Posts by Ivey Barr

Ivey, Sr Developer

Ivey glances back at the camera with a smile, working beside Claire at the Online Optimism office.

Ivey Barr

January 9, 2026

Introducing Our First Public WordPress Plugin: Media Usage Tracker!

Google's preview image of their AI Overview feature, showing it beginning to generate an answer for the query "what are good options for a..." on a mockup phone screen with a light green gradient around it.

Ivey Barr

May 29, 2025

Google’s AI Overviews Are Introducing Dark Patterns

Claire shows a website wireframe to Amanda and Ivey. Ivey indicates something in the design with a smile.

Ivey Barr

January 15, 2025

Online Optimism’s Websites of 2024

Join us for our Professional Headshots & Social Mixer on Jan 21!

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