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Friday, April 5 • 10:45am - 11:45am
Stop Fighting your CMS: Creating a Better Editorial Experience with Gutenberg

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For a long time, the ability to create powerful and dynamic web experiences rested in the hands of developers. Even something as simple as adding a call to action in the middle of an article could be a confusing process.

The recent release of the Gutenberg editor for WordPress, however, blows wide open the capability for editors themselves to create engaging content without needing to rely on unintuitive menus or painful workflows. At this talk, we will look at a few projects built by Upstatement using Gutenberg and discuss both the advantages and challenges of this new editor.

Speakers
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Jon Heller

Upstatement
Jon Heller is an engineering manager and technical lead at Upstatement, a Boston-based digital studio. He has helped create new digital experiences for companies including PBS Newshour, the Center for Public Integrity, Cornell University, Texas Monthly, Comcast, and Sunoco. In his 15 years of experience on the web, he has worked in industries such a... Read More →


Friday April 5, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Medill Chicago 303 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA