{"id":94842,"date":"2019-10-21T13:48:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T18:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=94842"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:27:30","slug":"wp-engine-at-wordcamp-dublin-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-engine-at-wordcamp-dublin-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine at WordCamp Dublin 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WP Engine was a proud sponsor of the most recent WordCamp Dublin<\/a>, which took place from October 18th – 20th. The event showcased speakers from throughout Ireland and Europe, and attendees had the opportunity to take part in a full-day workshop on WordPress, followed by two days of presentations and breakout sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of Austin and Limerick-based WP Engine employees (representing Product, UX, Architecture, and Engineering) were able to attend the sold-out, three-day event.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great attendance for the Friday all-day WordPress workshop as part of WordCamp Dublin 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Living customer-inspired<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s WordCamp Dublin was a great opportunity to learn more about the role WP Engine plays in the WordPress community and to further understand the goals and challenges that are currently top of mind for WordPress users. The interactions WP Engine employees had with other attendees confirmed many of the recent decisions we\u2019ve made with regard to our product roadmap and uncovered some new opportunities as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine has made significant investments to grow its R&D organization, and several members of the company\u2019s R&D leadership, as well as members of its Operating System (OS) group, were able to attend the event. These team members were excited to find that their mission to build effortless and highly intuitive experiences for customers seemed to resonate well with other members of the WordPress community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Product, UX, and Engineering group from WP Engine attending WordCamp Dublin 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

WordPress community culture and values in action<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the event, it was also clear that the ideology and mission of the open source WordPress community isn\u2019t just lip service. The community is renowned for being welcoming and inclusive and there was a focus on accessibility and wellness throughout the event that was visibly noticeable\u2014there were even breakout sessions for yoga and wellness and tracks on how to improve resilience and keep burnout at bay. This was a great example of an organization living out its mission<\/a> within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WP Engine and Hubspot teams for the WordCamp Sponsors’ evening in Trinity City Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Friday night, the sponsors\u2019 evening at the Trinity City Hotel brought together some of our customers like MarsMedia and partners HubSpot and WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine is the answer\u2026 <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the event, a number of questions came up that aptly highlighted customer pain points. Several current tools and offerings that WP Engine offers were able to provide solutions for some of these issues. For example: <\/p>\n\n\n\n