Career
Notes on WordPress performance, technical SEO and the craft of web engineering. Written from production, not theory.
How to become a WordCamp speaker (2026 guide)
How WordCamp calls for speakers work, what organizers look for in a proposal, where first-time speakers should start, and the path I took to WordCamp US.
WordCamp talk proposal examples and ideas
Two real abstracts from my WordCamp Canada and WordCamp US sessions, five proposal templates by track, a table of talk ideas and how to fix weak ones.
WordCamp speaker bio example and slides checklist
A WordCamp speaker bio example in three lengths, plus the checklist I use for photo, slides, travel, the day of the talk and the week after the event.
WordPress engineer vs developer: what the market actually wants
A WordPress developer delivers code. A WordPress engineer owns the result: performance, reliability and data. Why the market now asks for engineers.
WordPress developer skills that matter in 2026
The WordPress developer skills clients pay for in 2026: performance diagnosis, the request lifecycle, internals, modern core, security and communication.
How to become a WordPress developer, then an engineer
How to become a WordPress developer from zero, then grow into a WordPress engineer: measure every change, own a system, read plugins, record decisions.
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