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Joe Whittaker

Product Manager at Updraft

@joewhittaker Devon, UK joined Jul 2024

preachingpal.com Slack: @Joe Whittaker

    Bio

    Hiya!

    Who’s even reading these things nowadays huh?
    If you happen to be here, I suppose you’re looking to know a little more about who I am and what I do (why tho?).

    I love Jesus.
    I love the Internet.
    I love WordPress.
    I love words.

    I work in product management for Team Updraft and spend my spare time being:

    Dad.
    Husband.
    Church leader.

    Interests

    Jesus.
    People.
    Writing.
    Church.
    Reading.
    WordPress.
    The internet.

    WordPress Origin Story

    I’ve always tinkered in building websites. It’s been a side interest of mine since we got our first family computer in the mid 90s.

    I discovered WordPress in my college years and wrote many blog posts for sites I built in the mid-00s.

    Then I sort of drifted off until quite recently. I rediscovered my love for WordPress when I started helping to lead on innovation within a WordPress plugin company.

    I can honestly say, WordPress has changed my life.

    Current Job

    Product Manager
    Present
    Updraft

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

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    September 2025
    Sep 01 Mon · 10:06
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Simple, clear, just what I need., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm using Burst as an alternative to Google Analytics …
    January 2025
    Jan 31 Fri · 20:56
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    Posted a reply to UpdraftPlus makes me calm. That’s it!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    A calm gregdob is all that matters! Love this ❤️