Author Archive

  • Erin Olmon: Usability And Accessability For Older Populations

    Erin Olmon: Usability And Accessability For Older Populations

    WordCamp Portland 2015Speaker: Erin Olmon

    November 21, 2015 — Accessibility is often thought of in terms of visual accessibility; however designing and developing for accessibility means considering auditory, cognitive, and motor abilities as well. As we age, our sight, hearing, motor, and cognitive abilities decline, meaning when an audience is comprised of a significant number of older individuals we must consider the full spectrum of accessibility when we design. Further, at this time, older individuals are much more likely to be less technically savvy, which introduces another set of usability and content needs. Erin will frame this topic within an experience of designing a website for a small non-profit club that contains a significant number of older and technically un-savvy individuals… as well as a significant number of younger technically savvy individuals.

  • Jeremy Felt: Powering Higher Ed Through Community

    Jeremy Felt: Powering Higher Ed Through Community

    WordCamp Portland 2015Speaker: Jeremy Felt

    November 21, 2015 — It sounds cool when you hear a university is powered by WordPress, but what does that really mean? A website is a website, content is content, and WordPress is really just another way to manage it all.
    Why WordPress? Sometimes because it’s the right answer. Sometimes because it’s free.
    The true power is community. And if you can apply that community to how content is managed, you may find yourself with a solution that can carry change throughout an organization.

  • Joan Artés: Conferencia de desarrolladores de themes en Reino Unido

    Joan Artés: Conferencia de desarrolladores de themes en Reino Unido

    WordCamp Barcelona 2015Speaker: Joan Artés

    November 21, 2015 — Joan Artés nos contará los pasos hay que hacer para revisar un Theme antes de que se publique en el directorio de WordPress.org. Hacer revisiones es una manera de aprender como hacer bien un Tema y, a parte, contribuimos a la comunidad de WordPress.

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  • Ariel Rule: Web Personalization - Why It Will Make or Break Your Business’ Success

    Ariel Rule: Web Personalization – Why It Will Make or Break Your Business’ Success

    WordCamp Portland 2015Speaker: Ariel Rule

    November 21, 2015 — Whether you’re a WordPress Web Designer or a steady blogger, building and customizing your own or a client’s website to fit their brand is important for more reasons than one. But when it comes to taking a site to the next level for your blog or business, personalizing the way a website interacts with a potential customer can change the success of a business — online and offline, big and small, for better or worse.

  • Ben Martin: Why Security Matters

    Ben Martin: Why Security Matters

    WordCamp Portland 2015Speaker: Ben Martin

    November 21, 2015 — I explore the motivations behind why WordPress sites get attacked and how to protect, detect and respond to these threats. I will also share tips on how to improve the security of your WordPress site and develop better security posture.
    Learning Outcomes

    Understand the motivations of attackers and why they would want to hack your blog.
    Protect your website from the bad guys.
    Improve attitude and posture towards security.
    Effectively monitor your site environment for anything amiss.

  • Marc Benzakein: From Homeless to Hopeful

    Marc Benzakein: From Homeless to Hopeful

    WordCamp Portland 2015Speaker: Marc Benzakein

    November 21, 2015 — Throughout my years as a WordPress Developer, I’ve watched a Community grow and thrive by looking to lift others first before lifting themselves. In my talk, I’ll share the story of how I was able to leverage the knowledge I had, along with the relationships I’ve built throughout my time in the Community to help children who had no place to go when their families fell apart. My goal is to show you how you can take something that’s bigger than you (the Community) and use it to change lives for the better.

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  • Nicola Mustone: La mia storia da WordPress Contributor

    Nicola Mustone: La mia storia da WordPress Contributor

    WordPress Contributor Day ItalySpeaker: Nicola Mustone

    November 21, 2015 — Intervista fatta a Nicola Mustone al primo «WordPress Contributor Day» italiano, organizzato dalla «Italia WP Community» a Milano il 7 novembre del 2015. #wpcdit

  • Francesca Marano: La mia storia da WordPress Contributor

    Francesca Marano: La mia storia da WordPress Contributor

    WordPress Contributor Day ItalySpeaker: Francesca Marano

    November 20, 2015 — Intervista fatta a Francesca Marano al primo «WordPress Contributor Day» italiano, organizzato dalla «Italia WP Community» a Milano il 7 novembre del 2015. #wpcdit

  • Dennis Snell: Playing Well With Others - Writing Solid Code in Large Community Projects
  • Carolyn Sonnek: Plugins – Taking Your WordPress Site to the Next Level

    Carolyn Sonnek: Plugins – Taking Your WordPress Site to the Next Level

    WordCamp Philly 2015Speaker: Carolyn Sonnek

    November 19, 2015 — You’ve setup your blog with WordPress and you’re pretty happy with how easy it is to add new posts, add images to those posts, and publish them to your site.
    But now what? You might think that it would be nice if you could notify your Twitter or Facebook followers when you make a new post on your blog. What about selling your cooking ebook to your readers? What to do with all this spam and how do you make sure your site is backed up in case anything happens?
    There’s an answer to all these questions (and even more you didn’t ask): use plugins!

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