- 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