Ludovic S. Clain (@ludovicsclain) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Welcome to my WordPress profile! I am Ludovic S. Clain, a passionate and experienced integrator working with WordPress since 2010s. My main focus is to create exceptional user experiences by strengthening security, optimizing plugin architecture and improving the performance of WordPress sites .

My specialization lies in deep understanding of user needs and creating a user experience-centric WordPress architecture. I firmly believe that every aspect of the site should serve the user, providing an immersive and intuitive experience.

Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work on a variety of exciting WordPress projects. For example, I developed waiomizik.re, a learning management system (LMS) with an integrated bbPress forum. This platform provides an efficient and interactive learning experience for users.

I also worked on praksite.fr, a WAAS (Web As A Service) in WordPress multisite, designed to allow small and medium-sized businesses to focus on their content, services, products and customers rather than techniques.

Another interesting project to which I contributed is kingcourriel.fr. This is a WordPress site that manages marketing and access to email marketing software through a REST API.

What excites me the most about using WordPress and helping other users is the ability to create solutions tailored to their specific needs. Living in Reunion, I have the advantage of being able to intervene quickly, with a time advance of 2 to 3 hours on the northern hemisphere, while minimizing disruption for visitors.

As an integrator with a global vision of the Web and a varied experience, I am able to design WordPress solutions that integrate harmoniously into a larger strategy. I am also in the process of Opquast certification to guarantee the quality of my achievements.

If you would like to discuss your WordPress needs and explore how we can work together, feel free to contact me through my blog ludovicclain.com. I will be happy to help you realize your projects and create exceptional experiences on WordPress.

Interests

• Upgrading the talents of Reunion Island
• Automation fanatic
• Low/no-code activist
• Speed/deep learning evangelist
• WP/WC addict

WordPress Origin Story

My encounter with WordPress dates back to my beginnings as the founder of a music school in 2008. We were looking for an online solution to offer ongoing support to our students. After exploring various options, we were disenchanted with the quotes offered by a local agency. I didn’t want to be dependent on a third party to modify content or improve functionality. That’s when I discovered WordPress.

My first impressions of WordPress were overwhelmingly positive. I was seduced by its ease of access and its ability to quickly create functional sites. At first, I focused on its content management and blog part.

However, I quickly realized that to achieve the freedom I was looking for, I had to train myself more. Fortunately, the vast WordPress community has been a valuable resource, with tutorials, plugins, and self-help forums. I invested time in learning and even had to learn English to better understand the documentation and discussions.

A project that has had a profound impact on my career is waomizik.re. For more than ten years, I had to redo it from scratch many times. However, seeing the project come to fruition with solid features was a great personal satisfaction. This project reminded me that building websites takes time and that clients often don’t make the necessary investment.

Over the years, I’ve grown as a WordPress professional through hours of tutorials, readings, and experimenting. I developed the ability to quickly research and find solutions, debug and implement features according to specific project needs.

My greatest pride as a WordPress professional is to have contributed to the WordPress library with my first plugin, HelpfulnessMeter. This allowed me to actively participate in improving the platform and helping other users.

I learned that we continue to learn every day with WordPress. A fun fact is that the belief that changing the default WordPress table names increases security is an urban myth. It is essential to question certain preconceived ideas.

WordPress has had a huge impact in my professional and personal life. Thanks to this platform, I was able to acquire skills in PHP, HTML, JS, CSS and REST API, which allowed me to start as a freelancer. It is an essential link in my value chain.

My advice to people new to WordPress is to go for it, but keep in mind that WordPress is a user experience tool. Thinking about the end user and seeking to constantly improve their experience is essential.

My ultimate goal as a WordPress professional is to see the reputation of the platform continue to grow and exceed the 40% market share of the most used CMS. I aspire that every WordPress user contributes to its improvement by sharing tutorials, translating themes and plugins. WordPress is a big family and everyone can contribute to its success.

Member Since: April 2nd, 2018
Location: Reunion
Website: ludovicclain.com
GitHub: ludovicsclain
Job Title: Integrator
Employer: Freelance
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Contribution History

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Committed [3146050] to Plugins SVN:
Update and check
5 days ago
Suggested 20 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Created a topic, Icon issue with Android / Chrome browser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there 👋 I have just tested your extension afte…
3 months ago
Committed [3077823] to Plugins SVN:
Tag 1.2.2 added
4 months ago
Committed [3077817] to Plugins SVN:
Tag 1.2.1 added
4 months ago
Committed [3077815] to Plugins SVN:
trunk/languages added
4 months ago
Committed [3077814] to Plugins SVN:
Tag 1.2 added
4 months ago
Committed [3077813] to Plugins SVN:
v1.2
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Banner link invalidated if with hyphen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey 👋 Indeed, there was something that had escaped me, I made up an explanation…
6 months ago
Created a topic, Banner link invalidated if with hyphen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there 👋 I have the impression of having encoun…
6 months ago
Created a topic, Instructions are not clear, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, The settings text seems incomplete to me…
6 months ago
Committed [3024793] to Plugins SVN:
Improved readme file
8 months ago
Committed [3024790] to Plugins SVN:
Improved readme file
8 months ago
Posted a reply to where i find static, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there 👋 Thank you for reaching out for assistance with the HelpfulnessMeter plugin. Based…
8 months ago
Committed [3024710] to Plugins SVN:
Updated to version 1.1
8 months ago
Created a topic, Several backend issues on plugins page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Several backend issues, on the page listi…
9 months ago
Created a topic, I just installed your plugin, very promising. Just to clarify that some parts ar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there 👋 I just installed your plugin, very pro…
11 months ago
Committed [2941674] to Plugins SVN:
Compatibility update with 6.3
1 year ago
Committed [2927520] to Plugins SVN:
Readme update
1 year ago
Committed [2927514] to Plugins SVN:
Minor updates and fixes
1 year ago
Committed [2927511] to Plugins SVN:
Deleting misnamed assets
1 year ago
Committed [2927372] to Plugins SVN:
Minor updates and fixes
1 year ago
Committed [2927293] to Plugins SVN:
Fix banner and icon names
1 year ago
Committed [2927290] to Plugins SVN:
Adding first version of my plugin
1 year ago
Posted a reply to PHP Warning: Undefined array key, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @andreasmuench, any updates on this bugs please?
1 year ago
Created a topic, media files have been uploaded in an unconventional way, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is a pre-purchase question. I'm currently working…
1 year ago
Created a topic, PHP Warning: Undefined array key, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there 👋</img> First of all, thank you for…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Jeff, I just reactivated my debug and nothing similar is now appear. Thank you…
2 years ago
Created ticket #57540 on Core Trac:
make WordPress password management more “understandable”?
2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post A Week in Core – January 23, 2022, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Hey @audrasjb 👋 any chance to have a feedback on this please? 🙏 https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/01/18/bug-scrub-schedule-for-6-2/#comment-44316
2 years ago
Created issue #12 in the bbpress/wp-cli-bbpress repository:
Success: New role for user set successfully… in fact, nothing happens!
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @specialk 👋</img> Just to let you know that I have some PHP warnings from bbq-whitelist…
2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Bug Scrub Schedule for 6.2, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Hey there 👋 I'm not sure I'm in the right place to suggest something but…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great, it does the job, thank you very much for your precious time (I'm a…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks. And so it could give what the content of the array for the BBQ…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Does the screenshot I left you help? Maybe this URL https://staging.waomizik.re/wc-api/WC_Gateway_GoCardless/?request=webhook but I am not…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
it's a bit complicated, because GoCardless is a premium plugin, and you need a SandBox…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Compatibility with GoCardless plugin (HTTP ERROR 403), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there 👋 I have just spoken with the support of the…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Failed opening ‘System.php’ for inclusion, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, I have this notice in my debug.log: E_WARNIN…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Network-wide rules don’t seem to be applied, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey! works great, thank you 🎉
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Error with disabling all post type option, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there 👋 same issue on my side: [05-Jun-2022 23:06:25 UTC] PHP Warning: Undefined array…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Possibilities are really interesting for a multisite installation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
With a little elbow grease, the possibilities are real…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Network-wide rules don’t seem to be applied, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great, it worked 🎉 I leave here some clarifications for those who are interested: The…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Network-wide rules don’t seem to be applied, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there 👋 Thank you for your reply; Still doesn't work. Here what I did:…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Password reset is not allowed for this account, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After investigation, it was one of my snippets in my functions.php file that conflicted with…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Password reset is not allowed for this account, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there 👋 I am using your great plugin for my site, …
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Network-wide rules don’t seem to be applied, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
email sent yesterday…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Error: Invalid backend response. Data is not JSON., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Bruce 👋 Sorry for the delay, I didn't receive notification about your reply by…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Network-wide rules don’t seem to be applied, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your reply and sorry for the delay (I didn't see your reply…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to SDK Validation error: ‘Invalid query value for disable-funding, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Niklas, thank you for your reply, I had to create a staging site, I…
2 years ago