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Hi! I'm Aurooba Ahmed

I share biweekly tips and tutorials on how to build bespoke websites with modern WordPress tooling and techniques, particularly with the new (Gutenberg) Block Editor, and cover relevant technical news that affects freelancers and WordPress agencies.

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Introducing JavaScript Essentials for WP Devs

Oh hi, I’m Aurooba Ahmed. You’re getting this email because you signed up for my letters or purchased something from me. I appreciate you being here, but if you’d like to leave, simply unsubscribe. JS Essentials for WordPress Devs ↓ I first came up with this idea nearly 6 months ago. It took a total of 2 weeks to make it happen once I sat down and really did the work, but wow, this feels like a long time coming. In just over a week from now, on March 4th, the first lesson of my free crash...

10 months ago • 2 min read
wp accessibility day talk by aurooba and brian on accessible accordion blocks

Oh hi, I’m Aurooba Ahmed. You’re getting this email because you signed up for the Tuesday Letters or purchased something from me. I appreciate you being here, but if you’d like to leave, simply unsubscribe. Accessibility and altruism ↓ I have been working hard to catch up on everything since getting slammed with work a couple months ago. I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel getting back to all the clients and friends who've been reaching out for the last few weeks about things....

over 1 year ago • 4 min read
wordcamp us 2023 header

Oh hi, I’m Aurooba Ahmed. You’re getting this email because you signed up for the Tuesday Letters or purchased something from me. I appreciate you being here, but if you’d like to leave, simply unsubscribe. Initial reflections on WordCamp US 2023 ↓ This is more of a personal reflection than a newsletter. While I am still processing and recovering from two months of deeply taxing work, book ended by this huge social event, I wanted to put a few of my initial feelings down into words for you...

over 1 year ago • 4 min read

Oh hi, I’m Aurooba Ahmed. You’re getting this email because you signed up for the Tuesday Letters or purchased something from me. I appreciate you being here, but if you’d like to leave, simply unsubscribe. On being an open source contributor ↓ There are a lot of ways to contribute to the world of open source. Since the community around WordPress is the one I primarily hang out in, I’m going to centre my thoughts around WordPress, although I think these thoughts are applicable in any open...

over 1 year ago • 3 min read
"building a mini course in public in 24 hours"

Hallo! It's been a while since I've been in your inbox. But I'm starting to slowly create content again, and I wanted to be sure of my consistency before I committed to writing newsletters. I'm popping into your inbox today to share some fun news! I'm creating a course in 24 hours! So the waiting period is going to be..at most a day! I started the challenge yesterday night as a way to get out of my funk around creating a video course (which I committed to last year) by giving myself exactly...

over 1 year ago • 1 min read