Profiles

Bio

Hi, I’m Ryan, the guy behind InfluenceWP.com and one of the guys behind ChangelogWP.com. I’ve been involved with WordPress since 2014 and run multiple successful agencies.

InfluenceWP is a passion project to help WordPress product creators boost their presence and reach more customers.

ChangelogWP is the #1 resource for changelogs within the WordPress ecosystem.

Interests

All things #WordPress, dogs, the outdoors, craft beer, and bourbon.

WordPress Origin Story

From 1997 to 2019, I worked through the Information Technology ranks, from an IT helpdesk intern to interim CIO of a high-frequency trading company, and then ran my IT consulting firm.

I began my journey with WordPress at the beginning of 2014 when many of my IT clients sought help building a website.

My WordPress agency was officially formed in 2016, and I slowly began to phase out my IT consulting business, which shuttered in 2019. I’ve since run multiple, successful niche WordPress-based businesses alongside my agency, and all are doing well today.

Current Job

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InfluenceWP

Recent impact

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August 2025
Aug 07 Thu · 13:08
Forums med
Created a topic, Powerful. User Friendly. Complete., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Bit Form is one of the most powerful, yet user-friendl…
July 2025
Jul 29 Tue · 18:19
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Created a topic, Critical Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello. CMP was working just fine until we added our fi…
Jul 29 Tue · 16:49
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Created a topic, A Game Changer for Agencies!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As an agency that provides website care/maintenance, t…
Jul 29 Tue · 14:07
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Created a topic, Excellent Plugin!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've looked at many plugins in this category, and this…