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Chris Klosowski is the founding developer of\u00a0Filament Studios<\/a>, which produces the Post Promoter Pro and WP-Push plugins. He’s a contributing developer and Support Technician on Easy Digital Downloads, and also works at GoDaddy where he primarily specializes in large-scale WordPress installations as well as JavaScript development.<\/p>\n Chris currently resides in San Tan Valley, Arizona with his wife and son, and hails from Wyoming, MI.<\/p>\n Chris\u00a0will be presenting\u00a0Wrangling WP-Cron<\/a>.<\/p>\n Primarily for the community involvement, specifically around development. There’s always something new and interesting coming out of the group of developers I follow.<\/p>\n I started using WordPress by migrating from LiveJournal, back in the fall of 2005. From there, a small tweak to a theme turned into my first plugin.<\/p>\n My number one tip for new users is get involved and don\u2019t be a stranger.<\/p>\n The forums on WordPress.org<\/a> are full of people in the community who want to help. While WordPress may be open-source, that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s without amazing (community provided) support.<\/p>\n Some helpful blogs are WPMayor.com<\/a>, BobWP.com<\/a> and Smashing Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are looking for developer resources, PippinsPlugins.com<\/a> and WP TutsPlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Be transparent and give back. I love having a mix of commercial and free plugins available for people to check out.<\/p>\n I have a Twitter List that I follow for news including Pippin Williamson<\/a>, Chris Lema<\/a>, Brian Krogsgard<\/a>, and most of the core dev team. Being that I’m talking daily with the Easy Digital Downloads team, it’s rare that I miss a story.<\/p>\n As far as blogs I tend to watch PostStat.us<\/a> for news. I also subscribe to the weekly email from WPMail.me<\/a>. When I need developer tips I look towards PippinsPlugins.com<\/a>, TomMcfarlin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n I’ve recently been working with a copy editor named Lisa over at wordmaid.com<\/a>. It’s a great site designed by another EDD contributor, Andrew Munro.<\/p>\n Getting to catch up with people I usually only talk to on social media. As much work as we can get done co-located, those face-to-face conversations mean a lot to a relationship.<\/p>\n I blog personally at kungfugrep.com<\/a> and you can check out my plugins at filament-studios.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can follow me on Twitter at @cklosowski<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chris Klosowski is the founding developer of\u00a0Filament Studios, which produces the Post Promoter Pro and WP-Push plugins. He’s a contributing developer and Support Technician on Easy Digital Downloads, and also works at GoDaddy where he primarily specializes in large-scale WordPress installations as well as JavaScript development. Chris currently resides in San Tan Valley, Arizona with … Continue reading Chris Klosowski Speaker Interview<\/span> Interview<\/h2>\n
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