August 19, 2018 — This talk is aimed at users to get the most out of their WordPress publishing experience.

Kristen’s talk will include some of the overlooked parts of WordPress admin such as:

The Help menu.
Screen Options.
Drag & drop media.
Inserting multiple images at once.
Use the Edit Selection section of media dialogue.
Page Ordering.
Bulk Edit.
Emoji.
And many more!

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August 17, 2018 — 現在はWordPressのようなCMSも豊富で個人でブログを立ち上げるまでのハードルがとても低くなっています。ブログは気軽に誰でも始められるものの、全然PVが伸びない、収益もあがらない、SNSのほうが楽しい…、という方も多く、1説にはブログを開設してから1年後には9割の人の更新が途絶えているというお話もあります。
雑記ブログを6年続けている私も「最初の1年はつらかった」という思い出があるので、「1年の壁を乗り越えるため」の体験談をお話できればと思っています。

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August 17, 2018 — Learn the steps Alex took to set up his business so he could delegate anything from billing to entire programming projects to other freelance professionals.

August 17, 2018 — SEO is not Rocket Science, as a matter of fact, SEO on WordPress is very easy! You have to care about a few things, do a few things, don’t do a few things and you will end up with a technichal search engine optimized website in no time! Then you can start with the real work: content and marketing a.k.a. content marketing. This talk is about the few things to care about, the few things you have to do, the few things you do not have to do and what to focus on when the real work (content & marketing) starts.

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August 17, 2018 — An introduction to the new WordPress editor

The new WordPress editor is coming, and it’s quite a departure from the classic “text in a box” mode that we’re used to.

In this talk, we’ll discover hidden features and workflow tips to help optimise our writing flow. We’ll also discuss editing and layout trends enabled by Gutenberg, to help our content stay fresh and engaging.

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August 17, 2018 — The WordPress REST API is often perceived by designers as something developers talk about in chat groups filled with lines of code. This talk aims to help designers familiarize themselves with the API and grow our computational design skills with its help. We’ll cover what an API is, what it’s used for, and how we can innovate with it.

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August 17, 2018 — The WordPress REST API is often perceived by designers as something developers talk about in chat groups filled with lines of code. This talk aims to help designers familiarize themselves with the API and grow our computational design skills with its help. We’ll cover what an API is, what it’s used for, and how we can innovate with it.

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August 17, 2018 — The WordPress REST API is often perceived by designers as something developers talk about in chat groups filled with lines of code. This talk aims to help designers familiarize themselves with the API and grow our computational design skills with its help. We’ll cover what an API is, what it’s used for, and how we can innovate with it.

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August 17, 2018 — Page Builders can sometimes get a bad rap, from being bloated and slowing sites down, to breaking sites and causing problems, or just not cool enough for real coders to use.

In this presentation I will show you how Page Builders are becoming more accepted, from novices to seasoned professionals, and use cases that demonstrate ways page builders can speed up development and make you more efficient.

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August 17, 2018 — Small businesses make up around 97.5% of all the registered businesses in Australia.

As such, they’re a market that shouldn’t be completely ignored. They do often need more help to get a website that works for them, and that’s where this session comes into play.

Jane developed her own website brief after finding many business owners were not given or talked through a proper brief by their website designers/developers.

They were left with sites that don’t work- they don’t attract leads, and don’t convert to sales once there.

There are also common frustrations around the handover of the site (or complete lack of), and where web developers can stay involved without taking over.

In this session, Jane wants to step you through how to develop a website brief with a small business client, how to correctly manage their expectations, deliver a website so they get a great result, and both parties walk away happy.

Lessen frustration and miscommunication and earn five star reviews! Key takeaways – Key questions to ask your client to help the website connect with their clients – Clients you should probably avoid – How to reduce frustration, miscommunication and rework – Getting great reviews – Handing over the site – Retaining the client.

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