{"id":1114,"date":"2017-05-18T22:49:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T05:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.seattle.wordcamp.org\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2017-06-21T08:08:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:08:03","slug":"wordcamp-topics-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wordcamp-topics-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bevy of WordCamp Topics and Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wordcamp-topics-ideas\/wordcamp-topic-ideas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WordCamp Topics and Ideas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas-1024x538.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1126\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.seattle.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas.jpg\" alt=\"WordCamp Topics and Ideas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/wordcamp-topic-ideas-500x263.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been brainstorming away and asking for input about what you&#8217;d like to see at this year&#8217;s WordCamp, and we&#8217;ve got a monster list to get your juices flowing.<\/p>\n<p>Take a good read-through of some of the things you might get to learn (or if you&#8217;re brave, some of the things you might want to speak) about:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Intro to WordPress<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>How to Pick a Theme<\/li>\n<li>How to Pick a Plugin<\/li>\n<li>Blogging Best Practices<\/li>\n<li>WordPress.com vs. Self-hosted<\/li>\n<li>Security \/ Hacking Prevention<\/li>\n<li>Plugin Safety and Security<\/li>\n<li>Writing for the Web<\/li>\n<li>Beginner Q&amp;A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u201cGeneral\u201d Topics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Content Strategy \/ Content Marketing<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHow I built X\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Future of WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Social Media Integration<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility &amp; 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