John Hawkins (@vegasgeek) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: December 16th, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Website: vegasgeek.com
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Bio

John has been building things on the internet for over 2 decades. He found WordPress in the summer of 2003 and has been fully emersed in it ever since. John was the organizer of the first WordCamp conference in Las Vegas in 2009 and has been involved with organizing it (almost) every year since. John has a passion for teaching others to use WordPress. He founded and organizes the monthly Las Vegas WordPress meetup where he’s a frequent presenter and has traveled the country speaking at WordPress conferences from coast-to-coast.

Interests

Live music, travel, good food, CrossFit

Contribution History

BuddyPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Plugins
Favorites

Committed [2876012] to Plugins SVN:
tag 1.0.4
3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Deeply powerful, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Right out of the box, this plugin is a major time save…
9 months ago
Created a topic, A must have for your tool box, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When your client adds content as a post that should ha…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Simple in the best possible ways, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've been using PrettyLinks for years and love how sim…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Simple setup, super handy!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin saved me a bunch of time and concern when …
2 years ago
Created a topic, Major time saver, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We had a need for replicating a site a number of times…
3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Event Cancellation Guidelines and Procedures, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
What are the chances of getting a new category added to the news posts for…
3 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Phoenix, Arizona 2020
3 years ago
Wrote a new post, Welcome to WordCamp Las Vegas, NV, on the site WordCamp Las Vegas, NV:
Organizers note: Please update the portions with red text. We're happy to announce that WordCamp…
3 years ago
Wrote a new post, Presentation Assets, on the site WordCamp Vegas 2019:
And just like that, WordCamp Vegas 2019 is in the books! What an amazing weekend.…
4 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Las Vegas, NV 2019
4 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Las Vegas, NV 2019
4 years ago
Created ticket #4590 on Meta Trac:
Call for sponsors default form content
4 years ago
Wrote a new post, Call for Speakers, on the site WordCamp Vegas 2019:
Do you have a WordPress-related topic that you’re passionate about and want to share your…
4 years ago
Wrote a new post, Call for Sponsors, on the site WordCamp Vegas 2019:
WordCamp Vegas simply wouldn't be possible without the generous donations from our sponsors. We appreciate…
4 years ago
Created a topic, Where have you mean my whole life?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't tell you how many times I've had the need to l…
4 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2019 2019
4 years ago
Created a topic, 5 Minute Setup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've used a number of popup plugins and they always se…
4 years ago
Wrote a new post, Welcome to WordCamp Las Vegas, NV, on the site WordCamp Las Vegas, NV:
Organizers note: Please update the portions with red text. We're happy to announce that WordCamp…
4 years ago
Created a topic, Super flexible plugin!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For the project I'm working on, there has been a need …
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Author archive page shows no posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That did the trick, thanks!
4 years ago
Created a topic, Author archive page shows no posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When the Guest Author plugin is active, if you try and…
4 years ago
Committed [1988676] to Plugins SVN:
update Tested Upto version
4 years ago
Committed [1988670] to Plugins SVN:
update Tested Upto version
4 years ago
Committed [1988666] to Plugins SVN:
fixed issue with margin setting not being displayed on front end
4 years ago
Created a topic, Only sad I didn’t find this plugin sooner!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seriously, this plugin is so freakin' helpful. I work …
4 years ago
Committed [1952667] to Plugins SVN:
tested upto has been changed to 4.9.8
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Duplicating WPSC on a single page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's likely going to be the quickest/easiest way.
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Duplicating WPSC on a single page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Mick, sorry for the delay. To be perfectly honest, I haven't worked with WPSC…
5 years ago
Committed [1866156] to Plugins SVN:
fixed the readme
5 years ago
Committed [1866134] to Plugins SVN:
Initial Release
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Cannot edit in Backend, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there! Sorry you're having trouble. I haven't worked on the plugin for quite a…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Can I force Safe Mode?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Let me start with my local setup process: 1. Setup a generic WP install on…
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Can I force Safe Mode?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Richard. The site is on a local install (on my laptop) and uses the…
5 years ago
Created a topic, Can I force Safe Mode?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm trying to set up a local/development copy of a mul…
5 years ago
Created a topic, Excellent for forecasting, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
EDD Metrics is a perfect companion for EDD. The dashbo…
6 years ago
Created a topic, Holy crap, I made an app! (2, actually), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(Full disclosure: I work for WebDevStudios who is a pa…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Grid view not displaying new calendar items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
wow, that was a dumb mistake on my part. I left some debug code in…
6 years ago
Committed [1529966] to Plugins SVN:
pushing 2.0.1
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Grid view not displaying new calendar items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Bah! I fixed both of those things during development and must have broke them again…
6 years ago
Created a topic, Simple, Elegant, Effective, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This isn't a plugin you need all the time, but when yo…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Grid view not displaying new calendar items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
So glad it worked out for you, Sean! And thank you for the kind words.…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Grid view not displaying new calendar items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just released version 2.0 of the plugin, and the grid view is working with…
6 years ago
Committed [1528460] to Plugins SVN:
Release version 2.0
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Grid view not displaying new calendar items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yep. I know about the issue and I'll be working on it shortly. I should…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Grid view not displaying new calendar items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Sean, Thanks for the note. Your timing is pretty great, actually. On Friday, I…
6 years ago
Committed [1506188] to Plugins SVN:
update stable tag so the thing actually releases. derp.
6 years ago
Committed [1505982] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.0.3 w/removes
6 years ago
Committed [1505980] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.0.3
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Can’t filter jetpack_publicize_capability, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Ryan, So, weird thing... A couple days went past and I ended up deactivating…
6 years ago