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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.<\/p>\n
Patte attended her first WordCamp while she was working full-time as a project manager for Dick\u2019s 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\u2019s enterprise-level systems. She also understood that a WordPress website could be quickly available for her team\u2019s immediate needs.<\/p>\n
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Patte became familiar with the Genesis Framework<\/a> for WordPress which can be used for running Studio Press<\/a> and Web Savvy Marketing<\/a> themes. The Genesis Framework facilitates website development and provides a range of enhancements that include ease of front end design as well as backend optimization.<\/p>\n Key learnings for Pattee at WordCamp included learning how to set up and run a WordPress site, learning about command line interfaces for WordPress (WP CLI<\/a>), and learning standards around accessibility.<\/p>\n Patte has applied these key learnings for her business Unique Site Helper<\/a>. Through her attendance at WordCamp and her ongoing passion for learning, she now builds websites for clients using the Genesis Framework and customizes the themes that run on that framework.<\/p>\n Patte has observed that each WordCamp becomes easier to attend. She suggests walking up to somebody that you may not know and introducing yourself. Or find an empty seat at a lunch table and sit down to enjoy a meal with fellow attendees.<\/p>\n Now is your opportunity to increase your knowledge base and expand your personal and professional networks by registering<\/a> for WordCamp Cincinnati 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading Command Line Interfaces for WordPress (WP CLI) and Learning Standards Around Accessibility<\/span>