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The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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WCEU: Unmissable enterprise WordPress talks
WCEU is nearly here! HM Account Director EMEA Ant Miller is a familiar face at WordCamps big and small, and he’ll be on the ground in Turin this June with the Human Made crew. Here are the talks he’s recommending to his beloved clients and friends – be sure to get them added to your…
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Exploring gender equality in WordPress businesses
As Human Made COO, author of a book on the history of the WordPress project, and founding organiser of WordCamp Europe and WordCamp London, Siobhan McKeown has been deeply involved in the world of WordPress for over a decade. Together with Francesca Marano, Siobhan is also co-founder of WP Includes, a leading advocate for increasing…
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Human Made Retreat Roundup 2024 🇬🇷
The Human Made humans were off to the Greek island of Evia for this year’s annual retreat, and this beautiful location was the perfect backdrop to an action-packed week of workshops, team building, hangouts, and activities! HM CEO Tom Willmot takes a look at what we got up to and reveals what the HM retreat…
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Open-source flexibility: how WordPress empowers higher education
At Human Made, we’ve always championed the open-source nature of WordPress, not just for its inherent flexibility but for the freedom it offers to institutions to truly own their digital presence. Director of Sales Jon Ang is delving into why WordPress is ideally suited to the higher education sector and how it empowers universities to…
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Higher education institutions: the WordPress features you really need
Higher education institutions are constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance their digital presence, improve student engagement, and compete on a global stage. Whether it’s attracting and retaining students, engaging with alumni, showcasing research projects, or optimising for visibility and engagement, WordPress offers a flexible, scalable platform that can be tailored to the unique needs of…
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Announcing Tachyon Version 3
With the release of Tachyon version 3, we’ve not only enhanced its capabilities but also streamlined its integration for enterprise WordPress users. Human Made CTO Joe Hoyle takes us through the key updates and how they can benefit your business. Tachyon is an innovative, on-demand image resizing and optimisation microservice, designed to enhance your digital…
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Human Made at WordCamp Asia 2024 🇹🇼
This year’s WordCamp Asia took place 7-9 March in Taipei, Taiwan, and (of course) we had a beautiful team of humans repping Human Made on the ground – everyone knows how much we love a WordCamp! As well as seeing the best of the host city and the meeting up with the wonderful WordPress community…
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WordPress 6.5: What’s in store for enterprise users
Originally scheduled for release on March 26, 6.5 will now be released on April 2. This will be the first major WordPress update of 2024, and it’s poised to significantly enhance the capabilities and efficiency of enterprise websites. Underscoring WordPress’ commitment to continuous improvement, accessibility, and user experience, there will be myriad enhancements big and…
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WPLDN: Ant Miller on AI & WordPress
Human Made Account Director, EMEA, Ant Miller is a highly experienced digital agency leader, specialising in client services, web development for marketing, publishing and ecommerce, sales, and account management. With one eye on emerging tech and the other on delivering outstanding experiences for our clients, he recently took to the stage in London to share…
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3 things we love about the Harvard Gazette WordPress website
We recently partnered with Harvard Public Affairs and Communications to work on the relaunch of the Harvard Gazette website on WordPress. As well as being an absolute pleasure to work with the teams over at Harvard, we had a blast creating custom features and rising to the challenge of making the site totally accessible. The…
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WC Asia: Enterprise WordPress client talk resources
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk at WordCamp Asia: “How to catch a WordPress Enterprise client.” The talk itself was intentionally high-level to give you an overview of the sales funnel. In this post, I’m sharing some articles and further resources that will give you more depth on the sales process. The AIDA funnel A…
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Higher education: 8 must-haves for an effective website RFP
In the higher education sector, launching or revamping a website requires a partnership that goes beyond the ordinary. Institutions look for an agency capable of understanding the unique challenges and aspirations of academic environments – putting together a Request for Proposal (RFP) tailored for higher education can significantly streamline the selection process, ensuring that the…
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WC Asia: Winning your first enterprise WordPress client
Human Made is going to Taiwan! Will we be seeing you there? HM COO Siobhan McKeown shares some of the highlights we’re most looking forward to at this year’s WordCamp Asia, as well as her talk on winning your first enterprise WordPress client. In just a few weeks, some of the Human Made will be…
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WordCamp Asia 2024 Expert Panel: How WordPress can better serve the needs of Enterprise
At Human Made we’re deeply committed to the growing of our global WordPress community and we’re very proud to have been able to support by organising and speaking at every global WordCamp to date. I’m really excited to bring WordPress for Enterprise – a topic that has been on the forefront of Human Made’s initiatives…
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5 reasons WordPress is the perfect CMS for universities’ websites
When it comes to their digital presence, universities face unique challenges. From catering to diverse user groups and managing multiple content streams, to ensuring data security and first-class accessibility, there’s a lot for higher education institutions to think about when it comes to their website. Thankfully, help is on hand: WordPress, one of the most…
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Replay: WordPress for Enterprise event
On Thursday 18th January we heard how household-name brands like Harvard University Gazette, Google, The Times, PMC and more were using our favourite open source platform. These were stories straight from the people behind some of the most complex, interesting, and sophisticated enterprise WordPress builds on the internet today. It was definitely one to remember…
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How we celebrate the end of the year at HM 🎉
One of the things that we miss out on at Human Made is the Christmas party at the end of the year. This is a tradition in so many workplaces, particularly in countries where Christmas or New Year are celebrated. I’m always a little bit envious of anyone who gets to celebrate in person with…
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2023 Shipped! 🚀
What. A. Year. 2023 saw us come back with a bang at WordCamps, hosting events, and doing incredible work with world-leading brands. But sadly, we also had to say goodbye to some amazing folks way back in January. Professionally and personally, it’s been a year of dramatic highs and tough lows. Human Made and the…
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HM hot take: State of Enterprise WordPress report
We were excited to see the publication of the first ever State of Enterprise WordPress report earlier this week. Spearheaded by our friends over at Big Bite, the research provides a fantastic picture of how WordPress is viewed by its enterprise users from around the world. We aren’t going to provide a blow-by-blow account of…
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State of the Word 2023: Takeaways for Enterprise
WordPress Co-founder Matt Mullenweg just presented the 2023 State of the Word on-stage in Madrid. Joined by WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden and Lead WordPress Architect Matias Ventura, together they highlighted this year’s achievements and looked ahead to what’s coming in 2024 and beyond. I was fortunate to be able to join friends from across…
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Contributing back to WordPress
For more than a decade, I’ve been using WordPress. ‘Using’ is the key word here: I’ve been using it without contributing back. WordPress celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, and was able to reach this milestone primarily thanks to the thousands of volunteers who contribute to its continuous development and maintenance, keeping it alive. Looking…
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