tradesouthwest (@tradesouthwestgmailcom) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I am in Arizona and currently available for web design/programming contract work. My expertise’s are in development and deployment of Internet related products and I have been programming since 2010. My skills are in HTML[5], CSS[3], PHP, MySQL, Java, CMS, WordPress, Custom CRM, eCommerce, eMail Marketing, Real Estate IDX, Forms, Business Portals, Document Management, Databases, writing scripts, design and deployment of Websites. I have 20 years experience in the computer industry. Also have projects on sourceforge.net

My Website is at http://tradesouthwest.com/ ~ portfolio link in middle of page.

Interests

Life. Live Long and Prosper.

WordPress Origin Story

I needed a theme that was fit for a particular purpose and could not find it in the theme directory so I set out to learn how to build my own. Typically I always use HTML[5] static Website (PHP parsed) construction methods but when a customer needs to add content I had the option to use my own CMS or to load a WP build. I have found the WP themes/admin are more secure than what I have written so I am now a WP junkie and only use my CMSes for private projects. Note that I alternatively only use ‘my’ CMSes and not Django or Joomla or the other CMSes, since they have a poor interface to build on.

Badges

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Current Job

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Tradesouthwest and Codeable

Recent impact

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Last 90 days

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Contributions

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June 2026

Jun 20 Sat · 16:59

Forums med

Created a topic, Dark mode switcher, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is there a way to make the theme come up in dark mode …

Jun 11 Thu · 21:48

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Created a topic, Fold error class, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Getting: deprecated: Creation of dynamic property F…

May 2026

May 02 Sat · 15:32

Forums med

Posted a reply to No alt tags or title for anconors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
UPdate: Google has confirmed multiple times that title attributes are not a ranking factor for…

May 02 Sat · 15:26

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Created a topic, No alt tags or title for anconors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, The theme does not output alt tags or title att…

April 2026

Apr 28 Tue · 17:54

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Posted a reply to Slider title not working. Slider image no alt tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Any updates on this issue?

Apr 28 Tue · 17:43

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Created a topic, Five Stars All the Way, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I see a large percentage of reviews that say the plugi…

March 2026

Mar 21 Sat · 17:50

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Created a topic, Slider title not working. Slider image no alt tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I saw a support thread about this already and your tea…

August 2025

Aug 15 Fri · 16:17

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Created a topic, DKadenceStarterTemplates\\Container::singleton(): Implicitl, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Getting "Deprecated: KadenceWP\KadenceStarterTemplates…

March 2025

Mar 22 Sat · 14:56

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Created a topic, …type string is deprecated Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
add_submenu_page()wp-content/plugins/wp-logo-showcase-…

February 2025

Feb 09 Sun · 19:49

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Posted a reply to json_decode fatal error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I got [09-Feb-2025 19:00:24 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function json_decode()…