I Built a WordPress Plugin for Myself… Now 200K+ Sites Use It!
Ever built something just to solve your own problem… only to realize thousands of others needed it too? That’s exactly what happened to Robert Abela, the creator of WP Activity Log, now used on over 200,000+ WordPress sites. What started as a personal side project turned into a full-time business and thriving plugin company.
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Robert shares how he went from cleaning hacked websites to launching one of the most popular WordPress security plugins, WP Activity Log. He walks us through the ear…
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Chapters (18)
Intro: Meet Robert Abela
0:21
Quitting corporate life and discovering WordPress
0:50
Why WordPress security & logging mattered
1:47
From hobby to full-time business
2:28
Why your small website is still a target for hackers
4:13
What actually happens when your site is hacked
6:24
Robert’s background and first steps with WordPress
7:41
The origin of WP Activity Log
8:30
First revenue & turning it into a business
10:28
Lessons from cleaning hacked websites
11:20
Building the first plugin (as a non-developer!)
12:38
Organic growth & early traction
13:08
The power of WordCamps & networking
14:45
Learning business skills on the job
15:53
Hiring people smarter than you
17:24
How customer feedback shaped product direction
18:32
Surprising use cases for activity logging
19:48
The 10% that makes plugins stand o
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