100 Words 014

Posted Updated

There’s drama in the WordPress community today, which happens about monthly seeming on the last day of the work week. Today’s is about being polite when shooting people down. This tweet by friend & instigator Ryan Duff is a good starting point.

https://twitter.com/ryancduff/status/616583733861351424

The problem is many coders think:

  • They are smarter than everyone.
  • Everyone should know what they know.

During a workshop I attended, a presenter made it seem like WordPress was so easy. “GEE I WONDER HOW YOU ADD A POST?” This is insulting and makes people feel stupid. I wonder how many wanted to use WordPress after that.

Similar Posts

  • 100 Words 019

    Bycasabona

    An interesting thing is happening to me. about 8 years ago, I swore Macs were terrible machines. I would never buy one. 7 years ago I bought one. Further, I haven’t purchased a PC since, and have only used one minimally. 8 years ago, the iPhone came out. I swore it was a terrible phone. Once Android phones came…

  • 100 Words 007

    Bycasabona

    Recently something I posted back in November resurfaced: Have a Daily Schedule when Working from Home. It was thanks to this tweet, hashtagged #millennials Have a Daily #Schedule when #Working from Home http://t.co/4qRNPTABCQ via @jcasabona #millennials — Chelsea Krost (@ChelseaKrost) June 22, 2015 I fit in the age group, but I was never very fond of…

  • |

    Should You Really Write in the WordPress Editor?

    Bycasabona

    While WordPress made it’s reputation on being a blogging platform, the writing experience has never been idea. Now, the block editor has made the writing experience…different. But that begs the question: should you ever write in the WordPress editor?

  • |

    NEPAWP November Meetup: Blogger Chat!

    Bycasabona

    This month we are switching things up a bit at the NEPAWP Meetup and bringing it back to basics- we’re talking all about blogging! It will be a pretty open discussion about all things blogging: starting one, running one, SEO, more comments, using social media, and more. If you have a question about blogging, join us…

  • | |

    Create a Temp/Splash Page in WordPress

    Bycasabona

    Note: This article was published while I was in my early 20s. I was much younger and dumber. Please don’t hold it against me. One of the perils of having a 20+ year old website!Often times I will be working on a WordPress theme that I want to live test, but I don’t want to…

  • | |

    Announcing 1085 & a Beginner’s WordPress Workshop

    Bycasabona

    When the weekly coding sessions were announced, I also alluded to courses, or workshops, that will be taking place at the Launch Pad in Downtown Scranton. I’m very excited  to announce the first one, as well as the venture behind it. First, the Workshop: This is one that’s been requested to me personally a few times…