{"id":3499,"date":"2018-05-29T07:30:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T07:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hetzner.co.za\/news\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2022-09-19T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T08:42:11","slug":"wordpress-turned-15-and-we-were-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wordpress-turned-15-and-we-were-there\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress turned 15 and we were there"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cold, and much-anticipated rainy weather in Cape Town did little to prevent dozens of web strategists, designers and managers from coming out and celebrating WordPress\u2019 15th birthday on 24 May 2018. Red & Yellow Creative School of Business kindly sponsored use of their Salt River venue for the evening cocktail function, whilst the <\/span>monthly WordPress meetups<\/span><\/a> will continue to happen at Brookside Office Park in Claremont, Cape Town. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hetzner, one of the sponsors of the monthly meetups, has been a long-time supporter of the WordPress community in South Africa. Mingling with and chatting to the attendees at the 15th birthday celebration, we found that this community is a collective of ardent, loyal, WordPress fans. Here\u2019s what a few of them had to say:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\nTamsin Hall<\/strong>
\nWordPress Front-end Developer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cWhat\u2019s wonderful about WordPress is the extensive, free resources and its inclusive WordPress community.\u201d<\/p>\n

thefirststep.co.za<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Some of her work:
\nmayaonmoney.co.za<\/a>
\ngorgeous2go.co.za<\/a>
\nfrankmagwegwe.co.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nDeb Butler<\/strong>
\nFront-end Developer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cI have used WordPress since 2014. The platform is as easy or as hard as you make it.\u201d<\/p>\n

startumproject.co.za<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)<\/p>\n

Some of her work:
\ncommunicare.co.za<\/a>
\nscarhair.co.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nThokozani Zuma<\/strong>
\nCo-founder, Appmania<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cWe\u2019ve just started out, and we\u2019re experimenting with platforms, and WordPress is coming up tops. It\u2019s an awesome tool especially if you\u2019re like us and just getting into web design. We\u2019re new guys in the tech space, and WordPress does it for us, especially the plug-ins. The forum is great too!\u201d<\/p>\n

appmania.co.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nAmien Jacobs<\/strong>
\nFounder, The Great Niche<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cWordPress is one of the easiest content management systems there is. It occupies a huge chunk of the market, and it\u2019s great to be part of its expansion. There is so much innovation in development and the plugins are fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

thegreatniche.co.za<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)<\/p>\n

Amien has designed 10 websites using WordPress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nLeo Gopal<\/strong>
\nWordPress Developer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cI have been using WordPress for 12 years. Its main driving force is its democratisation of website development. No matter what you do or where you come from, WordPress is accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n

serastudio.com<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)<\/p>\n

Some of his work:
\ngo2africa.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nNiki Roux<\/strong>
\nWeb Designer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cI have moved completely to WordPress as a web design platform. It is so user-friendly that my clients can make their own changes.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n<\/em>Niki Design Studio
\nnikidesign.co.za<\/a>\u00a0(Hosted by Hetzner)<\/p>\n

Some of her work:
\ngreendoorhabby.co.za<\/a>
\ndemux.co.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nWayne Spengler<\/strong>
\nFreelance Website Designer<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cI started using WordPress in 2014 and haven\u2019t looked back. It\u2019s a great, user-friendly platform. Even though I am a website designer, I advise people to build their own sites instead of paying someone to do it. WordPress makes it easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

waynespengler.com<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)<\/p>\n

Some of his work:
\nscandihomedecor.com<\/a>
\nbaristaboys.co.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nTony Vetter<\/strong>
\nVice President, Strategy Development<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cWordPress offers off-the-shelf capabilities, which are particularly good for us. We are in exploratory stages, but we are leveraging WordPress to create custom social networking for young innovators\u201d.<\/p>\n

Digital Opportunity Trust
\ndotrust.org<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)<\/p>\n

The Digital Opportunity Trust supports youth to become innovators and leaders, and to create and apply digital solutions that have positive impacts in their communities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nMarc Perel<\/strong> (pictured right)
\nWeb Developer<\/em>
\nCo-founder & CTO of Obox<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cWe have used WordPress since 2009. It\u2019s great at lowering the barrier for people to get into all facets of the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n

oboxthemes.com<\/a>
\nlayerswp.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"
\nCandice Cloete<\/strong>
\nUX Designer<\/em><\/td>\n		\u201cWordPress is an amazing platform! It powers half the internet and it\u2019s not hard to understand why. It\u2019s easy to use, both from a UX perspective and the end-user side. It\u2019s super-easy to customise.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the process of building her own company.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

See more photos from the evening here<\/a>\u00a0including the colourful, one-of-a-kind birthday cake<\/a> sponsored by Hetzner.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"The cold, and much-anticipated rainy weather in Cape Town did little to prevent dozens of web strategists, designers and managers from coming out and celebrating WordPress\u2019 15th birthday on 24 May 2018. Red & Yellow Creative School of Business kindly sponsored use of their Salt River venue for the evening cocktail function, whilst the <\/span>monthly WordPress meetups<\/span><\/a> will continue to happen at Brookside Office Park in Claremont, Cape Town. <\/span>\r\n\r\nHetzner, one of the sponsors of the monthly meetups, has been a long-time supporter of the WordPress community in South Africa. Mingling with and chatting to the attendees at the 15th birthday celebration, we found that this community is a collective of ardent, loyal, WordPress fans. Here\u2019s what a few of them had to say:<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\"\"\r\nTamsin Hall<\/strong>\r\nWordPress Front-end Developer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cWhat\u2019s wonderful about WordPress is the extensive, free resources and its inclusive WordPress community.\u201d\r\n\r\nthefirststep.co.za<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nSome of her work:\r\nmayaonmoney.co.za<\/a>\r\ngorgeous2go.co.za<\/a>\r\nfrankmagwegwe.co.za<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nDeb Butler<\/strong>\r\nFront-end Developer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cI have used WordPress since 2014. The platform is as easy or as hard as you make it.\u201d\r\n\r\nstartumproject.co.za<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n\r\nSome of her work:\r\ncommunicare.co.za<\/a>\r\nscarhair.co.za<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nThokozani Zuma<\/strong>\r\nCo-founder, Appmania<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve just started out, and we\u2019re experimenting with platforms, and WordPress is coming up tops. It\u2019s an awesome tool especially if you\u2019re like us and just getting into web design. We\u2019re new guys in the tech space, and WordPress does it for us, especially the plug-ins. The forum is great too!\u201d\r\n\r\nappmania.co.za<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nAmien Jacobs<\/strong>\r\nFounder, The Great Niche<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cWordPress is one of the easiest content management systems there is. It occupies a huge chunk of the market, and it\u2019s great to be part of its expansion. There is so much innovation in development and the plugins are fantastic.\u201d\r\n\r\nthegreatniche.co.za<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n\r\nAmien has designed 10 websites using WordPress.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nLeo Gopal<\/strong>\r\nWordPress Developer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cI have been using WordPress for 12 years. Its main driving force is its democratisation of website development. No matter what you do or where you come from, WordPress is accessible.\u201d\r\n\r\nserastudio.com<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n\r\nSome of his work:\r\ngo2africa.com<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nNiki Roux<\/strong>\r\nWeb Designer, Hetzner customer<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cI have moved completely to WordPress as a web design platform. It is so user-friendly that my clients can make their own changes.\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/em>Niki Design Studio\r\nnikidesign.co.za<\/a>\u00a0(Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n\r\nSome of her work:\r\ngreendoorhabby.co.za<\/a>\r\ndemux.co.za<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nWayne Spengler<\/strong>\r\nFreelance Website Designer<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cI started using WordPress in 2014 and haven\u2019t looked back. It\u2019s a great, user-friendly platform. Even though I am a website designer, I advise people to build their own sites instead of paying someone to do it. WordPress makes it easy.\u201d\r\n\r\nwaynespengler.com<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n\r\nSome of his work:\r\nscandihomedecor.com<\/a>\r\nbaristaboys.co.za<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nTony Vetter<\/strong>\r\nVice President, Strategy Development<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cWordPress offers off-the-shelf capabilities, which are particularly good for us. We are in exploratory stages, but we are leveraging WordPress to create custom social networking for young innovators\u201d.\r\n\r\nDigital Opportunity Trust\r\ndotrust.org<\/a> (Hosted by Hetzner)\r\n\r\nThe Digital Opportunity Trust supports youth to become innovators and leaders, and to create and apply digital solutions that have positive impacts in their communities.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nMarc Perel<\/strong> (pictured right)\r\nWeb Developer<\/em>\r\nCo-founder & CTO of Obox<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cWe have used WordPress since 2009. It\u2019s great at lowering the barrier for people to get into all facets of the internet.\u201d\r\n\r\noboxthemes.com<\/a>\r\nlayerswp.com<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"\"\r\nCandice Cloete<\/strong>\r\nUX Designer<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u201cWordPress is an amazing platform! It powers half the internet and it\u2019s not hard to understand why. It\u2019s easy to use, both from a UX perspective and the end-user side. It\u2019s super-easy to customise.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn the process of building her own company.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nSee more photos from the evening here<\/a>\u00a0including the colourful, one-of-a-kind birthday cake<\/a> sponsored by Hetzner."},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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