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I’ve been working on the web since 2000, with most of that time spent building and maintaining WordPress sites. I’m based in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina and run Privatenode LLC, where we design, build, and host WordPress websites for small businesses, municipalities, and organizations that care about performance, security, and long-term reliability.

My role usually blends strategy, design, and technical implementation. I focus on making WordPress sites that are practical to manage, scale well over time, and don’t become a maintenance headache. I’m particularly interested in performance optimization, hosting architecture, and thoughtful content structure.

WordPress Origin Story

I got into WordPress the long way around. Early on, I was using Greymatter and later Movable Type for publishing, and eventually migrated those sites as WordPress started to gain traction. I also spent some time with Drupal for more complex projects when WordPress wasn’t quite there yet.

Once WordPress matured, it became the platform that could handle both simple publishing and more structured projects without getting in the way. At that point, everything gradually moved to WordPress, and it’s been my primary platform ever since.

Current Job

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Privatenode LLC

Recent impact

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December 2025
Dec 18 Thu · 18:26
Forums med
Created a topic, Great integration plugin, with even better support!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin delivers exactly what it promises, seamles…
June 2025
Jun 03 Tue · 17:53
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Posted a reply to Swap out, and increase size of magnifying glass, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Bravo! Nice work, thanks again!
Jun 03 Tue · 14:53
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Created a topic, Simple straight-forward block, does exactly what I need it to do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The block appears to be well coded, and it solves the …
Jun 02 Mon · 20:38
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Posted a reply to Swap out, and increase size of magnifying glass, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After some research and testing, I was able to modify the size using the following:…
Jun 02 Mon · 18:51
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Created a topic, Swap out, and increase size of magnifying glass, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great little block - but I'm curious, got any quick ti…
March 2025
Mar 06 Thu · 15:34
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Created a topic, Simple plugin that does what it’s supposed to, and nothing else., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin does exactly what is says its going to do, …
February 2025
Feb 05 Wed · 19:17
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Created a topic, Excellent Media Organizer for WordPress Media Library!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We're an agency that hosts and maintains numerous clie…
August 2021
Aug 09 Mon · 16:55
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Posted a reply to CPT not saved when entered into options field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Upgrading fixed the issue! That's some fast support right there, I appreciate it.
Aug 09 Mon · 16:21
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Created a topic, CPT not saved when entered into options field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When i enter my CPTs into the "Recognized Post Types" …