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*By Simon | June 22, 2026*

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## Delivering WordPress products & projects with passion & purpose

**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.

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## 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
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  ## 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
- [Try it now](https://alpacaissuetracker.com)
- Self-hosted ToDo App
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  ## 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
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  ## 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
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  ## 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
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  ## 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
- [Visit](https://globalkeirin.com)
- WordPress Tweak
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  ## 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
- [GitHub](https://github.com/imsimond/my-monochrome)
- Plugin for a plugin
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  ## 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
- [GitHub](https://github.com/imsimond/cf-easy-purge)
- WordPress plugin
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  ## 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
- [WP repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-as-404/)
- Strategic Consultancy
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  ## 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

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1 High StreetThatcham, RG19 3JGUnited Kingdom

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