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Sponsor Spotlight: Jetpack

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We want to thank Jetpack for being a Commonwealth sponsor at WordCamp US.

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Our sponsors make it possible to continue bringing these educational, community-supporting, and entertaining conferences to cities and towns all over the world. The support of sponsors like Jetpack allow us to keep ticket prices low so the event is accessible to all. Sponsors like these give back to the free and open source WordPress project through their awesome support of the WordPress Community and WordCamps.

Jetpack is a free WordPress plugin that simplifies managing your sites. This single plugin enables Photon (a global CDN for images), uptime monitoring, brute force protection, traffic-boosting tools, single sign on, multiple-site management, and automatic or bulk plugin updates. Additionally Jetpack includes several features that help you customize the look and feel of your site without installing other tools. More information can be found at jetpack.com.

Sponsor Spotlight: WooCommerce

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We want to thank WooCommerce for being a Commonwealth sponsor at WordCamp US.

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Our sponsors make it possible to continue bringing these educational, community-supporting, and entertaining conferences to cities and towns all over the world. The support of sponsors like WooCommerce allow us to keep ticket prices low so the event is accessible to all. Sponsors like these give back to the free and open source WordPress project through their awesome support of the WordPress Community and WordCamps.

WooCommerce is also a part of our global sponsorship program that provides supports to WordCamps, hackathons, and WordPress Meetup groups across the globe. When we spoke with them, they said they have loved the opportunity it gave them to connect with and hear from so many customers all around the world. Feedback from the community helped WooCommerce continue to improve their products and services.

37% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.

Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.

Sponsor Spotlight: SiteLock

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We want to thank SiteLock for being a Commonwealth sponsor at WordCamp US.
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Our sponsors make it possible to continue bringing these educational, community-supporting, and entertaining conferences to cities and towns all over the world. The support of sponsors like SiteLock allow us to keep ticket prices low so the event is accessible to all. Sponsors like these give back to the free and open source WordPress project through their awesome support of the WordPress Community and WordCamps.

2016 has been an amazing year for SiteLock and the WordPress community. SiteLock’s evangelists, Logan Kipp and Adam Warner, have criss-crossed the globe attending and speaking at WordCamps. Through those travels and sponsorships, they’ve met so many wonderful people and learned so much about the world of WordPress. With 2017 just around the corner, SiteLock hopes to continue their strong support for WordPress and WordCamps and make 2017 the best year yet!

Currently protecting more than one million WordPress sites, SiteLock delivers a patented 360-degree website security solution to find, fix and prevent malware and other threats from affecting websites and their visitors. Services include malware scanning and vulnerability detection, automatic malware removal, an advanced web application firewall (WAF), PCI compliance and website acceleration powered by a global CDN. SiteLock provides phone support, available 24/7/365. For more information visit http://wpdistrict.sitelock.com/