{"id":1651,"date":"2026-05-27T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:35:41","slug":"wordpress-turns-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wordpress-turns-23\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Turns 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long have you been using WordPress? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With WordPress celebrating twenty-three years today, May 27th, I remember my first experience as if it were yesterday. Our Media Relations team launched a transportation news blog with WordPress. I was a graphic designer-turned-HTML hobbyist who inherited this site when our CSS Goddess and Lead Developer left our agency within one month of each other. First task, building my first child theme after attending my first WordCamp LAX back in 2012. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s your WordPress story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cupcakes with Happy Birthday flags and the WordPress logo.\" class=\"wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcscv_socials_16x9_0527.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you&#8217;re new to WordPress or a seasoned veteran do more by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stopping into a <a href=\"https:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Event, WordCamp<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pro\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meetup<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out our Open Source project for what is new with the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/05\/armstrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Armstrong, version 7.0<\/a>, which features AI-Integrated WordPress, a modernized dashboard, advanced design tools that allow you to create and customize, and a developer\u2019s toolbox that allows you to &#8220;build faster, better, stronger, and easier.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn WordPress<\/a>, a resource with how-to videos that allow you to delve deeper into areas of interest. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026#subscribe\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"408\">Subscribe to our site for the latest news<\/a> and information on WordCamp Santa Clarita, July 24-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8ccc3cc22ecca662682a7106e8d06475 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4148356c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;margin-top:3rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/santaclarita.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/icon_worldcup.png\" alt=\"World Cup Icon\" class=\"wp-image-887\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c04730180e72d08a104be9ccabb79d14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Los Angeles hosts the World Cup in 2026 and Olympics in 2028, two events that bring the world to SoCal. <a href=\"#LA\">Learn More about events.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How long have you been using WordPress? 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