Veerle Verbert (@littlekitten) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Working with WordPress since 2006 and I love the openness & power. Together with my husband Werner Huysmans we have a ‘two-man-agency’, focused on custom development (themes, plugins, blocks), building on top of the power of WordPress to empower our clients.

I try to give back by helping as much as I can: facilitating knowledge sharing by (co-)organising the monthly WordPress Meetup Antwerp since 2014, WordCamp Antwerp 2016 & 2018 and recently also started to give talks at meetups and WordCamps.

Interests

Open web, open source, fine HTML & CSS: I love semantics, I still love the promise of the open web and I love beautifully crafted code. I love the power of WordPress as a framework and the myriad of possibilities it brings to so many different people and organisations.

Working with JS a lot (even blocks), but not as a specialist: my partner helps me out whenever my react won’t react no more ;).

WordPress Origin Story

Started hacking websites together in the late 90’s, I tried WordPress the first time around 2006. I immediately loved the flexibility, the power and all the knowledge openly flying around. We have been using WordPress for most of our projects and experiments since.

In the early years, I didn’t know anyone nearby working with WordPress: we live in Belgium, also referred to as ‘Drupal Country’ at that time. So we hesitantly went to a WordCamp in the Netherlands and it was awesome: fine people, discussions, talks, … and we kept going to every WCNL since.

At one WordCamp Zé Fontainhas referred to Belgium as a blind spot on the community map, and he kept pushing. So the Antwerp meetups and WordCamps are his fault, and that of the WordCamp Netherlands-team: we’re paying it forward and lovin’ it!

Member Since: April 22nd, 2010
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Website: conimpeto.be
Job Title: Boss
Employer: Con Impeto
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Contribution History

Meetup Organizer
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Translated 17 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 months ago
Created a topic, FYI: PHP8.2 Deprecation notice spotted (small fix will do), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, just wanted to give a heads up: We're prepping …
10 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Netherlands 2022
2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Feedback request for WordCamp Organizers: How do you use your WordCamp email address?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
only as a forwarder would be trust, and transferability (to new orgs) (don't know, didn't…
4 years ago
Wrote a new post, WordCamp Antwerp postponed, on the site WordCamp Central:
We regret to inform you we have decided to postpone WordCamp Antwerp. The past weeks…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, WordCamp Antwerp postponed, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
We regret to inform you we have decided to postpone WordCamp Antwerp. We understand you…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Covid-19 update, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Just to let you know: we don't have any plans to cancel or postpone WordCamp…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, The full schedule of WCANT 2020 is here!, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
We are so excited to announce the full schedule of our three-day WordCamp! 40 awesome…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Non-WordPress web people, I invite you, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
We all surf the waters of the open web. We all have myriads of opportunities…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Topics galore: suggestions for your next WordCamp/meetup talk., on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Want to apply as a speaker, but still looking for a topic? You’ve maybe been…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Ticket sales now open, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Just in time to give yourself, a friend, a colleague or a family member a…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Open accordion with CSS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK, I was looking for exactly the same thing. BUT: it's not CSS, neither JS,…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Hello world!, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
A new WordCamp plan is being made. In Antwerp, spring 2020. Coming soon. Check back…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Join our team!, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Ever felt like returning a favor to WordPress, this is your chance! The core-organizing team…
5 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium 2020
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Help the bank, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Blurb with information for potential sponsors.
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Apply as Speaker, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Organizers note: Submissions to this form will automatically create draft posts for the Speaker and…
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Join our team!, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Blurb with information for potential volunteers.
5 years ago
Wrote a new post, Welcome to WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium, on the site WordCamp Antwerp, Belgium:
Organizers note: Please update the portions with red text. We're happy to announce that WordCamp…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Hardnekkige error, on the site Support forums:
Het lijkt dat je ajax-admin.php calls onleesbare antwoorden geven. no worries als dit je niets…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Volgpogingen geblokkeerd in Firefox, on the site Support forums:
Als ik de site in FireFox bekijk met de console, krijg ik idd meldingen (Tools…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Media files not visible in library, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Think the main difference between list view & grid view is that the grid view…
6 years ago
Wrote a new post, Your first contributor day?, on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
Only a few days to go for Contributor Day, the first time for WordCamp Antwerp!…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Media files not visible in library, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
hi, np! and attachments won't work indeed, my bad. you'd have to post a link…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Media files not visible in library, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
hi, maybe you have javascript issues on the edit-page — this could prevent your media…
7 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post The topic request-list of WordCamp attendees, on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
Always interesting: pick a WordPress core topic and explain deeply (like: transients, the query, rewrites,…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Hoe tags weergeven als cloud en niet als lijst?, on the site Support forums:
Met de recente update van Twenty Sixteen (versie 1.4) is de styling van de tagcloud…
7 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Antwerp
7 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Antwerp 2016
8 years ago
Wrote a new post, The WordCamp Weekend: practical info, on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
Howdy, it's the WordCamp Antwerp weekend! So, what do you need to know? When Saturday June…
8 years ago
Wrote a new post, Enjoy your stay in Antwerp!, on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
Antwerp is the second biggest city of Belgium. But actually it's quite compact: within a…
8 years ago
Wrote a new post, Why to attend a WordCamp?, on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
Well, where do I start? A WordCamp is a fun, nice, open and free place…
8 years ago
Wrote a new post, Ready? Ticket sale is open, grab yours now., on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
Tickets cost as little as €30. This is huge money if you count in French…
9 years ago
Wrote a new post, What to expect?, on the site WordCamp Antwerp:
A WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events…
9 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Antwerp
9 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Sponsorships and Other Local Community Stuff, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I like the idea of a rotating system; if it's only for a bit of…
10 years ago