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Kathy
@kathyisawesome.com
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Developer of WooCommerce things, author of Name Your Price, USA handball athlete, guacamole aficionado, hopeless wanderer, & general renaissance woman. she/her.
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courtneyr.dev
Remote WordPress Developer (US Residents Only) #WPJobs #WPCareers jobs.wordpress.net/j...
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
kathyisawesome.com
WordPress peeps any plugins that create a magic login for an existing user? I just tried two different ones and that scenario isn't covered by either
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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nathanwrigley.com
446 – Inside Checkout Summit: Reviving Human Connections in the WooCommerce and WordPress Community

In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Rodolfo Melogli about the growing isolation in the WooCommerce and WordPress communities due to remote work and AI, and his m
wpbuilds.com/2025/11/20/4...
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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briancoords.com
Thanks to the help of many smarter devs at Woo, our "create-woo-extension" tool is finally working again.

There's still a bunch of scaffolding work to do, but getting the dependencies updated and the install & build running was a huge milestone here.
npx @wordpress/create-block -t @woocommerce/create-woo-extension my-woo-extension
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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en.france24.com
Iran girls kick down social barriers with karate
Iran girls kick down social barriers with karate
As the referee's whistle signalled the start of the match, two five-year-old Iranian girls faced off, delivering a closely watched karate bout to a captivated audience -- a sign of the changing attitude toward martial arts in the Islamic Republic in recent years.
www.france24.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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bobbby.online
Orange cat report
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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whitep4nth3r.com
toilet graffiti in málaga presented without comment
The top 3 hardest thing to say are: - I was wrong - I need help - Worcestershire sauce
November 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.

I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.

#GiftLink

wapo.st/49WOdx1
Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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cpaxton.bsky.social
Nightmarish idea for a startup tbh
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
kathyisawesome.com
What's the best store bought pie crust? I make a great one from scratch, but trying to save a little energy
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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jeffr0.bsky.social
This is a great read and something I've witnessed firsthand. blog.discourse.org/2025/11/the-...
The Death of Community Memory
I recently spent forty minutes searching through Slack trying to find a technical decision — made eight months ago — about an app that 60% of my creative life depends on...I eventually gave up and jus...
blog.discourse.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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jeffr0.bsky.social
Work that I'm interested in doing in the WordPress Product space.

Product testing
Product management
Verifying product pipelines
Working with a Product Team to enhance Products
Testing and Updating Product Documentation
Product Liason

I enjoy working behind the scenes to make something a success.
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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carnage4life.bsky.social
Another sign of how hard the tech job market is for new grads.
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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courtneyr.dev
Full Stack WordPress Developer #WPJobs #WPCareers jobs.wordpress.net/j...
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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theferocity.bsky.social
I ain’t been right felt right or done right since Daylight Savings, lord.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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seldo.com
Okay folks, it's time: I'm hiring!

Looking for 5(!) developer relations engineers across the world! Our company is remote-first but this role involves in-person appearances at events so although you don't need to work in a specific office we are focusing our search in specific metro areas:
Developer Relations Engineer
San Francisco, CA
job-boards.greenhouse.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
kathyisawesome.com
Any WordPress people have news about the state of "bits"?
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
kathyisawesome.com
I finally watched Sinners... And it was incredible! And I can confirm that it was not any scarier than Buffy so it passed my Buffy horror index and I should have watched it months ago instead of being a big wimp.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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lyndacarter.bsky.social
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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courtneyr.dev
Product Assistant (WordPress, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Jira, Communication, Data Analysis, Research, Agile/Scrum methodology) #WPJobs #WPCareers jobs.wordpress.net/j...
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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joshuakgoldberg.com
I am looking for a full-time job.

Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.

If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
kathyisawesome.com
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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newdisabledsouth.org
We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️
Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP — $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: ‘Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list. Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
kathyisawesome.com
Proud luddite here
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Kind of amazing to think about how different the world might be today if PayPal had just... failed early on and shut down. You can trace so much nonsense today back to PayPal getting bailed out by eBay.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM