- When the first thing you do at a new blog is scroll down to see who did the theme, you might be a WordPress Geek. via @SherryDedman
- When you mention Dexter Gordon, you have to qualify that he is a saxophonist and not the WordPress release, you might be a WordPress Geek. via Matt
- More than one of your Twitter saved searches includes the word “wordpress”, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- You read Weblog Tools Collection daily and have withdrawal when we do not have a release post, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- You visit a well known publisher and can instantly recognize the permalinks as created by WordPress. Heck, if you know what a permalink is, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If all your vacations are to WordCamps, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If the word “dashboard” reminds you of the WordPress admin panel, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you have multiple Google Alerts setup with the word “WordPress” in it, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If your toddler has a “W” t shirt, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- if your browser homepage is set to the WordPress Planet, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you bitch when Matt writes about the Kindle and not about WordPress, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you have tried to convert your day job’s website to WordPress, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you know of Kubrick but do not know who he was, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you spend more time on WordPress Extend looking for plugins and themes than writing posts, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you have ever met Matt and had a picture taken with him, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you know what Akismet is, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you met most of your friends because of WordPress, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you make your living from WordPress, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If your significant other complains that WordPress gets more attention, you might be a WordPress Geek.
- If you have ever suggested WordPress to others, you might be a WordPress Geek.
I could go on forever. Are you a WordPress Geek?
… if anyone’s ever looked at a website you made and said “I didn’t know WordPress could do that …
I am indeed !
If you could go on forever, you might be a WordPress Geek.
Few things are really about me..
But I don’t think, that I am wordpress geek. I just use it, know some plugins, themes and sites about it, but can’t even develop a plugin for myself.
So I’m just an advanced user, not a geek. 🙂
I think #9 may be the only one that doesn’t apply to me.
🙂
If you listen to the live broadcast of WordPress Weekly (http://www.wptavern.com/wordpress-weekly) rather than going out on a Friday night, you might be a WordPress Geek.
Heh. At least half apply to me. I have like 3 WordPress garments. 😉
Heck, yeah. I’m guilty of #17 and might be guilty of it again in the future 🙂
Hahahah I am 99% there, it’s just that I am seldom noticed, quite recently someone from who I have not met but knew tweeted that he had a problem with his setup on a MAJOR hosting network.
The support guys weren’t able to solve it in like 5 hours and I did it in less than 15 minutes, that is the reason I certify myself as a 99% WordPress geek 😛
Just kidding, I know a lot about WordPress and do a lot of things behind the hood, however anything WordPress really gets me going.
I always view source and note the theme HTML code to see whether it is powered by WordPress lol
I was going to say:
The first thing you do when looking at a new site is ‘view source’, and do a search for ‘wordpress’.
But I seem to have been beaten to it. 🙂
When you visit a site and add /wp-admin to see if it is a WordPress site. View source is second for me. 🙂
If the first thing you do every morning is spend an hour tweaking your theme and plugins on one of several WP blogs, you might be a WordPress Geek.
And even though I do know who Kubrick is, Dave, the theme is still the first thing I think of.
How about if you’ve got a WordPress centric website, you might be a WordPress geek.
And…
You might be a WordPress geek if you’re organizing a WordCamp in your area.
🙂
The Forsty, and then you blog about it 😛
If you correct people when they mis-spell WordPress …
Dawn, I wonder in this case will be WordPress Geek or Freak 🙂
If you go to Netcraft to check where the web site is hosted and then think.. Ummm.. WordPress.. hosted with them..
If you don’t like Blogger blogs…
#14 is my personal favorite. I would also include “If you spend hours researching and drafting a master plan for ludicrous speed performance through Xcache, Wp-Supercache, and any other means necessary you might be a WordPress geek.”
Thanks I gotta good laugh from reading this.
Yah, 14 is the one I’m most guilty of. In fact, I need to get back to it. =)
Same here. Its only because I want to make my site perfect. It kinda gives some kind of blissfull reward when you found some new plugin , tried it then made it work. Success!
Most symptoms apply to me, may be I’m a WordPress geek.
If you start your solutions with “Well WordPress can do that…” then you are a WordPress geek.
If your favourite shirt happened to be a WordPress themed shirt or even better a WordCamp shirt which you display proudly whenever you’re out, then yes…you are a WordPress geek.
If you’ve kept reading this post and even add your own criteria on the whether you’re a WordPress geek or not, then guess what? You are a WordPress geek.
If you’ve ever given your wordpress.org profile page as a reference…
Oh my! I didn’t realize how much of a WordPress geek I was, great post! I always scroll to the footer to see what theme someone is using.
Yes, I am a bonified WordPress geek. Number 17 rings the loudest for me as most of my online and (starting to be) offline friends are because of the WordPress community.
Pressing Ctrl+U in Firefox, it’s become an involuntary action now. Seeing the html to see if it’s wordpress. heh
Ha! Awesome shortcut. Didn’t know that one. Thanks
yes yes 🙂 i am.
If you have more than 300 bookmarks in Delicious with the keyword “WordPress”, you might be a WordPress Geek.
If you have uninstall Dreamweaver, you might be a WordPress Geek.
For the #15: http://tinyurl.com/rcyto7
If you have uninstall Dreamweaver, you might be a WordPress Geek.
Yanno, I knew there was something weighing heavy on my hard drive that I need to take care of. 🙂
… if you’re at a family gathering and get excited that your cousin has heard of WordPress… yeah.
Geek here too.
Nice post. I qualify.
I suppose I am a WordPress geek. Sadly, my response to #9 was, “Really? Where can I get my toddler one of these shirts?” :~)
Seriously, though, anyone know?
They have them in the WordPress store at various times. http://shop.wordpress.net/usa/
I was afraid of that. It looks like they don’t have any now. 🙁
Can I get it in Walmart?
If you give your children version numbers instead of names (unless it’s a jazz musician), you might be a WordPress geek.
BTW, I named my oldest daughter after Matt. Her name is Mullenweg 2.0
You win. 😀
gestroud this is awesome! No updates on the for the version? 😛
hahaha this is hilarious 🙂
very true!!!
If you hear that somebody you know is going to use Joomla to build their site and you take it personally…
lol
seriously.
A slight variation:
You’re using the Garland-Revisited theme for WordPress. You discover your friend is using the same theme for their storefront so you email them with a list of plugins that will make their work go smoother, and their response is: I’m using Joomla.
WordPress Geek Whoops!
OMG – yeah, seriously! I get my feelings all hurt if they don’t want WordPress – especially if they mention a CMS or Drupal!
I refuse to confess….
I may be an addict, but not a geek.
thanks, you made my day 🙂 … now back to haunt the WP forums …
guilty as charged!
Even if an ungrateful blogger masks the name of the theme and also removes the WordPress link-love, I still drill deeper and find out that it is WP engine after all, and also the name of the theme by its tell-tale marks.
Do I qualify to be a WordPress geek!
S.K
Oh yes – you do. I do the same. If I suspect it is WordPress – I’ll view the source until I know!
If you go into a clients site to upgrade to a new version, then half an hour later you are writing a comment on WTC and wondering how you got here?… you might be a WordPress Geek.
If you check the comments to see how avatars looks like, checked the trackbacks of the post, and twitter back, propably you are a WordPress Geek 🙂
I think I might qualify. I love WordPress! I’ve redone my online portfolio using it – starting with the Kubrick template which I had someone well-versed in HTML customize to mimic my old website. I’ve been learning how to use WordPress as I go – and I’m just so amazed at everything it offers!
If you spend more time on WordPress Extend looking for plugins and themes than writing posts, you might be a WordPress Geek.
True story :-/
I think I qualify for around 6 or 7 of those. Definitely the dashboard one, and permalinks..
Yeah 😀
Yes i am a WordPress Geek 🙂