laurencebahiirwa (@laurencebahiirwa) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: April 10th, 2013
Location: Kampala
Website: omukiguy.com
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Bio

Justice and equity. I am a Digital Junkie consuming all kinds of new tech if it makes humankind better. I love neat UI designs and sharing knowledge. I develop with WordPress as a CMS and API provider for external apps.

WordPress Origin Story

I am a business major with no prior knowledge of databases and advanced PHP.

However, my passion has always been IT. I learnt how to developing websites in 2007 using CSS and HTML. Until a friend in 2011 needed to have their website converted to WordPress since it was easier for them to update and I had never given this thought. At least, not until, I landed on @chriscoyier tutorial on how to change an HTML website to WordPress. Most services were changing thousands of dollars and yet Chris was doing this at a low cost course.

My whole mind blew up with the thought of making database driven website. I have since only developed in WP to allow many to avoid costs of hiring a dev to make simple updates.

This has allowed me to grow as I studied the WordPress core files and learnt from others in the community, Stack Overflow and the WP developers on Twitter. The community has been amazing in my growth, that’s why I am helping the guys in Kampala to grow a vibrant one stone at a time.

Contribution History

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Wrote a new post, Welcome to WordCamp Kampala, on the site WordCamp Kampala:
Organizers note: Please update the portions with red text. We're happy to announce that WordCamp…
4 weeks ago
Committed [2868878] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.3.2 from GitHub
1 month ago
Committed [2868853] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.3.1 from GitHub
1 month ago
Committed [2868802] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.3.0 from GitHub
1 month ago
Committed [2792340] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
6 months ago
Translated 6 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
7 months ago
Committed [2746253] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 0.2.1 from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2746225] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 0.2.0 from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2746201] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745823] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745819] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.1.0 from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745771] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745764] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745763] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.2.1 from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745752] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.3.2 from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2745739] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.2.2 from GitHub
9 months ago
Committed [2741395] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.1.0 from GitHub
10 months ago
Committed [2734653] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.0.0 from GitHub
10 months ago
Posted a reply to What about seconds – minutes – hours – days?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Patrick, Thanks. I am working on this for the next major release. I need…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to Ignore Page or Post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you.
1 year ago
Created a topic, Ignore Page or Post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the wonderful plugin. Is there an opti…
1 year ago
Created a topic, Hooks and Filters Request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In Advanced Ads – Selling Ads, Some of the product-tem…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Doesn’t play well with Default WooCommerce Filters, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, thanks for the plugin. I have been using the "…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Missing menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@hobbiasztalos Thanks for the reach out. It has never occured to me to add a…
2 years ago
Committed [2495362] to Plugins SVN:
Bump version on test
2 years ago
Committed [2495361] to Plugins SVN:
Bump version on test
2 years ago
Committed [2495360] to Plugins SVN:
Bump version on test
2 years ago
Committed [2495359] to Plugins SVN:
Bump version on test
2 years ago
Created a topic, Cleans up your mess, good!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you have imported or added loads of posts in the wr…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Simply Brilliant :-), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I am happy person after using this plugin. Does wha…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to May I ask why this plugin is temporarily closed?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There was a breakdown in email communications that broke the directory rules. This has since…
2 years ago
Committed [2442975] to Plugins SVN:
Version 1.3.1 & WP 5.6 Bump
2 years ago
Posted a reply to May I ask why this plugin is temporarily closed?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello MG, I need to talk to the Plugins to ask why this is the…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Works great with JS Frameworks like React Native, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Definitely 5 stars and recommended. The code is well…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Is “Years Since” internationalized?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
:Fist-bump
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Is “Years Since” internationalized?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Much appreciated. Please leave a review of your experience. Cheers!
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Is “Years Since” internationalized?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In locale, they are not. Let me work on that for the next minor release.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Is “Years Since” internationalized?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you. You don't have to use a .pot file to translate it. Just go…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Bulk un-attachment doesn’t work at all, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I will consider this in the next update of the plugin. Thanks for raising it.
3 years ago
Posted a reply to E_COMPILE_ERROR – line 36 – After last update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There was minor release done to fix issue.
3 years ago
Posted a reply to It works perfectly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I am glad. Cheers!
3 years ago
Posted a reply to non-breaking space ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for asking. I haven’t come across a use case for this. Which tag…
3 years ago
Committed [2300223] to Plugins SVN:
New banners
3 years ago
Created a topic, Support for latest woocommerce version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is this plugin still supported? I would like to keep i…
3 years ago
Committed [2300195] to Plugins SVN:
Version 1.2.0 with public repo
3 years ago
Committed [2300012] to Plugins SVN:
Readme update - test 5.4.1
3 years ago
Committed [2300011] to Plugins SVN:
Readme update
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Lightweight and so useful, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the positive feedback.
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Bulk un-attachment doesn’t work at all, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @bukizvanipera, this plugin supports is updated from WP 4.9.0 as a minimum. Unfortunately, it…
3 years ago
Posted a reply to problem after last update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Apologies for the error in upload off the update. This has been fixed.
3 years ago