domain | wordcamp.org |
summary | WordCamp Jinja held its third event from April 7-8 with speakers like Michael McCormack and others discussing topics such as templates for themes, site building challenges faced by developers using Jinja2 templating engine.
Jinja is an open-source Python template language that helps to separate data presentation logic (HTML) from the business or application layer. This separation results in faster development time cycle, easier code management/revisioning/fixing errors/coding bugs and makes it a great tool for building websites quickly while also giving developers flexibility when coding.
WordCamp Jinja 2025 Recap:
The fourth annual WordCamp Jinja was hosted at the largest educational institution in Uganda- Jinja Senior Secondary School from May 24th to 25th, this year. The event featured diverse speakers and hands-on workshops with a focus on learning about various features of different themes using templates built for them.
One notable speaker who contributed significantly during these events is Michael McCormack - an open-source software engineer at WordPress.com and Senior Software Engineer in the UK Cloud Services team working closely with Microsoft Azure. He worked alongside other speakers such as William Mwebesa, Paul Smithson-Barratt, Yosser Fawziyidhaffar, John Okoth Ngethe, James Omondi Okwanyara-Mukabana and many others who shared their experiences of building websites using themes with Jinja templates.
The fourth annual WordCamp hosted a unique charity website hackathon which was aimed at helping people learn to code while also supporting the education sector in Uganda. The event concluded by celebrating what it means for Africa as being part of this global community that is constantly working together through open-source communities like WordPress.com and Jinja2.
WordCamp has always been an inspirational platform where developers can share their knowledge with each other, learn new things from others who are more experienced in the field. It encourages collaboration between individuals across different locations while at it building websites using themes built for them that cater to users' needs through templates such as those created by Jinja2.
The fourth annual WordCamp was a great success and will definitely continue its tradition of bringing together developers worldwide with shared interests who can learn from one another's experiences in the field. With diverse speakers, hands-on workshops focused on learning how websites are built using themes that cater to users' needs through templates such as Jinja2 - all this makes WordCamp an ideal platform for anyone wanting to share their knowledge and ideas while also getting inspired by others doing similar work.
In conclusion: attending a workshop like the fourth annual Wordcamp Jinja provides opportunities not only of learning but inspiring ourselves with what is being created in today's world. With speakers sharing experiences on building websites using themes built around templates such as those made for use through frameworks including Jinja2, there are endless possibilities when it comes to developing our knowledge and expertise within a specific field or even starting fresh into something new altogether! We would like to thank everyone who attended this year's WordCamp event: Michael McCormack - William Mwebesa- Paul Smithson-Barratt-Yosser Fawziyidhaffar-John Okoth Ngethe-James Omondi Okwanyara-Mukabana, and the many other speakers that contributed significantly during these events. We look forward to seeing what will happen next time around as we continue learning together from one another's experiences while also inspiring ourselves through knowledge-sharing platforms such as WordCamp! |
title | WordCamp Central – WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. |
description | WordCamp Central – WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. |
keywords | more, news, events, community, sponsors, june, jinja, cookies, home, schedule, contact, future, open, find, switzerland, july, website |
upstreams |
michellebarker.co.uk, ma.tt |
downstreams |
wordpress.org, woocommerce.com, bluehost.com, wpbeginner.com |
nslookup | A 198.143.164.106 |
created | 2024-02-14 |
updated | 2025-06-28 |
summarized | 2025-06-28 |
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