{"id":1537,"date":"2018-10-18T13:09:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.dfw.wordcamp.org\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2018-10-18T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:09:13","slug":"wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-craig-beaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfw.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wcdfw-speaker-spotlight-craig-beaman\/","title":{"rendered":"WCDFW Speaker Spotlight: Craig Beaman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Topic:\u00a0WordPress 101<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote my first blog on self-hosted WordPress in October of 2006. Since January 2009, I have developed and maintained websites for churches, nonprofits, and other small organizations through my company, All-In Web Services. My first WordCamp was WordCamp DFW 2017. Since then I have enjoyed getting to know and share knowledge with other WordPress users and I’m honored to be able to speak at WordCamp DFW 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you get involved in WordPress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2004, a friend suggested that I start a blog. I looked at Blogger but I felt boxed-in with the way that platform did some things. I stumbled upon WordPress and began to acquaint myself with it; I felt more freedom than with Blogger. As I began to blog a little, I saw that WordPress could be stretched a to be more than just a blogging platform. I used a few plugins to make WordPress behave more like a full-blown CMS. I’m glad for new users that they don’t have to jump through those hoops to make WordPress do what it can do now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you do with WordPress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I occasionally blog on WordPress and technology. I also post on our church website to comment on what we’re doing with fellowships and outreaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has your experience with the WordPress community been like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My first WordCamp was 2017. From that, I began to get involved with the WP DFW MeetUp, getting to know local WordPress users and developers. It’s a good reminder that I’m not the only person who’s working with WordPress and it’s great to have some local people who can answer questions when I run across a complicated issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you want to speak at WordCamp DFW?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just as I have benefited from the knowledge of other people, I felt that I had something to share with new users, to help them avoid some of the issues that I have had to figure out on my own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you decide to speak on your topic?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Again, I felt that I had something to offer to newbies, including some best practices on using WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you hope the audience gets from your talk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I hope the audience gains a better working knowledge of the WordPress and that people are able to pick up on something new that perhaps they haven’t considered before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are now on sale<\/a>\u00a0for this year\u2019s WordCamp DFW held on Nov. 10-11. There are also plenty of opportunities to\u00a0sponsor the event<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0help run it<\/a>. We hope to see you there!\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Topic:\u00a0WordPress 101 I wrote my first blog on self-hosted WordPress in October of 2006. Since January 2009, I have developed and maintained websites for churches, nonprofits, and other small organizations through my company, All-In Web Services. My first WordCamp was WordCamp DFW 2017. Since then I have enjoyed getting to know and share knowledge with … <\/p>\n

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