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.

Speaker Spotlight – Pete Mall: Beginners Plugin Development

June 1, 2010 by Heather Acton • Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight – Pete Mall: Beginners Plugin Development

Pete is a self-described WordPress ninja and has been contributing to WordPress since 2005. He provides WordPress consulting services through Joint Forces Technology Solutions (jointforcestech.com). Pete has worked with multiple Fortune 100 brands, as well as smaller companies. He is … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight – Pete Mall: Beginners Plugin Development →

Posted in Announcements, Blog, WCChicago 2010 | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight – Pete Mall: Beginners Plugin Development

Speaker Spotlight: Chris Ross – WP Developer 101

June 1, 2010 by Heather Acton • Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Chris Ross – WP Developer 101

Even with a formal education in and a decade writing commercial software, my first foray into working with the WordPress platform was..interesting.  But I soldiered on, thanks to a helpful community, good books and a lot of intellectual elbow grease. Three … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Chris Ross – WP Developer 101 →

Posted in Announcements, Blog, Speakers, WCChicago 2010 | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Chris Ross – WP Developer 101

Speaker Spotlight: Jeremy Harrington – WordPress UX Flight Check

June 1, 2010 by Heather Acton • Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Jeremy Harrington – WordPress UX Flight Check

Hello, my name is Jeremy Harrington. I’m User Experience Design lead for Voce Communications developing innovative and useful experiences for an awesome group of clients using WordPress. Whether you’re developing your own custom site, customizing an existing theme or simply … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Jeremy Harrington – WordPress UX Flight Check →

Posted in Announcements, Blog, Speakers, WCChicago 2010 | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Jeremy Harrington – WordPress UX Flight Check

Speaker Spotlight: Brad Williams – Now That’s What I Call WordPress Security 2010 Edition

June 1, 2010 by Heather Acton • 1 Comment

As a follow-up to my wildly popular WordPress Security presentation, I’m back with an all new completely revamped WordPress Security presentation for 2010!  Explore new hacks and exploits to watch out for.  Learn the top WordPress Security tips to keep … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Brad Williams – Now That’s What I Call WordPress Security 2010 Edition →

Posted in Announcements, Blog, Speakers, WCChicago 2010 | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Speaker Spotlight: Josh Byers – Making WordPress Work for Your Client

June 1, 2010 by Heather Acton • Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Josh Byers – Making WordPress Work for Your Client

Hey everybody!  I’m very excited to be speaking in just a few days and I look forward to meeting you all. I’ve had the awesome privilege of working with a lot of great clients and even though every client and … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Josh Byers – Making WordPress Work for Your Client →

Posted in Announcements, Blog, Speakers, WCChicago 2010 | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Josh Byers – Making WordPress Work for Your Client

Speaker Spotlight: Nile Flores – Rocking Out Your Site With WordPress

May 31, 2010 by Heather Acton • Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Nile Flores – Rocking Out Your Site With WordPress

Hi! My name is Nile Flores (@blondishnet on Twitter).  I am going to be covering “Rocking Out Your Site With WordPress.” My goal is to help those who either need a direction or some type of inspiration in to using … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Nile Flores – Rocking Out Your Site With WordPress →

Posted in Announcements, Blog, Speakers, WCChicago 2010 | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Speaker Spotlight: Nile Flores – Rocking Out Your Site With WordPress