HeroPress

HeroPress tells the stories of people who have leveraged WordPress and its community to change their lives and achieve their goals. Through these stories, global connections are made and conversations had that build a stronger community, more employment and educational opportunities, and easier access to resources.

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Pull Quote: You are never too old to make your dreams come true.
Die opstel is ook beskikbaar in Afrikaans. For years and years, I always wanted to do websites. I dabbled in coding with…
Pull Quote: The WordPress community has made me a firm believer in the power of open-source software.
Posted by HeroPress on August 3, 2021 at 8:00 pm

My Life Before & After WordPress

Early Days I have always had a knack for technology. I still remember the summer of 2006 when I bought a PC…
Pull Quote: Learn, build, and show the world what you have.
Posted by HeroPress on July 28, 2021 at 12:00 am

From WordPress to Freedom

Hello there! Do you know that having a WordPress knowledge can change your life for good? Yes! It can. In the last…
Pull Quote: WordPress is the most inviting, equal community I know.
Posted by HeroPress on July 20, 2021 at 11:00 pm

More Than Just Joost’s Wife

Dit essay is ook beschikbaar in het Nederlands. My WordPress story is closely entangled with my Love story. Joost de Valk –…
Pull Quote: I’m really thankful to WordPress. Because of this community I have overseas friends.
Posted by HeroPress on July 13, 2021 at 11:42 pm

How WordPress Has Changed My Life – Gtarafdar

I’m Gobinda Tarafdar from Dhaka, Bangladesh. In short, Gtarafdar. This short form is available everywhere on social media. Actually, while I was…
Pull Quote: WordPress has fundamentally changed who I am. I don’t say that lightly.
Posted by HeroPress on June 16, 2021 at 5:00 am

Changing The World, Changing Me

WordPress was created when I was 10 years old. I try to imagine myself at 10 and the only images I can…
Pull Quote: I couldn’t be more grateful for all the good things that WordPress has given me.
Este ensayo también está disponible en español. I would have never imagined that working with WordPress would be a vital part of…
Yoast Pivots Diversity Fund
Posted by HeroPress on May 28, 2021 at 6:03 am

Yoast Pivots Diversity Fund

For the last three and a half years, Yoast has offered a “diversity fund”, which funded WordCamp attendance for underrepresented people in…
Pull Quote: The WordPress community has taught me that it's ok if I don't know everything. Nobody does.
આ નિબંધ ગુજરાતીમાં પણ ઉપલબ્ધ છે My adventure with WordPress started back in the year 2017. Till then there were many ups…
Pull Quote: You don't have to want what everyone else wants.
Posted by HeroPress on April 21, 2021 at 1:27 am

You Don’t Have To Want What Everyone Else Wants

I launched a WordPress-based business sometime around 2013. Starting a business is a goal for a lot of people, but it was…