Dustin Meza is the Director of Customer Experience Operations at WP Engine. He has been in the hosting industry for 7 years and has been with WP Engine for 2 years. At WP Engine, Dustin oversees many aspects of the WordPress platform including WordPress upgrades for over 100,000 WordPress installs.

Outside of WordPress, Dustin loves being outdoors in Austin with his wife Megan, and black lab, Maddy. He enjoys all kinds of sports, both watching and playing, and has been known to play some video games when time allows.

Presentation: WordPress Upgrades: Ready, Set, Go!

“Being in charge of millions of WordPress upgrades at WP Engine, I’ve come across almost every scenario imaginable when it comes to sites being incompatible with upgrades and irrational fears of upgrading. I want to set the record straight and ensure every WordPress site reaps the benefits of upgrading!”

What unique perspective are you bringing to this talk?

“As someone who had never used WordPress 2 years ago, being in charge of upgrades at WP Engine has given me the ability to look at the challenge of upgrading with an outsiders point of view, this has been key to the strategy used in building this talk.”

What’s one really cool thing people will discover during your session?

“That being ready for a WordPress upgrade and knowing that all your plugins are compatible in 5 easy steps is a reality!”

What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?

“Meeting the community, I love going to WordCamps and meeting new folks to WordPress and veterans. Hearing all the different ways people are using WordPress is invigorating. Oh and I’m super excited to see the city!”