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I was all set to volunteer at WCUS again this year, but I decided to bow out.As I saw emails come in from the team, I realized that every single person either worked for Automattic or a company that pays their expenses — and provides time — to contribute.As a freelancer, I pay for all of that myself. And, I have to carve out my own time to contribute, which takes away from the time I could be making an income.It's an interesting issue that has been brought up by others in the past. And I know some people have put together lists of contributors who need sponsorship, which is admirable. I applaud that effort. But it's also weird to see people on that list who are already sponsored by their employers.#WordPress contribution is still a challenging thing to do when you're not in the class of the full-time employed.I know there are others experiencing this. I'm not sure yet how to solve the problem, but I'm thinking on it.

I was all set to volunteer at WCUS again this year, but I decided to bow out. As I saw emails come in from the team, I realized that every single person either worked for Automattic or a company that pays their expenses — and provides time — to contribute. As a freelancer, I pay […]

Bloated themes are a scourge in #wordpress I just rescued a site running a theme that someone purchased a while ago and is no longer supported.The theme had so many customization options, it may as well have been a whole new CMS. Ridiculous. And since the code was deprecated, doing simple things like uploading and saving new media wouldn't work.This is partly why users get fed up with WordPress.

Bloated themes are a scourge in #wordpress I just rescued a site running a theme that someone purchased a while ago and is no longer supported. The theme had so many customization options, it may as well have been a whole new CMS. Ridiculous. And since the code was deprecated, doing simple things like uploading […]