[theme-reviewers] Introductions: Edward Caissie aka Cais

Wed Jun 9 21:43:50 UTC 2010

First, thanks for adding me to the list. Now a little about myself ...

Although I have only been around WordPress for a little less than two
years I have been teasing myself with Internet related web design/
hosting/management for the last 10 years.

Like many others I attempted a form of CMS layout/design only to find
I was re-inventing the wheel known as WordPress. I released my first
theme into the repository about one year ago and have followed with
another four since. I have also been writing and releasing plugins in
the same time frame with eight currently available in their respective
repository.

I've learned a great deal of PHP, (X)HTML, and CSS in the last year
and see this as an opportunity to "give back" to the WordPress
community.

I also have decided that my career transition path will be WordPress-
centric and look at this as another step to that future.

Feel free to surf over to some of my sites:

http://edwardcaissie.com
http://buynowshop.com
http://wpfirstaid.com

... or my first WordPress self-hosted install where it all started for
me: http://rattitude.com

Edward Caissie
aka Cais - http://profiles.wordpress.org/users/cais

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> Hi!
>
> I'm Johan and I live in Sweden, I've been using WordPress for little
> over a year and have written some custom themes and plugins for
> buisnesses.
>
> I'm a systems developer by proffession where I work with ERP and WMS
> mainly, so I'm more of a coder than a designer.
>
> I'm not a blogger even though I would like to but I always end up
> coding instead ;)
>
> Before I started with WordPress I wrote CMS-like websites from scratch
> in PHP and Java.
>
> Hope I can lend a hand here!
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 17:23:34 -0400
> From: Andrew Norcross <andrew at andrewnorcross.com>
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> Hey everyone, my name is Andrew Norcross (although I usually just go
> by
> Norcross). I am relatively new to WP (about a year or so) but come
> from a
> design and server admin background. I deal mainly with sites for
> businesses
> and some plugins. Links are in the footer. So hello!
>
> Andrew Norcross
> Freelance Designer and Developer
> (727) 498-1719
> twitter: @norcross
> http://andrewnorcross.com
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:58:45 -0700
> From: Brianna Privett <brianna at utopian.net>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] introductions
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> Hello everyone, my name is Brianna Privett, I've been using
> WordPress since
> 2005 when, like Joseph, I got tired of writing a new CMS for each
> project I
> was doing and decided to do a couple of months of R&D to find open
> source
> blog software that was easily pluggable and could be used to manage
> websites
> for artists and creatives. WordPress won hands down, and I've been
> using it
> ever since.
>
> I work with designers who provide layouts and build plugins and
> themes to
> bring their visions to life. My personal site is http://brianna.org
> and my
> business site is http://utopian.net. My plugin focus is generally for
> customizing the gallery or extending MU, and most of my time spent
> with
> clients is to educate them and get familiar with their individual
> workflow
> to make WordPress as easy for them as it is for me.
>
> Brianna Privett
>
> work: http://utopian.net
> play:  http://illustrationfriday.com
> life: http://brianna.org
>
> On Jun 9, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Joseph Scott wrote:
>
>> Moving along.  This is a new email list, with lots of new people
>> subscribed.  Please do a quick introduction, who you are are, a
>> little
>> bit of background, your WordPress URL, etc.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:00:41 -0600
> From: chip at chipbennett.net
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] introductions
> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
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>> Moving along.  This is a new email list, with lots of new people
>> subscribed.  Please do a quick introduction, who you are are, a
>> little
>> bit of background, your WordPress URL, etc.
>
> I'm Chip Bennett. I've been using WordPress since 2005, switching to
> self-hosted WordPress from Blogger. I used a heavily customized
> Blogger
> theme, so I started right away learning how to port my theme to
> WordPress,
> and how to use WordPress template tags.
>
> So, I've had my nose in WordPress themes for about five years now.
> (Coincidentally, most of the PHP I know, I learned because of
> WordPress.)
> Since then, I have ventured a bit into plugins - though I have much,
> much
> to learn. I may not be able to write terribly complex plugins, but I
> figure I should be able to help out reviewing theme code. Maybe it
> will
> give me incentive finally to add a theme or two to the repo!
>
> WordPress is very much a passion and a hobby, though it isn't my day
> job.
> My personal website is www.chipbennett.net, which I use both for
> quite-varied blogging and as a WordPress sandbox.
>
> Looking forward to helping out, and to working with y'all!
>
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:05:24 -0500
> From: Chris Everson <chris at chriseverson.net>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] introductions
> To: Joseph Scott <joseph at automattic.com>
> Cc: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
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> Hi, I'm Chris Everson and have, like Joseph, been using WordPress
> since
> 2004. I have actually created my own CMS, but never publicly
> released it,
> because like many attempts out there, there is always something that
> doesn't
> better, and taking on the likes of WordPress was not something I was
> up to
> when it came time to fit it for a public release. I am currently a
> partner
> and director of web services for a relatively new marketing firm in
> Houston
> and am a member of the planning committee for the upcoming first ever
> WordCamp Houston. Aside for the standard design and development
> greatness, I
> spend my time golfing, collecting records and recording music. It's
> wonderful to e-meet you all!
>
> CHRISEVERSON
> WEB DESIGNER & DEVELOPER
>
> cell: 360.286.0353
>
> the man: chriseverson.net
> the machine: startwithgrey.com
> twitter: @chriseverson
> linkedin: linkedin.com/pub/chriseverson
> facebook: facebook.com/chriseverson.net
>
> On Jun 9, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Joseph Scott wrote:
>
>> Hello, and thank you for joining in on the theme review call for
>> help.
>> I've just gone through and approved several requests to join this
>> list, so hopefully you are in the right place.
>>
>> If your are here then you've expressed an interest in helping with
>> the
>> WordPress.org theme directory.  Let me say right up front, thank you!
>>
>> Sounds like an instructor on the first day of class: welcome to
>> Anthropology 103, if that isn't what you expected then now is the
>> time
>> to find the right class room :-)
>>
>> Moving along.  This is a new email list, with lots of new people
>> subscribed.  Please do a quick introduction, who you are are, a
>> little
>> bit of background, your WordPress URL, etc.
>>
>> Doing theme reviews on a broader scale like this really is a bit of
>> an
>> experiment, I expect that we'll make adjustments as we figure things
>> out along the way.  Some items to help everyone get up to speed:
>>
>> - make sure you have a WordPress.org account already
>> - know where http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ is :-)
>> - the theme review check list in the codex, make sure you are
>> comfortable importing the test data
>> http://codex.wordpress.org/
>> Theme_Development_Checklist#Theme_Unit_Test
>>
>> One idea that has recently been tossed around is putting together a
>> theme review score card.  Something that would help quantify some of
>> the review process.  A simple scale of 1 to 5 (perhaps 1 to 3?) for
>> different categories like security, following code guide lines,
>> supports WP core features, etc.
>>
>> While getting this list up and going I'm also moving the existing
>> theme review emails to this list as well, so you'll be seeing some
>> back and forth on themes currently in the review queue.
>>
>> I'd like to see nice, high quality themes for the directory and
>> another big thank you for volunteering to work with theme authors to
>> help make that possible.
>>
>>
>> Here's my intro blurb:
>>
>> Hi, I'm Joseph Scott.  I've been using WordPress since 2004, after
>> giving up on writing my own blog software (seems like everyone back
>> then tried to write their own before finally going to WP).  I started
>> doing WordPress work full time when I joined Automattic, I contribute
>> to both the WordPress.org community project as well as work on
>> WordPress.com.  What seems like a long time ago now I wrote the code
>> for the original Prologue theme (which others continued to enhance,
>> into what is now P2).  One of the areas I focus on in WordPress are
>> the XML-RPC APIs.  I've also done work in the realtime(ish) area for
>> WordPress, with plugins for both rssCloud and PubSubHubbub (PuSH).
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Scott
>> joseph at josephscott.org
>> http://josephscott.org/
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:17:29 -0700
> From: Kailey Lampert <trepmal at gmail.com>
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> Hi, I'm Kailey Lampert
> I've only been playing around with WordPress for about 2 years. I'm
> not much
> of a designer, but I do love code - and I'm always interested to see
> what I
> can learn from somebody else's handiwork. Hopefully I'll be able to
> use what
> I've learned so far and be able to give back to the community.
> Several years ago, I put some effort into writing my own little
> blogging
> platform, but once I learned about WordPress - I never looked back.
> I've written a handful of dinky plugins, and I've created numerous
> themes
> for clients through my job (admittedly, not all of the greatest
> quality...).
>
> Kailey Lampert
> http://trepmal.com
> trepmal at gmail.com
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Joseph Scott <joseph at automattic.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello, and thank you for joining in on the theme review call for
>> help.
>> I've just gone through and approved several requests to join this
>> list, so hopefully you are in the right place.
>>
>> If your are here then you've expressed an interest in helping with
>> the
>> WordPress.org theme directory.  Let me say right up front, thank you!
>>
>> Sounds like an instructor on the first day of class: welcome to
>> Anthropology 103, if that isn't what you expected then now is the
>> time
>> to find the right class room :-)
>>
>> Moving along.  This is a new email list, with lots of new people
>> subscribed.  Please do a quick introduction, who you are are, a
>> little
>> bit of background, your WordPress URL, etc.
>>
>> Doing theme reviews on a broader scale like this really is a bit of
>> an
>> experiment, I expect that we'll make adjustments as we figure things
>> out along the way.  Some items to help everyone get up to speed:
>>
>> - make sure you have a WordPress.org account already
>> - know where http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ is :-)
>> - the theme review check list in the codex, make sure you are
>> comfortable importing the test data
>> http://codex.wordpress.org/
>> Theme_Development_Checklist#Theme_Unit_Test
>>
>> One idea that has recently been tossed around is putting together a
>> theme review score card.  Something that would help quantify some of
>> the review process.  A simple scale of 1 to 5 (perhaps 1 to 3?) for
>> different categories like security, following code guide lines,
>> supports WP core features, etc.
>>
>> While getting this list up and going I'm also moving the existing
>> theme review emails to this list as well, so you'll be seeing some
>> back and forth on themes currently in the review queue.
>>
>> I'd like to see nice, high quality themes for the directory and
>> another big thank you for volunteering to work with theme authors to
>> help make that possible.
>>
>>
>> Here's my intro blurb:
>>
>> Hi, I'm Joseph Scott.  I've been using WordPress since 2004, after
>> giving up on writing my own blog software (seems like everyone back
>> then tried to write their own before finally going to WP).  I started
>> doing WordPress work full time when I joined Automattic, I contribute
>> to both the WordPress.org community project as well as work on
>> WordPress.com.  What seems like a long time ago now I wrote the code
>> for the original Prologue theme (which others continued to enhance,
>> into what is now P2).  One of the areas I focus on in WordPress are
>> the XML-RPC APIs.  I've also done work in the realtime(ish) area for
>> WordPress, with plugins for both rssCloud and PubSubHubbub (PuSH).
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Scott
>> joseph at josephscott.org
>> http://josephscott.org/
>> _______________________________________________
>> theme-reviewers mailing list
>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
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