Cameron Jones
I’m super excited to announce a number changes in my life. Most are good, some are less good but I’m looking forward to the challenge each change will bring. New website. I’m very happy to present my new website. Much of it is the same design-wise, however the behind the scenes code has been completely rewritten over about…
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Cameron Jones
After a hectic 2016, it’s time to look forward to what’s in store for the new year. In 2016 I managed to hit a couple of achievements: Spoke at my first WordCamp Facebook Page Plugin passed 20,000 installs Increase in leads and clients Changed jobs twice This year will hopefully be even bigger and better….
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Cameron Jones
You don’t need a university degree to get a job as a developer. Trust me, because I managed to do it, as did my senior colleague at Matter Solutions, my current employer. Here are a few steps to follow that will guarantee you will get a job: Build a portfolio Get stuck into some code…
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Cameron Jones
In this modern career age, annual reviews are increasing becoming outdated. Employees are far more likely to work shorter term jobs, while that might boost their salary, it’s also detrimental to both themselves and their employers. Too often, a new employee will join a team and will quickly learn the new skill set required for…
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Cameron Jones
Note: As with most software, VVV has changed a lot since this post was written. I haven’t used it for years, but you may wish to refer to Tom J Norwell’s comment. When you are an organiser for an upcoming WordCamp, it is a good idea to have an understanding of how the WordCamp sites…
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Cameron Jones
Website Design & Development, WordPress
The Problem Recently I was migrating a new WordPress site from a staging server to the production server. Normally, I would have set the development site on a sub-domain of the site, however their hosting account had been suspended at the time, and needing to get started immediately, I set up the staging site on…
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Cameron Jones
Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress
Over the past few days I have been in blues territory for WordCamp Sydney. This was my third WordCamp, after Brisbane in 2015 and Sunshine Coast earlier this year, but the first time travelling interstate. I’m very thankful to my employer Matter Solutions for sponsoring myself and several team members to attend. Web team headed to Sydney…
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Cameron Jones
Speaking Engagements, WordPress
This week I was invited to speak at the WordPress Sunshine Coast meetup in Maroochydore about the Customizer. The presentation covered detailed code examples for adding new sections and settings to the Customizer, as well as a demonstration of the Customize Posts plugin. The WordPress Sunshine Coast Meetup is for any WordPress user – new…
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Cameron Jones
Podcasts, Speaking Engagements, WordPress
Yesterday I had the honour of joining the WP Bosses podcast to discuss plugin development. We had a great time (despite the internet issues) discussing how I got started as a plugin developer, the history and future plans of my popular Facebook Page Plugin, dealing with plugin support requests, the differences between GitHub and the WordPress…
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