{"id":2219,"date":"2020-02-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/?p=2219"},"modified":"2020-02-17T01:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T01:05:24","slug":"learn-to-create-modern-and-elegant-sites-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/learn-to-create-modern-and-elegant-sites-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to create modern and elegant sites in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Buy your ticket today!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Dees will discuss “Pro Developer Tools to Modernize Your WordPress Development.”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dees is a speaker, entrepreneur, blogger and developer who is best known for his work in WordPress and podcasting for the retired SitePoint show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has developed sites for Verizon, Denny\u2019s, RIDGID, Michelin and others. Currently, he is working on TypeRocket and TypeRocket Pro, which power more than 7,000 professional websites and products internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Why is it important for us to learn more about this topic today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A: <\/strong>The ability to compose powerful and beautiful WordPress experiences can set you apart. But it’s hard to achieve when you use several plugins and frameworks installed with conflicting opinions about design and functionality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to overcome plugin madness and craft extremely modern and elegant sites in WordPress, this is a talk for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What is the most important takeaway from your talk?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A: <\/strong>Being a pro developer doesn’t involve leaving WordPress. It involves leveling up your tool set and mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Which resources should we follow on this topic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> Dees suggests you follow his two websites to stay up to date on this topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n