January 7, 2019 — The ability to utilize and enjoy website content shouldn’t be limited to the those with perfect eye sight and neurotypical conditions. Learn about some of the best practices for having an accessible website, useful plugins, what Section 508 is, ways to be Section 508 compliant, and how to take steps to make your website accessible to all users.

January 7, 2019 — The future is Gutenberg and it is coming. Will you be ready? Gutenberg is a whole new editing experience for WordPress. If you are a WordPress developer you will not want to miss this talk where we will dive into the world of building your own gutenblocks.

January 7, 2019 — Whether it’s form or order notifications, marketing emails or newsletters, websites send email to us and our visitors. These messages are important for conducting any kind of business online. You don’t have to be a server admin to make sure your websites’ emails get delivered! Understanding a few basics will give you the tools to setup and troubleshoot all manner of email communication from your WordPress website.

Takeaways:

How email and the WordPress email function work in non-technical terms.
Correct settings for outgoing email messages.
Email escalation – when and how to use SMTP services and plugins.

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January 7, 2019 — HeX Productions are working on their way to become a fully accredited accessible agency with every project being tested internally and externally for accessibility issues, it’s not been an easy road and we would like to share our experiences with you.

By providing live demonstrations and real world experiences James will talk through quick wins to help make your sites accessibility and help you agency move forward to only producing accessible websites without interfering with workflow.

James has a background of university work with sites such as Longwood and Queen Mary.

January 7, 2019 — The forthcoming block editor in WordPress has forced us to reimagine how users build content with our plugins—plugins like The Events Calendar, which have more than half a million active users. Join Zach Tirrell, Modern Tribe’s Director of Product, as he recaps our experiments in design, strategy, and development that have helped us ensure our plugins take full advantage of the new editor while gracefully supporting content from the old one.

January 7, 2019 — En esta ponencia veremos qué es y cómo funciona el SEO, qué aspectos de nuestro site pueden afectarle positiva o negativamente y cómo optimizarlos gracias a las distintas configuraciones y plugins disponibles para WordPress.

¿Creías que con instalar Yoast ya estabas optimizando el SEO de tu WordPress?

Descubre cómo sacarle el máximo rendimiento SEO a tu web.

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January 6, 2019 — Possibilities, tools, networking, discipline and mindset.

January 6, 2019 — De meeste developers die ik ontmoet, hebben een hekel aan testen en alles wat daaraan gerelateerd is. Bugs fixen is simpelweg niet zo leuk als het bouwen van geweldige features. Hoewel het absoluut noodzakelijk is om features te hebben die jouw product de moeite waard maken, wil niemand een plugin of theme gebruiken dat volzit met bugs.

Elk development team heeft op zijn minst één teamlid nodig dat ervan houdt de boel te slopen. Ik was die persoon voor een lange tijd. In deze talk leg ik uit hoe ik features test, hoe ik bugs reproduceer en hoe ik ervoor zorg dat onze releases voldoen aan onze standaarden. Aan het eind van deze talk kijk je met een andere blik naar het belang van testen en jouw rol in dit proces.

January 6, 2019 — How I regained strength and confidence after having to deal with the consequences of my biggest fear: REJECTION.

If you struggle with imposter syndrome and are afraid of being rejected, this talk is for you! Also, I might mention ‘borrels’ 😉 #shareyourrejections

January 6, 2019 — In the WordPress Community, we talk about community frequently. We know how to build community with WordPress, but what about with our own clients? Retaining clients and parting ways with clients requires grace. This type of relationship maintenance is an important thing to learn for introverts and applies to new businesses to veterans. It’s an art and a science — soft skills for the win! In this talk, I’ll discuss how I went from an employee to a business owner — with half of the clients I need in the first four months — because of soft skills. We’ll talk about relationship building tips for organic and sustainable growth — online and off.