The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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An Aussie goes to a WordCamp in Japan
WordCamp Kansai 2015 happened recently, and I received an invitation to speak. It was an exciting opportunity; I got to see Japan first-hand, catch up with friends, see the home of Wapuu, and talk about WordPress. I’m not new to WordCamps, or speaking, but there was a lot for me to think about after leaving Kansai.…
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Announcing S3 Uploads
My favourite type of plugin is one that has focused single job, requires little configuration and “just works”. I’m not so interested in user facing features, or admin options; I want a plugin to do one thing and do it well. One such plugin that has been in development for some time here at Human…
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Make shortcodes a piece of cake – the Shortcake story
Once upon a time, a long time ago back in release 2.5 in 2008, the shortcode API was released into the world of WordPress. It allowed users to insert complex page elements, such as a gallery or blockquote, by adding a short piece of code with square brackets, [name attr = “value”], via the post…
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John Blackbourn Joins Human Made
I’m really excited to welcome John Blackbourn to Human Made as a full-time Senior WordPress Engineer. John brings a deep technical knowledge of WordPress and his experience applying that to the “real world” of client projects is a great fit for what we do. From his long history of WordPress contributions culminating in his leadership of the WordPress 4.1 release, to…
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Petya Raykovska Joins Human Made
I’m really excited to welcome Petya Raykovska to Human Made as a full-time Senior Project Manager. Petya brings a huge amount of experience and passion for her work and for the community at large. From her efforts evangelising the use of Open Source in the publishing industry as the co-founder of the OpenMedia Foundation, to her experience leading client…
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It’s all about the WordCamps
Wow – it’s February already, 2015 is going very quickly. After a Christmas and New Year break the Humans are out and about again. This weekend is definitely all about the WordCamps and meetups for Human Made. In the UK it’s WordCamp Birmingham. Human Made are a silver sponsor and there will be a good…