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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

7 months

Today marks a bittersweet milestone — my last day at @iconicwp . I started it in 2018, building on top of my first plugin from 2011. Leaving the team is tough, but I'm excited to start a new chapter with @automattic as a Product Lead for @WooCommerce Core. To new beginnings! 🥂🚀

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@jamesckemp

5 years

@denvercoder To be clear, I’m currently hiring for a full-time WP dev with immediate work. Happy to pay some upfront to help you out if you can do the work in question.

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@jamesckemp

2 years

One simple CSS change in the #WordPress admin plugins screen makes all the difference to the UX.

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@jamesckemp

1 year

These are my two favourite shots from #WCEU in Athens, so far. Just look at those colours! Glad I took my camera 😅

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@jamesckemp

5 months

Happy New Year! It's my first official day at work as a Product Lead for WooCommerce. Looking forward to diving in and making an impact 🚀

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

6 months

When I had a week off after leaving Iconic and joining Automattic, I decided to put myself to work and build this playhouse/cosy corner/bunk bed for my kids to enjoy in their playroom. Happy with how it turned out, and they love it! 🏠

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

@damengchen I personally don't like this kind of message - comes across as entitled and threatening. I'm all for working with customers and making them happy, but this kind of message is toxic!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

The flexibility of #Gutenberg and ACF blocks is fantastic. I was able to create this dynamic pricing table for @iconicwp without diving into the complexities of creating a JS-based block.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Our new #WooCommerce Delivery Slots reservation calendar is looking so slick. This is a much-needed upgrade to our existing table.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 months

My next focus area will be WooCommerce order management; the orders list, order edit screen, etc. If you want your voice heard when it comes to what goes into this for WooCommerce core, follow me, share this post, and watch out for my tweets as I tackle this area of WooCommerce!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 months

Excited to say that I'll be the Product Lead for AI-based projects inside WooCommerce (alongside Order Management). There's so much that can be done with AI and ecommerce. I'm looking forward to exploring that with the AI team at Woo!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

@GeorgeBTurner Amazing photo. Thoughtful creatures. Here's one I took a few years back, wish it was as sharp as yours!

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@jamesckemp

5 months

My wife graduated her Masters course in History (Holocaust and Genocide Studies) today with a distinction in her dissertation. Very proud! 👩‍🎓 🎉

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

We're in the process of switching Iconic's store over to #WooCommerce . This means we can finally use our own Flux Checkout plugin! It's looking really smart.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

6 months

Today is officially my first day at A8C. Looking forward to diving into support for a few weeks!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 years

@denvercoder For anyone wondering, here’s more info about the Remote WordPress Developer role:

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

The best thing about #WordPress 6.1? My minor adjustment to the new plugins screen, of course!

James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

One simple CSS change in the #WordPress admin plugins screen makes all the difference to the UX.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

8 months

Say hello to

Say hello to Woo.com

Today, officially known as Domainween (but literally only by me), WooCommerce.com became Woo.com. If you're reading this (which I can only assume you

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

I made this today to help with #WordPress development: Quickly, and temporarily, disable any active plugin from the admin bar on the frontend.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Hello, badge 👋🏻

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 months

Exploding Kittens has been the main game for the Woo Crew 😄

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

We've got the capacity for another Senior #WordPress Developer on the @iconicwp team! 🎉 I'll be putting together a full job spec this week, but if you're interested, drop me a message. DMs are open. Please RT 🙏🏻

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

I'm very excited to be joining the amazing team at StellarWP/LW! Big things are coming.

StellarWP || Sponsoring #WCEU

@stellarwp

3 years

We are thrilled to introduce a new member to the StellarWP family! Please join us in welcoming @iconicwp !

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Who's going to WCEU Athens? I'm making a list:

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Remember when we all wanted paper texture backgrounds on our websites?

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Not my usual style, but I kinda liked it! #supermoon

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

Super excited to officially launch v1 of Orderable this week for WooCommerce So much work to bring you time slots, tipping, custom checkout, timed products, product addons, product layouts, and more!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Working on a new site for @getorderable and this svg line was a challenge to make responsive both horizontally and vertically! 😅 A few tweaks to make, but happy so far.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Today I flew an aerobatic plane! ✈️ We did a few loop-the-loops and some rolls, plus a mix of the two at the same time. Rolls certainly made me queezy 😂

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 months

Good news! Today she’s been accepted onto the history PhD programme! Just goes to show it’s never too late to change your focus area. She was in fashion/merchandising/buying before this. Super proud as always.

James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 months

My wife graduated her Masters course in History (Holocaust and Genocide Studies) today with a distinction in her dissertation. Very proud! 👩‍🎓 🎉

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Very excited to announce that I have taken over the reins of @getreplybox It's a fantastic product for privacy-focused website commenting. More updates to come!

Privacy-Focused Comment System | ReplyBox

ReplyBox is a simple, light-weight alternative to Disqus. No ads. No user tracking. Just a blazingly-fast comment system that works everywhere, from static sites to WordPress.

getreplybox.com

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

8 months

My photo is featured in the Architecture & Interiors category on @unsplash and also used as the header!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 years

@denvercoder Hey Tim, happy to have a chat if you’re free?

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 months

Have you seen the new developer docs for WooCommerce? It was launched last week! The team is open to feedback and want this to be the most useful developer resource for WooCommerce.

jacklyn biggin at wceu! ✈️

@jacklynbiggin

5 months

we quietly launched new developer docs for @woocommerce over at last week! 🎉 this is one of many steps we're taking to improve woo's developer experience, but we need your help 👇

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

8 months

Thanks to anyone who voted for me as Developer of the Year in the Seshies! 🎉🏆 @WooSesh Well done to all the other winners and nominees, including my friends @bobwp and @Barn2Plugins / @KatieKeithBarn2 . What a great few days we've had with all the talks.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

11 months

Nice way to spend a Thursday afternoon 😃

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

This is fine.

James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Today I flew an aerobatic plane! ✈️ We did a few loop-the-loops and some rolls, plus a mix of the two at the same time. Rolls certainly made me queezy 😂

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

10 months

Pic of the #supermoon tonight. 400mm Fuji XT-3

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

@SethCoolen Right?

James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

@lesley_pizza Something like this would look better and fit the brand better. @gmail don't you think?

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@jamesckemp

1 year

Freemius party is where it’s at tonight! #WCEU

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

9 months

Where do I submit my @Windows desktop background entries? 👀

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

The Lake District is my happy place.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 months

Made it to Asheville! It was pouring down with rain in Charlotte which didn’t make for a great first driving experience in the US, but looking good over here 😄 Also, I went with the Dodge Challenger 🚗

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

6 months

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all those who celebrate! 🎄

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

On Thursday we soft-launched a new #WooCommerce product. The only all-in-one solution for local ordering. Meet Orderable:

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Today is my 10 year wedding anniversary! At the weekend we're going to see Moulin Rouge at the theatre in London, one of the first films we watched (and sang) together almost 17 years ago. Then WCEU on Weds. I sense tiredness in my future.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 months

I put together a blog so I can do more deep dives into what we're working on at Woo. My first post explores the "Launch Your Store" and "Coming Soon" mode features I've discussed recently. I'd love your feedback on the points listed towards the end! 🙏🏻

Feedback Wanted: WooCommerce's New "Coming Soon" Mode — James Kemp

I mentioned recently on Twitter (I still find it hard to call it X) that one of the first projects I’ll be working on at Woo is the “Launch Your Store” initiative. One part of that project is a...

jameskemp.blog

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

I'm just glad these stopped being a thing.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Getting so close to completing the rebuild of @iconicwp using @KadenceWP - with it will come some great new bundles and All Access plans! I see a lot of Gutenberg hate, but I've quite enjoyed using it for this project.

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@jamesckemp

2 years

🎉 @iconicwp has picked up a Gold award in the @WooCommerce Tools category of the @thewpweekly 2021 awards. Well done to the team — goes to show our efforts are appreciated! @pramodjodhani @mattwatsoncodes @namespace_dave (and others not on Twitter).

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

After months of work, the rebuild of our @iconicwp website is about done! Launching next week. It uses @KadenceWP , @wp_acf , Gutenberg, WordPress (of course), and some custom code. 🎉

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Spending my final day in Athens exploring a bit. Great tip from the waiter about where to get good pictures of the Parthenon from 🙌

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Looks like it's getting merged! Thanks @audrasjb

James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

One simple CSS change in the #WordPress admin plugins screen makes all the difference to the UX.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

If you're a #WordPress plugin developer looking for a new role, we're hiring! Fully remote, full-time. Please share!

Jobs

Senior WordPress Developer (Remote) Iconic create and maintain a number of premium plugins for WooCommerce, giving store owners access to complex

iconicwp.com

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@jamesckemp

1 year

I spent some time over the weekend working on this AWESOME feature for my #WooCommerce app @setaryapp — AI-assisted product descriptions.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

How good is the new "Modern" theme looking from our Flux Checkout plugin for WooCommerce? 😍

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@jamesckemp

1 year

Amazing time of day to visit the Parthenon #WCEU If anyone wondered, I did end up taking my camera. These are my phone pics for now 😄

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 months

I love xdebug, until I have to set it up again across Local and PHPStorm. Why's it so hard? 😭

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

I've just set the new version of Setary live: Manage your #WooCommerce inventory in a lightning-fast spreadsheet environment! 🎉🔥

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

@lesley_pizza Something like this would look better and fit the brand better. @gmail don't you think?

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@jamesckemp

5 months

I really like this concept of "be the host"/"help the host". I'm proud to be on the "help the host" side with WooCommerce core — it aligns well with me and my goals. Everyone working on WooCommerce core at A8C holds a "help the host" card.

Automattic’s Big Re-Org

Considering I am going on sabbatical in 83 hours and passing the CEO torch to Toni Schneider until I return in May, it seemed like a perfect time to do a giant re-org! Just kidding. But we did intr…

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@jamesckemp

5 months

I'm really enjoying being in a position where I can talk to the community and bring that back to the awesome Woo team in the form of ideas and concepts that will make an impact to WooCommerce users. Hopefully I keep discovering cool links 😄

Katie Keith - Speaking at #WCEU

@KatieKeithBarn2

5 months

@jamesckemp I think you should be promoted to WooCommerce community relations manager (which probably wouldn’t be a promotion but you know what I mean). The last few weeks are the first time I’ve ever seen Woo engaging so positively and openly with the wider community.

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@jamesckemp

3 months

@DerekAshauer The best method I've found is to use a numbered list: 1. Will you answer this question? 2. Great! Now answer this one too, will you?

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

I think the designer may be getting fired with this translation! #WCEU

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

🎉 I just launched Setary on @ProductHunt — Check it out!

Setary - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt

Introducing Setary - a powerful bulk product and variation editor for WooCommerce. Streamline your product management, edit prices, SKUs, and attributes in bulk, and make your store more efficient.

www.producthunt.com

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

It's so nice to see @getorderable tick over to 2,000 active users today! Want to get in on the action? Now's the best time with 40% off Pro...

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 months

Did you know about the WooCommerce feature request board? I'll be using this as one of the many channels when determining order management priorities. If you've got ideas, get your votes in!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 months

Made it onto the Blue Ridge Parkway!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

We're really into @github workflows over here, we have one that releases our plugins to @freemius , modifies the version numbers, updates the live changelog, deploys to the demo site, clears the @Cloudflare cache. There's so much you can do!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

5 months

Another link for you today. Did you know WooCommerce has a public discussion board on Github? The Woo team will often post here to get feedback for ongoing projects. Another great way for you to have your say!

woocommerce woocommerce · Discussions

Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for woocommerce woocommerce. Discuss code, ask questions & collaborate with the developer community.

github.com

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

Are any #WordPress / #WooCommerce freelance developers looking for some extra work right now? I have some plugin development overflow work available.

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@jamesckemp

2 years

Lake District, UK #WexMondays #photooftheday

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@jamesckemp

2 months

@rmelogli @WooCommerce This change has now been reverted and should disappear in the next 12 hours! Thanks for flagging it.

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@jamesckemp

2 years

Credit is due to solo business owners wearing all the hats! Development, marketing, accounting, sales, content writing, etc. It's hard work 🙌

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 years

If any UK businesses need help getting their store online, let me know. Happy to help guide the store setup using @WooCommerce or even @Shopify , at no cost. Maybe some group Zoom video calls? Let me know who needs help!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 👉🏻 Senior #WordPress Developer 👉🏻 100% remote 👉🏻 Up to £50,000/yr 👉🏻 Flexible hours 👉🏻 Happy to negotiate to make it work for you! 🚫 No agencies

Jobs

Senior WordPress Developer (Remote) Iconic create and maintain a number of premium plugins for WooCommerce, giving store owners access to complex

iconicwp.com

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Some shots of the amazing @stellarwp and @nexcess booths from #WCUS . Had an amazing time meeting everyone and got some cool shots of San Diego in general. Incoming!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

Today we completed a 3-hour escape house in Athens. Then I went on a 5 hour boat trip and had a swim in the ocean! Today was a good day. #WCEU

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 months

So Taylor Swift is on WordPress... what would it take to get her onto WooCommerce?

Taylor Swift - Official Site

The Official Website of Taylor Swift

www.taylorswift.com

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 months

Meeting some of the Woo team in Charlotte, NC at the moment. From what I've seen so far of Charlotte, it's a very nice place! There also seem to be a lot of people into running/jogging here 😄

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

Starting our Monday with an unnecessarily aggressive email from someone who isn't even a customer. I basically told them to find another product. We don't need that kind of negativity over here!

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 months

Now when you click "I want to sell online" on , we promote a whole list of great hosts alongside Woo Express. Truly leaning into the "help the host" card. What do you think? Is this a good thing for WooCommerce?

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

11 months

I'm an atheist, but I love visiting churches, cathedrals, and abbeys — especially in France. Impressive architecture!

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@jamesckemp

1 year

I was tasked with finding some pictures of myself for a professional email. How about the time I arm wrestled @eddiehallWSM ? Based on the expressions, I clearly won, effortlessly.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

InstaWP is exceptionally quick to spin up. Impressive!

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@jamesckemp

2 years

Have you ever seen the #WooCommerce checkout looking so good? The new Flux Checkout "Modern" theme is almost ready!

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@jamesckemp

2 years

Great innovation from our team at @iconicwp — Adding a delivery slot to an order as an admin now has fantastic UI! Well done @pramodjodhani for implementing this great feature.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

1 year

This is still one of my favourite pics. Took it many years ago and it came out great.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

As a #WordPress developer, where do you look for permanent remote positions these days?

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@jamesckemp

4 months

Trip to Hard Rock Piccadilly before we see Frozen!

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@jamesckemp

6 months

I had such a nice Christmassy day today. Super lucky to have 2 kids that love spending time together. 😍 🎄

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

Fully vaccinated now. Not going to lie, felt very groggy the day after the 2nd jab! Feeling fine now, though.

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@jamesckemp

2 years

I've been doing WordPress products for 11 years and I still take a negative review to heart.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

2 years

@ChrisBadgett You're wrong 😁 "an" would come in front of LMS, because "L" has an "el" sound (vowel). But if you're saying "learning management system" it would be "a".

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

6 months

I actually really like the new @kinsta branding. I don't recall what it looked like before, but the new branding implies strong/performant to me.

Kinsta® - Fast, secure, feature-rich WordPress hosting

Join the growing club of companies, developers & entrepreneurs who made the switch to Kinsta for simpler, faster, more reliable WordPress hosting.

kinsta.com

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

4 years

The garage conversion went very well. It’s great having my own space to focus now.

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James Kemp

@jamesckemp

3 years

Finally moving next week after almost 6 months of dealing with solicitors, landlords, date changes, and boxes 🏠🎉

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@jamesckemp

2 months

Twitter's autocomplete when tagging people is pretty useless. You have to pretty much know the exact handle to tag someone. I swear it used to work based on the user's name? It seems to prioritise users I don't follow over those that I do...

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@jamesckemp

1 year

This is EXACTLY the kind of first impression I want people to have of @setaryapp 🙌🏻

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