Tintou is the WordPress-centric product studio led by Simon Dickson.

Simon is known as a former Director at WordPress VIP, an on-stage host at several WordCamps Europe, and the founder of two notable consultancies in the WordPress ecosystem, Puffbox and Code For The People – acquired in 2014 by Automattic.

Simon has worked with many leading WordPress teams around the world, directing their product initiatives and helping to deliver their most demanding client projects.


Recent activities & engagements

Sometimes I can’t talk about what I’m up to. Sometimes I’ll talk all day about it.

  • Smart kanban in wp-admin

    Alpaca Issue Tracker

    There’s no better place to log issues on your WordPress website, and manage their progress to resolution, than inside WordPress itself. A free and full-featured replacement for Trello etc, for agencies and small teams. Built in collaboration with VIP partners Rareview®.

    Released spring 2026

  • Self-hosted ToDo App

    Alpine Task Manager

    Applying lessons from creating Alpaca to an alternative take on team task management, built as a WordPress theme, for use by individuals, families or small groups. Use it in a browser, install it as a PWA on your phone, interact via messaging apps like Telegram.

    Work in progress, summer 2026

  • WordPress plugin

    Aliveblog

    WordPress needs a modern liveblogging solution, built for blocks and cloud hosting. I’m building a solution aimed at journalists working in a fast-moving news environment, with features like contextual styling and guest contributions. Because it’s about time.

    Work in progress

  • Client Website Delivery

    Action Sports Website 🤐

    Working with a notable name in action sports to reimagine and rebuild a beloved website from a bygone era. Secured client confidence to drop dated features, and migrate decades of content to a stunning visual experience integrated with multiple external platforms.

    Delivered mid-2025

  • Website Management

    Global Keirin

    The only way to understand what really works in content management is to be a content manager yourself. I run the leading English-language website covering the global growth of Japanese-style track cycling, backed by a database of riders and results.

    Launched 2024

  • WordPress Tweak

    My Monochrome

    There aren’t enough WordPress admin colour schemes, especially when you work with a lot of different WP sites. So I cobbled together a plugin that randomly repaints the admin interface off a single colour, with a single click. Or if you’re picky, there’s a colour picker.

    2025

  • Plugin for a plugin

    CF Easy Purge

    Using Cloudflare’s official plugin on your WordPress site? Wish there was an easy way to force a cache refresh when you’re working on stuff? Especially the stylesheet? Add some cache clearance options to your site’s admin bar for instant freshness.

    Spring 2026

  • WordPress plugin

    Page As 404

    I was once credited with creating ‘probably the greatest 404 page of all time’. Now you can have a go too. Your Page will appear where and when it should, not when it shouldn’t. Built with the crew at Rareview®, to help us test our plugin release processes.

    Released late 2025

  • Strategic Consultancy

    Product Direction

    I have worked with a number of WordPress VIP partner agencies keen to establish their credentials and increase their contributions. I assess their plugin prototypes and their ambitions, and steer them towards public release and a sustainable future.

    Since 1995


Tintou Ltd
1 High Street
Thatcham, RG19 3JG
United Kingdom

Registered as
a limited company
in England and Wales.
Company # 13282416.