{"id":1132,"date":"2015-05-21T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T19:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2015-05-19T21:51:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T02:51:16","slug":"speaker-spotlight-chris-koerner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2015\/speaker-spotlight-chris-koerner\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Spotlight: Chris Koerner"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chris<\/a><\/strong>Chris is a WordPress community contributor from St Louis who has a way of discussing complex WordPress solutions in a simple way. He’ll be talking about the importance of updating your site, so we asked him a little about how got where he is.<\/p>\n

Q: How did you get started in your current field?<\/strong>
\nA:\u00a0I started working with WordPress back in the early 1.x days. I had a terrible flash+HTML site I built and was looking for something that made it easier to update. WordPress fit the bill and it’s been a pretty good relationship ever since.<\/p>\n

Q: Describe your \u2018ah ha\u2019 moment about WordPress?<\/strong>
\nA:\u00a0Custom Post Types and Custom Fields. A lightbulb went off when I realized the customization and organization of information would be limitless.<\/p>\n

Q: If you could go back to when you were getting started and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be?<\/strong>
\nA:\u00a0Relax. The WordPress community is filled with super knowledgeable and experienced people who could put something amazing together in a weekend. That sounds intimidating at first. Over time I realized those same people are some of the most caring and giving folks I’ve ever met. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and put your stuff out there.<\/p>\n

Q: Describe your talk<\/a> in three sentences or less.<\/strong>
\nA:\u00a0Updates good. Not updating, bad. I’ll help you.<\/p>\n

Q: Who should attend your talk (beginner developer, intermediate content provider, advanced designer, etc)?<\/strong>
\nA:\u00a0Anyone using WordPress that has a notification in the Dashboard letting them know of an update.<\/p>\n

This post is part of a multi-day series<\/a> featuring speakers from WordCamp Kansas City 2015.\u00a0Subscribe to have them delivered to your mailbox, or feel free to check back every day!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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