Jacob Martella
Freelance WordPress Developer.






Who I Am
Hey, I’m a WordPress Developer
Hey, my name is Jacob Martella and welcome to my website. I’m a WordPress developer currently working at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and I also do freelance WordPress development work as well. You can check out my about page to see how I got to this point in this thing called life.

Services
What I Do
Small Business Website Starter Kits
Building a custom website can take a lot of time and money, both of which can be a challenge for any business owner. The Small Business Website Starter Kit helps your business get online in less than a week with a design that meets your needs and will work with your budget.

Freelance Work
Need help at your agency trying to finish up amazing websites for your clients? Have an idea for a WordPress plugin or theme, but need someone to help build it? I would love to help you out in a freelancer role and give you a great product for yourself or your clients!

Custom Website Design
Want to give your business or organization the best website possible? No problem! We can work together to design and build a completely custom website that meets all of the needs of your business. You’ll have the website of your dreams in no time!

Portfolio
What I’ve Done
Curious about the previous projects I’ve worked on? You pursue my portfolio of pasts projects and learn more about what I did and, maybe more importantly, what I learned from those projects.
Web Development Blog
I’ve really been a web developer since 2012 and a professional web developer since 2016. I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve written about what I’ve learned. You can check it all out here in the web development blog.

How I built the Featured Content Block plugin
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In November I released my first dedicated block plugin to the WordPress Plugin Directory. This plugin allows someone to select a specific post or other post type item to show on a page and customize how it looks. Here’s how I built it.
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Wishlist for the WordPress Site Editor as it Heads to Phase 3
Continue Reading: Wishlist for the WordPress Site Editor as it Heads to Phase 3As the WordPress Gutenberg project finishes phase two of the project and moves on to collaboration and phase three, here are some things I would still like to see in the site (and block) editor.
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My WordPress Origin Story
Continue Reading: My WordPress Origin StoryWith WordCamp US coming up, now is about as good of a time as any to talk about my WordPress journey to where I am today.
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How I built the Featured Content Block plugin
Continue Reading: How I built the Featured Content Block pluginIn November I released my first dedicated block plugin to the WordPress Plugin Directory. This plugin allows someone to select a specific post or other post type item to show on a page and customize how it looks. Here’s how I built it.
Photo Galleries
I love to take photos. I am not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoy taking photos on my adventures. You can see them all here.
Life Blog
Life can be interesting. And sometimes I write about it. Here’s where you can learn more about my adventures that are away from a computer.

Reflections on an Absolutely Wonderful WordCamp US 2023
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WordCamp US 2023 is over. It was an amazing trip with an additional solo vacation at the beginning. It’s always amazing to meet the best people in this community. So here are my thoughts on all things WordCamp US 2023.
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Reflections on an Absolutely Wonderful WordCamp US 2023
Continue Reading: Reflections on an Absolutely Wonderful WordCamp US 2023WordCamp US 2023 is over. It was an amazing trip with an additional solo vacation at the beginning. It’s always amazing to meet the best people in this community. So here are my thoughts on all things WordCamp US 2023.
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A look back at 2022 and a look forward to 2023
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Continue Reading: A look back at 2022 and a look forward to 2023Over the weekend we flipped the calendar to the new year. Of course, this is when everyone gets reflective about the past year and looks forward to what the new year will bring. So I thought I would do the same for myself.
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A lunch break taking photos of airplanes
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Continue Reading: A lunch break taking photos of airplanesFounder’s Plaza at DFW international Airport is a great place to watch planes land and take off. I spent a lunch break at the plaza. Here’s what I spotted.