{"id":535270,"date":"2015-04-05T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.nashville.wordcamp.org\/?p=535270"},"modified":"2015-04-07T22:57:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T03:57:59","slug":"faces-josiah-goff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/faces-josiah-goff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of WordPress: Josiah Goff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 300px;float: right;clear: right;padding-left: 1em\">\n<div id=\"attachment_535271\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535271\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-535271\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.nashville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/04\/josiah-goff-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Josiah Goff\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/04\/josiah-goff-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/04\/josiah-goff-306x300.jpg 306w, https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/04\/josiah-goff-624x611.jpg 624w, https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/04\/josiah-goff.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josiah Goff<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;clear: left\">\n<li>Josiah Goff<\/li>\n<li>Web Developer at Jetty<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"josiah-goff\" href=\"http:\/\/josiahgoff.com\" target=\"_blank\">josiahgoff.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"josiah-goff\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josiahgoff\" target=\"_blank\">@josiahgoff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>How were you first introduced to WordPress?<\/strong><br \/>\nI stumbled across WordPress while learning front end development in 2008. I was looking for a way to go beyond static html and give my clients the ability to edit content without my needing to edit the code\u2014WordPress was the perfect solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you like about it?<\/strong><br \/>\nI love that the barrier to entry is low for WordPress. They&#8217;ve made it easy for people to jump in and start creating their own plugins and themes. On top of that, the community is so vast and established that there is a plugin or tutorial for pretty much anything you&#8217;d ever want to do to your WordPress site. And, because it&#8217;s open source, everyone can build on each other&#8217;s ideas and contribute back to the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong> What do you do with WP now?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m building an <a title=\"Jetty\" href=\"http:\/\/jettyapp.com\" target=\"_blank\">enterprise web application<\/a> on top of it. We&#8217;ve created a highly customized version of the WP Dashboard using WP-API, Backbone.js, and a whole lot of CSS.<\/p>\n<p><strong> How has the WP community (local and beyond) helped you?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I started out, the global community was my greatest resources for learning WordPress. I spent hours watching and reading tutorials, dissecting plugins and themes, and pouring through forums and StackOverflow posts. If I couldn&#8217;t figure something out by Googling, I could post my question to the community and I&#8217;d always have people willing to help. Since moving back to Nashville last fall after being away for 7 years, I decided to start getting involved in the local community. The WPNashville meetup group was super welcoming. It&#8217;s been awesome hanging out with people who love WordPress and geek out over web stuff as much as I do.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Did learning WP lead to any significant professional, personal, creative changes in your life?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf I hadn&#8217;t learned WordPress, I wouldn&#8217;t have the career I have now. Every job I&#8217;ve gotten since learning WP has been a result of having WP experience. I wouldn&#8217;t go as far as saying I owe my life to WordPress, but I may consider naming my first born Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you tell a brand new user?<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo things: 1. Don&#8217;t be afraid to jump in a break things in order to learn how they work. This is a great way to get started. 2. Become a part of the community. Attend your local meetup, or start one if there isn&#8217;t one nearby. You&#8217;ll grow so much faster as part of a group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else we should we know?<\/strong><br \/>\nI have 7 years of show choir experience. You know that show Glee? That was basically my life in high school and college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josiah Goff Web Developer at Jetty josiahgoff.com @josiahgoff How were you first introduced to WordPress? I stumbled across WordPress while learning front end development in 2008. 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