Archive for 2024

  • Advanced multisite management

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — With the basics of managing a multisite network under your belt, it’s time to look at some more advanced multisite management tasks.

    Let’s dive into the different possible site statuses, what happens when you delete a site, how to export a single site from a multisite network to its own install, and how to convert a multisite network install back to a single site install.

  • Managing a WordPress multisite network

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — Managing a WordPress Multisite network is slightly different from managing a single site WordPress install.

    In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to manage a WordPress multisite network.

    You will learn about the Network Admin dashboard, and the options available in the Network Settings page, as well as different ways to create and manage sub-sites on the network.

  • Setting up a WordPress multisite network

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — A WordPress multisite network is a way to host multiple WordPress sites on a single WordPress installation.

    In this lesson, you will learn more about WordPress multisite, why you would consider setting up a multisite network, and the steps to follow to create one.

  • The commonly used Internationalization functions

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — In order to get started on internationalizing your code, you need to understand the functions that WordPress provides to help you with this process.

    In this lesson, you will learn about the most commonly used internationalization functions in WordPress, and how to use them in your code.

  • What is Internationalization?

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — Internationalization is the process of developing software in a way that it can easily be translated into other languages without any changes to the source code.

    Let’s learn what internationalization is in the context of WordPress, why it is important, and learn where to find more information on how to implement it in your WordPress development.

  • Tools to detect security vulnerabilities

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — In this lesson, you’ll learn about some tools available to test your code for security vulnerabilities, and a brief introduction on how to use them.

    You will also learn where to find more information about critical security risks to web applications.

  • Fixing common security vulnerabilities

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — A more “real world” example of fixing common vulnerabilities, covering SQL Injection, Cross Site Scripting, Cross-site Request Forgery, Broken Access Control, and Open Redirects

  • Securely developing plugins and themes

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    May 11, 2024 — A short introduction to developing with a security mindset, covering the most common principles to consider when writing code.

  • Using the Style Book

    Speaker: Laura Adamonis

    May 10, 2024 — Using the Style Book shows you how to:
    – Learn best practices for using the Style Book.
    – Understand the difference between Global Styles and the Style Book. How they work together too.
    – Learn how to add customization and styling before setting up your website.

  • Basic WordPress settings

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    May 9, 2024 — In this lesson, we explore the process of configuring your site’s title and tagline, adjusting your time zone, and selecting the display settings for your homepage.