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catswebweave.com<\/a> | @catswebweave<\/a><\/p>\n Cat has been a WordPress coach, front-end developer, and consultant since 2007. She works with authors, entrepreneurs, arts organizations, non-profits, “mad” scientists, musicians, artists, small businesses, companies, healers and hobbyists. Her passion is working with clients to create the look and functionality that they want while teaching them how to update their own content. <\/p>\n She teaches hands-on classes through Sierra College Community Education and also offers e-courses for those wanting to learn WordPress from the comfort of home. In addition to her WordPress wizardry, she is also a singer-songwriter and enjoys being a mother of 2, hiking, dancing, roller skating and cooking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Introduction to Jetpack<\/p>\n Jetpack offers many powerful features to WordPress users and it’s a free plugin. Makes sense to make sure people know about its capabilities (and its downfalls).<\/p>\n After 7 years of working as a board-certified music therapist, music educator and a singer-songwriter, I began a new career building WordPress websites while working on my first fully-produced album of original music.<\/p>\n There was a transition period between these 2 careers during which I hired a local web developer to build my music teaching website. I had played around with html in college, so when she gave me a copy of Contribute (html editing software) that would allow me to do the changes myself, I got inspired to build websites that people could update and maintain themselves.<\/p>\n So in 2008, when I wanted to build another website to showcase (and sell) my music online, I came across Mark Maxwell\u2019s website. I looked at the source code and discovered it was built with WordPress. Having no idea what WordPress was, I went to WordPress.org and downloaded the software. Thus began my trip \u201cdown the rabbit hole\u201d and my next career of developing WordPress websites as I followed my curiosity into the world of WordPress, themes and plugins.<\/p>\n That was 2007. Now years later, after trying out many different themes and plugins, getting messy breaking and fixing things, I bring my WordPress knowledge and skills to authors, entrepreneurs, arts organizations, non-profits, mad scientists, musicians, artists, small businesses, companies, healers and hobbyists.<\/p>\n I often co-create designs with my clients or take their design concept and bring it into form using WordPress and CSS. Then I teach clients how to maintain and update their site.<\/p>\n I also enjoy converting HTML websites to WordPress websites. My passion is creating websites that are easy to update for the website owner. Keeping that aim in mind, I am constantly seeking to employ themes and plugins that are coded with the customer experience in mind. <\/p>\n I also offer e-courses that takes beginners through the basics of building a self-hosted WordPress website and I teach classes through Sierra College Community Education.<\/p>\n The impact has really been immense for me. My first career was a flop but I learned a lot about running my own business and applied those skills to becoming a web developer. The WordPress community was so open and generous to me as I started out with little more than a passion and a will to help people take control of their own websites. It was a huge leap of faith into the unknown and I was met by many “angels” who guided my way.<\/p>\n My kids are amazing and I love being with them. I also enjoy hiking, dancing, cooking and playing\/writing\/performing music.<\/p>\n Truthfully, I hate candy. Now give me some tiramisu, and I am in heaven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Catherine “Cat” Scholz catswebweave.com | @catswebweave Cat has been a WordPress coach, front-end developer, and consultant since 2007. She works with authors, entrepreneurs, arts organizations, non-profits, “mad” scientists, musicians, artists, small businesses, companies, healers and hobbyists. Her passion is working with clients to create the look and functionality that they want while teaching them how … <\/p>\nWordCamp Session Title<\/h3>\n
Why Is This Important?<\/h3>\n
How Did You Discover WordPress?<\/h3>\n
How Do You Use WordPress?<\/h3>\n
How Has WordPress Impacted You?<\/h3>\n
What Do You Do When Not Working?<\/h3>\n
What Is Your Favorite Candy?<\/h3>\n