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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.<\/p>\n
So You Want to Be a WordCamp Speaker: A practical workshop for beginners<\/a> in the Community<\/a> track.<\/p>\n Level up: review themes on WordPress.org<\/a> In the Community<\/a> track.<\/p>\n 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\u2019ll show how by reviewing themes for WordPress.org you can become a better themer. I will show why it\u2019s important to review themes.<\/p>\n 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\u2019t just have to be core or for development. I will show how they can contribute and why they should.<\/p>\n I saw the focus on community and wanted to bring this talk.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n My favourite theme is _s as it allows you to create any theme you want.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am a theme wrangler at Automattic based in the UK. I am lucky enough to spend my days arm deep in themes. I am a themer at heart and passionate about everything theme. I am an admin for the WordPress theme review team and love working with new and old reviewers. When I’m not … Continue reading Tammie Lister<\/span> Your Presentation<\/h2>\n
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What is your favourite plugin or theme, and why?<\/h2>\n
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