, and I could almost say a new family, and it’s all thanks to WordPress." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"Thanks to WordPress & its community, I grew as a person & as a professional in a new discipline as competitive as it is exciting and alive. They supported me through the hardest moments & helped me rise again, like a phoenix from the ashes." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"I discovered WordPress through my marketing studies, and thanks to our beloved CMS, I created my first blog. I keep the logo and some of my early posts, remnants of a time when I was learning to tell stories and give shape to ideas." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"There were twenty-six months of rehabilitation, relapses, and searching for an effective treatment. Yet, amid all that chaos, I managed to step back and turn my skills into a new opportunity." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"Everything changed during the COVID-19 pandemic when my heart decided to stop beating properly. A genetically inherited heart condition forced me to stop completely and look at life from a new perspective. " — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

"I come from a family that has worked with wood lovingly for three generations. Carpentry was always our trade, our way of understanding life and making a living. " — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

El ensayo de esta semana en HeroPress lleva por título “De la carpintería al marketing digital, esta es la historia de cómo Wordpress me ayudó a reconstruir mi vida, Por Josep Morán de Mataró, Barcelona, España. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

This week's HeroPress esssay is titled "From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the story of how WordPress helped me rebuild my life." by Josep Morán from Mataró, Barcelona, Spain. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...

In a recent HallwayChats episode I had a great conversation with June Liu from Backpocket Ace. We talked about WP Accessibility Day, Speed Networking, and how she got into all this. Check it out! hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi... #WordPress

This week on HallwayChats I had a GREAT conversation with Amber Hinds about web accessibility. I learned SO MUCH in this interview, I strongly recommend you check it out! #WordPress #a11y #webaccessibility #wpaccessibility hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...

This week on Hallway Chats we talked with Joni Halabi about her work managing transcription translations for WP Accessibility Day videos. Super cool stuff. #WordPress #HeroPress #accessibility #a11y hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...

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