WordPress Starter Pack
A starter pack list of people in the WordPress ecosystem that you should follow. Have I missed anyone? Let me know.
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@paulhalfpenny.com
@bowefrankema.bsky.social
Founder and Head of Product at Dollie, The All in One Platform For WordPress Pros. Check it out at https://getdollie.com He/Him.
@wpldn.uk
London-based events for web professionals or end users who interact with #WordPress and #WooCommerce. #WPLDN delivered by @DanMaby.com @NathanWrigley.com and Paul Smart. Part of @DigitalVisionHQ.com
@patrickposner.com
Digital Nomad & Developer I'm building simplystatic.com and olliewp.com
@idavinder.bsky.social
A Creative who loves to Create Online Spaces. Founder: TheWPWeekly.com
@thewpminute.com
Informing WordPress Professionals. Subscribe to the newsletter for personal insights, every week! ๐ฉ thewpminute.com/subscribe ๐ค wpminuteplus.transistor.fm/subscribe ๐ฅ youtube.com/@wpminute ๐ป thewpminute.com
@ianmisner.com
Cofounder at Kestrel. CheckoutWC, Constellation, and a full suite of WooCommerce extensions built for scale and reliability. Trusted by 10,000+ stores. Dad of 7.
@danielpost.com
I write about modern WordPress development and building a plugin business. Previously at Automattic. โ Autoblue (main project) โ https://autoblue.co โ Better Loop โ https://betterloopwp.com โ Personal site โ https://danielpost.com
@digitalconversionsummit.com
The Digital Conversion Summit is THE place to find out how to increase conversion on your website using WordPress. Featuring a varied and diverse speaker line-up, with insights from leading experts in conversion, personalisation, SEO and more.
@piccianeri.com
Tuscan Londoner in Valencia. She/ her. Taking a break from politics. UX & accessible design creative, consultant, trainer, conference speaker. Inline skater, yogi, painter, cat herder. ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐ธ ๐ช๐บ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ต๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ง
@javiercasares.com
๐จ๐ปโ๐ Founder & SysAdmin @ ROBOTSTXT.es ๐จ๐ปโ๐ป Internet person since 1994. ๐ก๏ธ WPVulnerability project lead. ๐ ESP / ENG / CAT
@marcbenzak.bsky.social
@therepositorywp.bsky.social
Weโre an independent news biz dedicated to reporting whatโs happening in the WordPress ecosystem. Get our stories in your inbox: therepository.email/newsletter
@maciekpalmowski.dev
๐ก๏ธ Security community manager at Patchstack โ Coffee Lover ๐ Blog https://maciekpalmowski.dev
@jameslau.bsky.social
Web developer, culinary explorer, globe trekker, sci-fi nerd, Star Trek, New England Clam Chowder addict, Red Sox fan, husband, dad. Soup solves all problems. Always travel! Personal website: https://www.jameslau.com/
@nbwp.uk
Passionate about powering businesses online. From green web hosting @encode.host to SEO, I've got you covered. Love all things tech, Founder of https://WPCoventry.co.uk. Let's build something amazing together! ๐ Warwickshire, UK
@wpguy.uk
#Autistic Freelance WordPress Developer Support & Maintenance WordPress Website Security & Performance Optimisation 20 Years of Experience in the #WordPress Community #WP #REACT #CSS #PHP https://wpguy.uk
@danmaby.com
Passionate about people, community (@wpldn.uk), and tech. Long history with #WordPress, doing interesting things with #JS. When not at a screen #rugby and #woodworking
@ciudadanob.com
WordPress | Community | Open web | Dev | #5ftF @Weglot | WCEU & PonteWordCamp | Program Manager | Mentor ๐ ciudadanob.com ๐ @ciudadanob@mastodon.social
@theadminbar.com
Mayor @ The Admin Bar, voted the #1 Community for WordPress ๐ Owner @ OGAL Web Design where I make performance-focused websites โก
@bekarice.com
2x toddler mom, 2x entrepreneur, โx brunch expert ๐ฅ Not a 10x engineer. I build software that helps entrepreneurs sell online w/ #WooCommerce & #Shopify bekarice.com
@peteringersoll.com
@cameronjonesweb.bsky.social
Web Design, Development, Security & DevOps at Shortie Designs | Founder at Mongoose Marketplace
@briangardner.com
โด๏ธ Designer. Believer in simplicity. โด๏ธ Head of Community at WP Engine. โด๏ธ Creating at https://briangardner.com/.
@raemorey.bsky.social
Writer, hiker, daggy mum. Publisher of The Repository and founder of Words by Birds.
@rosswintle.uk
Curious and creative software developer. WordPress. Laravel. PHP. JS. Made Turbo Admin. Mostly at https://fosstodon.org/@ross https://rw.omg.lol/
@jamesgiroux.ca
Technical Account Manager at WordPress VIP, co-founder of Future of Team. Formerly StellarWP, Gravity Forms & Envato.
@robertjacobi.com
CXO at Blackwall. Formerly, as President of Joomla, Robert Jacobi ran 3.5% of the internet and as Director of WordPress, Cloudways, he was instrumental in the $350 million acquisition of Cloudways by DigitalOcean. Industry analysis at RobertJacobi.com.
@westguard.co.uk
Founder of the WordPress form plugin WS Form. https://wsform.com @wsform.com
@bethannon.bsky.social
Accessibility for eCommerce | CEO at @accessicart.bsky.social | Lead organizer @wpa11yday.bsky.social | CPACC | For fun, I hike & snowshoe, enjoy cooking & good food | she/her
@colorfultones.bsky.social
๐ถWalk, donโt run ๐ผ Developer at WP Engine; opinions presented herein are mine alone, and vice-versa.
@jasontucker.blog
he/him. ๐๐ต๐ฆ IT Director / WebDev Likes: #homelab #unraid #woodworking #woodworker #php #wordpress #ghost #CMS #F1 #Formula1 #Redbull Blog: jasontucker.blog Woodworking: createdimperfectly.com
@tiff.is
Shouting, swearing, DC, WordPress, lifting, other duties as assigned. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ดโโ ๏ธ
@riad.blog
Loves the Web, Technology, Guitar, Tennis ... Writes some code @automattic and contributes to @WordPress ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ช๐ธ๐ซ๐ท
@nickdiego.com
Developer Advocacy at Automattic. WordPress Core Contributor. Plugin Developer.
@vegasgeek.com
Owner/Operator @ vegasgeek.com where I build stuff with WordPress. Current obsessions: Learning to play guitar, 3D printing, and Peloton.
@strebel.bsky.social
Actually have no idea what Iโm doing, literally. Retired co-founder/CEO (acquired) and person of interest.
@rich.blog
Writes about the future of WordPress, Blocks & Design โด๏ธ Product @automattic โด๏ธ Making @WordPress
@xojess.bsky.social
Product at Pressable. Audiobook junkie. Loves #WordPress, dogs, and social good. Digs scars and state parks. โ๏ธ JessicaFrick.com
@nerrad.bsky.social
What you follow affects how you lead. Married. Father of 4. Product & Code at @woocommerce working on intersection of Gutenberg and Woo. Adventure is life.
@justinferriman.bsky.social
Started and sold LearnDash Now doing side-quests https://justinferriman.com/about
@patriciabt.com
Global Citizen. Community Facilitator. Into WordPress/WordCamps-Science-Peace-Evolution-Humanism-Diversity-Authentic people โ http://yl.is/pbt
@duanestorey.com
Canadian Engineer (Electrical + Computer) living in Spain. Part time poet, musician (guitar), and speaker builder. Previously WordPress plugin company, sold to a VC firm in 2016. Helped build the media engine used in Yahoo! Messenger.
@jessicalyschik.com
WordPress developer and core contributor, co-lead of the Twenty Twenty-Four default theme.
@treadlightly.bsky.social
I design and build clear, accessible websites. ๐ฑ๐งถ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ Protect Trans Kids. Free Palestine
@ellegaarddk.bsky.social
Danish WordPress-guru https://Eid.dk, Syndikatet https://aalborgsyndikatet.dk evangelist, coffee lover, EV owner. Owner of hats. ๐ฉ๐ฐ Mastodon: @Ellegaarddk@mstdn.social Insta: ellegaarddk ๐ท He/him
@michelebjones.bsky.social
Founder @CantSpeakGeek, #WordPress Contributor, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Mom, Hockey Fan, Queen of Shenanigans.
@jeremyfelt.com
Almost everything that appears here appears on https://jeremyfelt.com/notes/ first.
@jemjabella.com
PHP dev & founder of WordPress agency; into fitness shenanigans, food & fancy cocktails. Mostly post random thoughts. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. AuDHD. Two kids, too many pets. (She/her) Blog: https://www.jemjabella.co.uk/ Work: https://ultimatelybetter.com/
@robcairns.bsky.social
Podcaster, Digital Marketer, WordPress Security Expert. Https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com
@filter.agency
Next-generation web platforms with WordPress and WooCommerce. We deliver strategy, design, development and support services for businesses that need a rock-solid, customisable and scalable platform that can grow with them. Visit us: https://filter.agency
@personalizewp.com
PersonalizeWP is a no-code WordPress plugin that helps you deliver unique content to the right audience, in the right place, and at the right time. - Display Conditions and Rules - Visitor Profiles - Segments - Access Controls - Custom Profile Fields
@karks.com
I design & develop using WordPress, I write, I parent, I talk a lot. Come for the tech, stay for the random jokes. Find me all over the web: https://karks.com/links/
@steveburge.com
Part of a team building WordPress publishing plugins with over 1 million users: PublishPress, Metaslider, TaxoPress, and Logtivity.
@mjs.bio
Content Creator, Educator, & Consultant โข I Learn, Try, & Share on my YouTube channel http://mjs.bio
@coachbirgit.com
๐ WordPress enthusiast & mentor | ๐ก WP Speaker | ๐จ Surface Pattern Designer | ๐ DEIB advocate | ๐ Mom of 5 & Granny | #WPdiversity | she/her | #WCDE
@webcami.bsky.social
She/her. I opine. I โค๏ธ Alki Beach. #ally ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Designing websites since 2002. #savedemocracy Newsletter: https://webdesignerhabits.com Community: https://webcamicafe.com #WordPress: https://webcami.com #Squarespace: https://webcami.space
@davidwaumsley.bsky.social
I make websites YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidWaumsley https://www.youtube.com/@NoScriptShow
@mattcromwell.bsky.social
co-founder of GiveWP, Senior Director of Customer Experience at StellarWP
@cdils.bsky.social
I make the internet. And nachos. Talking about #a11y #CSS #WordPress #WebDev and random things https://linktr.ee/cdils
@elliottrichmond.co.uk
WordPress Theme & Plugin developer https://elliottrichmond.co.uk Content creator https://youtube.com/@elliottrichmondwp
@karmatosed.art
product maker, artist, engineer, experimenter. WordPress committer โค๏ธ open source. ๐ต๐ท๐ฑ๐ถ she/her making @ compositionproducts.com | delivering @ logicalbinary.com | thinking @ binatethoughts.com
@askwpgirl.bsky.social
Organizer Boulder #WordPress Meetup and #Elementor Boulder Meetup. Co-host @WomenInWP podcast. Proud mom of ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ daughter. Pro housing as a human right. #WCUS
@schlessera.dev
Principal Architect @yoast.com - Open Sourcerer - WP-CLI Maintainer - Google Dev Expert Web Tech - ๐ @CaroleOlinger
@jonathanbossenger.com
@ryanwelcher.com
WordPress Developer Advocate (sponsored by Automattic) RyanWelcherCodes on YouTube and Twitch
@mikemcalister.com
Tall designer and relentless creator. Occasionally acquired. Building http://olliewp.com and teaching creators at http://liftoffcourse.com.
@raquelkarina.bsky.social
Founder/Owner @WonderlandCurious.bsky.social | Creator of @PressConf.events | sidekick @TheWPMinute | #culturecultivator #youngsoul #nativetechgirl #WalkerRiverPaiute #dancer #ENFP #yesphx #communicator
@spacedmonkey.bsky.social
WordPress core committer. Working on the Times. Lover of open source.
@nickwilmot.com
Pixels, dots, frames and code, mostly for UK charities and non-profits. Founder @humaniti.co. Trustee Daventry Foodbank. Appreciates chocolate Hobnobs. #WordPress #WebDevelopment #Design #a11y #Charity #Nonprofit #Photography #Tech ๐Midlands, UK
@digitalchild.bsky.social
I'm an open source developer working with WordPress & Django. Current interests include machine learning, SaaS, automation, education. Been at this 25+ years. Plenty to learn and share. WordPress Training team rep.
@markwilkinson.dev
I integrate #WordPress websites with multi-posting job systems such as Broadbean, LogicMelon and Idibu. I also build WordPress websites and play a lot of golf. https://markwilkinson.dev/hello
@that.mitchcanter.me
Eldritch Punk/Emo โข Director of Engineering โข Twitch Streamer / Content Creator โข WordPress Developer โข Rock/Metalhead โข St. Jude Ambassador โขย Fallout/Elder Scrolls/Minecraft โข Spoony Bard Kindness. Justice. Anarchy. [he/him]
@matthewmedeiros.bsky.social
Community Gravity.com Publisher TheWPMinute.com Podcast Newsletter ThePodcastSetup.com YouTube.com/@wpminute
@zant.com
I write about leadership, secure web development, marketing, and mindset. Find me at https://zant.com/ and https://zantastic.me
@nathanwrigley.com
I love working with, and podcasting about, WordPress. Podcasts at WP Builds and WP Tavern.
@michellefrechette.bsky.social
Executive Director at Post Status. Cofounder of underrepdintech.com, WPCoffeeTalk podcast barista, Keynote speaker. she/her
@bph.social
WordPress developer advocate, curator Gutenberg Times, host Gutenberg Changelog podcast https://pca.st/7O43, works at Automattic - opinions are mine
@remkusdevries.com
From start to scale, I help you build fast, reliable WordPress sites with smart tools, plugins & modern best practices. ๐ง Building Scanfully.com โ WordPress Site Health and Performance Monitoring. Subscribe to @WithinWP.com ๐ฐ & ๐ ๐ค Started #WCEU
@joost.blog
Internet entrepreneur โข Investor at Emilia Capital โข Founder of Yoast โข Husband of Marieke van de Rakt โข Father of 4 โข ๐ช๐บ๐ณ๐ฑ๏ธ โข he/him
@simonwheatley.co.uk
Coming to you from Manchester, UK. I work as a Product Leader in B2B SaaS, find me on LinkedIn in if youโre into that sort of thing.
@tacoverdo.com
Co-owner of @progressplanner.com, director at @emilia.capital, former @yoast.com. Into #WordPress. Organizer. Translator. Dakar fan. ๐. Father. Next #PressConf.
@felixarntz.bsky.social
Software Engineer @ Google. WordPress Core Committer. Previously Yoast. Runner, musician, movie geek. Aprendiendo espaรฑol. Fueled by Mountain Dew.
@bradw.illiams.com
Founder @webdevstudios.com. Interested in #Tech, #WordPress, #RetroGaming, #RobloxDev, #Chess and all things nerdy! Say hi! ๐ https://bradw.illiams.com
@briancoords.com
WordPress developer and educator, father to 5 free-range children Writing ๐ briancoords.com Video ๐ youtube.com/@BrianCoords Podcast ๐ webmasters.fm
@aaron.jorb.in
Odds are Iโve broken more websites than you // Art, Code, Beverages // WordPress Core Committer // White Sox Fan
@zack.katz.me
I do improv, acting, and I run GravityKit, TrustedLogin, and DataKit. Iโm married to Juniper and live in Western Massachusetts.
@alexstandiford.com
Shaking up affiliate program management with Siren Affiliates. Helping companies re-imagine affiliate programs. Usually found in #WordPress circles.