{"id":1743,"date":"2017-11-02T12:21:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.dfw.wordcamp.org\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2017-11-02T12:21:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T17:21:34","slug":"wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-jeff-vandrimmelen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-jeff-vandrimmelen\/","title":{"rendered":"WCDFW Speaker Spotlight: Jeff VanDrimmelen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Topic:\u00a0Integrating VR (Virtual Reality) Content into WordPress Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeff VanDrimmelen&#8217;s biggest claim to fame is that he build the University of North Carolina&#8217;s WordPress Network. This initiative has now grown into tens of thousands of websites that runs all their web systems on campus. Since then he has owned several WordPress based website and software companies and is currently the Senior Marketing Director at a Virtual Reality start-up that is focused on making virtual collaboration and productivity spaces. He is the father of 4, and husband to one amazing woman. Together they reside in Frisco and work to try and figure out how to raise these amazing kids they have been blessed with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get involved in WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I saw a blog in 2003 that I liked and looked at what they used and was so impressed I learned how to install it then. Back then WordPress had 2 themes and no WYSIWYG editor.. oh how things have changed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do with WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You name, I have probably done it with WordPress. I&#8217;ve built thousands of business sites, huge multisite networks, and custom software to run leasing, invoicing and day to day operations of a property management company. I just completed a custom course multisite where each student get&#8217;s access to a course and then has their own integrated site that they build out as they work through the course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has your experience with the WordPress community been like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The community has been amazing. I have always been amazed at the scores of volunteers that answer questions and help with anything and everything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you want to speak at WordCamp DFW?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have been going to WordCamps for a number of years and I love just being with other WordPress geeks. I was hoping to share with them some of what I&#8217;m learning about virtual reality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to speak on virtual reality?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I believe that VR will have an impact on almost every industry in the coming 10 years. This is especially true with websites. WordPress can be a great vehicle for easily sharing VR content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you hope the audience gets from your talk?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope that they leave with an understanding of the VR (and AR) landscape, some tools to help get VR content into their websites, and a lot of ideas for future revenue opportunities for their companies.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.dfw.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Tickets are now on sale<\/a>\u00a0for this year\u2019s WordCamp DFW held on Nov. 11-12. There are also plenty of opportunities to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.dfw.wordcamp.org\/call-for-sponsors\/\">sponsor the event<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.dfw.wordcamp.org\/call-for-volunteers\/\">help run it<\/a>. We hope to see you there!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic:\u00a0Integrating VR (Virtual Reality) Content into WordPress Websites Jeff VanDrimmelen&#8217;s biggest claim to fame is that he build the University of North Carolina&#8217;s WordPress Network. This initiative has now grown into tens of thousands of websites that runs all their web systems on campus. Since then he has owned several WordPress based website and software &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-jeff-vandrimmelen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WCDFW Speaker Spotlight: Jeff VanDrimmelen&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8005857,"featured_media":1744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"WCDFW Speaker Spotlight: Jeff VanDrimmelen","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1158652],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordcamp-dfw-speakers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/jeff-vandrimmelen.jpg?fit=2000%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8K1gz-s7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1693,"url":"https:\/\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wordcamp-dfw-speakers-round-four\/","url_meta":{"origin":1743,"position":0},"title":"WordCamp DFW Speakers: Round Four","author":"Jacob Martella","date":"October 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"With WordCamp DFW just 26 days away, the organizing team is ready to announce the final round of speakers for this year\u2019s event. 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