Episode #11 - The Impact of WordPress in Croatia & Beyond with Emanuel Blagonic

In this episode, I talk to Emanuel Blagonic; a Croatian-native who has talked about the impact that WordPress has had in his native country and the community that it has built.

The first time I met Emanuel was at WordCamp Belfast 2016, where he did a talk entitled "How WordPress Changed the Face of Croatian Politics". I was captivated by his talk and I knew I wanted to talk to him on this podcast and dive deeper.

Here are just a few things we talk about:

how, together with the community around him, he has built a portal to encourage transparency and communication with local authorities

how WordPress has helped him to create a path in his life and make a difference to those around him

being part of the WordCamp Europe network and the opportunity it provides to network with like-minded people

why Emanuel thinks accessibility is the next big thing in web standards

"...it doesn't matter if you are holding a meetup for 10 people or 100 people or 1,000 people. It really doesn't matter because if you are helping those 10 people then you are doing a great job because you are showing that 10 people how to be better, how to do things, you help them communicate with each other, to network and so on."

Shownotes are available on https://www.igniterock.com/episode11

In the meantime, let's rock with WordPress!