Category Archives: Blogging

Getting Ready for the Trial

Hi all! This week, I have been getting ready for the Trial. All of a sudden, mails from Automattic have increased and I am slowly getting closer and closer to the start date. Here are a few things I have been working on. Security As anyone would expect, Automattic deals with all different types ofContinue reading “Getting Ready for the Trial”

New Color Schemes on WordPress.com

Earlier today, Automattic announced they had introduced new color schemes for use on the WordPress.com dashboards. I decided to check these colors out and see how they looked. (You can find the original WordPress.com Blog post here: Three New WordPress.com color Schemes) What are Color Schemes? To be clear, these colors do not affect theContinue reading “New Color Schemes on WordPress.com”

I’m Moving To The TRIAL!

Hi everyone! I promised in my last post how I would continue my debugging of Presentation Shortcode in the following post, but I have other news I need to share with you all today. And that is… I’ve been Accepted as a Trial Happiness Engineer! That’s right! I finally heard back from the Happiness HiringContinue reading “I’m Moving To The TRIAL!”

Trying to Figure Out Presentation Shortcode Errors

Hi all! Sorry for the week’s interval there. I was finishing many loose ends with my current job, anticipating to hear back from Automattic soon. (Nope, haven’t heard anything yet, but I’ve decided to take that as good news… They must be preparing to send out a notice to all who passed the second interviewContinue reading “Trying to Figure Out Presentation Shortcode Errors”

Presentations Shortcode

Hi everyone! Today I am back with another Shortcode post. This time, I am looking at the Presentation Shortcode. To start with, have a look at a presentation I created using this code. Related Posts: Testing “Shortcode” and Other Embedding Methods Creating a Playlist Brief Explanation The Presentation Shortcode is a nifty way to createContinue reading “Presentations Shortcode”

Update On My Reapplication

Hi everyone! As the week is coming to a close, I thought I would briefly update you all on where my application process is at the moment. The application process to the Happiness Engineer role as of late has looked like this. This is not just from my own experience, but also from blog postsContinue reading “Update On My Reapplication”