April 2, 2020 — One of the most challenging pieces of building powerful Gutenberg integrations is working with the WordPress Data API. The Data API is how you get data in and out of Gutenberg, track changes across blocks, and execute events around the editor. If you’re unfamiliar with the Data API (or Redux, the technology that powers it), this talk is for you. You’ll learn why the Data API matters, how it’s architected, when and how to use it, and much more.

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April 2, 2020 — When we talk about SEO, most people think about Google rankings. There has been a trend in the past few years of decreased reliance on Google. Content creators and businesses are finding very targeted platforms—like Amazon, Reddit, Facebook, and more—to rank better in. The dependence on Google for traffic is waning and website/business owners must adapt. This talk explores how to tackle the current state of SEO, as well as how to prepare for an evolving internet. We’ll discuss buying behavior, voice search, augmented reality, AI, and much more.

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April 2, 2020 — En nuestra 1er Meetup en línea, nuestras anfitrionas Jean Saldaña y Maryl González nos compartieron excelentes herramientas y estrategias para llevar nuestros negocios y los de nuestros clientes en línea.
Al final de la sesión, la comunidad también compartió sus herramieentas preferidas.
No tuvimos pizza y cerveza pero hubo mucho conocimiento involucrado.
¡Nos vemos en la siguiente Meetup!

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April 1, 2020 — El JAM Stack es tendencia en este 2020 en el desarrollo de aplicaciones web. Así que, seamos desarrolladores o implementadores o tengamos cualquier otro perfil es bueno que conozcamos al menos de qué se trata para conocer por dónde se mueve este mundo y qué posibilidades nos ofrece.

Con ese ánimo organizamos esta reunión con el objetivo de que este tecnología sea comprendida por todos los niveles. Veremos qué es y cómo usar WordPress desacoplado (Headless WordPress), qué se pretende mejorar con esta tecnología, las ventajas e inconvenientes del modelo, qué librerias tenemos disponibles, la integración con la REST API e incluso cómo desplegar la aplicación con Netlify, Gitlab o GitHub.

March 30, 2020 — The beauty of a digital platform is that it gives you a laundry list of tools for assembling powerful stories, including videos, images, and GIFs to name a few. But it’s often the subtle things, such as our design, animations, or even font choice that send signals to our audience. If we don’t make the right choices, we can miss our audience altogether. In this talk, we’ll provide some real­ world examples of sites that work, as well as some guidance on how to make the right choices when it comes to writing copy, selecting images and videos, choosing fonts, and pulling it all together into a cohesive package that resonates with your audience.

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March 30, 2020 — Whether you manage a large site or a small one, if you write your own code one of the most tedious parts can be getting started. This talk will show you techniques such as scaffolding tools and others to get you a fully functional WordPress plugin with unit tests, continuous integration, a local development environment and more with just a single command. It will help you stop rebuilding the wheel so you can focus on the functionality you need and can be extended to themes, libraries or whatever else you need.

March 30, 2020 — Search Engine Optimization is one of the most important, misunderstood and overlooked topics for those working in WordPress. During this 45-minute talk, we will provide an informative and humorous take on how to improve your SEO as a small business.

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March 30, 2020 — Speed matters. People are impatient. If your website or a client’s website doesn’t load within just a couple of seconds,­ many visitors will abandon it completely. A slow site means lost time and revenue. But figuring out how to speed up a slow site can be HARD. Everyone’s got a suggestion and an idea for how to fix your performance issues, but most are just guessing. STOP GUESSING. If you have a performance issue, or just want a faster site, you need to KNOW exactly what is slowing things down and how to fix it. This workshop will show you how.

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March 30, 2020 — In the world of fleeting news and viral sensations, creating killer content can help make or break your website. Learn how to capitalize on pop culture, holidays, and trending moments which can elevate your content and social media to the next level. Whether your creating web content or social media posts, keep your site one step ahead with relevant material your audiences will love.

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March 30, 2020 — Whether you are managing your own business or blogging as a side hustle, chances are you wish there were more hours in a day. How do you manage your time when there’s so much to do, and all of it feels important? Through this talk, we will discuss how to evaluate where your time goes, prioritize tasks, and how to segment responsibilities for easy automation and training.

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