November 21, 2023
A Visit to The Baths in the BVI
An Opportunity to Learn HubSpot CMS
Recently, I applied for a position as a Junior Web Developer for a HubSpot Agency. My experience with HubSpot was mainly forged during my time as a Web Dev Fellow at Center Centre while Shayne and I were researching replacement CRMs. We tested several CRMs (Contact Relationship Management tools), including Salesforce, Monday.com, and HubSpot. Of... Continue Reading →
Adding Custom Fonts to a WordPress Site Manually
During WordCampUS, I heard that Google Fonts is coming to WordPress! Up until now, developers and users had to install a plugin to access Google Fonts and apply them to their sites. Google Fonts is a free and open-source collection of fonts provided by Google. It allows web designers and developers to easily access and... Continue Reading →
WordPress and Gutenberg: My New Favorite Guilty Pleasure
Recently, I had the opportunity to build two new WordPress sites for my current employer, Center Centre, using the latest content editing process: Gutenberg Blocks. What are Gutenberg Blocks? Well, I'm glad you asked. According to ChatGPT, Gutenberg Blocks are: "...individual content elements in the WordPress Gutenberg editor. They include various elements like text, images,... Continue Reading →
Using WordPress for Sales Landing Pages
Last month, I became the Senior Web Dev Fellow at Center Centre. For the second half of my 6 month fellowship, I get to focus on growing my skills as a web developer and tackle projects that I can add to my portfolio. The new Junior Dev Fellow has caught on quickly and has taken... Continue Reading →
Migrating a WordPress Site the Hard Way
A few weeks ago, the other Web Dev Fellow and I were tasked with migrating a couple of WordPress sites. The challenge: doing it without a plugin. The Task As a Web Dev Fellow at Center Centre - UIE, we maintain, update, and edit the WordPress sites that our customers visit, We have the legacy... Continue Reading →
A New Skill Added
This week at my Web Dev Fellowship at Center Centre - UIE, I was given a task that tested my skills as a PHP developer. The Goal The ad banner at the bottom of a specific article needs to be different than the ad banner on all other articles. Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman's "Yes. And..." article... Continue Reading →
The Search for the Perfect CRM
A Great Task and Greater Reward A couple of weeks ago, the senior fellow and I at Center Centre - UIE were tasked by our management to transition our CRM, Customer Relationship Management tool, from GoHighLevel to another provider. GHL wasn't meeting our needs and had some issues that significantly affected our business during an... Continue Reading →
Using Apple’s FreeForm App to Declutter My Life
The Problem: I'm the queen of sticky notes, note pads, and doodles. I collect colorful pens and pretty notebooks. I have a collection of writing utensils that would put Office Depot to shame. I enjoy taking notes, color coding note sections based on importance, topic or date, and drawing tiny pictures around my notes while... Continue Reading →
A Little Front-End, A Little Back-end, and A Lot of Fun
Week 2 of the CenterCentre fellowship was a rollercoaster of information. The speed at which I am learning new systems and processes is blowing my mind. I quickly got a handle on the marketing emails that are supposed to be the majority of my job in the first three months of this fellowship. I'm to... Continue Reading →
