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Creator of WordPress 101, the popular video tutorial series that’s helped 1.8 million beginners learn WordPress. 30 years experience as a solopreneur. Cigar and Scotch enthusiast. GeekDad³

Interests

I’m an avid fan of F1 and IndyCar racing, and raced sports cars at an amateur level for many years. I enjoy running, being a GeekDad, and traveling with my wife and three kids. When I’m not in front of the computer, you’ll often find me on the back porch, enjoying a cigar with a nice glass of Scotch.

WordPress Origin Story

I started designing websites in 1994, using WYSIWYG apps like Adobe PageMill. As my skills and the complexity of my clients’ sites increased, I migrated to more powerful apps like Adobe GoLive and Dreamweaver. But by the mid-2000s, clients began to request the ability to edit their own content, using their web browsers, and after attempting to learn several CMS systems, I was relieved to discover WordPress 2.0 in June 2006.

Compared to Joomla, Drupal, and Expression Engine, I found the WordPress UI to be super-intuitive, and thankfully, so did my clients. So I began recommending WordPress for nearly all my web design projects, and have never looked back.

In 2008, I created WP101.com, which has become one of the most popular WordPress tutorial sites in the world. Since then, my tutorial videos have helped more than 1.8 million beginners learn how to use WordPress to build their own website or blog.

Committed [1861460] to Plugins Trac:
Roll back upgrade to 4.1

1 month ago
Committed [1861457] to Plugins Trac:
Add videos for the MailPoet plugin!

1 month ago
Committed [1861448] to Plugins Trac:
Add videos for the MailPoet plugin!

1 month ago
Shawn Hesketh's profile was updated

3 months ago
Committed [1786420] to Plugins Trac:
Return the ‘plugin_action_links_’ filter argument in all cases. ...

5 months ago
Committed [1765370] to Plugins Trac:
Verified for 4.9!

6 months ago
Posted a reply to Is the plugin supported or compatible with PHP 7?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, the WP101 Plugin is compatible with and optimized for PHP 7. Hope this helps!

6 months ago
Posted a reply to WP multisite, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, and you'll want to review the documentation so find out how to add your…

8 months ago
Committed [1713778] to Plugins Trac:
Tested up to: 4.8.1

9 months ago
Shawn Hesketh's profile was updated

9 months ago
Posted a reply to Worth every penny!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Jackie, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with…

10 months ago
Created a topic, Connecting with your site visitors couldn’t be easier., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Holler Box is a refreshingly simple way to connect wit…

12 months ago
Shawn Hesketh's profile was updated

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Payment Required, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your question. Actually, the WP101 Plugin qualifies as “Serviceware,” under point number 6…

1 year ago
Shawn Hesketh's profile was updated

1 year ago
Committed [1591977] to Plugins Trac:
Updated to add WooCommerce and Jetpack videos, plus accordion lists, CSS ...

1 year ago
Created a topic, These videos are completely stolen from WP101., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The videos used in this plugin use copyrighted materia…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Recipient “” has too many recent signup requests, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Brandon, I'm getting the same error on my site, ShawnHesketh.com. Have tried your recommendation…

1 year ago
Committed [1546819] to Plugins Trac:
Tested for 4.7.

1 year ago
Committed [1474248] to Plugins Trac:
Verified for WordPress 4.6!

2 years ago
Shawn Hesketh's profile was updated

2 years ago
Shawn Hesketh's profile was updated

2 years ago
Committed [1386694] to Plugins Trac:
Bug fix.

2 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

3 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

3 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

3 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

3 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

3 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

4 years ago
Registered to attend WordCamp San Francisco 2014 coming up October 25th

4 years ago
Registered to attend WordCamp San Francisco 2014 coming up October 25th

4 years ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

4 years ago

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