{"id":727,"date":"2019-06-25T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T23:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=727"},"modified":"2019-08-31T15:33:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T05:33:31","slug":"why-wordpress-works-for-the-technically-challenged-among-us","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/brisbane.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/why-wordpress-works-for-the-technically-challenged-among-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Why WordPress works for the technically challenged among us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4qzusvhRcjQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea of starting and managing a website can be truly terrifying for many business owners and writers, me included.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t consider myself to be technically savvy at all. But, I\u2019ve been working with content management systems since 2002, from the pretty ordinary to the amazing. I like to think I know a little about content management systems and how to add and edit content. The technical stuff, I leave for the experts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All I want to do in a CMS is design a website that looks and works well and where I can add and edit content. 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