sethshoultes (@sethshoultes) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Seth lives in Southern Utah, where he has been hard-wired to the web design and development industry since 2001. In 2009, Seth launched his first WordPress plugin; then in 2011, he quit his full-time job to focus on building a business around the plugin, now called Event Espresso, which now powers over 60,000 ticketing websites. Seth’s latest venture involves Choose Your Adventure Storytelling, using the AdventureBuildr plugin for WordPress.

Interests

AI, website development, membership management, event ticketing software, and WordPress development.

WordPress Origin Story

My wife needed an inexpensive way for her workshop customers to RSVP and pay on her website. After spending some time searching for online solutions, I decided to build a site for her using WordPress because of its ease of use. The next step was to add the RSVP element, but there weren’t any great solutions at the time, in 2009, so I searched the WP plugin repo for an answer.

At the time, in 2009, there were only around 5,000 plugins in the repo, total. I eventually found a small events registration plugin, which had some core features, such as registration, but was lacking the ability to accept payments. I tried reaching out to the plugin developer about adding a payment gateway but they never responded, so I added one and released it under a slightly different name. Eventually, the plugin I released grew in popularity, so I renamed it and continued supporting it and eventually rewriting the codebase several times.

That ticketing plugin now powers over 60,000 event ticketing websites and has taken a 4% market share in the event registration industry.

You can read my entire story and view the WordCamp presentation here.

Contributions

sethshoultes contributes 2 hours per week to the following teams: Marketing and Support.

Member Since: April 18th, 2009
Location: Saint George, Utah
Website: smartwebutah.com
GitHub: sethshoultes
Job Title: Owner
Employer: Smart Website Solutions
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Contribution History

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Posted a reply to Comments replaced with the previous comment’s content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's strange. Would you mind sending us an email through our contact page so that…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Display link info on the page, not separated in 3 tabs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We are not currently doing this, but we're working on new features to…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Use for ticket reservations only?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can use offline payment methods such as cash or check.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Use for ticket reservations only?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can create free tickets by entering '0' into the price field when creating…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Payment Methods Settings blank, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I see. You might try turning on error reporting on your site or check error…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Payment Methods Settings blank, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like the support license was entered incorrectly is causing the error. Please check…
2 years ago
Created a topic, My Meetup Group is not Happy with Gutenberg, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Every time our WordPress group meets, a good portion o…
4 years ago
Committed [2522296] to Plugins SVN:
Updated WP Tested Up To Version
4 years ago
Committed [2522295] to Plugins SVN:
Updated tested up to version of WordPress
4 years ago
Committed [2496093] to Plugins SVN:
Updated tested up to version of WordPress
4 years ago
Committed [2496083] to Plugins SVN:
Updated tested up to version of WordPress
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Get ticket ID on Checkout page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You could try an action hook like this: add_action( 'AHEE__Single_Page_Checkout___load_and_instantiate_reg_steps__start', function (EE_Checkout $checkout)…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Event Venue Default Location Canada, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You can add countries to the Country Dropdown by enabling them in the…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Woocommerce Product page column shifted to the left, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, It seems the site you linked to is under construction and can't be…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Free Tickets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, That sounds like a great use case. Yes, this plugin will accommodate free…
5 years ago
Committed [2170300] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging 3.1.37.15.L
6 years ago
Committed [2170299] to Plugins SVN:
Removing old tagged repo
6 years ago
Committed [2170298] to Plugins SVN:
Adds missing sanitization throughout the plugin.
6 years ago
Committed [2167698] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging 3.1.37.15.L - Removed unused images and external image links. ...
6 years ago
Committed [2167695] to Plugins SVN:
Various fixes: - Removed unused images and external image links - ...
6 years ago
Committed [2167693] to Plugins SVN:
Various fixes: - Removed unused images and external image links - ...
6 years ago
Committed [2165899] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging 3.1.37.14.L
6 years ago
Committed [2165898] to Plugins SVN:
Update version and min version of WP
6 years ago
Committed [2165894] to Plugins SVN:
use $wpdb->prepare
6 years ago
Committed [2034276] to Plugins SVN:
Removing hidden coderisk.com link
6 years ago
Committed [2034275] to Plugins SVN:
Removing hidden verification link
6 years ago
Committed [2034273] to Plugins SVN:
Adding a hidden verification link to coderisk.com
6 years ago
Committed [2034254] to Plugins SVN:
Adding hidden code risk.com link verification
6 years ago
Posted a reply to PayPal IPN issue with Registration Payments on Event Espresso 4.9.65.decaf, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No. I followed up with a developer on this and they mentioned we don’t listen…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to PayPal IPN issue with Registration Payments on Event Espresso 4.9.65.decaf, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just wanted to point out that the URL you shared is broken (page can't be…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Can’t Deactivate Event Espresso, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We are not associated or affiliated with NetbaseTeam, at all, and it seems…
7 years ago
Committed [1847721] to Plugins SVN:
Removing space from contributor name
7 years ago
Committed [1847720] to Plugins SVN:
Remove space before contributor name
7 years ago
Committed [1847719] to Plugins SVN:
Creating tag branch for 1.6.1
7 years ago
Committed [1847716] to Plugins SVN:
Updating the contributor list and updating the version.
7 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 15th Anniversary Parties, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Sweeeet!! Setting up my WordPress Birthday Meetup right now :)
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Blank payment page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We took a look at your site and can see that you are…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Blank payment page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, It looks like the tickets are currently expired. Can you please update the…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Custom search form for events, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, All of our developer documentation is available via the Event Espresso project on…
7 years ago
Committed [1777352] to Plugins SVN:
Updating notes
8 years ago
Committed [1777349] to Plugins SVN:
Updating the readme
8 years ago
Committed [1777348] to Plugins SVN:
Creating a tag for 0.9.2
8 years ago
Committed [1777347] to Plugins SVN:
Check if HTTP_MOD_REWRITE is set before using it.
8 years ago
Created a topic, Works Perfectly!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seems to work great so far. The image quality seems pr…
8 years ago
Posted a reply to What is base64 being used for?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@jdembowski Thanks for double checking! @renehermi is there a way to make sure these fonts…
8 years ago
Created a topic, What is base64 being used for?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I noticed that base64 is being used in this file: mash…
8 years ago
Posted a reply to What is base64 being used for?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Here's the specific file where this code is being loaded at line #33: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mashsharer/trunk/assets/css/mashsb.min.css
8 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Las Vegas, NV, USA 2017
8 years ago
Posted a reply to Bot Trap Option missing in EE4 Decaf, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, That's frustrating. It looks like we missed including the bot trap setting in EE4…
8 years ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Since it seems this plugin, Event Registration, is now defunct/removed from WordPress and…
8 years ago