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The four newest on matthummel.com/projects, refreshed by this repo's Actions. Sample work I built in public — not client sites. Each one has a live demo and a repo.

	Cobble & Candle WordPress theme · Restaurant · tavern · inn · v0.1.0 Cobble & Candle is a WordPress block theme for restaurants, taverns and inns. Guests see live “open now” hours, menus they can filter by diet, and book a table or a room. Owners set it up in a five-step wizard, import… 28 custom blocks  ·  4 style directions  ·  WCAG 2.2 AA tested Project page · Live demo · GitHub
	TOCguide WordPress plugin · The table of contents that reads with your… · v1.5.0 TOCguide is a WordPress plugin that builds a table of contents from the headings in a post. The outline is in the first HTML. An optional Reading Guide adds section previews, read time, and study tools — no accounts… Free download  ·  1.5.0 TOCguide identity  ·  Server rendered Project page · Live demo · GitHub
	WalkRidge WordPress theme · Tours · guides · WooCommerce · v1.7.2 WalkRidge is a WordPress theme for licensed-guide tour shops. Visitors browse tours, meet guides, and book online. Operators change brand, phone, and hours in Theme Settings — no code. 10 Gutenberg blocks  ·  WooCommerce tour shop  ·  GPL theme pack Project page · Live demo · GitHub
	Acreline WordPress theme · Homes · neighborhoods · local agents · v1.5.9 Acreline is a WordPress theme for solo agents and small teams. Featured homes, agent bios, and showing requests sit on Gutenberg marketing pages. I built it so an office can set it up in WordPress without a page builder. 21 Gutenberg blocks  ·  5 setup wizard steps  ·  8 color styles Project page · Live demo · GitHub

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Five newest posts from matthummel.com/blog — WordPress, the Roots stack, Power Platform, and how I actually work.

	Cobble & Candle: A WordPress Theme for Inns and Taverns Oct 3, 2026 Cobble & Candle is a WordPress block theme I built for restaurants, taverns and inns. It handles menus, live opening hours, table bookings and rooms to stay, with no page builder. Here is… Read the post →
	My AI Workflow for WordPress Development on a Mac (Cursor, Claude Code, Grok Bot & ChatGPT) Sep 30, 2026 My AI workflow for WordPress development on a Mac: which AI tool writes, which one reviews, how a change moves from branch to release, and what I check. Read the post →
	A WordPress accessibility plugin won’t make your site accessible. Here’s what does. Sep 30, 2026 Overlay plugins can’t fix headings, labels, focus, contrast, alt text, or link text. What the FTC and DOJ said, a 30-minute keyboard and screen reader check, and where accessibility fits… Read the post →
	The WordPress Table of Contents Block Is Coming to Core: What It Means for TOCguide Sep 26, 2026 WordPress 7.2 plans a stable Table of Contents block with server-side rendering. What is planned, why saved headings went stale, and how I plan to keep TOCguide compatible. Read the post →
	How I Became a Self-Taught WordPress Developer (17 Years, No Bootcamp) Sep 25, 2026 I’m a self-taught WordPress developer with about 17 years of in-house web work: Dreamweaver and ASP, Germanna webmaster work on WP Engine, higher-ed marketing web, and a return from Power… Read the post →

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Bejeweled-style match-3 with a web-dev twist — tech gems, pathway heroes (Frontend Mage, Backend Sentinel, WordPress Artisan, Full-Stack Ranger), live side quests, and a trophy case. Open source and looking for collaborators.

Continuous cascades (HTML, CSS, JS, React, Git, Node, and more), Intern → Senior → Expert endgame, Dev tips on the quest rail, cloud saves via Supabase. Vanilla JS canvas engine plus a WordPress shortcode embed. Pages mirror

Same idea as the live board on matthummel.com/code: a custom 90-day heat map (newest week first, navy cells) plus the latest public pushes. Refreshed hourly from this repo's Actions — not a third-party stats card.

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Seventeen years of in-house web work (higher-ed marketing, then SharePoint / Power Platform for federal teams). Public GitHub is the trail I started in 2025 — most production code still lives behind employer walls.

1. Node + Composer + a local WordPress (Docker, Trellis, Studio, or wp-env). PHP 8.3.
2. Theme: composer install && npm install && npm run build
3. Do not install Elementor / ACF "because the last theme had it".
4. Open a draft PR early. I review staged URLs, not zip files in Drive.
5. If it is agency overflow: send brand, IA, and who owns hosting first.

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Freelance · contract · full-time · agency overflow. Custom WordPress on the Roots stack, plugins and integrations, and Power Platform solutions. Based in Gettysburg, PA. Remote anywhere. I usually reply within one business day (ET).

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