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Tell us a bit about your business. How do you use WordPress?<\/h3>\n

We built a plugin for WordPress that allows site owners to manage all aspects of event management and registration.<\/p>\n

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Why WordPress?<\/h3>\n

Hello! It is the easiest to use CMS platform (oops! I mean Blogging platform) ever.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to get involved and sponsor WordCamp Cape Town 2011?<\/h3>\n

Because all the cool kids are going to be there. Really, we just love WordPress and WordCamp and do all we can to make it better, anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on the WordPress community as a whole? And the South African WP community?<\/h3>\n

We love everything about WordPress and it’s millions of users all over the world. The community is very strong as well as engaged, more so than any other CMS\/Blog platform. The South African WP community seems to have quite a few talented developers and a community figures.<\/p>\n

What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Cape Town?<\/h3>\n

The sessions look amazing.<\/p>\n

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

Adii of WooThemes<\/a>. He is an amazing person and has brought a lot of good to WordPress. I also follow Carl Hancock of Gravity Forms. He really done a great job with Gravity Forms and their overall customer support etc.<\/p>\n

What is the most exciting improvement to WordPress that you have noticed in the last year?<\/h3>\n

I love the menu system and overall speed improvements they have made.<\/p>\n

Where do you see WordPress 2 years from now?<\/h3>\n

I see the WP user base increasing substantially<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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