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 General questins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @chrisdalmeida, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. When their payment declines, depending on…
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Checkout page with both payment methods, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @matheusfrutuoso, Thank you for reaching out to us. It is possible to offer up…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Limit the number, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @kklo, yes this is possible with our Courses for Membership Add-On. Please see instructions…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Movifng from S2 to PMPro – including payment method, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @irishblake, Thank you for reaching out to us. Moving customer subscription is contained on…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Point system, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sauron4u, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. This may be possible by building…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Limit the number, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @kklo, Thank you for reaching out to us. The TutorLMS team built and maintain…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Hidding specific course, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @fajarpagi, Thank you for reaching out to us. This could be possible with a…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to widget specified for sertain membership levels, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sauron4u, you should be able to add more than one membership level ID in…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Order details PMPRO website payment pro on checkout, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sunnysoni, thank you for sharing that screenshot. May I recommend switching to a different…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Paid Membership Pro + Woocommerce Subscription, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @matheusfrutuoso, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. Could you check and confirm that…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Redirect after password change, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @nleaney, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. The member should be able to…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Update Avatar does not work from frontend upload form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sanjeevsetu, Thank you for using the Basic User Avatars Add-On. I was able to…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Paid Memberships Pro – Remove extra fields, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @unsichtbarre, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. I do not see "More Fields"…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to spam user registrations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @devsaredead, I was not able to recreate this. I was able to register for…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to WordPress login bar showing at top after user login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mohammadtipusultan, If you still have the topbar displayed after disabling this in PMPro and…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Teams for WC Memberships not working with PMP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gfriedrich, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. We do not have an integration…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Order details PMPRO website payment pro on checkout, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rm19, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. Could you share more information on…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to widget specified for sertain membership levels, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sauron4u, Thank you for using Paid Memberships Pro. This can be done with a…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Translated login page wont be loaded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rawebdv, thank you for clarifying that. Without more information on how you are translating…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Lesson shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @fajarpagi, If a visitor sees a course page, this should display an outline of…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Translated login page wont be loaded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rawebdv, Thank you for reaching out to us. What language are you trying to…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Upgrade or downgrade performed in Woocommerce does not appear in Paid Membership, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @matheusfrutuoso, Can you confirm where in the user's profile you refer to, please? If…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to spam user registrations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @devsaredead, Disabling the "anyone can register" checkbox via your Dashboard > Settings > General…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Stripe cookie being used without it being payment gateway?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @fvelmntnja12, We do not set this cookie you are asking about. I recommend getting…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Translate string, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sauron4u, That wording is from the myCred Paid Memberships Pro plugin built and maintained…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to PMPRo: Update/Change credit card in user’s profile, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @vics0801, While you could add the [pmpro_billing] shortcode on your edit profile page, we…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Stop overwriting wp-login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gooloode, Looking into this further, you can disable the PMPro redirect from the default…
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Change checkout PayPal Express button, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mauriciogarofalo, the code in this guide should work for any of the PayPal flavors…
1 month ago
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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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 month 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…
2 months 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…
2 months 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…
2 months 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…
2 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
3 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…
5 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…
5 months ago