{"id":6807,"date":"2025-09-09T21:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:18:45","slug":"a-whole-new-day-of-workshops-is-coming-to-wordcamp-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/a-whole-new-day-of-workshops-is-coming-to-wordcamp-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"A Whole New Day of Workshops Is Coming to WordCamp Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clear your calendar! WordCamp Canada 2025 just got even bigger: we\u2019re adding a <strong>full day of hands-on workshops<\/strong> on <strong>October 15th<\/strong>. And here\u2019s the best part: it\u2019s included in your ticket. 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