Brian Gardner
@briangardner.com
✴︎ Designer. Believer in simplicity.
✴︎ Head of Community at WP Engine.
✴︎ Creating at https://briangardner.com/.
✴︎ Head of Community at WP Engine.
✴︎ Creating at https://briangardner.com/.
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Introducing FAIR for #WordPress! I've detailed the journey from concern to action, explaining how this new decentralized distribution layer (definitely not a fork!) aims to enhance security, compliance, and the plugin economy.
marucchi.com/introducing-...
#FAIRPM
marucchi.com/introducing-...
#FAIRPM
June 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Introducing FAIR for #WordPress! I've detailed the journey from concern to action, explaining how this new decentralized distribution layer (definitely not a fork!) aims to enhance security, compliance, and the plugin economy.
marucchi.com/introducing-...
#FAIRPM
marucchi.com/introducing-...
#FAIRPM
Reposted by Brian Gardner
We're thrilled to be sponsoring and attending the PPA Festival this year! Be sure to check out the round table with Jason Konen and Jason Agnew where they'll dive into how businesses can strategically optimize their technology ecosystems. wpeng.in/93253e/
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We're thrilled to be sponsoring and attending the PPA Festival this year! Be sure to check out the round table with Jason Konen and Jason Agnew where they'll dive into how businesses can strategically optimize their technology ecosystems. wpeng.in/93253e/
The week is finally here and I cannot wait for this event!
We're excited to be a sponsor at PressConf 2025 later this week!
Stop by our booth for exclusive swag and to chat with our team about what we've been working on! wpengine.com/blog/pressco...
Stop by our booth for exclusive swag and to chat with our team about what we've been working on! wpengine.com/blog/pressco...
April 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The week is finally here and I cannot wait for this event!
Big thanks to everyone for the kind words and support on my move into the role of Community Manager at WP Engine. It means a lot. Even folks in competing spaces have reached out, and that speaks volumes about the kind of community we have. Appreciate you all! 🫶
January 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Big thanks to everyone for the kind words and support on my move into the role of Community Manager at WP Engine. It means a lot. Even folks in competing spaces have reached out, and that speaks volumes about the kind of community we have. Appreciate you all! 🫶
I’m excited to share that I’ve moved into a new role: Head of Community at WP Engine (@wpengine.bsky.social). I’ll work alongside our customers, agency partners, and the greater WordPress community—leading strategic initiatives, supporting industry events, and pursuing sponsorship opportunities. 🔽
January 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m excited to share that I’ve moved into a new role: Head of Community at WP Engine (@wpengine.bsky.social). I’ll work alongside our customers, agency partners, and the greater WordPress community—leading strategic initiatives, supporting industry events, and pursuing sponsorship opportunities. 🔽
Updated my bio today. Official announcement coming tomorrow. 👀
January 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Updated my bio today. Official announcement coming tomorrow. 👀
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We are deeply saddened by the devastation in and around LA. Our partners The Webby Awards curated an incredible list to help the communities affected in LA. 🧵⬇️
January 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We are deeply saddened by the devastation in and around LA. Our partners The Webby Awards curated an incredible list to help the communities affected in LA. 🧵⬇️
Proud of all the work we did for the WordPress community and our customers. ✌️
2024 was a busy year for us! Check out all the innovations and improvements we launched for our customers and the wider WordPress community last year: wpengine.com/blog/2024-in...
WP Engine’s 2024 Innovations - WP Engine
Learn more about WP Engine's 2024 innovations: from AI-driven tools to faster workflows, we’re empowering WordPress users to achieve success online.
wpengine.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Proud of all the work we did for the WordPress community and our customers. ✌️
Heyo #WordPress friends, we’re here 👉 @wpengine.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Heyo #WordPress friends, we’re here 👉 @wpengine.bsky.social
As a fellow creator, I call upon the WordPress theme design community: Let’s rise to the challenge and do better together. Let’s make accessibility the fundamental standard, not the exception.
Read the letter 👉 briangardner.com/open-letter/...
Read the letter 👉 briangardner.com/open-letter/...
An open letter to WordPress theme designers - Brian Gardner
Discover why color contrast should be a priority in WordPress themes. Learn how inclusive design ensures usability for everyone.
briangardner.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
As a fellow creator, I call upon the WordPress theme design community: Let’s rise to the challenge and do better together. Let’s make accessibility the fundamental standard, not the exception.
Read the letter 👉 briangardner.com/open-letter/...
Read the letter 👉 briangardner.com/open-letter/...
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Now more than ever it's important for organizations that want to see WordPress continue to succeed to step up. I continue to be in search of more sponsors for the work I do on WordPress core. github.com/sponsors/aar...
Sponsor @aaronjorbin on GitHub Sponsors
I am an independent core committer to WordPress. Current priorities: Build/test tools, PHP Compatability, Minor Releases, and Security
github.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Now more than ever it's important for organizations that want to see WordPress continue to succeed to step up. I continue to be in search of more sponsors for the work I do on WordPress core. github.com/sponsors/aar...
Reposted by Brian Gardner
It's clear the #WordPress world needs a change. So I wrote a post about exactly that:
Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era
Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era
Breaking the Status Quo
A vision for a new WordPress era WordPress is at a crossroads, now even more clearly then when I wrote my previous post on WordPress’s roadmap. I had very much intended to leave this topic alone for…
buff.ly
December 20, 2024 at 4:10 PM
It's clear the #WordPress world needs a change. So I wrote a post about exactly that:
Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era
Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era
In just a few minutes, I used ChatGPT to create a WordPress plugin that adds a meta box for Custom Title/Meta Description fields per page/post. It also includes a toggle for controlling robots directives (index/follow or noindex/nofollow). What else for basic SEO is missing?
December 3, 2024 at 3:14 PM
In just a few minutes, I used ChatGPT to create a WordPress plugin that adds a meta box for Custom Title/Meta Description fields per page/post. It also includes a toggle for controlling robots directives (index/follow or noindex/nofollow). What else for basic SEO is missing?
Proud to be included in this starter pack of #WordPress folks. 😀
Here's a bunch of people on Bluesky who I've classed as "WordPressers". go.bsky.app/pZVzdf You can follow them all with a single click! Please forgive the fact that the image of myself is in the middle, it's not a good look!
November 29, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Proud to be included in this starter pack of #WordPress folks. 😀
Nothing but gratitude for the #WordPress community this week. 💛
November 25, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Nothing but gratitude for the #WordPress community this week. 💛
Not all #WordPress block themes need 100+ patterns to shine. Sometimes, the most elegant designs speak through their defaults rather than their options.
November 21, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Not all #WordPress block themes need 100+ patterns to shine. Sometimes, the most elegant designs speak through their defaults rather than their options.
Any typography fans out there? Love the update to Inter (version 4.1) by @rsms.me. A beautiful font gets more beautiful.
Download Inter: rsms.me/inter/
Download Inter: rsms.me/inter/
November 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Any typography fans out there? Love the update to Inter (version 4.1) by @rsms.me. A beautiful font gets more beautiful.
Download Inter: rsms.me/inter/
Download Inter: rsms.me/inter/
So @further.net tells me that a strong effort on a personal domain is better than a weaker effort on a branded domain. Do you agree with him?
November 18, 2024 at 4:20 AM
So @further.net tells me that a strong effort on a personal domain is better than a weaker effort on a branded domain. Do you agree with him?
Here’s to the Discover feed—may it deliver new friends, fresh ideas, and a much-needed vacation from the Echo Chamber Resort. 😁
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Here’s to the Discover feed—may it deliver new friends, fresh ideas, and a much-needed vacation from the Echo Chamber Resort. 😁