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When not writing code or integrating designs, Michal likes to take care of his spouse, his three cats and read comic books. You can see how little he posts online at http:\/\/isotrope.net<\/a> or follow him on Twitter at @isotrope<\/p>\n Michal is presenting:\u00a0Down with Sliders! Show them everything!<\/a><\/p>\n 1) Why do you like using WordPress? 2) Why did you decide to speak at WordCamp Ottawa? 3) What is the one thing you want people to walk away with from your talk? 4) What is your favourite WordPress plugin or theme? Why? Michal has been around the web for over a decade but has only recently decided to pursue his quest for Internet domination full-time. Having tried his hand at Office automation, Motion Graphics and 3D, he finally realized that the web … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Michal Bluma<\/span>
\nI\u2019ve always enjoyed how easy it is to use WordPress as a CMS. Like many other self-taught devs, WordPress was my gateway drug into learning PHP as a programming language. Thanks to the fabulous WordPress community and the plethora of resources, it\u2019s always my go-to application for any new project.<\/p>\n
\nI gave my first talk at WordCamp Montreal last year (http:\/\/isotrope.net\/talks\/wcmtl2013\/english.html ) on Child Themes. Although the turnout for my talk wasn\u2019t very big, I enjoyed the experience immensely. The most fun was having strangers come up to me before my talk, nervous, asking questions that I actually had answers to. I\u2019ve been lucky enough to find many solutions online or through folks in our awesome WPMTL community when I was facing an obstacle. I really want to try to give back to other like-minded people. If I manage to give a single person an Aha! moment, it\u2019ll all be worth it.<\/p>\n
\nJust one? Aww… Can it be a two-part answer? Ok then…
\nI want to show people that there are already two \u201ctools\u201d included in every new WordPress install that can help them in their quest to present information in an attractive, visually rich way.<\/p>\n
\nThat\u2019s easy! _s (AKA _underscores)
\nIt\u2019s such a marvelous starting point for building any site. Even more so, in my humble opinion, if you\u2019re working in an actual pipeline where there are designers, integrators and developers. It includes a slew of wonderful functionality out of the box and is pretty barebones in its styling.
\nChop up, code, launch!
\nThat\u2019s not to say that there aren\u2019t any other great alternatives. This is, after all, the WordPress community. The community that has endless solutions for any need you might have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"