Topher
@topher1kenobe.bsky.social
Christian, husband, father, & web developer. Building heropress.com. Find me at @topher1kenobe@fosstodon.org and @heropress.bsky.social
I've made a video less than 3 minutes long that shows you how to easily brighten a photo using free tools. #photography #gimp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQHS...
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Easily Brighten Your Photo With The GIMP
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I've made a video less than 3 minutes long that shows you how to easily brighten a photo using free tools. #photography #gimp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQHS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQHS...
I made a three minute video on the difference between Pages and Posts in #WordPress. I also talk about which you should use in various situations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDg4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDg4...
What's the different between Pages and Posts in WordPress?
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I made a three minute video on the difference between Pages and Posts in #WordPress. I also talk about which you should use in various situations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDg4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDg4...
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Hey friends, Black Friday is approaching. I wanted to remind you that HeroPress has an affiliate link page, where if you simply click the right icon before buying you help support HeroPress financially, without paying extra yourself. I appreciate your support. #WordPress heropress.com/affiliates/
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hey friends, Black Friday is approaching. I wanted to remind you that HeroPress has an affiliate link page, where if you simply click the right icon before buying you help support HeroPress financially, without paying extra yourself. I appreciate your support. #WordPress heropress.com/affiliates/
I made a 4 minute video on how to add an image to your page in #WordPress. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSsA...
How to add an image in WordPress
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I made a 4 minute video on how to add an image to your page in #WordPress. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSsA...
I made a 2 minute video on how to do simple color correction on your photos with free software. #photography #gimp www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2a...
Enhance Colors In Your Photos With The GIMP
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I made a 2 minute video on how to do simple color correction on your photos with free software. #photography #gimp www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2a...
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I see the United States has ‘discovered’ Mexico.
What the hell: The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” and triggered a standoff with armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map. 🧵 1/
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I see the United States has ‘discovered’ Mexico.
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Sara's course is the best resource on accessibility that I'm aware of; each lesson is packed with useful and actionable information. I can't recommend it enough!
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Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
The Practical Accessibility Course
A get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today
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November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sara's course is the best resource on accessibility that I'm aware of; each lesson is packed with useful and actionable information. I can't recommend it enough!
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"I have a new job, new friends, and I could almost say a new family, and it’s all thanks to WordPress." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"I have a new job, new friends, and I could almost say a new family, and it’s all thanks to WordPress." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
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"Thanks to WordPress & its community, I grew as a person & as a professional in a new discipline as competitive as it is exciting and alive. They supported me through the hardest moments & helped me rise again, like a phoenix from the ashes." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"Thanks to WordPress & its community, I grew as a person & as a professional in a new discipline as competitive as it is exciting and alive. They supported me through the hardest moments & helped me rise again, like a phoenix from the ashes." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
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"There were twenty-six months of rehabilitation, relapses, and searching for an effective treatment. Yet, amid all that chaos, I managed to step back and turn my skills into a new opportunity." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"There were twenty-six months of rehabilitation, relapses, and searching for an effective treatment. Yet, amid all that chaos, I managed to step back and turn my skills into a new opportunity." — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
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"I come from a family that has worked with wood lovingly for three generations. Carpentry was always our trade, our way of understanding life and making a living. " — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"I come from a family that has worked with wood lovingly for three generations. Carpentry was always our trade, our way of understanding life and making a living. " — Josep Morán #WordPress heropress.com/essays/from-...
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This week's HeroPress esssay is titled "From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the story of how WordPress helped me rebuild my life." by Josep Morán from Mataró, Barcelona, Spain. #WordPress
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From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the story of how WordPress helped me rebuild my life. - De la carpintería al marketing digital, esta es la historia de cómo WordPress me ayudó a reconstruir mi vida.
Este ensayo también está disponible en español. My origins I’m Josep, born and raised in Rocafonda, a working-class and humble neighborhood in Mataró. I come from a family that has worked with wood…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This week's HeroPress esssay is titled "From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the story of how WordPress helped me rebuild my life." by Josep Morán from Mataró, Barcelona, Spain. #WordPress
heropress.com/essays/from-...
heropress.com/essays/from-...
THIS THURSDAY at 2pm EST, I'm going to be presenting a live webinar with GreenGeeks about managing new workflows for modern image formats on your site. Modern formats can be faster, easier, & cheaper than what you're doing right now. Come sign up! #WordPress #web
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Modern Images on Your Website: Faster, Easier, Cheaper – GreenGeeks Webinars
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November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
THIS THURSDAY at 2pm EST, I'm going to be presenting a live webinar with GreenGeeks about managing new workflows for modern image formats on your site. Modern formats can be faster, easier, & cheaper than what you're doing right now. Come sign up! #WordPress #web
www.greengeeks.com/webinars/mod...
www.greengeeks.com/webinars/mod...
Making a link on your #WordPress website sounds like such an easy thing, but if you don't know how it can be confusing. I made this short video to show you several ways (including the super secret way!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmA...
How To Make A Link In WordPress
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Making a link on your #WordPress website sounds like such an easy thing, but if you don't know how it can be confusing. I made this short video to show you several ways (including the super secret way!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmA...
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We helped a customer create a pretty cool WooCommerce workflow for the holidays 🎄🛒.
Anyone creating a product can chose 4 dates:
- When to publish the product
- When to change the product to "Out of stock"
- When to add a "Sale over" tag
- When to unpublish the product
Anyone creating a product can chose 4 dates:
- When to publish the product
- When to change the product to "Out of stock"
- When to add a "Sale over" tag
- When to unpublish the product
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We helped a customer create a pretty cool WooCommerce workflow for the holidays 🎄🛒.
Anyone creating a product can chose 4 dates:
- When to publish the product
- When to change the product to "Out of stock"
- When to add a "Sale over" tag
- When to unpublish the product
Anyone creating a product can chose 4 dates:
- When to publish the product
- When to change the product to "Out of stock"
- When to add a "Sale over" tag
- When to unpublish the product
I recently tried out setting up a #WordPress site on the xCloud #hosting platform. All things considered, I was very very impressed, you should check out this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfuG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfuG...
Getting Started With xCloud Web Hosting
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I recently tried out setting up a #WordPress site on the xCloud #hosting platform. All things considered, I was very very impressed, you should check out this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfuG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfuG...
Today's #WordPress tutorial is about how to keep your site safe from hackers. It doesn't cover EVERYTHING, but it does give 5 simple steps to harden your front line.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
Keep your WordPress site safe from HACKERS!
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today's #WordPress tutorial is about how to keep your site safe from hackers. It doesn't cover EVERYTHING, but it does give 5 simple steps to harden your front line.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is "How to add a user in WordPress". I'll show you how to do it, AND how to set the proper permissions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
How to add a user in WordPress
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is "How to add a user in WordPress". I'll show you how to do it, AND how to set the proper permissions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
Didn't get job number 6,472 today.
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Didn't get job number 6,472 today.
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is how to add content to a Custom Post Type. ( As a bonus I'll tell you what a custom post type is ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
Add Content To A Custom Post Type In WordPress
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is how to add content to a Custom Post Type. ( As a bonus I'll tell you what a custom post type is ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
Today's #WordPress video is about the Quick Edit feature. You can update a post in MANY ways without loading the full (slow) edit page!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
How To Use WordPress Quick Edit
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Today's #WordPress video is about the Quick Edit feature. You can update a post in MANY ways without loading the full (slow) edit page!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
Remember the WPTavern experiment, where there was a competition to become one of two new writers? I was one of 5 finalists at the time, & so was Toby Cryns. Recently we had a conversation on HallwayChats about our experiences during that very weird time. #WordPress
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Episode 177 – A Chat With Toby Cryns - Hallway Chats
Toby Cryns is owner of The Mighty Mo!, a WordPress and SEO lead generation agency in Minneapolis, MN. He also wrote for WPTavern.com.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Remember the WPTavern experiment, where there was a competition to become one of two new writers? I was one of 5 finalists at the time, & so was Toby Cryns. Recently we had a conversation on HallwayChats about our experiences during that very weird time. #WordPress
hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
I recently made a video on how to edit the footer of your #WordPress site when using the #KadenceWP theme.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
How To Edit The Kadence Theme Footer
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I recently made a video on how to edit the footer of your #WordPress site when using the #KadenceWP theme.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
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Thanks to my friend @topher1kenobe.bsky.social for making a video about PublishPress Future.
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
Schedule WordPress Post Expiration With PublishPress Future
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thanks to my friend @topher1kenobe.bsky.social for making a video about PublishPress Future.
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...