{"id":1358,"date":"2018-05-05T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2018-05-05T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T20:54:03","slug":"interview-with-wcstl-speaker-paul-androuais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/interview-with-wcstl-speaker-paul-androuais\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with WCSTL Speaker: Paul Androuais"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-paul-androuais.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-paul-androuais.png 800w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-paul-androuais-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-paul-androuais-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-paul-androuais-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nNext up to bat for their interview is, Paul Androuais. He will be speaking on WordPress Security Essentials. Here&#8217;s a little about him.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Interview with Paul Androuais<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1408\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1408\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/05\/iqcomputing-wapuu-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/iqcomputing-wapuu.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/iqcomputing-wapuu-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/iqcomputing-wapuu-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/iqcomputing-wapuu-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadowing Wapuu at St. Louis WordCamps can be very insightful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> When did you start using WordPress?<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAUL ANDROUAIS:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>2005<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What are a few takeaways that attendees will get from your talk?<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAUL ANDROUAIS:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Security isn\u2019t about a particular plugin or service. It\u2019s a battle on every front with strategies that you can appreciate and win.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> WordPress is turning 15 years old. What would you like to see in the future for WordPress?<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAUL ANDROUAIS:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Keeping a balance between the design\/build and the user communities (looking your way Gutenberg).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> &#8220;And just for funsies&#8221;, over the past few years, the WordPress community has seen the rise of the cute Wapuu character? Heard of it? And if so, what&#8217;s your favorite Wapuu? (Wapuu Reference: https:\/\/wapu.us\/ )<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wapu.us\/wapuu\/drupuu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/05\/wapuulovesdrupal-540x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wapuulovesdrupal-540x586.jpg 540w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wapuulovesdrupal-540x586-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>PAUL ANDROUAIS:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Drupuu<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is your favorite area of the WordPress admin?<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAUL ANDROUAIS:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Visually speaking, the user profile interface as it\u2019s a prime candidate for some design upgrades!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What are the top three WordPress plugins that you believe every WordPress user should have installed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAUL ANDROUAIS:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall, Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA), and Yoast.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to know more about security and WordPress, then come out and see Paul&#8217;s talk. 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