Ben Shadle (@benshadle) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I am a DevOps and backend engineer and an entrepreneur. I have extensive knowledge of AWS, Linux, Automating the Management and Provisioning of Servers (primarily using Ansible), PHP, MVC frameworks, MySQL database design, SQL, jQuery, Git, WordPress, API integrations (including AWS, Google, Facebook, Stripe, MailChimp, Mandrill, Constant Contact, SparkPost, Twilio, etc.), HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, troubleshooting and some knowledge of PhotoShop and Illustrator thrown in there. Love learning and am always working on growing in everything that I do.

Interests

WordPress plugin development, WordPress theme development, WordPress development, WordPress site creation, WordPress site hosting, DevOps, backend web development, entrepreneurialism, AWS, Linux, Automating the Management and Provisioning of Servers, Ansible, server architecture, LEMP stack, LAMP stack, PHP, PHP MVC frameworks, MySQL database design, SQL, jQuery, Git, WordPress, API integrations, Stripe API, AWS API, Google API, Facebook API, MailChimp API, Mandrill API, Constant Contact API, SparkPost API, Twilio API, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, learning, politics, self reflection, growth

WordPress Origin Story

My brother and I wanted to start a business together but we didn’t have any cash, so we thought, what the hell, let’s learn how to code. Lee gravitated towards the front end and I gravitated towards the back end and luckily the two roles were compatible. Lee is the front end developer/designer and Ben is the back end developer/DevOps engineer in our team. In addition, we’ve both played countless roles necessary to keep our business functioning and growing, including marketing, sales, etc. We started out building custom PHP applications for clients but have predominantly been focused on WordPress for the past several years as we’ve found clients to love the flexibility, extensibility and cost of custom WordPress applications. We ended up building a custom WordPress plugin called WPMerchant to make WordPress payments easier and more inexpensive than the alternatives on the market.

Member Since: June 3rd, 2015
Location: Santa Monica, California
Website: wplauncher.com
Job Title: Co-Founder and DevOps Engineer
Employer: WPLauncher
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Contribution History

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Committed [2421180] to Plugins SVN:
update version references
4 years ago
Committed [2421179] to Plugins SVN:
update tested up to version and the api keys
4 years ago
Created a topic, Excellent Testimonial Block Collection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I spent a lot of time looking for the right testimonia…
5 years ago
Committed [2129340] to Plugins SVN:
update tested up to version
5 years ago
Committed [2104798] to Plugins SVN:
autoload third party classes
5 years ago
Committed [2104197] to Plugins SVN:
Update Readme
5 years ago
Committed [2104125] to Plugins SVN:
Testing up to WordPress 5.2.1
5 years ago
Committed [2103984] to Plugins SVN:
Testing up to WordPress 5.2.1, Updating Readme
5 years ago
Committed [2103982] to Plugins SVN:
Testing up to WordPress 5.2.1, Updating Readme
5 years ago
Committed [1854352] to Plugins SVN:
update the readme
6 years ago
Committed [1854349] to Plugins SVN:
update the tested to version
6 years ago
Committed [1814525] to Plugins SVN:
update save post function
7 years ago
Committed [1813959] to Plugins SVN:
first version
7 years ago
Committed [1782412] to Plugins SVN:
update readme text
7 years ago
Committed [1782411] to Plugins SVN:
update tested to
7 years ago
Committed [1764794] to Plugins SVN:
update instructions
7 years ago
Committed [1764743] to Plugins SVN:
update instructions
7 years ago
Committed [1713929] to Plugins SVN:
remove loading gif
7 years ago
Committed [1713927] to Plugins SVN:
add video to dashboard
7 years ago
Committed [1713921] to Plugins SVN:
add video to dashboard
7 years ago
Committed [1713918] to Plugins SVN:
add video to dashboard
7 years ago
Committed [1713917] to Plugins SVN:
add video to dashboard
7 years ago
Committed [1713913] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1713912] to Plugins SVN:
add more params for the shortcode
7 years ago
Committed [1707217] to Plugins SVN:
adjust version
7 years ago
Committed [1706640] to Plugins SVN:
adjust readme and update ajax object name to prevent conflicts with other ...
7 years ago
Committed [1700551] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1700550] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1697873] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1697870] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1697867] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1697866] to Plugins SVN:
update readme
7 years ago
Committed [1697864] to Plugins SVN:
adjust the screenshots
7 years ago
Committed [1697860] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting readme and debugging wpmerchant public and adding a bunch of ...
7 years ago
Committed [1697545] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting the readme
7 years ago
Committed [1690871] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting the readme
7 years ago
Committed [1690867] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting the readme
7 years ago
Committed [1690865] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting the readme
7 years ago
Committed [1690856] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting the readme
7 years ago
Committed [1690855] to Plugins SVN:
adjusting the readme
7 years ago
Committed [1688205] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme information
7 years ago
Committed [1688196] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme information
7 years ago
Committed [1688194] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme information
7 years ago
Committed [1688192] to Plugins SVN:
Update readme information
7 years ago
Committed [1688173] to Plugins SVN:
Update version number
7 years ago
Committed [1688170] to Plugins SVN:
Updating the MailChimp and Stripe libraries, refactoring the code, used ...
7 years ago
Committed [1631514] to Plugins SVN:
Adjusting assets
7 years ago
Committed [1631507] to Plugins SVN:
Adding assets
7 years ago
Committed [1631424] to Plugins SVN:
Adding first version of the tweet button
7 years ago
Committed [1205491] to Plugins SVN:
update the plugin action links
9 years ago