June 18, 2020

June 18, 2020 — We’ll discuss

The nature of WordPress growth
How reducing complexity & fragmentation are keys to accelerating growth
Walk through examples of this with Gutenberg.
What’s in it for you?
Develop a better understanding of WordPress growth and the direction WordPress is going so you can:

Users: Make better decisions for your own website.
Freelancers & Agencies: Make better decisions for your clients.
Plugin & Theme Developers: Make better decisions for your business.”

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June 18, 2020 — The block editor in WordPress (aka Gutenberg) offers a structured way of creating content through customizable “blocks”. But building custom blocks isn’t the only way to extend the editor; you can also register sidebars, enable custom toolbar buttons, and much more. In this talk, you’ll learn how to use these extension points to transform the block editor… without building a single block.

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June 18, 2020 — A proper investment strategy generally involves diversifying where you put your money. You try to manage risk so it’s optimized for where you are and where you are trying to go. Automated tests require a similar diversification in order to be a proper investment against bugs, defects, technical debt, and the dreaded 911 OMG BBQ ticket.

Let’s explore various types of automated tests, the tools at our disposal, and how a testing strategy can help you succeed.

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June 18, 2020 — In this talk, we will look at the Google Analytics platform and how it can be used to help WordPress Users of all skills to understand how users interact with their WordPress sites. We’ll start with a quick intro to implementing Google Analytics using Google Site Kit. After we have reviewed the setup steps, we’ll take a hands-on look at some traffic and reports on a live site to get an understand of how this information can be used to make informed decisions about content, function, and design.

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June 18, 2020 — This session aims to take the fear out of complicated page designs and highlights some different tools to assist you when implementing them on WordPress. We’ll discuss ways to break a design down into its visual and logical pieces and try to anticipate how the page might change over the lifespan of the website. Lastly we’ll discuss tools like Page Builders and Custom Field plugins that may help you accomplish a tricky site design.

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June 18, 2020 — In todays digital age, every single one of these places can be your office. Are you curious what it is like to work remotely while traveling the world? I am happy to share my experiences as I ventured off to China, Japan, Europe, and more over a 2 month span, in addition to many other adventures I have taken. If you have been provided with the opportunity to work from home I highly recommend taking the opportunity to travel while doing so. During this session you can learn tips and tricks that can help you start traveling the world today all while being successful at your day to day job, and learn why you HAVE to try it!

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June 18, 2020 — This talk will not deal with technical aspects of making sites accessible, but will focus on why building in accessibility on websites is good for business. Business owners will find this information helpful, and anyone who develops sites for businesses (and nonprofits!) will also find tips for “”selling”” accessibility to clients who may be unfamiliar with the concept, and how to get them to fully embrace it.”

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June 18, 2020 — During this talk I will break down the actions we take to handle the firehose of information that flows through Slack and other mediums, and the lessons we learned along the way.

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June 18, 2020 — In this talk, we’ll look at the real differences between HTTP and HTTPS traffic to illustrate just how much data is made visible on an unencrypted connection. We’ll examine real-world examples of ISPs manipulating the HTTP traffic of their users, and why it would have been impossible over HTTPS. Lastly, we’ll go over the resources available for implementing TLS on your sites, most likely for free.”

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