{"id":443,"date":"2019-06-28T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.capetown.wordcamp.org\/?p=443"},"modified":"2019-06-28T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T13:00:20","slug":"why-its-vital-to-attend-wordcamp-cape-town-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/why-its-vital-to-attend-wordcamp-cape-town-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it&#8217;s vital to attend WordCamp Cape Town 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year\u2019s WordCamp was buzzing with the release of WordPress 5.0 and the launch of the Gutenberg editor. There have been a lot of developments since WordCamp Cape Town 2018 with the most significant changes taking place over the past year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\nWhy attend WordCamp 2019? \n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It\u2019s the 10th year that WordCamp Cape Town is taking place, so we are putting in maximum effort to make it awesome! Also, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagoonbeachhotel.co.za\/functions\/\">venue<\/a> comes with a beach view this year.<\/li><li>WordPress also celebrates its 16th anniversary since the launch of the first release &#8211; a lot of work has gone into making WordPress what it is today, and as an open source platform encourages working as a community to educate, uplift and share.\u00a0<\/li><li>WordPress now powers one-third of the web &#8211; learning everything you can about WordPress will benefit you going forward as WordPress continues to grow its market share.\u00a0<\/li><li>Improvements have been made to the Gutenberg editor and are still continuing &#8211; come play with us as we explore the new functions of this magnificent new builder.\u00a0<\/li><li>Gutenburg block editor has come to mobile apps &#8211; yes, please! This takes digital nomad to a whole new level.\u00a0<\/li><li>A new health check tool has been added to the WordPress dashboard &#8211; learn how to make the best of the information that will help you improve the speed and security of your site.\u00a0<\/li><li>Last, but probably most importantly, the minimum PHP requirement for WordPress will be PHP 7+ by the end of the year, find out more about the PHP error protection tool that was released with version 5.2.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li> View more of the great <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/06\/21\/call-for-speakers\/\">speaker topics<\/a> at this year&#8217;s WCCT 19 or even apply to be a speaker if you have WordPress knowledge to share! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With all this action, attending a WordPress dedicated conference is definitely a necessity for industry novices and professionals alike!&nbsp;  <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/2019.capetown.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" style=\"background-color:#099ca6\">Book your ticket<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year\u2019s WordCamp was buzzing with the release of WordPress 5.0 and the launch of the Gutenberg editor. 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