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Ryan @InfluenceWP.com

Founder at InfluenceWP

@influencewp Charlotte, NC, US joined Aug 2024

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    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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    Contributions

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    August 2025
    Aug 07 Thu · 13:08
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    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…