Almost three weeks ago I attended my first WordCamp of 2018. WordCamp Lancaster was held on March third and it was a great experience.
I really can’t say enough about how well the WordCamp was organized and the great job the volunteers did. I had submitted two presentations when the Call for Speakers opened up. I have a pretty nifty talk about WordPress TV which is actually about getting involved in the WordPress Community. My second submission was a Beginner Gutenberg presentation. I have been experimenting with Gutenberg since it first came out but I am in no way an expert.
Now……Guess which one was accepted. Yep! My Gutenberg talk.
In the days leading up to the WordCamp I have to be honest and say that I was debating my decision about talking about Gutenberg. From the very beginning, there was a lot controversy about the proposed editor. Statements ranged from “The Future of WordPress!” to “This is the end of WordPress!” were written.
I was second on the schedule, so I had some time to get in the right frame of mind. When I began my presentation, I made it very clear that I was NOT an expert! I am not a developer or a designer by any means. I even had a slide that stated that “I kNOw code”
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I was able to get 3 quick interviews in the afternoon. Many thanks to Joe Casabona, Aaron Campbell and Birgit Pauli-Haack for taking time out of their schedules to spend time talking with me. So, two thumbs up to WordCamp Lancaster! I will look forward to next year.
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