General
| Name | Bud Kraus |
| About Me | Lover of all things WordPress and 12 string guitars. (I am not including people here in case you are wondering). Working with WP since 2009. I specialize in training people online on how to use WP and rebuilding sites for small businesses and organizations. I also create content such as blog posts and instructional videos for WordPress businesses. I’ve spoken at countless WordCamps and Meetups over the years. WordPress is really good software but the WordPress Community is even better! |
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| Current Location | Norther New Jersey, USA |
| WordPress Origin Story | That’s an easy one as I will never forget the moment when a friend said, “Hey Bud, you should be looking at WordPress. ” This was at lunch in the Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. My reaction. “I’m a code guy, I’m a Rage Against The Machine guy.” He began to wear down my resistance. “Bud, listen to me. I made a site with WordPress. I want you to log into it, poke around, check out the plugins and see what you think.” I took him up on his offer and did just that. Shortly after I signed up with a web host and made my first site – which got hacked. But I persisted and when I learned how Child Themes were made and how I could make WP my own I was hooked thanks to the Thematic theme. Several years later, while teaching at FIT in New York, a student told me aboout WordPress MeetUps and that I should attend. I became a regular, spoke at my first WordCamp in 2017 and have never stopped. And never will. |
