{"id":1397,"date":"2021-02-12T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T05:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1397"},"modified":"2021-02-12T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T05:12:01","slug":"wordpress-in-the-time-of-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/wordpress-in-the-time-of-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress in the time of a Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?resize=640%2C322&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C515&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?resize=768%2C386&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?resize=500%2C251&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?w=1755&amp;ssl=1 1755w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/india.wordcamp.org\/2021\/files\/2021\/01\/speaker-wide-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for the good things during bad times has become one of my survival tactics. Finding the good in bad situations &#8211; like looking for a phoenix rising from the ashes &#8211; has often helped me stay positive when it felt like the world was burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020 felt a lot like that. From a global pandemic to murder hornets, to event cancelations, and personal struggles, 2020 was a difficult year for many, if not most, of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We pivoted so much and so often it felt like we were constantly reinventing ourselves, our businesses, and our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what good things did I find in 2020? I discovered a deeper love for WordPress &#8211; and the WordPress community &#8211; that I ever imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join me as I share the good things that have come from a trying time, and how I think we can move forward in a globally-positive way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for the good things during bad times has become one of my survival tactics. Finding the good in bad situations &#8211; like looking for a phoenix rising from the ashes &#8211; has often helped me stay positive when it felt like the world was burning. 2020 felt a lot like that. 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