{"id":3945,"date":"2018-09-24T14:22:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2018-09-24T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T19:22:50","slug":"community-spotlight-asheville-north-carolina-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-asheville-north-carolina-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Spotlight: Asheville, North Carolina, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-asheville-north-carolina-usa\/wcavl2018-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-2.jpg?fit=1500%2C1001&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1001\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-2.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-2.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-2.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WordCamp Asheville attracts business owners, designers, developers, bloggers, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists from Western North Carolina and beyond for a weekend of learning, connection, and fun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Find them online: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Asheville-Area-WordPress-Group\/events\/\">Meetup<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.asheville.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wordcampavl?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wordcampasheville\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wordcampasheville\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"statBox\">\n<header class=\"statHead\">\n<h2>Asheville at a glance<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<section><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/08\/WCUS-transparent_Community-Bazaar-300x98.png?resize=300%2C98&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" \/><strong>2\u00a0<\/strong>Meetups\/Month<br \/>\n<strong>2012\u00a0<\/strong>Year Meetup Established<br \/>\n<b><strong>651<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>Total Meetup members<br \/>\n<strong>1<\/strong> WordCamp\/Year:\u00a0<em>WordCamp Asheville<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Established 2014<\/em><br 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We want WordCamp to spark those ah-ha moments that take you and your website to the next level. We also want people to get to experience the joy, love, friendship, and camaraderie that is shared between members of the WordPress community here at home and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>WordCamp Asheville is an extension of the local Asheville WordPress Meetup group. After attending WordCamp Atlanta in 2013, several of the Meetup group\u2019s attendees came together and decided that Western North Carolina needed their own event. After much hard work and a lot of help, WordCamp Asheville was born.<\/p>\n<p>Every year we spend the weekend elevating, engaging, and empowering each other. We hope WordPress lovers everywhere will consider joining us and visit our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and enjoy everything our special, little city has to offer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-asheville-north-carolina-usa\/wcavl2018-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?fit=3024%2C2812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,2812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wcavl2018-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?fit=300%2C279&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?fit=800%2C744&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?resize=800%2C744&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WPAVL WordPress Asheville\" width=\"800\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?resize=300%2C279&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?resize=768%2C714&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?resize=1024%2C952&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?resize=323%2C300&amp;ssl=1 323w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/09\/wcavl2018-5-e1537816654601.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about how your community can participate in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/community-bazaar\/\">Community Bazaar<\/a>, and be featured on and at WCUS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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