Patrick Thurmond

Husband, Father, Director of Technology, Programmer, Nerd

Statistics About Me

17+
Programming Years
70+
Sites Worked On
Masters
Education Level
5
Certifications
Philosophy: Simple, Manageable, Planned Code that gets things done.

My Latest Articles

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Planning category

T-Minus THIS!

Mon Nov 18 2024

How you can use T-Minus lists to improve your process, meet deadlines, plan projects, and set accurate expectations with your clients.

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News category
Matt Mullenweg is Gutting the WordPress Project and Community

Thu Oct 24 2024

The WordPress community faces an unprecedented crisis as founder Matt Mullenweg's escalating conflict with WP Engine raises serious concerns about centralized power in the world's most popular open source content management system.

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CSS Tricks category
How I Avoided Shifting Text When Using Bold on Hover

Wed Jun 05 2024

Prevent text from shifting when it turns bold on hover with a simple CSS trick. Improve your navigation menu's UX with this easy fix.

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Managing Your Opportunities category
The Power of "Yes"

Mon Jun 03 2024

Unlock the limitless potential of your life and career by embracing the power of 'Yes'—discover how saying 'Yes' can open doors to new opportunities, successes, and meaningful connections.

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Managing Your Time category
The Power of "No"

Thu May 02 2024

A well-placed "No" can be important to your success.

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My Projects

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Freelance company
True Blue Plumbing KC

Fri Mar 22 2024

I was recently asked to rebuild a broken website for a local plumbing company, True...

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VMLY&R company
Colgate

Mon Aug 28 2023

I have been working on a rebuild of Colgate.com. It is being rebuilt in AEM...

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VMLY&R company
Hill's Pet

Mon Aug 28 2023

I have been working on a rebuild of HillsPet.com. It is being rebuilt in AEM...

My Case Studies

Successes I have written about.
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The Rebuild of TrueBluePlumbingKC.com

Fri Mar 22 2024

I rebuilt TrueBluePlumbingKC.com in under two weeks.

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Drupal Single-Sign-On

Fri Aug 18 2023

We implemented a solution for Single-Sign-On functionality.

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Automated Product Imports

Mon Aug 07 2023

I developed a solution for automated product imports for APEX tools and their sites.

My Talks

Hear me talk and teach.
Basic Setup of Drupal 8 on Azure

Mon Aug 07 2023

In this talk, I go through the setup of Drupal 8 in Azure.

Builds and Deploys with Jenkins and Acquia

Mon Aug 07 2023

I review using Jenkins to do builds and deploys on Acquia.