Dan Knauss

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Loading time... October 20 English

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First WordPress version 0.7

Contribution hours (sponsored) 2 teams, 5 hours per week

Contributed to WordPress releases6.8

Listen to my story and what I enjoy outside WordPress on the Seriously, Bud? podcast

Attended/ing 5 events

Contributed 14 photos

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Dan's local community (100 miles):

Borel Choumi Tchamba

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

0.4 miles away

Brenda Sargeant

Alberta, Canada

98.3 miles away

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Speaker Videos

Recordings from speaking sessions at events.

Security at Scale: Enterprise Insights Workshop

WP Publisher Success Week 2025

February 27, 2025

A segment of a sidewalk with cigarette butts and the engraved words of a homeless person: how can I believe you when you tell me to accept myself and you won’t accept me.

A broken statue of the Buddha’s head exposing the darkness within it sits in the middle of a sunlit alley amid the shadows of wires, a dumpster, and a large puddle.

An old brick two-storey shop in Toronto’s Kensington Market neighbourhood fronts a wide sign with block lettering that reads “HARDBOILED,” while a smaller, square sign in front of it affixed to a utility pole reads “A LITTLE DARKNESS IS OKAY” in a stylized script font. Blue and gray cars are parked at the curb in front of the building.

North Saskatchewan River in winter, facing downtown along the north bank.

The edge of an Alberta wheat field after harvest under a clear blue sky with a few small high altitude clouds.

A bicycle is partially obscured by overgrown plants and vines, with its frame and handlebars surrounded by greenery. The bike is situated near a black metal fence, and the area appears to be neglected, with plants growing densely around it.

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Topics

AI
Blogging
Content
Customer Success
Hosting
Marketing
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Project Management
Security
SEO
Social Media
Typography

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English

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Here are the events I've attended and ones I'll be attending in the future (in bold).

2022

🇺🇸 WordCamp US 2022

2024

2025

LEGEND:

Total: 5

Speaker (1)

Organizer (1)

Volunteer (1)