November 5, 2016 — I’ve seen it too many times… unnecessary custom post types are created for something that does not need a custom post type. Meet the team, featured projects, and case studies sections are the most common offenders. I’m here to tell you that doing so is just making things more difficult and adding something that, in most cases, you don’t really need. The WordPress editor itself can handle what it is you seek to accomplish when creating such sections of your site, as it has the power to do so. Some things I’ll touch on in this session…

What is a custom post type?
When should you use a custom post type?
When should you avoid custom post types and just make it happen with the editor?
The power of the WordPress editor!

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November 3, 2016 — There is a difference between sales marketing and marketing a product because it’s based on a content management system. WordPress Theme Demonstrations are a primary example of what I’m talking about here.

My first WordPress theme problem comes from the demonstration itself. Sure it looks pretty, but how is it built. Am I going to install 400 plugins to make the homepage work? Do I have to buy a plugin, that the developer built, in order to use the WordPress theme in the first place? Am I required to switch religions and claim a new faith in order to change church themes? These are real problems new WordPress users have.

November 3, 2016 — Udo Meisen erklärt uns in dieser Session, was Freelancer in Zusammenhang mit dem Finanzamt beachten müssen.

November 3, 2016 — WordCamp Dallas/Fort Worth 2016 Opening Remarks

November 3, 2016 — The biggest and best-known ecommerce solution for WordPress does everything. It’s flexible, extendable, and almost infinitely configurable. It’s a Swiss Army Knife with 276 blades. But if all you need is a bottle opener, do you really need to walk around with a 2kg knife in your pocket?

We’ll talk about the things you need to consider when choosing an ecommerce solution. I’ll give you a list of questions to help you decide. And we’ll discuss some of the available WordPress ecommerce products so you can make an informed decision.

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November 3, 2016 — At some point, every freelancer has struggled with a crisis of confidence. For some, this ongoing battle has crippled their businesses.

The symptoms of a crisis of confidence are not charging what you’re worth, having constant conflicts with worry and doubt, and a lack of satisfaction from your work.

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November 3, 2016 — The basics on hardening your WordPress application and best security practices. The importance of Strong passwords, Two-Factor, secure file permissions, using SFTP encryption and changing Salts. The importance of maintaining backups and updates.

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November 3, 2016 — In dieser Session zeigt Sven Wagener, welche Möglichkeiten außer der Erstellung von Webseiten, es mit WordPress in den nächsten 10 Jahren noch geben könnte.

November 3, 2016 — In his speech, Managing a small WordPress agency, Dalibor will point out a few important topics for an efficient business model: how to target customers and their needs, understanding competition and how the website can be integrated in the company’s business model.

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November 3, 2016 — In his speech The tool that builds the tool, Ciprian will talk about the utility of building tools to help you create plugins and themes faster. Using these tools as a shortcut, instead of going the traditional way (building from scratch), Ciprian will show us how any WordPress developer can save time and increase the quality of his results.

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