Howdy! I’m a web developer & interaction designer.

I’m the founder of Roots, an open-source organization that creates tools to help WordPress developers build better sites.

Looking for WordPress consulting, support, or development work? Roots team members are available for hire

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A step-by-step guide to setting up a custom Sage starter theme.

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— @AlexStandiford

You can find my web dev related ramblings at @retlehs on Twitter, photos of my overlanding & climbing adventures with my dog at @benword on Instagram, and see what I’m up to on GitHub at @retlehs.