How collaboration can help you embrace your mediocrity
While preparing my WordCamp US talk, I started thinking about the ways that I’ve worked together with other people in the WordPress community. As a freelancer, I work in solitary confinement in my home office (membership to a co-working space is on the wishlist!), and I don’t often get to collaborate with other people. When I worked in […]
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Why you should be authentic, and not just in WordPress
In my WordCamp US talk, the first strategy I suggested to embrace your WordPress mediocrity is to be authentic. But finding your authenticity is easier said than done. It can be hard to find your true voice, and even harder to express it proudly. For a long time, I struggled to find my voice in my business. […]
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What I could do better at the next WordCamp
Usually, the new year brings with it a lot of hope, resolutions, newfound motivation, and positivity about the year ahead. So it may seem a little strange to start the year off on a reflective note. But I did something big at the end of last year. Something that I want to reflect on, I […]
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How to Embrace Your WordPress Mediocrity – the WordCamp US video
All my life, I’ve felt somewhat mediocre. I decided to embrace that feeling and get up on stage to talk about it. I had applied to speak at WordCamp US in Philadelphia on a whim, because I know that speaking at a conference makes you much more engaged with it than you otherwise would be. But […]
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Free WordCamp US printable: “Good Enough” buttons
If you were at my WordCamp US talk in Philadelphia, you would know that I deemed everyone present to be “good enough.” I handed out buttons so people could proudly declare that they are good enough! Unfortunately, I did not do a good enough job at getting enough buttons made up… and I know that many […]
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How to Embrace Your WordPress Mediocrity
Today, I gave a talk at WordCamp US in Philadelphia, encouraging everybody to embrace their mediocrity by being authentic, working together, and helping others. Remember: you are good enough! More on WP SuperGeek: How to Embrace Your WordPress Mediocrity – the WordCamp US video Embrace your mediocrity by helping others How collaboration can help you embrace your mediocrity Why […]
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How to remove borders from an image in WordPress
Here at WP SuperGeek, we often get asked how to make simple design edits to a WordPress website. An example of these questions is: “How can I remove the borders that appear around all the images on my site?” While some themes allow users to change fonts, colours, layout, and other stylistic elements directly from […]
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How to edit menus in WordPress
In WordPress, the custom menu feature makes it easy to add and edit parent and child menu items. You can create custom menus to appear as navigation menus at the top of your website, or to be placed in sidebars or other widget areas. Here is a guide to creating and editing custom menus in […]
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How to work with the media library in WordPress
The media library is where all of your images, videos, and other files are stored on your website. Although media is automatically entered into the media library when you add it to a page or post, you can also access the media library and add media, perform edits, and other maintenance tasks. More on WP […]
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