Author Archives: Heather Acton

About Heather Acton

WordPress engineer building custom themes and plugins for clients with purpose. Specialties include design (Figma/Sketch/Photoshop) to theme, admin usability, and WooCommerce / Woo Subscriptions performance and customization.

One month and counting!

This time, next month, we’ll be leaving Chicago – having just attended the Windy City’s first WordCamp!   I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone and learning some great things from the speakers at WordCamp Chicago. If you have not … Continue reading One month and counting!

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Sponsor Spotlight: Skype

I am excited to announce that Skype is now an official sponsor of WordCamp Chicago ’09 – it’s really great to know that a fantastic company like Skype supports the WordPress community!  I made a trip to my business mail … Continue reading Sponsor Spotlight: Skype

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Speaker Spotlight: Jeremy Wright

Jeremy Wright is speaking at WordCamp Chicago on Saturday 6/6 at 11am.  His selected topic is “The Secrets of Running a Blog Network… With WordPress MU” – and he should know, seeing as how he owns (read: is the CEO … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Jeremy Wright

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Sponsor Spotlight: Margaret Roach

Margaret Roach is a writer, author, editor, internet consultant, blogger and a very generous sponsor of WordCamp Chicago.  I’d like to extend a great big thank you to Margaret for helping us make this happen by offering you, our readers … Continue reading Sponsor Spotlight: Margaret Roach

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Speaker Spotlight: Doug Hanna

I’m looking forward to hearing Doug Hanna speak at WordCamp Chicago on the topic of the WordPress Showcase. For those of you who are not aware – or who haven’t taken a good long look at it – the WordPress … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Doug Hanna

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Sponsor Spotlight: For Dummies (Wiley Publishing)

Wiley Publishing is the powerhouse publishing company behind the wildly popular “For Dummies” series of books.  Have you ever noticed that there is a “Dummies” book for almost every single thing?  I was in the store the other day and … Continue reading Sponsor Spotlight: For Dummies (Wiley Publishing)

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