{"id":4447,"date":"2026-07-10T08:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=4447"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:56:10","slug":"christopher-ross","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/christopher-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Ross has built for the web since 1996 and worked in WordPress since 2007. He runs thisismyurl.com \u2014 senior WordPress and accessibility engineering for media, education, and government \u2014 has released 19 plugins on WordPress.org, and has spoken at 18+ WordCamps. He&#8217;s also lead instructor and curriculum architect at the M.L. 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