May 19, 2014 — It’s ridiculously easy to slap some Google Analytics code on a WordPress site, and step away. But there is a lot more that developers and site managers/owners SHOULD do with analytics to show more obvious development ROI, make getting data easier and allow for ongoing growth without loss of data.

In this session, Julie Kosbab helps developers and site managers integrate data collection with WordPress’ features to create powerful insights. Ideas which apply to both commercial and custom themes throughout the WordPress site lifecycle.

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May 19, 2014 — Most common mistakes made by WordPress site builders when it comes to making the sites multilingual including real life examples, comments why this is not a correct approach and how do to it right and how can we can benefit using correct approach.

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May 19, 2014 — Comment gérer un site multilingue sous WordPress? S’il y avait une seule bonne réponse, on n’en parlerait plus. La question refait pourtant surface à intervalle régulier. Nous nous proposons de tenir un débat entre partisans des trois solutions les plus courantes en ce moment: Qtranslate, WPML et WordPress Multisite. La formule serait celle d’un débat électoral télévisé: chaque parti présente d’abord sa vision d’un sujet, puis répond aux question de ses adversaires. Les sujets abordés seraient les suivants: installation et configuration, utilisation au quotidien, extensibilité et compatibilité.

May 19, 2014 — We all run into themes that aren’t written well, sometimes ones that have hard-coded URLs, or just don’t even work at all. This session teaches some WP standards on theme creation.

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May 18, 2014 — The key to website security is awareness. Getting down to the basics and sharing insight that very few can share through the experiences we have ascertained at Sucuri. Sharing the latest threats, trends, and of course some good hardening takeaways and recommendations.

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May 18, 2014 — This session talks about the planning process involved in discovering how your website’s content should be structured – be it a small site of 10 pages or a large site of 10,000 pages – and then looks at the WordPress content types available to build our model into a functional, scalable, and author-friendly system. There will be no coding in this session, and it is appropriate to both beginners looking to understand content types, and seasoned developers looking to plan a thorough build process.

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May 18, 2014 — This talk covers Nick Ciske’s experiences with sponsored plugins, building premium plugins (while running a consultancy), working for a premium plugin shop, and other lessons gleaned from the WordPress community.

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May 17, 2014 — Going to work vs. being at work, productivity 101 in a distributed environment, major challenges in a distributed environment, common mistakes and how to fix them and remote socialisation.

May 17, 2014 — Maybe you are just getting into creating WordPress themes, or maybe you’ve been at it a while but still feel like you’re missing something. The good news is that WordPress themes can range from small to big and from simple to complicated — they are what you make them! This talk covers the essentials: template hierarchy, The Loop, custom queries, and how to get more information or guidance from the Codex when you’re stuck. Soon you’ll be writing themes faster than you can think them up!

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May 17, 2014 — Since adopting the predecessor to Breadcrumb NavXT in 2007, I have grown immensely as a plugin developer and maintainer. Along the way, I have faced obstacles, made mistakes, and had fun. This session covers what I have found that works, and the mistakes I made as I’ve grown Breadcrumb NavXT into a plugin that has been downloaded over 1 million times. Topics covered include: support and release strategies, workflow and tools, and WordPress plugin coding tips.

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