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Creator of WP101.com, the premier WordPress video tutorial series for beginners. Freelance designer for 26 years, GeekDad³, cigar and Scotch enthusiast. Find me on Google+.

Interests

I’m an avid fan of F1 and IndyCar racing, and raced sports cars myself 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 2.3 in late 2007.

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 video tutorials have been viewed more than 750,000 times, helping tens of thousands of people learn how to use WordPress to build their own website or blog.

Committed [1076907] to Plugins Trac:
Limit access to settings panel. Assign instance to global variable.

1 month ago
Committed [1071314] to Plugins Trac:
Bug fixes for hiding and showing all the SEO videos.

2 months ago
Committed [1069596] to Plugins Trac:
Expanded docs on built-in hooks.

2 months ago
Committed [1069578] to Plugins Trac:
Markdown edits in readme.txt

2 months ago
Committed [1069567] to Plugins Trac:
Added more detailed docs on the built-in hooks to filter the list of ...

2 months ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

2 months ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

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

6 months ago
Registered to attend WordCamp San Francisco 2014 coming up October 25th

6 months ago
Committed [983068] to Plugins Trac:
Bug fix for unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM error on PHP 5.2 and older.

6 months ago
Committed [982490] to Plugins Trac:
Major upgrade to add new videos and more to the WP101 Plugin, which turns ...

6 months ago
Committed [976587] to Plugins Trac:
Tested up to 4.0!

6 months ago
Committed [976530] to Plugins Trac:
Added icons for WordPress 4.0 plugin repo.

6 months ago
Committed [894382] to Plugins Trac:
Tested for compatibility in 3.9.

11 months ago
Shawn Hesketh’s profile was updated

11 months ago
Posted a reply to "missing wp101_icon_url error", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey, thanks for reporting this, guys. Version 2.1.1 just pushed should resolve this issue. Can…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to "Love this plugin, except for the super-frequent updates", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Unfortunately, yes. I upgraded to 3.6.1 this morning, and all my testimonials disappeared, replaced with…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to "Warning", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Version 2.0.6 should resolve this issue with the missing api_key_notset_message. Thanks for reporting this!

1 year ago
Posted a reply to "Spellcheck broken?", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
You're right. When I first reported it here, I hadn't tested it in earlier versions.…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Spellcheck broken?", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Ryan Duff did, here: #24789

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Spellcheck broken?", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
More information in updated ticket #23343.

2 years ago
Created a topic, Spellcheck broken?, on the site WordPress Support Forums

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Move Paid Plugin To Another Facility", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks for your question, Scott. Actually, the WP101 Plugin qualifies as â€œServiceware,â€ under point number…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Love this plugin, except for the super-frequent updates", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks for the follow-up Michael, I migrated my primary site (WP101.com) to Testimonials by WooThemes…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Testimonies Are Blank", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Appears to work for me. Rock on!

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Testimonies Are Blank", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks, Matty. And Jon, you can download previous versions of any plugin from the â€œDevelopersâ€…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Testimonies Are Blank", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Same thing I'm seeing, Aaron. No testimonial text after upgrading. http://www.wp101.com/feedback/ Hoping for a speedy…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "What is the cost?", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks for your question, â€œ 4795209.â€ There are currently two different subscription options available. As…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "Love this plugin, except for the super-frequent updates", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi Michael, I respect your diligence, and your commitment to knock out bugs right away…

2 years ago
Created a topic, Love this plugin, except for the super-frequent updates, on the site WordPress Support Forums

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "3.5 RC3 Customizer - Missing Header Image Panel, remove button outline", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks for responding, Dominik. I get the reasoning, but it seems an odd omission from…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "3.5 RC3 Theme Customizer - Remove borders around several buttons", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks, Amy. I suppose that makes sense, but not sure about the implementation. How exactly…

2 years ago
Created a topic, 3.5 RC3 Theme Customizer - Remove borders around several buttons, on the site WordPress Support Forums

2 years ago
Created a topic, 3.5 RC3 Customizer - Missing Header Image Panel, remove button outline, on the site WordPress Support Forums

2 years ago
Posted a reply to "how to make footer navigation menu in list", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
I understand, and a footer like that one can be built using widgets. Four "widgetized"…

3 years ago
Posted a reply to "how to make footer navigation menu in list", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
If you're just wanting to add a menu to the footer, why not simply create…

3 years ago
Created a topic, Change "Customize" to "Live Preview" in Appearance > Themes > Help Tab, on the site WordPress Support Forums

3 years ago
Posted a reply to "User Profiles Not Working with Q&A Plugin", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Well, in the absence of an answer, I edited the core files to remove the…

4 years ago
Posted a reply to "User Profiles Not Working with Q&A Plugin", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone have any ideas?

4 years ago
Created a topic, User Profiles Not Working with Q&A Plugin, on the site WordPress Support Forums

4 years ago
Created a topic, Can I password protect a page with a custom template?, on the site WordPress Support Forums

8 years ago

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