{"id":1762,"date":"2013-06-04T08:19:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T13:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.milwaukee.wordcamp.org\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2013-06-04T08:19:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T13:19:20","slug":"speaker-highlight-dan-nisbet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milwaukee.wordcamp.org\/2013\/speaker-highlight-dan-nisbet\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Highlight: Dan Nisbet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2013.milwaukee.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/06\/77b5a42bbf2f23cde616354ad42901f0.jpeg?resize=256%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dan Nisbet\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milwaukee.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/06\/77b5a42bbf2f23cde616354ad42901f0.jpeg?w=256&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milwaukee.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/06\/77b5a42bbf2f23cde616354ad42901f0.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><strong>What\u2019s your favorite theme or theme framework? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of the Genesis Framework. When I work with WordPress, my goals are more design-orientated, and I appreciate having Genesis there to cover the more technical aspects, from proper HTML to SEO.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could change one thing today about WP, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Better image management. At the moment, its the one large downside I have with WordPress. Many of my clients have often requested ways of archiving or categorizing image files to make them easier to find, and I&#8217;m inclined to agree with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you see WordPress going in the next 2-3 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coming from its blog roots, I really see WordPress maturing into a content management system. 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