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I build authentic brands and goal-focused websites, as well as backpack and rock climb — yes, all simultaneously! I specialize in brand strategy, omelette engineering, and have been building the web since 1998.

I am a designer who can code and also an award-winning information architect/developer, fingerstyle guitarist, idea purveyor, artist, and brainstorm strategy junkie, and shipwreck survivor.

WordPress Origin Story

I had been developing websites since 1998 with good ol’ HTML/CSS, and in 2008 my wife needed to start a blog for her foundation and personal health journey. After researching blog options, she and I settled on WordPress, the .com version. It was so easy to get started. Of course I looked under the hood to see how it worked and was blown away by the power and elegance of the theme and plugin based architecture. So I also immediately started using the self-hosted .org version for developing small business websites and I have not looked back since.

  • Member Since: October 25th, 2009
  • Location: Carlsbad, CA
  • Website: robrusnak.com
  • Job Title: Too many hats to list
  • Employer: Myself
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  • Created a topic, Works Well!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Simple and effective!

  • Created a topic, Solid!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Great plugin! I use it a LOT.

  • Posted a reply to Add multiple of one icon (facebook), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Nick, Thanks for the great response. 1) I know what you mean, I'm always…

  • Created a topic, Add multiple of one icon (facebook), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, This is a great plugin I've been using for a long …

  • Posted a reply to Description with hyperlink not displaying the gallery correctly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @bradvin Is there any progress on this issue? I have the same problem https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-in-description-field-breaks-gallery/

  • Created a topic, Links in Description Field Breaks Gallery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi! I’m using FooGallery with FooBox. When I add a l…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser Do you have any thoughts on my last post and questions? Given that it…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser I don't think that's true. If that's the case, then it also would not…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser I'm not sure if this is a clue or not, but the phone number…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser I forgot to mention, this all started with me sending a priority support request…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser Thanks so much, but it seems I have confused the issue by sharing my…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser I updated from v1.5.8 to v1.6 on staging and I'm still having the same…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @danieliser I'm actually having problems now with v1.5.8, I just learned 1.6 was released. I…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @yogaman5020 I understand, thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to it.

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    @waltmesser Do you have any news or ideas on a solution? Again, if we can…

  • Posted a reply to Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you Walter, I look forward to the solution.

  • Created a topic, Gravity Forms Field Validation Doesn’t Work in Popup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, I'm using Popup Maker with Gravity forms and it se…

  • Created a topic, great work!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    They thought of everything.

  • Created a topic, Simple and Solid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    great responsive slider.

  • Created a topic, Simple is Beautiful, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    great plugin!

  • Posted a reply to Icons Invisible Since WordPress Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am having the same issue with Infinity Pro theme. The icons do not show…

  • Created a topic, Doesn’t accomodate muliple forms or workflows, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This plugin would be good if it actually aligned with …

  • Created a topic, Soooo Good!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Sooo saweeet! Great job Matt.

  • Posted a reply to Category/Archives do not have right sidebar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you Menaka, I was able to get the layout to work, but the sidebar…

  • Created a topic, Fixed Width (not full width site), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, Is there a setting for making the site layout a ce…

  • Created a topic, Add links for Expand/Collapse All, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I don't see options for this feature on the free or pr…

  • Created a topic, Powerful features and easy to use, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    can't beat it.

  • Created a topic, Category/Archives do not have right sidebar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have links to certain blog categories in my main men…

  • Posted a reply to Add Unique Header Image to each page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Menaka, That's great, thank you, it's exactly what I wanted EXCEPT I need it…

  • Created a topic, Add Unique Header Image to each page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, I need to add a custom full-width image across the…

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