{"id":1315,"date":"2015-03-12T01:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T06:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2015-03-12T17:18:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T22:18:35","slug":"speaker-interview-john-richards-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/speaker-interview-john-richards-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Interview: John Richards II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next up on the Speaker Interview series<\/a> is cat lover, John Richards II.<\/p>\n

John lives in St. Louis, and is a developer from Washington University. You can find out more about John in his speaker bio<\/a>. He’ll be presenting on WordPress Rest API<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What got you interested in WordPress?<\/p>\n

JOHN RICHARDS II:<\/strong> The speed at which a new site can be started and the incredible community available around it.<\/em><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is the most interesting WordPress-related project you\u2019ve worked on?<\/p>\n

JOHN RICHARDS II:<\/strong> I recently had the chance to work on publichealth.wustl.edu<\/a> where I had the chance to try some new technologies I hadn\u2019t had a chance to use before, like the Jetpack Infinite Scroll.<\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> Name 3 WordPress plugins that have always been on your MUST install list, and why.<\/p>\n

JOHN RICHARDS II:<\/strong> I don\u2019t have any consistent plugin that I have always used though Advanced Custom Fields is probably the closest. Currently my first plugin install is the JSON REST API until it gets pulled into core.<\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is something interesting about you that the WordPress community doesn\u2019t know?<\/p>\n

JOHN RICHARDS II:<\/strong> I love playing board games and have helped develop a way to play some of them online.<\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> In regards to new WordPress users, what one or two pieces of advice would you give them that could be very helpful?<\/p>\n

JOHN RICHARDS II:<\/strong> First, don\u2019t be afraid to jump in, the best way to learn is to dive in and start working on a project. Second start going to a WordPress Meetup or make friends who use WordPress, being able to bounce ideas around is a great way to learn new ideas.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please don’t hesitate to leave comments below or ask him questions at WordCamp St. Louis. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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