{"id":1746,"date":"2017-11-02T14:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T19:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.dfw.wordcamp.org\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2017-11-02T14:20:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T19:20:22","slug":"wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-aaron-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-aaron-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"WCDFW Speaker Spotlight: Aaron Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic:\u00a0Introduction to WordPress Multisite<\/strong><\/p>\n

CTO of WPMU DEV (140+ premium plugins and support) and Edublogs (hosting 3 million+ education blogs), managing a team of 30 developers around the globe. WordPress plugin developer specializing in Multisite for 9 years, working from home in Dallas. Proud father of 3 and a world travel nut.<\/p>\n

How did you get involved in WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I started my first website with WordPress, and began teaching myself how to develop plugins for it to meet my needs.<\/p>\n

What do you do with WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m the Chief Technical Officer of WPMU DEV, we provide a complete toolkit of plugins, themes, services, and support to help members with their WordPress sites.<\/p>\n

What has your experience with the WordPress community been like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s been good, I’ve attended many WordCamps and had the privilege to speak at a few.<\/p>\n

Why did you want to speak at WordCamp DFW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I want to get more involved with my local DFW WP community.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to speak on multisite?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I run my own Multisite network, and specialize in developing for WordPress multisite.<\/p>\n

What do you hope the audience gets from your talk?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excited about the features and possibilities of WordPress multisite.<\/p>\n

Tickets are now on sale<\/a>\u00a0for this year\u2019s WordCamp DFW held on Nov. 11-12. There are also plenty of opportunities to\u00a0sponsor the event<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0help run it<\/a>. We hope to see you there!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Topic:\u00a0Introduction to WordPress Multisite CTO of WPMU DEV (140+ premium plugins and support) and Edublogs (hosting 3 million+ education blogs), managing a team of 30 developers around the globe. WordPress plugin developer specializing in Multisite for 9 years, working from home in Dallas. Proud father of 3 and a world travel nut. How did you … <\/p>\n

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