March 10, 2015 — Emma talks about Code4CT, a program that introduces high school girls to coding for the web. The girls are taught how to use WordPress and apply it as a tool to create social impact.

March 10, 2015 — In 2011, Clinton Warren desperately needed to change the direction of his life. He stumbled into web design and an amazing platform that he knew would change the way website were built, maintained, and operated. He started to build a freelance business, became actively involved in the Meetup community, organized the first WordCamp in Connecticut, and founded a WordPress educational business and what is now a 5 person agency. In this talk he reveals all his tips for anyone looking to follow a similar path.

March 10, 2015 — When there is an issue with your database, WordPress shows a very simple message, on a simple white screen: “Error establishing a database connection”. In this presentation, Steve Bruner shows how you can easily theme this page, using the db-error.php file, so your visitors are not shocked when they see this message.

March 10, 2015 — Look at the free Jetpack plugin for WordPress and see how best to leverage it in various projects. Look at some of the additional functionality Jetpack makes available and how it can help you grow and retain your audience, improve page load times, and simplify site administration — while also making it more secure and reliable.

March 9, 2015 — WordPress has long evolved from just being a blogging platform. It’s capable of being an integral part of any of your web ideas and concepts, regardless how abstract. In this talk, Noe presents his ideas on how we should stop blocking ourselves with design stereotypes and be limitless in our use of WordPress.

March 9, 2015 — Optimizing WordPress Workflow

March 9, 2015 — You have the urge. You have the content. You have the will. You feel the call to write and share your message with the world. This is your time! Even better, you’ve decided on WordPress, since you are brilliant. You also realize you want the site to look good. Really good. Awesome good. What do you do? You start researching and learn about “themes” & “frameworks” – but there are so many variables. Child themes, Headway, Genesis, Divi, responsive, retina, mobile, multi-column, squeeze pages, wrappers – you are overwhelmed, to say the least! You even consider Weebly… don’t do it! I’ll break
everything down for you: where to look for in a WordPress theme, how to find a good one, best practices, and then some!

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March 9, 2015 — This session is targeted towards introducing WordPress to newbies.

March 9, 2015 — Using GitHub to Organize Projects

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March 9, 2015 — webZunder ist ein Social Media Dashboard, wo unter einer zentralen Oberfläche Content für WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, XING und andere Plattformen verwaltet und verteilt werden kann.