{"id":738,"date":"2015-09-08T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.omaha.wordcamp.org\/?p=738"},"modified":"2015-09-07T09:37:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T14:37:55","slug":"wordcamp-omaha-speakers-dan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omaha.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wordcamp-omaha-speakers-dan\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Dan Beil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.omaha.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/09\/dan.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-739 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.omaha.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/09\/dan.jpeg\" alt=\"dan\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Beil<\/strong> has been working with WordPress since 2009 and loves focusing on clean and performant code.\u00a0 At Alley Interactive, he spends his time making enterprise level themes and plugins for large media clients.\u00a0 His free time is mostly taken up with his two Siberian Huskies, video games, and the &#8220;joy&#8221; of home ownership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown<\/strong>:\u00a0Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/alleyinteractive.com\" target=\"_blank\">alleyinteractive.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/add_action_dan\" target=\"_blank\">@add_action_dan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2015.omaha.wordcamp.org\/session\/theme-building-the-right-way\/\">Theme Building (The Right Way)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So you know how to write a theme, but do you know how to organize one? Let\u2019s look at some techniques you can use to keep your code separated into logical groups, make it more reusable, and help you sleep better at night. This will not only help you to better maintain your projects, but it will also help with collaboration and the general speed of your work. Whether you are just starting to write themes and plugins, or have been doing it for years, these practices will add to your development chops.<\/p>\n<p><em>WordCamp Omaha 2015 is happening Oct. 10-11 at Metropolitan Community College&#8217;s Fort Omaha Campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/2015.omaha.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get tickets<\/a> today!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Beil has been working with WordPress since 2009 and loves focusing on clean and performant code.\u00a0 At Alley Interactive, he spends his time making enterprise level themes and plugins for large media clients.\u00a0 His free time is mostly taken up with his two Siberian Huskies, video games, and the &#8220;joy&#8221; of home ownership. 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