WordCamp Cincinnati 2016 would like to thank our sponsors, speakers, attendees and volunteers for an amazingly successful inaugural WordCamp.

Filled to near capacity, WordCamp participants enjoyed a friendly atmosphere where socializing and networking were actively encouraged. Speakers provided engaging and informative content. Sponsors provided both business expertise and financial support. Volunteers received the gratification of building a WordCamp community from an abstract concept into a vibrant reality.

If at any point you felt conflicted regarding which session to attend (because there were so many timely topics presented concurrently), fear not. Session recordings and presentations will be posted soon for review.

Did WordCamp whet your appetite for all things WordPress? Feed that hunger by joining our monthly WordPress Cincinnati Meetups.

We plan to make WordCamp Cincinnati an annual event. Please consider how you might wish to participate next year. Please share your experiences with your network – now, and in the future, as we begin to provide information regarding WordCamp Cincinnati 2017.

Swing state. Red state. Blue state. Donald. Hillary. She said. He said. Give us a break. Take a break.

Retreat into code nirvana at WordCamp 2016.  A well-functioning, agile website is a thing to behold. A thing of grace. Learn how to build something new. With facts. With skill. With enthusiasm. Leave your politics at the door. Register now. Debate? Sure, we’ll debate which plugins are best or which themes are our favorites. The rest? That can wait ‘til WordCamp Cincy concludes.

Despite nearly 30 years of corporate experience in progressively more responsible IT roles, Patte Shetler found a great deal of value in attending WordCamps. She has attended about half a dozen WordCamps since September 2015.

Patte attended her first WordCamp while she was working full-time as a project manager for Dick’s Sporting Goods. Although the corporation had enterprise wide intranet, Patte was looking for a Content Management System (CMS) to use internally for her team. She knew that a WordPress website would be easy to deploy in conjunction with the corporation’s enterprise-level systems. She also understood that a WordPress website could be quickly available for her team’s immediate needs.

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Instead of bartenders pouring spirits, at WordCamp Cincinnati 2016 we will have dedicated experts dispensing problem-solving advice. “Happiness Bars,” a feature at most WordCamps, provide a format for Camp attendees to get one-on-one advice for troubleshooting website issues. WordPress power users, with deep and broad WordPress expertise, voluntarily offer assistance to help solve particular WordPress issues.

Come to the Happiness Bar at WordCamp Cincinnati 2016 – you will find the knowledge gained is positively intoxicating.

WordPress is ubiquitous. It powers blogs, B2C businesses, and B2B businesses. As WordPress is flexible and scalable, it has broad-based appeal for businesses small to large. The WordPress community ethos reflects the open source code mentality — knowledge is to be shared for the mutual goal of improving website experiences. These are some of the ideals expressed during today’s panel discussion on WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition radio show which highlighted the benefits of WordPress and WordCamp.

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