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Into 2015

2015 is here again, and everyone is recovering from the New Year's Eve parties around the globe. I would like to wish everyone a happy healthy and successful new year. My TODO list so far is endless, so prioritizing and getting the most out of it would be one of my main targets (priorities!). Also, the reason for this post is mostly Brad's ...

WordSesh 3 on Saturday

I'm speaking at WordSesh 3 this Saturday at 9:00am UTC.   I will share my thoughts and experience with the WordPress Core and a bunch of other programming languages and platforms, comparing several architectural or design solutions. It's my third WordSesh and I'll definitely recommend it to anyone - 24 hours of live WordPress pres...

The slippery slope of WordPress customizations

There are two things I highly admire in the WordPress ecosystem: being able to precisely budget small projects (where the tiniest error could ruin the entire profit, if not more) and do freelance customization work. We own a small brand under the DevriX hat called Premium WordPress Support, which started as a support engine for maintenance ...

Speaking at WordCamp Boston

On Saturday I'll be presenting my "Large Setup for WordPress Projects" talk at WordCamp Boston. It's my third attempt to visit Boston over the past 3 years and I'm looking forward to joining the local WordPress community this weekend! Our SiteGround crew is ready and two of us will share our experience on Saturday, and take part in the C...

Business Around WordPress

The latest WordPress pricing discussions went viral and it's apparently an important subject that should be discussed broadly at WordCamps. The large number of implementers out there are affecting the number of technical experts, and the competitive prices of other platforms lead us to the question: Why are the WordPress budgets underpri...

Web Development and WordPress Online Training

The end of my PHP course at the Software University is near, and I'm planning a new program for WordPress development. I've been teaching courses since 2006, take a look at my training portfolio. Few of the companies where I have trained employees are: VMware, SAP Labs, Software AG, Melexis, and I have also trained groups at CERN - the E...

The $15 WordPress gig

Three weeks ago I received the following message on LinkedIn: Hello, I'm looking for someone who could customize a WordPress plugin we bought. It's a car reservation system, we need to change the pricing model and add a few extra SQL tables that would operate with the plugin. The contact is a manager of some small agency, in his 50s, so I...