Bridget Willard (@bridgetwillard) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Author of several marketing books, Bridget Willard is a teacher who focuses on building relationships first, brands second. She prides herself in offering in-house training, marketing strategy, copywriting, and social media account management.

Her WordPress Plugin “Launch With Words” is a value-add for developers who focus on niche marketing.

To equip small business owners, she writes, teaches, presents to small groups, and creates tutorials.

When she’s not inspiring small businesses, she is reading books, watching sports with Diesel The Cat, or enjoying the outdoors in Corpus Christi, TX.

Say hi to her on X at @BridgetMWillard.

WordPress Origin Story

My friend Pam from Pam Ann Marketing said she wanted to meet us at WordCamp Orange County in 2013. Carol Stephen and I went and Pam couldn’t attend. We’ve been going to WordCamps ever since. I built bridgetwillard.com in April 2015 which was my first self-hosted WordPress site. The resulting blog post opened a door for me to write about plugins.

I was hired as the Marketing Manager at Thought House and was promoted to Director of Marketing. Not only have I spoken at many WordCamps since, I’ve been on organizing teams and led the Make WordPress Marketing Team for two years.

Since October of 2017, I have been a freelancer who specializes in helping WordPress Products and Agencies with Marketing (training, strategy, social media management, copywriting, and even collections.)

Contributions

Bridget Willard contributes 1 hour per week to the Core team.

Member Since: September 11th, 2007
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Website: bridgetwillard.com
GitHub: gidgey
Job Title: Marketing Consultant
Employer: Bridget Willard, LLC
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Contribution History

Core Contributor
Marketing Contributor
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Mentioned in [58319] on Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Remove the download authenticity message from Core/Plugins/Themes updates.
6 months ago
Mentioned in [56220] on Core SVN:
Help/About: Add a “Get Involved” tab to the About page.
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Enabling WebP by default, on the site Make WordPress Core:
What I want people to realize is that webp is not a supported image format…
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Import not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Here is a new recording, @chiraly ! https://www.loom.com/share/83e7efafbd3b4416b4d8695a2e80db7f
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Import not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Chiraly. First of all, thank you for downloading the json file. Good Question. So…
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Thank you for making my life easier, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review, Cami. This was…
3 years ago
Created a topic, This is So RAD!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I knew I would want to put my Ten Twitter Lessons into…
4 years ago
Created a topic, Backups Where I Want Them, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks Updraft Plus and I'm sorry for not writing you …
4 years ago
Created a topic, A wonderful surprise, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't even begin to say how much I love this plugin.…
4 years ago
Created ticket #53012 on Core Trac:
Change Status of "Hello World" to Draft as Default
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post 5.8 Pre-planning, on the site Make WordPress Core:
That is awesome. I love the 21 day RC Window! I'll update my blog post.
4 years ago
Committed [2486332] to Plugins SVN:
Typo (happens to the best of us) Thanks Rhonda Negard!
4 years ago
Committed [2486331] to Plugins SVN:
Typo (happens to the best of us) Thanks Rhonda Negard!
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Making WordPress Releases Easier, on the site Make WordPress Core:
The RC 1 was launched today.
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Standardization of WP-Admin colors in WordPress 5.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It's super cool to have the palette and tools. Does this mean that if a…
4 years ago
Posted a reply to A kick in the pants for folks who don’t know what to write about, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Why, thank you, Ben. That's much appreciated. I am excited to hear about everyone else's…
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Making WordPress Releases Easier, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I love that you're opening up this conversation, Josepha. I've always believed it is burdensome…
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Easy to set up and get started, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you, Todd. This means so much to me -- especially coming from you. Small…
4 years ago
Committed [2468420] to Plugins SVN:
This rewritten text removes the trademark “WordPress” from the copy.
4 years ago
Committed [2466041] to Plugins SVN:
Updating the documentation.
4 years ago
Created a topic, This is So RAD!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Rank Math keeps harassing me (just kidding) about havi…
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Awesome plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is exactly why I wanted to build this tool. I'm so thankful you see…
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Very Simple Yet Impresseive, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is more than I could ever have hoped for, bedche! I can't wait to…
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Pretty useless, sorry, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hiya. I'm so sorry that was your experience. I'm working with the developer to put…
4 years ago
Created a topic, Great UI and UX, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've been using Rank Math Pro for quite a while while …
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49584] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Introduce block patterns for Twenty Seventeen.
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49583] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Introduce block patterns for Twenty Sixteen.
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: align the WordPress release cycle with the industry standard, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think it's fantastic. I'd also like to suggest no updates in a calendar after…
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49361] on Core SVN:
Embeds: Remove Facebook and Instagram as an oEmbed Source
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49359] on Core SVN:
Embeds: Remove Facebook and Instagram as an oEmbed Source
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49348] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Introduce block patterns for Twenty Nineteen.
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49289] on Core SVN:
Privacy: Use more appropriate verbiage when downloading personal data export file from a row action.
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49288] on Core SVN:
Posts, Post Types: Set better default title for custom post types without title support.
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49255] on Core SVN:
Privacy: Add requester IP to password reset emails.
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I love the idea of a fixed schedule. It's open and fair. Great proposal.
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post External Linking Policy – Trusted Sources, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
Documentation is marketing, first of all. Secondly, if the Marketing Team had front-facing publishing ability…
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Tuesday Trainings: Practising Open Communication, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
This is really important. I've shown up to Org meetings for Camps where the decisions…
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp San Diego, CA, USA 2020
5 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for WordCamp site’s SEO fixes, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
"The problem we have is that Google treats each of these subdomains as a separate…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to versatile and affordable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Awesome!
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, USA 2019
5 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I would agree to abandon security updates for anyone below 4.7 is reasonable. However, to…
5 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I wholeheartedly agree, John.
5 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
agree
5 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm with you on this Mika.
5 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update: Sanctions and Open Source, on the site Team Updates:
Thanks for working on this, Josepha. <3
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2019
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, So Many Ways to be Part of the WordPress Community, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thinking of joining the WordPress community? Please do! Watch these videos that showcase how easy…
6 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Why Your Company Should Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
That's a fair statement. I spend a minimum of 10 hours a month volunteering for…
6 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Why Your Company Should Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
I think it's a great idea.
6 years ago

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