Archive for 2024

  • Getting started with the WordPress Dashboard

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    January 19, 2024 — Get acquainted with the WordPress Dashboard, your website’s control center. Discover its key features and streamline your site management. Mastering the Dashboard is the gateway to effortless control and customization.

  • Choosing and installing a theme

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    January 18, 2024 — There are thousands of free themes in the official WordPress.org directory and at least as many in the commercial space. In this session, we will learn about the different types of themes as well as how to find and evaluate a theme. Furthermore, we will look at how to install, update and delete a theme. Lastly, we will discuss where to go if you need support.

  • Recessions, Inflations, and Business, Oh My!

    WordCamp Birmingham 2023Speaker: Nev Harris

    January 18, 2024 — Tech moves fast but what moves faster is the speed of business when the fundamentals change. The WP businesses that will be around after the financial tornado will be the ones that adapt to the new environment.

    We may no longer be in Kansas anymore but that doesn’t mean you can’t thrive in Oz. I am going to show tactics that you can use to throw a bucket of water on the recession witch and make your financial worries melt away.

    The Wizard of Oz told Dorothy, “You have plenty of courage, I am sure. All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid” This is true during an economic downturn too. I’m going to show you how to have the confidence to not only survive in a time of inflation and recessions but to thrive in it.

  • Website Usability Workshop

    WordCamp Birmingham 2023Speaker: Elizabeth Pampalone

    January 18, 2024 — Learn to take your AWESOME design or development to the final stage, USABILITY. This hands on workshop will teach you how to conduct a usability test and what to do when the test fails (Because they always do). This simple yet profound session will change the way you build, design and view websites forever!

    Learn how to conduct a usability test, how to fix issues that arise from that test, and how to create a better website from this test.

  • Understanding the Influence of the Metaverse and Future Development of WordPress

    WordCamp Birmingham 2023Speaker: William Jackson

    January 18, 2024 — As the Internet changes and is combined with the Metaverse and Web 3.0/Web 4.0, this will change the designing, building, creating, and hosting of websites. Web designers will not only build web sites, but design metaverse spaces and places for increased engagement. How will web developers, and graphic designers build for the Metaverse in spaces like Spatial and Altspace VR? This presentation will show you how to connect web development with Metaverse platforms to increase accessibility, scalability, and engagement.

    Two Oculus will be used to show Metaverse sites and how they are blended with WordPress.

  • Strategies for Building Diverse, Equitable, & Inclusive Workspaces

    WordCamp Birmingham 2023Speaker: Aisha Adams

    January 18, 2024 — Understanding equity, diversity and inclusion is the key to untangling the complexity of social issues. In this talk, leaders will begin to draw distinction between diversity, inclusion and equity. They will walk away with strategies to help create brave spaces within the places they serve.

  • Interactive Debugging in PHP

    WordCamp Birmingham 2023Speaker: Micah Wood

    January 18, 2024 — The art of debugging code requires a good understanding of the codebase and logical deduction skills. A good debugging tool is like a code mentor that can walk you through the code and help you better understand what is going on, but deductive reasoning is still up to you. In this session, you will learn how to use Xdebug, a PHP debugging tool, as well as tips and tricks on how to think about and approach debugging.

  • How to Save Time (and Sanity) By Repurposing Your Content

    WordCamp Birmingham 2023Speaker: Paul Taubman

    January 18, 2024 — This program aims to give users the tools they need to save time (and sanity) when creating content. By focusing on strategies that allow you to recycle and repurpose content you already have, you can save time and effort while providing quality information to your readers.

    Topics covered include:

    * Identifying Your Most Valuable Content – What content is your audience most likely to engage with, and how can you leverage it for maximum impact?
    * Repurposing Existing Content – How can you take existing content and make it fresh and new for a different audience or purpose?
    * Turning One Piece of Content Into Multiple Pieces – Sometimes, breaking a piece of content down into smaller parts can make it more engaging and effective.

    By the end of this presentation, you will know how to use existing content in new ways effectively. By knowing how to do this, you’ll be able to save time and get more out of your content.

  • Synchronisation CSS en Full Site Editing (FSE)

    WordPress 100% Bloc ExpressSpeaker: Grégoire Noyelle

    January 18, 2024 — Dans cette vidéo, je t’emmène dans les coulisses du Full Site Editing (FSE) de WordPress pour te montrer comment synchroniser le CSS entre le backend et le frontend. C’est un sujet crucial pour tout développeur WordPress souhaitant maîtriser le FSE.

    1. Fonctionnement des thèmes FSE pour le CSS
    On va commencer par comprendre pourquoi, dans FSE, le CSS ne fonctionne plus automatiquement comme dans les thèmes classiques. C’est un changement majeur, mais je vais t’expliquer pourquoi c’est en fait une bonne nouvelle.

    2. La bonne nouvelle du FSE
    Une fois bien configuré, le FSE rend le CSS transparent entre le backend et le frontend. Je te montre comment cette transparence peut te faire gagner un temps précieux et éviter bien des maux de tête.

    3. Ajout de fonctions dans le thème
    On va plonger dans le fichier functions.php pour ajouter deux hooks essentiels à la synchronisation du CSS. Je te guide étape par étape pour que tu puisses le faire toi-même.

    4. Résultat en direct
    Pour finir, je vais ajouter une classe simple dans le fichier style.css et te montrer le résultat en temps réel dans le backend et le frontend. Tu verras à quel point c’est efficace !

  • Patrones de bloques, esos grandes desconocidos

    WordPress Meetup SevillaSpeakers: Miguel Ángel Terrón, Mariano Pérez

    January 17, 2024 — Únete a nuestra meetup para sumergirte en el fascinante mundo de los patrones de bloques en WordPress. Descubre cómo estos componentes modulares pueden transformar la manera en que construyes y personalizas tu sitio web. Desde diseños atractivos hasta funcionalidades avanzadas, exploraremos cómo aprovechar al máximo los patrones de bloques para potenciar tus proyectos en WordPress.
    En la meetup de noviembre, nos quedaron por explicar muchas cosas y los asistentes, que aprendieron mucho, se quedaron con ganas de más. Esta meetup es ese más. Si sigue gustando, haremos más de estas durante el año.
    Únete a nosotros para aprender, compartir experiencias y conectarte con otros entusiastas de WordPress. ¡Te esperamos para explorar juntos el futuro de la creación de contenido web!