{"id":1029,"date":"2016-09-16T10:33:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.dfw.wordcamp.org\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2016-09-22T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T00:37:22","slug":"our-qa-with-mark-tilly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2016\/our-qa-with-mark-tilly\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Q&A with Mark Tilly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark\u00a0will be joining us as a speaker for WordCamp DFW with his\u00a0talk entitled “Building A Cloud Service Into Your Plugin<\/a>” on our Developer\u00a0track.<\/p>\n

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Why do you use WordPress?<\/em><\/p>\n

We developed the MyCurator Content Curation Plugin<\/a> using WordPress because it has the biggest install base of websites and users in our target market. \u00a0Our market is small businesses, bloggers, small new media outlets and small marketing and web design shops. \u00a0These clients can be reached through the plugin repository as well as through the many WordPress oriented sites. \u00a0And it is a very International client base, allowing us to deliver 40% or more of our sales outside the US.<\/p>\n

Technically, the platform gave us the ability to develop a \u2018back end\u2019 product that found and delivered articles, while leaving formatting, editing and presentation to the user\u2019s theme and other plugins. This allowed us to really focus on our core product.<\/p>\n

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When and how did you get started using WordPress?<\/em><\/p>\n

I started using WordPress in 2011 to develop the MyCurator plugin. \u00a0I had built an early version in Python, mostly a cloud service. \u00a0I decided I needed to integrate it into a client\u2019s website to deliver it to a larger market. \u00a0In reviewing platforms, WordPress was the clear leader of website development platforms.<\/p>\n

\u00a0How do you stay informed about WordPress news, tips, etc.?<\/em><\/p>\n

I use our product, the MyCurator Plugin<\/a>, to continually search for new articles on WordPress development as well as other key WordPress Topics. \u00a0By using the training feature of the system, I weed out 90% of the off topic and junk articles out there on the web.<\/p>\n

What do you like most about WordCamps? (and which have you attended?)<\/em><\/p>\n

WordCamps are a great mix of business users, bloggers and developers. \u00a0The energy and ideas from so many diverse backgrounds and focuses make it unique and a lot of fun. \u00a0I\u2019ve been to WordCamps in Philadelphia and Reno.<\/p>\n

Mark\u00a0will be speaking at WordCamp DFW 2016. His\u00a0talk is entitled “<\/span>Building A Cloud Service Into Your Plugin<\/a>” Until then, find Mark\u00a0online at\u00a0target-info.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or tweet him\u00a0@mycurator<\/a><\/span>!<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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