{"id":163712,"date":"2014-08-11T21:50:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T01:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.montreal.wordcamp.org\/?p=163712"},"modified":"2014-08-11T21:50:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T01:50:15","slug":"speaker-spotlight-meagan-hanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2014\/speaker-spotlight-meagan-hanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Spotlight: Meagan Hanes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"052d4e778920f20d9f6611bf5c027528\"Meagan Hanes<\/a> is a designer of digital things, photographer, blogger and all around creative gal living in Ottawa. Thorough her company Love Digimedia, she enjoys creating easy-to-use websites and technology solutions for artists, entrepreneurs and other creatives around the world. When not giving back to the community, you\u2019ll find her behind a laptop or smartphone screen.<\/p>\n

Follow @mhanes<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Meagan will be giving a talk titled “To the Word and Beyond! Extending WordPress Past a Simple Blog<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

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What is your favorite improvement to WordPress this past year?<\/h3>\n

Overall I think the Auto-Update feature has been the best improvement this year. Security is really important but many people overlook its importance. More updates means less compromises!<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to speak at WordCamp Montreal?<\/h3>\n

I had a great time speaking at WordCamp Montreal last year, and a friend encouraged me to apply again, so I did!<\/p>\n

What is your talk going to be about?<\/h3>\n

My talk is about three plugins that significantly change WordPress: bbPress, BuddyPress, and P2. If you’ve never heard of any of these, give them a Google and see what comes up! Or better yet, simply come to the presentation \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

What is the one thing you want people to walk away with from your talk?<\/h3>\n

I’d like people to walk away understanding the true power of the WordPress platform. It’s not just for simple websites!<\/p>\n

Who in the WordPress community inspires you? Who do you follow?<\/h3>\n

So many people, I couldn’t list them all!<\/p>\n

What new feature would you like to see in the future?<\/h3>\n

A true and full mobile experience, both for readers and authors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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