Hi I'm Josh 👋
Software engineer and dog enthusiast
- Pronouns: (he/him)
- Website
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Learn
- Refactoring WordPress Plugins: The PHP Parts eBook
- Recent WordPress Tutorials
- TypeScript Basics For WordPress Developers
- My Posts on dev.to
- Setup ec2 instance for vscode Remote
Templates
- Laravel App With Github devcontainer configured for Github codespaces
- WordPress plugin template based on how simple featured plugins are created.
- The WordPress plugin template I use. Has React-powered blocks and an admin page. Has PHP and JavaScript tests and Docker-based local development.
- Bash Scripts For Configuring Linux For PHP and JavaScript Development
Other
What I'm Working On
- I work at RVO Health where I help maintain the backend for several high traffic health and wellness websites.
- Protect Earth - I'm helping maintain open source tools (iOS app and Laravel API server) for tracking tree plantings.
- PluginMachine.com - eBook, Recent WordPress Tutorials, plugins and open source for WordPress developers.
What I've Worked On
- Interintellect - Online meeting hub for arts and ideas. Tech lead.
- TrustedLogin - Passwordless-login for WordPress support teams. Engineer.
- Before that, I was a lead web enginneer at 10up for a bit,
- Before that, I was at Saturday Drive, I helped the team who builds, Ninja Forms, Caldera Forms and SendWP.
- Before that, I was co-owner and lead developer of CalderaWP, we developed Caldera Forms and other products before Caldera Forms was aquired by Saturday Drive.
- Before that, I was community manager/ junior developer for the Pods Framework.
- Before that, I didn't do software.
Other Projects
- Digital Garden Builder.
- Built with React, Typescript, NextJS, MDX and the GitHub API.
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- Imaginary Shapes, a prioritization game.
- Built with React, Typescript and Blockstack.js.
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- WordPress Plugin Template
- Use modern Javascript and PHP with testing and Docker ready to go.
- Headless Mode
- A WordPress plugin for Headless WordPress sites.