{"id":1483,"date":"2013-06-03T13:45:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2013-10-14T21:58:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T02:58:56","slug":"wordcamp-chicago-2013-speaker-interview-nick-pelton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wordcamp-chicago-2013-speaker-interview-nick-pelton\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Chicago 2013 Speaker Interview: Nick Pelton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Pelton –\u00a0\"twitter<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"nick4-crop\"<\/a>Nick is a Founding Partner and the Director of Development at WerkPress. Nick has spent his whole career creating for the Internet. His ability to problem solve has led to a serious depth of knowledge in interactive software development and design.<\/p>\n

Before Westwerk, Nick spent time at several full-service agencies working with a diverse set of brands, including Sanus, Best Buy, Walmart and CostCo. Extending his nerdy pursuits out of the office, Nick keeps himself busy by attending meet-ups, geocaching, playing strategy games and discussing technology.<\/p>\n

Nick will be presenting\u00a0Simple CSS Modifications Using Inspector & Intro to Child Themes<\/a> for Foundation Friday.<\/p>\n

Interview with Nick:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Why do you use WordPress?<\/b>
\nFrom a technical perspective there are many things about WordPress that are lacking, but trying many other platforms over the years I can say it bar far the easiest platform for clients to understand.<\/p>\n

What do you like best about WordCamps?<\/b>
\nThe willingness to share knowledge. I learn so much at every WordCamp I attend.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite tip or resource for a new WordPress user?<\/b>
\nBecome a Google ninja and there is nothing you can’t learn.<\/p>\n

What is a common problem you see in WordPress sites, and how would you avoid it?<\/b>
\nExternal dependancies. To many times I’ve had to fix poorly written themes because they forget\/assume\/don’t care that external libraries like jQuery regularly get updates. Never link to a external “latest” version of a script, you’re just asking for your site to break. Pick a fixed version and set a local fallback incase the hosted version fails.<\/p>\n

How do you stay up to date with new information about WordPress?<\/b>
\nTwitter, WP-Daily, Google, Reading a lot.<\/p>\n

Share an example of a really great (creative, cool, unusual) use of WordPress you’ve seen recently.<\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/crowdfavorite.com\/capsule<\/a>\/ It’s a Single Page App written in JS using WordPress as the data backend. I feel the web is going this direction and WordPress as an application platform is becoming more feasible.<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for a person who’s building a business around WordPress design\/development?<\/b>
\nService. If you want to be successful, you need to have happy clients who refer you. This is true for any service based business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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