Mary Job (@mariaojob) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: April 28th, 2016
Location: Nigeria
Website: maryjob.com
Job Title: Support Engineer
Employer: Paid Memberships Pro
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Bio

I am a divergent technology enthusiast with 16+ years’ experience in the ICT industry, more than half of it I spent roaming the web, freelance writing, virtual assistant, until WordPress saved me 6+ years ago by giving me a voice of my own which I use freely on my personal blog.

I currently work as a Support Engineer at Paid Memberships Pro, a plugin that allows you get paid by selling Membership on your WordPress Website. I founded HowDoYou.Tech, a membership site selling search as a service for tech questions & WordPress Support to Africans. I use WordPress daily and see it as a tool for Personal and Professional Empowerment, I teach digital skills for free to women and girls at Uwani Hub and run my personal blog, I believes everyone should own a personal blog where they share their stories and experiences. I love Cats, Photography, Rabbits & Backpacking!

Interests

WordPress. Open Source Softwares. Open Research. Tacit Knowledge Management. Information Society Technologies.

WordPress Origin Story

I was in Ghana 2015 volunteering for my internship with the Salesians of Don Bosco when i got introduced to WordPress. I was surprised to find that their website was built on WordPress, as far as i was concerned, i tried blogging with WP about 3 years before that and it was a disaster.

I felt it was too complicated and difficult to use for blogging, much less designing a website. My internship assignment was a media collection database for the community while i did my blogging on another platform i had been using for years. Quite frankly, the most a published post on my blog got was usually a like from a friend or one comment and maybe 40 views, i used to think it was a personal blog after-all, maybe that is why.

Someone awesome in that community then asked why i was not blogging with WordPress, he then gave me a whole folder containing video tutorials for WP beginners which took me two weeks to watch and understand.

Today, i thank my creator for the day i was given those videos because i have not been able to look back from using WordPress. I moved my blog to WP, got over a hundred followers in two months, redesigned my blog to look so cool that i fell more in love with blogging.

Oh and guess what? I got my first client in the Tech World from WordPress, my client was based in the UK and they loved how my blog looked and needed a redesign for their WP website which was horrible to say the least. This started my journey into learning about WP, i made a lot of mistakes and i learned a lot too, today i am crazy about WP and actively building the WP community in my country Nigeria.

Moral of my Story:
1.) WordPress truly is anything you want it to be – make good use of your imaginations.
2.) No matter what you want to learn to use, there is no shortcut, if you dont take the patience to learn and understand any craft (Tech applications and software included), you are setting yourself up for a big time failure.
3.) Google is your best Friend! Don’t let her down, she has a lot of potential – become a great Googler (Know how to get accurate and actionable information for good positive benefits to yourself and your society.

Contributions

Mary Job contributes 4 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Documentation, and Support.

Contribution History

Community Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Meetup Organizer
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Posted a reply to Problem: Error applying discount code [1], on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @tonypearl, I was not able to recreate this error on my test site. It…
3 hours ago
Posted a reply to PMPRo: Update/Change credit card in user’s profile, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @vics0801, Depending on your payment gateway, members are able to update their card information…
14 hours ago
Posted a reply to Stop overwriting wp-login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gooloode, Disabling this feature would mean removing the page set for membership levels under…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Move membership from Expired to Cancelled, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hlhs, It is not possible to manually change the level history status of a…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Change checkout PayPal Express button, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mauriciogarofalo, I am not clear on what you refer to when you say "I…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to [Paid Memberships Pro - Restrict Member Access to Content, Courses, Communities - Free or Paid Subscriptions] Paid Memberships Pro Accessibility ready?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @fvelmntnja12 , As a WordPress Company, we follow the WordPress Accessibility Coding Standards and…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Custom user fields – restrict to new users only?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @edweiss, glad to read you like the new user fields functionality. It is not…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Can NOT activate Plugin on new site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @efficientz, I’m sorry to hear about the issue you are facing here. I haven’t…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Protection against website copiers?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @fvelmntnja12, PMPro does not have the functionality to protect against the software you mentioned.…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Discount price from membership not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @guezs, Thank you for reaching out to us. I see in the other thread…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to wp-login.php same as [pmpro_login]?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @fvelmntnja12, Thank you for reaching out to us. PMPro does not modify or interfere…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to [Paid Memberships Pro - Restrict Member Access to Content, Courses, Communities - Free or Paid Subscriptions] Advanced Settings page showing 403 forbidden, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @externalfiverr2, Thank you for reaching out to us. This is not an error that…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Something went wrong creating plan with PayPal; missing PROFILESTATUS., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @zoeitsolutions, Thank you for reaching out to us. Where we have seen this error…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Group / Family Membership, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @zoeitsolutions, This is possible with our Sponsored Members Add-On, please see the add-n guide…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Two for one discount coupon, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @resilienceweb, Thank you for reaching out to us. I take it you are selling…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to There are thousands of us who use LEARNPRESS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @erickmines, Thank you for reaching out to us. The LearnPress team maintains the integration…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Paid Memberships Pro causing critical error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @lmarks, Thank you for reaching out to us. I do not spot anything amiss…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Pending user, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @helpwordpress, Thank you for reaching out to us. If your members are schools, please…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Display next membership charge., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @jzegnio, Thank you for reaching out to us. This is possible with a bit…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Staying on page with login form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @saskiaherm, Thank you for reaching out to us. I am not familiar with the…
2 months ago
Posted a reply to Free subscriptions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @helpwordpress, Yes, this is possible, you can create a membership level that is free…
3 months ago
Posted a reply to Activity Streams?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rapidasia, Thank you for reaching out. I cannot say for certain which other community…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Redirect logout link php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @kalanhd, Yes, please, you may use Code Snippets Plugin: https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/how-to-add-code-to-wordpress/ Kind regards.
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Sign up for Momo Rwanda not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Awesome, appreciated, thanks.
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Sign up for Momo Rwanda not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, I get that it is not related in your documentation, just noting it because…
4 months ago
Created a topic, Sign up for Momo Rwanda not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The page is always showing this error: Something is no…
4 months ago
Created a topic, Awesome plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Works as advertised, and the widget looks so good too.…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to How to hide topics from restricted forums?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @marowi, I was not able to recreate this, a non-member on my test site…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Why did PMPro cancel all memberships and delete all data?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @alroysugiarto, Deleting a user when a subscription is canceled is not a default behavior…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to broken styles on membership levels block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @katiehartrick, Thank you for reaching out to us. Please note that PMPro is designed…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Daily payment not works, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @afmarchetti, Thank you for reaching out to us. We have a guide here on…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Custom User ID Custom created, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gamicord, It is possible to create a customized member ID on registration via custom…
4 months ago
Posted a reply to undefined constant AUTH_KEY, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @katiehartrick, The AUTH_KEY is a constant that is usually found in your wp-config.php file,…
4 months ago
Translated 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Created a topic, Works right out of the box, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you team - your plugin works as needed and is so…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Signup Form Required Fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @garteth, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. This would require custom code to…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Heading for payment section, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @garteth, The payment section should have a heading and should be at the bottom…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Missing fields on Order page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @lethalmiko, Glad to read this is resolved. Kind regards.
5 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Jinja 2022
5 months ago
Posted a reply to PHP error related to stripe, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @bwbama, Can you confirm if you are making use of the new Stripe-hosted Checkout…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to [Paid Memberships Pro - Restrict Member Access to Content, Courses, Communities - Free or Paid Subscriptions] Private live streaming for members?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ucdguy, PMPro does not have this functionality to restrict a live stream directly in…
6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Supporters: Reactivating WordPress Meetups Around the World!, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Filled, happy to help.
7 months ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Entebbe
7 months ago
Posted a reply to BUG: “reset password” link does not function, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@donalhunt, do you still need help with this, please? If yes, the page you linked…
7 months ago
Posted a reply to Duplicate subscriptions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rosscoism, Can you confirm a few questions to understand better what is happening? First…
7 months ago
Posted a reply to expired members to have access to membership directory, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello @burinious, This is not possible by default, what you could do would be to…
7 months ago
Posted a reply to Create user restricted folders?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sachibrown, We do not have a PMPro add-on for this functionality, though you might…
7 months ago
Posted a reply to Is it possible and how can I set a membership based on post limit, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ventsmagazine, This may be possible but with a third-party plugin in the WordPress repository…
7 months ago
Created a topic, Extremely Useful Plugin & Fast Support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I mostly like the fact that this plugin does not requi…
8 months ago
Posted a reply to Edit the course with Elementor Free version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gianfranco718, You should be able to do this via CSS. This is a styling…
9 months ago