Lauren Hanks

Thank you, Reclaim

Lauren Hanks September 1, 2023 September 1, 2023 Personal

In the next few weeks, Jack and I are embarking on another military move. This time, we’re headed back up to the Washington DC/Northern VA area, and there’s a lot of change still to come on the horizon. With that in mind, I’ve decided that this is the right time for me to take a step back from Reclaim Hosting. My last official day as Director of Operations will be one week from today on Friday, September 8. This has been an incredibly difficult decision, and I am very grateful to have spent the last eight years helping build something pretty special at Reclaim Hosting.

A refreshed look for Domain of One’s Own and StateU

Perhaps it is fitting that I’m writing this on the 10th anniversary of Reclaim Hosting, but I wanted to take a quick minute to share some of the changes now live on Reclaim’s Domain of One’s Own (DoOO) product page. Earlier today I met with a few colleagues to celebrate …

Reclaim Open: carving out spaces

Lauren Hanks June 29, 2023 June 29, 2023 Artwork / Community / DomainsConf

I feel a bit behind the curve in writing about Reclaim Open, but I suppose it’s better late than never. We’re still technically in June, meaning the in-person event was just earlier this month, and we still have the online recap coming throughout the month of July, so perhaps my …

A running list for the Domains Package

Lauren Hanks May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 Domain of One's Own / Instructional Tech / Reclaim Cloud

One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is how schools can successfully run WordPress Multisite, Domain of One’s Own, and Reclaim Cloud Sandbox spaces together in a way that feels integrated and seamless. We’ve always led with the idea that these tools don’t compete with each other, and that actually …

Using Custom Fields and Dynamic Tags in WordPress

Lauren Hanks April 13, 2023 June 29, 2023 DomainsConf / How-To

Two posts in two days! I’m trying to get in a better rhythm of writing more, and we’ll see if it lasts. Today I wanted to share one of the things I’m doing with the site for our upcoming conference, Reclaim Open, to pull in post metadata. This is by …

Mini Moments at OER23

Lauren Hanks April 12, 2023 April 12, 2023 Community / Talks

I’m feeling extra grateful that I was able to attend and present at OER23 in person in Inverness, Scotland this year, and I can’t believe that the conference has already come and gone. This was my first in person event since OER19, and I had forgotten how inspiring it can …