{"id":485,"date":"2018-07-30T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=485"},"modified":"2018-09-06T21:55:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:55:28","slug":"community-spotlight-lagos-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-lagos-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Spotlight: Lagos, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>We cover almost all WordPress related topics within the year. Lagos has a very diverse and interesting crowd, we try to please all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-lagos-nigeria\/attachment\/1493473934235\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?fit=512%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,288\" 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=\"1493473934235\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WP Lagos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?fit=512%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WP Lagos\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1493473934235.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nFind them online: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Lagos-WordPress-Meetup-Group\/\">Meetup<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.lagos.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"statBox\">\n<header class=\"statHead\">\n<h2>Lagos 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>1&nbsp;<\/strong>Meetup\/Month<br \/>\n<strong>2014&nbsp;<\/strong>Year Meetup Established<br \/>\n<strong>1337<\/strong>&nbsp;total Meetup members<br \/>\n<strong>1<\/strong> WordCamp\/Year:&nbsp;<em>WordCamp Lagos<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Established 2018<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>277<\/strong> Last WordCamp Total Attendees<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-lagos-nigeria\/attachment\/1497261796388\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?fit=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,320\" 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=\"1497261796388\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?fit=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1515 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?resize=480%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796388.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lagos city is very diverse with a population of approximately 21 million, the city looks so small on the map but getting from point A to point B is Lagos may take you hours to do so. Lagos is also notorious for its traffic. Amidst all of this, active members of the Lagos community show up from far and near to share and learn at our Meetups. You can see the passion for WordPress embedded in their personalities. You can see the values of the open source WordPress software enshrined in the way they think and commit themselves to the community. All this and many more make our community stand out. It is our aim that we continue to grow bigger and bigger, ensuring we make an impact and inspire many more people to be better citizens through WordPress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/community-spotlight-lagos-nigeria\/attachment\/1497261796027\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027.jpg?fit=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,320\" 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=\"1497261796027\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027.jpg?fit=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1512 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/1497261796027.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about how your community can participate in the&nbsp;<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>We cover almost all WordPress related topics within the year. 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