Spoiler alert: it was Ganon in the castle with the fireballs.

"The feeling of being able to provide a complete product to the client and own the entire process felt exciting because it satisfied my need for autonomy." — Edo Begagić #WordPress heropress.com/essays/findi...

I have a new video out about how backups work with xCloud Hosting. It's super flexible, you can do local backups or connect to any network drive space you wish. #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufJA...

"As time progressed and I became more fluent in WordPress, I stopped thinking only from a design and frontend perspective and started seeing the bigger picture." — Edo Begagić #WordPress heropress.com/essays/findi...

Today at 2pm EST (40 minutes from now!) I'm going to be speaking in a webinar by GreenGeeks. I'll be talking about owning your own persona online with OpenGraph and Schema.org. No coding required! You can sign up here: www.greengeeks.com/webinars/own...

Ovotjedni HeroPress esej nosi naslov „Pronalaženje autonomije kroz WordPress“, a napisao ga je Edo Begagić iz Rijeke, Hrvatska. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/findi...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "Finding autonomy through WordPress" by Edo Begagić from Rijeka, Croatia. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/findi...

WordPress 7.0 will ship with a new admin style that will be enabled by default. All product owners should test WordPress 7.0 to check for any visual issues with their products and the new admin style. Or, you can just hire me to do it for you. hirejeffc.me/rent-me/

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible from Earth on Feb. 28. Here’s how to see them.

If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.

Rapist mentality and rapist language

Apparently sometimes almost counts. camikaos.com/2026/02/18/c...

I recently started making videos for xCloud Hosting, and the first one just landed on YouTube! Feel free to Like it. ;) #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvvd...

I'm starting to think, maybe ... just maybe, trickle-down economics was not a good idea.

Last year, my decade-long source of skincare & beauty products wouldn’t let me enter because I would 'dirty the shop'. I’ve been all for supporting local businesses over deep pocket investor-backed ecommerce. But I’m not paying for colorism & misogyny.

Watch his tongue. #Charlie

I just noticed that WPPodcasts.com has surpassed 15,000 podcast episodes! What a historical treasure trove! #WordPress #podcast

Block patterns in #WordPress are amazing, and I made a video about how to use them. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4be...

A while ago I made a video showing how to use the Quick Edit feature in #WordPress. Check it out, it can save a LOT of time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3tu...

seems almost certain we’ll later find out they were coerced thehill.com/homenews/med...

One of my favorite quotes from this week's HeroPress essay is this: "what you study at twenty does not have to determine your profession forever." Did you pivot? From what to what? heropress.com/essays/wordp...

El ensayo de Ana también está disponible en audio, leído con su propia voz. #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGQ...

El ensayo de HeroPress de esta semana se titula "WordPress y su comunidad: el diseño de una vida libre" por Ana Cirujano de Torrelodones, Madrid, España. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/wordp...

This week's HeroPress essay is titled "WordPress and Its Community: Designing a Life of Freedom" by Ana Cirujano from Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain. #WordPress heropress.com/essays/wordp...

Yesterday I posted a video in which I use GreenGeeks' site migration service. It went well with a couple surprises, check it out. #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKzv...

We're looking for 15 women in tech from all over the world to interview live on International Women's Day in our livestream! Sign up on our site. Let me know if you have any questions. www.underrepresentedintech.com/iwd26/

Today Ninja Forms became a financial supporter of HeroPress! Many many thanks to them for helping HeroPress to continue to operate. You can see them listed on the sponsors page. #WordPress heropress.com/sponsorship/

Made the feed… thanks to @wordpress.org and @heropress.bsky.social for supporting all of the different pathways to community and professional development.

From art to web design, Emily’s journey shows how creativity and community shape a career. WordPress turned her passion into a flexible, inclusive path where continuous learning is key. Read her story: heropress.com/essays/how-art-... #HeroPress

Yesterday I posted a new video titled "What is a WordPress Taxonomy?" It's about taxonomies. For real. #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFyh...

In tonight’s episode of “find the dog toy”

With your phone in your pocket, practice hitting power and volume up at the same time for a couple seconds. Next time you go to unlock, biometrics are disabled and you'll have to enter your passcode. As would, say, a cop. support.apple.com/guide/iphone...

Only three more subscribers until I have 100 on my YouTube channel. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but it feels momentous. Will one of them be you? www.youtube.com/channel/UCvj...

@pfitzinger.bsky.social Hey man, are you not on Facebook anymore? Unrelated, are you familiar with the Rackett? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIy8...

This year @kinsta.com started sponsoring my ongoing work on the WordPress Photos project (thanks!). I just finished a blog post about my first month's work. I talk about moderation, how Google Vision flags content, and wild and crazy tags. Check it out: topher.how/wordpress-ph...

The Rocketeer was an underrated movie.

"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'm back with another hosting review! Kyle Mott from HonestHosting.io asked me to check out their hosting. Just as with my other reviews, I had never logged into their panel before, so you'll see how easy it is to set up a #WordPress for someone just starting out. youtu.be/ldrnQ10hgPA

@topher1kenobe.bsky.social kindly invited me to contribute my #WordPress story to HeroPress, a site dedicated to sharing the stories of and connecting people in WordPress. Check it out: 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...

One of WordPress' super powers is it's ability to use plugins. But what IS a plugin? I'll explain it in less than 3 minutes! #WordPress youtu.be/ZYlCC2J1mO0

Good search engine optimization (SEO) can dramatically increase the number of visitors to your site. In only a few minutes I'll show you EASY some steps to get a good foundation. This isn't about using a specific #WordPress plugin but a set of steps no matter what tools you use. youtu.be/UmiBMszJZ80

A few months ago I built a wizard for creating your WordPress plugin README file. I built it using Formidable Forms, check it out: wpreadmegenerator.com

If you tell someone you need a website, they'll inevitably ask "What host are you using?" But what's a host? I'll explain it in under 2 and a half minutes! #WordPress youtu.be/6gruKmVzjOc

I posted this video last week. It's my very first time (in almost 15 years!) including my face in a video that I posted on my own channel. I'm super interested in your opinion about whether having my face visible in the video matters or not. #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kKv...

Every time I hear about a desire to take Greenland by force I think "Have you SEEN Sisu?"

Let’s play a game. It’s called “find the dog toy”

As a story teller, this interview really resonates with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHsI...

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...