May 30, 2023 — The WordPress community has driven the software for 20 years. It has grown and shaped itself as each year has passed. But how do each of us view the community today? What has changed and what has stayed the same?

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April 2, 2020 — Podcasting has become an important tool to consider in your media and marketing strategy; it’s a powerful tool in building your brand. If you have been thinking about starting a podcast or have just started one, this session is for you. We’ll uncover ways to overcome the barriers to podcasting, how to get started with limited resources, microphones, editing tools, and tips for creating and repurposing great content.

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December 31, 2019 — A Complete Beginners Guide to using WordPress! In this talk, Bob of the online WordPress instructional site BobWP introduces attendees to the WordPress dashboard, explaining posts and pages, how to use the editor, media library and other basics to get you familiar with using WordPress.

December 31, 2019 — You work hard to create your content. So how can you maximize its impact on your bottom line? Through repurposing. If you have a blog, you already have a good start. Your next step is to take all that awesome original content and repurpose the heck out of it. In this session, you’ll learn from a prolific content generator: how to create and push out and manage your content; how to keep your freshest content up front and alive, find unique ways to get the most out of your existing content and identify the right channels for repurposing it.

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December 19, 2019 — You work hard to create your content. So how can you maximize its impact on your bottom line? Through repurposing. If you have a blog, you already have a good start. Your next step is to take all that awesome original content and repurpose the heck out of it. In this session, you’ll learn from a prolific content generator: how to create and push out and manage your content; how to keep your freshest content up front and alive, find unique ways to get the most out of your existing content and identify the right channels for repurposing it.

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December 21, 2015 — Take an up-front tour of the WordPress dashboard and its built-in features. We will discover how to customize the look of your dashboard to remove the clutter. We will also look at where your menus and navigation are created and edited and the flexibility you have for building your own custom menus. We’ll also learn about hidden shortcuts and settings and see, as we add our theme and plugins, where their settings end up and if there is any logic to their new homes.

June 8, 2015 — This talk is about the different options out there, your clients’ learning styles, and how to better understand what your clients need while making sure they are comfortable moving forward. And the most common needs people have when looking for support and documentation, as well as strategies for making your documentation easier for your customers to understand.

August 21, 2013 — This presentation talks about understanding your learning style, as well as finding the resources that work for you and coming to grips with your own limitations, and learn how to avoid wallowing in a sea of unnecessary information.

It explores how to gather and organize what we need to know—and how to make all of it stick. Whether you are learning WordPress yourself or teaching others, there is something for you.

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August 14, 2013 — With more than 1,700 themes on WordPress.org and hundreds more premium themes from established companies and resellers, choosing a theme can be overwhelming. This presentation talks about the pros and cons of free vs. premium; what features to look for, and how to tell what you can and can’t do by simply looking at the demos. A simple, non-geek explanation of what frameworks and child themes are, as well as their benefits.

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August 2, 2013 — Hallway interviews with attendees at WordCamp San Francisco 2013