{"id":5005,"date":"2026-07-14T11:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=5005"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:56:09","slug":"brian-coords","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/brian-coords\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Coords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian is a Developer Advocate at WooCommerce and a long-time WordPress developer, writer, and instructor. 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