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Steve Hughes

Retired

@dowals Kentucky, USA joined Oct 2025

als.dataonwheels.com

    Bio

    I was diagnosed with ALS in July 2021. I am no longer able to walk, type, or speak anymore, but I can type and design with my eyes. I am grateful to my family, friends, and faith for helping me through this. I share our story to help and encourage others.

    Interests

    accessibility, ALS, data & analytics

    WordPress Origin Story

    Data on Wheels is a fun story. About fifteen years ago, I created a blog while working at a transportation company. I work with data and analytics on the Microsoft platform.  I started writing to document what I didn’t want to forget. It helped propel my career. The blog was created on WordPress.com – https://dataonwheels.wordpress.com.
    Fast forward to my diagnosis and it works as well. I have handed the technology blog off to my oldest daughter, Kristyna, who’s also a data professional. I created the ALS website using the same domain in September as a way to centralize access to all the ways we share our story. It is a great way for me to stay engaged and I am having fun. This new site is built on a hosted WordPress site which has been quite a learning experience.

    Current Job

    Retired
    Present

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    February 2026
    Feb 13 Fri · 02:36
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    Created a topic, Product categories not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
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    January 2026
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    The search results display nice text results for posts…
    November 2025
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    Created a topic, Merge button disappeared after editing the revision, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
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    October 2025
    Oct 03 Fri · 14:30
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    Created a topic, Easy to use, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I wanted a simple caching solution for my self hosted …