Amazing thing about web in general (and WordPress in specific), people change compaines, change their work profile and so on... but goodness of connection carry forward and multiply over the time. Keep Connecting & Learning!

Exactly... what I have been thinking!

Well... another year, another number to age, another reason to be grateful. Keeping it simple and human. Thank you for being part of this journey - and wishes!

Exploring new thing, no its not AI - for a change! Started building rooftop veggie garden, and it does involve a lot of work. But, I am up for it ;)

The story behind one of my weekend projects. I was working on this for the last couple of weekends. Released a big version today and shared the story.

Consistency is most boring and most rewarding < pick your side!

Selling a WordPress plugin on a website that is 'not' using WordPress. For me, a little turn off - is it just me, though?

That time of the year to... update profile photo once every 2 years!!!

Just landed back home from WordCamp Europe. I’d say it was the best one yet. Funny thing happened - people I'd never met were stopping me and referencing that initial “this is me” post from a couple of weeks ago. A few said some version of: "you don't seem like someone who just came out of the corner" which is flattering - it’s not as easy as it looked. That feels kindof strange because I was always the shy kid (*with a dash of breaking the rules here and there). Now I’m actively putting myself out there as a CEO. I feel this is something that is simultaneously personally intimidating yet necessary for my business right now. Plus it kinda feels good 😊 So was the event worth it? Four meetings were the most obvious value add to @SearchAndFilter : • The team from @commercegurus , two amazing chaps from Ireland (@simontomkins & @colmtroy), sharp on ecommerce - it’s our second time meeting and I think without meeting in person we wouldn’t be having the productive conversations we are today. • @KatieKeithBarn2 and I had a few chats. We have some overlap in products - I love her openness and desire to collaborate on other areas (and we will probably). • @paloukas from Pressidium - all round great energy and we made some good progress with a partnership we’ve been discussing. • Caught up with @MrBrianHaas and the digicube team again. They went from customer, to building our website, to friends - I always look forward to seeing their team at these events. I also asked a question I was curious about: why do people who've been building for 10+ years, some, mostly invisible, suddenly start showing up? It was a common pattern this year. I assumed it was new products or struggling with user acquisition. @dannyvankooten was one of them - and his answer was simpler: he just wanted to “stick a finger in the air and see which way the wind is blowing” with WordPress. That's partly why I went too. It was also the first year bringing the whole team and it was really great getting to know them better - I have to say I couldn’t have done it without them - a huge thanks to Vesela & Panagiotis @BobWP @remkusdevries @idavinder #wceu

Great time and a quick chat with @idavinder and @GaryJ during @WCEurope Contributor Day #WCEU #WCEU2026