Marcus Burnette

Sep 2, 2024 | make.wordpress.org | Marcus Burnette

In August, after 2.5 years of the current Photo Directory representatives holding their positions, the team opened up nominations for just the second time. The poll is now open and ready for your vote. Where can I vote? Right here!https://poll.fm/14300333You can vote for up to two people at the same time. Once you have submitted your vote, you won’t be able to vote again. To see what team reps are responsible for, see the previous post calling for Photo Directory Team Rep nominations.

Aug 15, 2024 | make.wordpress.org | Marcus Burnette

The Make WordPress Photo team is in need of two-to-three new Team Reps to assume this role. After 2+ years serving in this role and discussing our current availability at length, @katiejrichards, @topher1kenobe, and @mdburnette are ready to pass the proverbial torch. Ideally, all Make WordPress teams should have at least two representatives, allowing them to share responsibilities, divide tasks, and cover each other when needed.

Jun 26, 2024 | wordpress.org | Marcus Burnette

The WordPress plugin that lets you craft modern email newsletters with custom fields and new design options. With upgraded blocks and custom field functionality, Advanced Composer Blocks elevates your newsletter with design and content options not available anywhere else for the Newsletter plugin. NOTE: Requires at least free version of the Newsletter plugin. 6 new, feature-packed blocks – Six additional, advanced composer blocks open up a ton of new design and content options.

Mar 14, 2024 | mburnette.com | Marcus Burnette

As an avid basketball fan, player, and just generally competitive person, I can see the desire to want to be the “fastest”, “strongest”, “best”, “most valuable” player. It’s team versus team, player versus player, me versus you. Competition fuels us, whether on the basketball court or in our daily endeavors. Yet, it’s the spirit of teamwork and unity that often leads us to greater heights. As they say, “a rising tide lifts all ships.”Thankfully, the WordPress community is pretty unified.

Oct 16, 2023 | mburnette.com | Marcus Burnette

I know what you’re thinking: “we just went through this whole thing. It didn’t end well.” To which I might argue that it was a failed experiment on the way to something really interesting. The problem was not in the idea, but in the execution. Here’s how I would do it…The idea of having a live preview of developers’ plugins using the WordPress Playground was spot on. The problem was that it wasn’t completely thought through.