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Trying to build a freelance WordPress business…

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Coding, camping, bushcraft, guitar, photography, pets, psychology, spirituality, …

WordPress Origin Story

I was laid off from my corporate job in September of 2007. After taking a few months off I started looking for a job. Then the bank collapse happened in the summer of 2008 and there were no more jobs to even apply for so I started a pet services business. I started reading books on Photoshop and Dreamweaver with the purpose of building my photography website and a website for my pet business. I built both sites using Dreamweaver in early 2009.

I learned in 2018 that people were making money blogging so I switched my pet website to WordPress and that is when I started my WordPress journey. I built a guitar chords website in 2019 with WordPress and I used Elementor. After finding that Elementor killed my page speed I started learning how to build a WordPress theme. In December 2020 I built my web design website hoping to get clients but I did not get any. I started studying JavaScript and went on a Front-End Dev journey hoping to get a job in that line of work – few interviews and no job offers.

In early 2024 I decided to cycle back to WordPress but taking care of my ailing father stopped all my learning and building. I’m currently building a block theme to replace my classic theme for my web design website.

  • Member Since: May 13th, 2018
  • Location: Berea, PA USA
  • Website: jameskernicky.netlify.app
  • GitHub: Kernix13
  • Job Title: Freelance Web Designer
  • Employer: self-employed
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  • Posted a reply to Is there a way to get custom values set in the block editor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Ok, I created a function in functions.php and used var_dump: function get_custom_values() { $global_styles =…

  • Posted a reply to Is there a way to get custom values set in the block editor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Any chance I can get a reply? Do I use var_dump? Where do I run…

  • Posted a reply to Cover Block – Fixed Background Doesn’t Work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I can't believe that other people aren't experiencing this issue as well. I had to…

  • Posted a reply to Is there a way to get custom values set in the block editor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Excellent - thanks! I know I read about this somewhere but I can't find it…

  • Created a topic, Is there a way to get custom values set in the block editor?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I took a number of courses from learn.wordpress.org. I…

  • Created a topic, Business account vs Premier account, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am helping a site owner with this plugin and she kee…

  • Created a topic, Help understanding manifest.json, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This is in reference for push notifications on iOS dev…

  • Completed the course Develop Your First Low-Code Block Theme on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course Beginner WordPress Designer on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course Creating a 4-page business website on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course Intermediate Theme Developer on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course Beginner WordPress Developer on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course Advanced WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course Intermediate WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org

  • Posted a reply to Cover Block – Fixed Background Doesn’t Work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have the same problem using Twenty Twentyfour theme and the inspector shows background-attachment: scroll.…

  • Completed the course Beginner WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org

  • Created a topic, Why is support removed for core block patterns?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am working locally with your theme and I wanted to a…

  • Posted a reply to Starter sites, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    👍

  • Posted a reply to Starter sites, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Sorry, I should have mentioned that I'm using Local to build the site, and I…

  • Created a topic, Starter sites, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm in the process of designing a portfolio site and I…

  • Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 6.8 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
    I'd be interested in volunteering as a Design Lead or something else for which I…

  • Posted a reply to Lighthouse Aria erros, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    No I don't have a specific code fix. Do you have a timeframe when the…

  • Created a topic, Lighthouse Aria erros, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm helping someone with their site and I'm getting er…

  • Created a topic, Paragraph text bold on iOS mobile devices, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am helping someone with their site and he is saying …

  • Completed the course A Developers Guide to Block Themes – Part 2 on learn.wordpress.org

  • Completed the course A Developers Guide to Block Themes – Part 1 on learn.wordpress.org

  • Posted a reply to How to edit demo content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks!

  • Created a topic, How to edit demo content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I got demo content for "Digital Agency" and I was able…

  • Created a topic, Google page index errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm getting 100's of pages that are showing as not bei…

  • Posted a reply to Menu not hidden on small screens, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I know what those 2 divs are for, that's why I mentioned them. The site…

  • Posted a reply to Menu not hidden on small screens, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    So let me summarize: I do not see a hamburger icon to open the menu,…

  • Created a topic, Menu not hidden on small screens, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm helping someone who is using your theme who does n…

  • Posted a reply to Extremely low contrast in editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Full screen shot? The image I attached isn't enough? What part(s) of the editor screen…

  • Posted a reply to How to change the breakpoint on the Blog page?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks! So is the CSS set up for desktop first and so the media query…

  • Created a topic, How to change the breakpoint on the Blog page?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Right now, it looks like the breakpoint is 600px for t…

  • Created a topic, Extremely low contrast in editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I can hardly see the text I entered in a post that I a…

  • Created a topic, How do I select elements to add custom CSS?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The footer elements are not centered correctly on desk…

  • Created a topic, How to find and change the settings for a header, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I was asked by a site owner to finish her website when…

  • Posted a reply to Google Search Console error for sdk_files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I just looked in wp-content/plugins and there is no on-signal folder or file. So does…

  • Created a topic, Google Search Console error for sdk_files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm getting a 404 error for a file that Google should …

  • Created a topic, Perfect – just what I was looking for, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm glad someone created something basic and simple. I…

  • Posted a reply to Post thumbnail (featured image) not displaying, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I did another WP install and this time waited until it logged me out -…

  • Posted a reply to How do I download my database from phpmyadmin on my localhost?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Ok, some markdown is functional but not all...

  • Posted a reply to How do I download my database from phpmyadmin on my localhost?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Why are you making the assumption that I did not read the docs? I made…

  • Posted a reply to Post thumbnail (featured image) not displaying, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    What do you mean "fresh install"? Is deleting my theme and just leaving the default…

  • Created a topic, Post thumbnail (featured image) not displaying, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'm hoping an admin may recognize what the issue is. I…

Completed Courses

Total completed courses: 10