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 →
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 →
Wordcamp Miami 2017
Rich and I are at this year's Wordcamp in Miami. This is my second WC and I'm looking forward to learning something new on the Users Track (102). 8:00AM - Rich and I just got to Wordcamp Miami and it's way too early in the morning for me. Coffee and donuts is all I can think... Continue Reading →
