Mark Gleason is a web developer, programmer, and business owner with more than 14 years of hands-on experience building, managing, and improving websites for businesses of all sizes. His background includes serving as Director of Web Development for a marketing company in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked with clients, led development projects, and helped businesses strengthen their online presence.
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Mark Gleason is a web developer, programmer, and business owner with more than 14 years of hands-on experience building, managing, and improving websites for businesses of all sizes. His background includes serving as Director of Web Development for a marketing company in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked with clients, led development projects, and helped businesses strengthen their online presence. With a technical background in Computer Science, Web Development, and Computer Programming, Mark has extensive experience working with WordPress themes, plugins, website security, performance, and custom development. Through the Rooted Dev Guides series, he shares practical lessons from his career in a clear, real-world way designed to help business owners, developers, and aspiring programmers build better, safer, and more effective websites.
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Book 5 — PHP for WordPress Developers From the Root Up
This establishes a strong programming foundation for readers who want to move deeper into development.
Book 4 — Building WordPress Themes From the Root Up
A natural companion to the plugin-development book.
Book 3 — Building WordPress Plugins From the Root Up
This should be next. It directly supports the products you are creating at Rooted Dev Studio.
Book 2 – The Small Business Website Playbook
A Practical Guide to Building, Improving, and Growing a Website That Works for Your Business
Book 1 -WordPress Security From the Root Up
Building a Layered Defense for Your Website
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- 14+ years of web development experience and the lessons I’ve learned building websites, themes, plugins, and custom solutions for real businesses.
- WordPress security and development, including why strong websites are built with layered security, clean code, and responsible maintenance.
- Helping small businesses grow online through better websites, stronger lead generation, performance, usability, and practical technology.
- Turning technical experience into useful products and books, from WordPress themes and plugins to the Rooted Dev Guides series.
