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briangardner.com
✴︎ Designer. Believer in simplicity. ✴︎ 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

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

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/

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

The week is finally here and I cannot wait for this event!

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

We > me. </story>

submitted 156 days ago • 0 comments

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! 🫶

submitted 156 days ago • 0 comments

This makes me exceptionally happy. Congrats all involved! 👏 aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/new...

submitted 156 days ago • 0 comments

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. 🔽

submitted 156 days ago • 14 comments

Updated my bio today. Official announcement coming tomorrow. 👀

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

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. 🧵⬇️

submitted 160 days ago • 1 comment

Proud of all the work we did for the WordPress community and our customers. ✌️

submitted 163 days ago • 0 comments

Heyo #WordPress friends, we’re here 👉 @wpengine.bsky.social

submitted 163 days ago • 1 comment

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/...

submitted 164 days ago • 2 comments

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...

submitted 168 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 188 days ago • 23 comments

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?

submitted 205 days ago • 9 comments

Proud to be included in this starter pack of #WordPress folks. 😀

submitted 210 days ago • 4 comments

Nothing but gratitude for the #WordPress community this week. 💛

submitted 213 days ago • 3 comments

Not all #WordPress block themes need 100+ patterns to shine. Sometimes, the most elegant designs speak through their defaults rather than their options.

submitted 217 days ago • 2 comments

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/

submitted 219 days ago • 2 comments

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?

submitted 221 days ago • 1 comment

Here’s to the Discover feed—may it deliver new friends, fresh ideas, and a much-needed vacation from the Echo Chamber Resort. 😁

submitted 221 days ago • 2 comments