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Moses Cursor Ssebunya from Uganda received the Automattic Open Horizons Scholarship to co-organize WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai. His HeroPress essay is a direct account of what community access can make possible. https://heropress.com/?p=8649

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Indebted: The Ugandan WordPress Dream that Flew to Asia - Ebbanja: Ekirooto kya Uganda ekyagenda e Buyindi

Emboozi eno weeri ne mu Luganda. There are moments in life when you sit back, look around, and just shake your head in disbelief. The kind where you ask yourself, “Eh! Is this really me?” This is one of those moments. The word indebted is typically associated with money—a debt to be repaid. But there...

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WordPress May 3

Aditya Kane wrote the 300th HeroPress essay, and he used it to write about Topher DeRosia, the person who built the platform. It's a quiet portrait of someone who has shown up for hundreds of people across the WordPress community. https://heropress.com/?p=8629

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The Hero of HeroPress and quiet art of walking with people

Aditya Kane talks about his early experiences with HeroPress and how it has shaped his life and career.

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WordPress Apr 24

Shital Marakana grew up in a small village in India with limited access to computers. She taught herself WordPress, contributed to 14 releases, and volunteered at WordCamp Asia. Her HeroPress essay tells the full story. https://heropress.com/?p=8586

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😊 From a Small Village to WordCamp Asia: My WordPress Journey 🌍✨

Shital Marakana writes from Rajkot, India about how focusing on WordPress and joining the community have brought her joy.

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WordPress Apr 13

Ray Mitchell wanted to be a commercial artist in eighth grade. Decades later, WordPress gave him exactly that career. His HeroPress essay traces the path from hand-coded HTML to running a digital marketing agency. https://heropress.com/?p=8545

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HeroPress Apr 7

On Thursday, April 16th at 6pm EDT, I'm going to be speaking to the WordPress Grand Rapids Meetup about HeroPress. I'll cover a bunch of topics, from how it started to the impacts that it has, as well as how you can leverage the same processes to impact your own world. This will be a virtual event, so anyone in the world can attend. I'd enjoy having you be there. #WordPress #HeroPress https://www.meetup.com/wpgrandrapids/events/314148891/

HeroPress: Helping People See Their Own Greatness with Topher DeRosia, Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup

HeroPress has grown to be a worldwide phenomenon, giving voice to people from dozens of cultures, countries, and backgrounds. This is the story of how it grew from a plea f

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WordPress Mar 21

Chidiebere Chukwudi from Nigeria shares how WordPress landed him his first major client, led him to teach others during national service, and shaped his career as a developer. A new HeroPress essay. https://heropress.com/?p=8462

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WordPress: the untapped treasure for leverage.

Chidiebere Chukwudi leveraged WordPress to accelerate his career and then grew to teach the community how to do the same.

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WordPress Mar 6

Discover how WordPress empowered Edo to take full control of projects, from design to delivery. It transformed his approach, enabling autonomy, strategic thinking, and real client value.

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Finding autonomy through WordPress

Edo Begagić writes about how WordPress gave him autonomy in his career, allowing him to learn what he wished, and choose his life.

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WordPress Feb 24

Discover how WordPress transformed a sociology graduate into a global community contributor, empowering independence, travel, and connection through design and collaboration.

Read her story: https://heropress.com/essays/wordpress-and-its-community-designing-a-life-of-freedom/

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WordPress and Its Community: Designing a Life of Freedom - WordPress y su comunidad: el diseño de una vida libre

Ana Cirujano writes from Madrid, Spain about how she fell first in love with WordPress, and then in love with the WordPress Community.

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WordPress Jan 31

From art to web design, Emily’s journey shows how creativity and community shape a career. WordPress turned her passion into a flexible, inclusive path where continuous learning is key.

Read her story: https://heropress.com/essays/how-art-school-led-me-to-web-design/

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How Art School Led Me To Web Design

Emily Rapport from Jamestown, NY writes about how her desire to share her art led her into a career as a WordPress developer.

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WordPress Nov 24, 2025

From carving wood to crafting a new career, Josep found strength in WordPress after a health crisis. His journey from Mataró to active community contributor shows how resilience and community can transform lives.

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From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the story of how WordPress helped me rebuild my life. - De la carpintería al marketing digital, esta es la historia de cómo WordPress me ayudó a reconstruir mi vida.

Este ensayo también está disponible en español. My origins I’m Josep, born and raised in Rocafonda, a working-class and humble neighborhood in Mataró. I come from a family that has worked with wood lovingly for three generations. Carpentry was always our trade, our way of understanding life and making a living. For many years, I...

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