Ten Years Of HeroPress

Be sure to read the announcement at the bottom!

In late November of 2014 I woke to an email that would change my life. It said

I want you do do something great for WordPress.

I wrote back and asked “What is it?” and he wrote back

That’s your journey to discover.

What a thing! I won’t tell the whole story here, I’ve told it many times, but this was the spark that started HeroPress.

For those that don’t remember, HeroPress Version 1 ended in failure. Everyone walked away and it was done. But people kept emailing me and telling me not to let it go. So we pivoted from a video format to text, and away we went.

In the years that followed we’ve published 278 essays in 29 languages from 66 countries. There were 136 women, 134 men, and 3 non-binary folk. The longest anyone ever took to get me an essay was 9 years. The shortest was 2 hours.

HeroPress has allowed me to attend dozens of WordCamps around the world, including Pune, WC Europe, WC Asia, WC US, WC Italy, and many many more. At every WordCamp someone comes up to me and says “Hi, we met at such and such a WordCamp! Thanks so much for what you do.”

The Stories

Oh the stories! Every single one is a delight. People ask me what my favorite one is, and I can never tell. They’re all great. Some make me laugh, some make me cry. All of them make me glad I’m in WordPress and that I’m involved in this wonderful thing called HeroPress.

The Future

HeroPress is committed to sharing inspiring stories from around the world, showing how WordPress has helped individuals overcome challenges and create new opportunities. Maintaining the site and producing the content takes time, effort, and resources. To ensure that HeroPress continues on into the future, we need your financial support.

As costs rise and obligations shift, our ability to highlight these important voices can become more difficult.

HeroPress isn’t just a website — it’s a platform that brings hope and connection to the global WordPress community. Your financial support ensures that we can keep sharing these stories, helping to inspire more people through the power of WordPress.

Like all websites, HeroPress needs

• maintenance
• content creation
• tools
• opportunities to reach out to people

Please consider donating $5, $10, or whatever you can afford today. Your support keeps HeroPress alive and helps us continue sharing the powerful stories that uplift the WordPress community. Every contribution counts!

Thank you for 10 years together. Here’s to the next 10!