When I’m not themeing, I like to practice yoga, getting dog hugs from my two labradors and relaxing with my husband in our home near the sea.
Speaking Session and Workshop info
So You Want to Be a WordCamp Speaker: A practical workshop for beginners in the Community track.
Level up: review themes on WordPress.org In the Community track.
Your Presentation
From entering the newbie zone to beyond, this talk will guide you through how you can unlock the achievement of being a theme reviewer. Theme reviewing levels you up as a themer, allowing you to tackle. My own journey has taken me from a learner theme reviewer to working at Automattic. In this talk, I’ll show how by reviewing themes for WordPress.org you can become a better themer. I will show why it’s important to review themes.
What do you want people to learn from your presentation?
People will leave knowing what you need to do to become a theme reviewer. They will learn how important it is for themers and how you can grow by being a theme reviewer. I hope to also show contributions don’t just have to be core or for development. I will show how they can contribute and why they should.
Why did you decide to speak?
I saw the focus on community and wanted to bring this talk.
What attracted you to WordPress in the first place?
The fact it was open source and other people I knew were starting to use it to blog with. From there, I discovered how to create themes and the rest is history.
What is your favourite plugin or theme, and why?
My favourite theme is _s as it allows you to create any theme you want.
What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?
It will be my first time in Canada – so that’s a big thing to look forward to along with my first WordCamp there. I’m also looking forward to the community focus of some of the talks. It’s a chance to meet a new WordPress community for me and that’s got me very excited.