About
John Ford presently works for Automattic, focusing his attention on VaultPress, a realtime backup service for WordPress.org users. Passion for coding is what motivates John, but some people are beginning to question his attachment to his iPad. Mix equal parts beautiful code writer, lover of healthy living, world traveler, living room DJ, and community giver and you'll have the geek known as John Ford.
Tag Archives: John Ford
Meetup: WordPress in Depth
As part of the Triad Web Meetup blogging series, I’ll be giving a detailed look at how to use WordPress. Some of the items that will be covered include: Walking through a WordPress installation on a web server Navigating the … More
Meetup: jQuery Overview
Have you seen animations on sites without the use of flash? Have you noticed calendars widgets, drag n’ drop features, fading elements and all sorts of dynamic things happening on websites these days? Have you heard of AJAX and want … More
Meetup: Intro to WordPress
This meetup I’ll be covering how to install WordPress from scratch, getting started with creating/modifying a WordPress theme, the basics of the admin and show some examples of what can be done with WordPress as a CMS. Bring your questions … More
Meetup: Free Web Consultation
Do you have a website you’re thinking about building? Want suggestions on how to make your site better? Stumped on a technical project? Have a web related question? Want to hear what questions other people are asking? Bring your questions … More
Workshop: Using Google Analytics
The June Triad Web Meetup is going to be about using the new Google Analytics interface. Google Analytics is a free tool which provides you with reports about your website visitors. How many visitors you get, where they came from, … More
Workshop: Making Your Business Website a Success
In conjunction with SCORE, and the Greensboro Public Library‘s Better Business Series, I’m giving a FREE workshop on how to make your business website a success. We’ll review how to increase exposure, build brand recognition, and improve the effectiveness of … More
Workshop: Web Design
Join us for our FREE February workshop on Web Design. We’ll discuss the correct process of web design, what separates the good from the bad, how web design differs from other types of design, and simple techniques anyone can use … More
Workshop: Demystifying Hacking
Want to become a little nerdier? The Ford brothers are giving a FREE workshop to take the mystery out of hacking. Learn what hacking really means, debunk its misconceptions, and see real tangible (and easy to understand) examples. No matter … More
Meetup: Linking Thoughts – What is blogging all about?
As many of you know, I organize the Triad Web Meetup and we meet once a month to discuss various web topics. We’ve just teamed up with the Computer Science / Mathematics Department at High Point University and will be … More