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Our CEO was quoted in this nice article about inspiring woman in tech. Is there a woman in your field who inspires you?

Women in tech who inspired us Looking for some tech career inspiration? Check out this list of women making major waves to impact the industry’s future

Financial aid for our online bootcamp | WP Code Camp You need financial aid for an online coding bootcamp? You got it, thanks to our partnership with Meritize!

Our CEO is featured on a mug! (Not really, but the resemblance is uncanny.)
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Our CEO and CTO are ringing in the New Year with some good old-fashioned bowling! How are you celebrating?
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We had a great JavaScript Workshop meeting today, thanks to these UCR students! Join us next time for JavaScript puzzles and pointers. It’s free and open to everyone!
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Our Grand Poobah as of today is officially a doctoral candidate! She’s not only a doctoral student, she also keeps WP Code Camp running smoothly, teaches college part-time, holds a position in university administration and raises two young daughters!
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She’s an inspiration, and proof that if you put your nose to the grindstone, nothing can stop you!
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Looks like is refusing to load some .com sites, wrongly giving a 404 error.
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Is this happening to you or your site's users? Here's the workaround: https://wpcodecamp.org/error-message-the-website-you-were-trying-to-reach-doesnt-work-with-internet-explorer/
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Error Message: "The website you were trying to reach doesn't work with Internet Explorer." | WP Code Camp Internet Exploder strikes again! Users have reported that Internet Explorer refuses to load some websites on the WordPress.com platform when they try to reach it by clicking a link (from social media or an email, for example). IE will give them a message that says: The website you were trying to rea...

Are you teaching your kids any new skills during the pandemic that you wouldn't if they were in school?
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If not, maybe you should teach them to program. When are you going to have an opportunity like this again?
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I admit, being a programmer, I'm biased. But here's my argument about why you should teach your kids to code, as well as a collection of resources that can help you get started. Enjoy!
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https://wpcodecamp.org/Should-my-child-learn-programming/
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Juni Learning

Should my child learn programming? | WP Code Camp In a word, yes. It helps their congition, logical thinking and sets them on a path toward a well paying and enjoyable career.

Our Outreach Director was featured in an article about the best desks for working at home. He has an exercise bike with a desk on the front. What a beast!
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https://pcbeasts.com/10-of-the-best-computer-desks-for-2020/
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10+ of the Best Computer Desks for 2020 It is well worth investing in a computer that is reliable and fits well into your space, so take a look at our top picks for the best Computer Desks on the market. Whatever your

Our Director of Outreach appeared in a blog post by Find A Home In Tennessee about how the growth of the tech hub in Nashville is going to affect property values. (Spoiler alert, they're going to rise.) If you're looking for a job in tech, Nashville should be on your radar!
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https://www.findahomeintn.com/blog/2020/6/26/tech-industry-to-drive-up-property-values
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Tech Industry to Drive Up Property Values — Jason Galaz: EXIT Realty Elite The Nashville area is seeing a boom in its technology industry, with thousands of new, high-paying jobs opening up. Guess what that means for you. Your property values are going to be going up. It’s no secret that when people are making a lot of money, the property values near the centers of emplo...

Our outreach director, Peter Surowski, was featured on TemplateMonster.com to give some WordPress security advice!
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Wordfence TemplateMonster.com

WordPress Protection Guide: Best Security Plugins 2020 – Lesson 2 😜Do you want to make your website more secure? So, let’s find out what you can do for this in our Best WordPress Security Plugins 2020 Lesson!

It’s an oversimplification, but it’s the hook we use most often in our boot camp.
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If you’ve never developed a custom plugin on WordPress, you’d be shocked how easy it is. You just copy-paste a bit of code to the top of your PHP document, enclose your code in functions, then connect it to the WP system with a “hook.”
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Do you develop on WP? What’s the hook you use most often?
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