Author Archive
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Alex Vasquez: Frameworks vs Parent-child vs Starter Themes
WordCamp Orange County 2013Speaker: Alex VasquezMarch 5, 2014 — This presentation is an overview of different approaches to building WordPress themes, including the pros and cons and detailed review of existing tools.
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Pippin Williamson: Sane Plugin Updates and Releases
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Pippin WilliamsonMarch 4, 2014 — A discussion of best practices for when and how to send out updates to plugins. The talk includes a discussion of deploying plugins from git to WordPress.org and how to best to use tags and branches to track stable releases, development releases, and past versions.
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Brad Williams: Writing Secure WordPress Code
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Brad WilliamsMarch 4, 2014 — Learn the proper way to write the most secure code in WordPress. Whether you’re a plugin developer or build themes, it’s extremely important to understand how to secure your code from hacks and exploits. Overlooking some very easy to follow techniques can expose your website to the hackers everywhere. WordPress features a number of built-in methods to help make sure your code is safe and secure and each and every one is covered in detail.
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Jonathan D. Johnson: The Big Red Button: Stress Free WordPress Deployments
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Jonathan D. JohnsonMarch 3, 2014 — A “deployment” is the process of moving new code into your production environment. Whether this code is a new feature, a bug fix, or any other new modification you would like to make to your live site. Deployments can be stressful events that make the idea of executing a deployment appear to be a big red button. This makes us want to deploy code as little as possible.
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Dan Beil: Stop Building Themes And Start Building Solutions
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Dan BeilMarch 3, 2014 — This theory talk will examine the roll of the front-end WordPress developer. Looking beyond just making things pretty and functional on the front-end, we will consider the HOW’s and WHY’s of organizing content in the WordPress Admin via CPT’s, Meta Boxes, and theme options for custom builds.
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Kira Song: Bring WordPress To Life With The Heartbeat API
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Kira SongMarch 2, 2014 — A technical walk-through of the Heartbeat API, which allows developers to quickly add live-updates to the WordPress admin panel or front-end using native AJAX APIs.
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Scott Bolinger: Creating Mobile Apps WordPress: Tips, Tricks And More!
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Scott BolingerMarch 2, 2014 — Workflow, technologies, and tips for making native mobile apps with WordPress.
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Tomas Puig: WordPress And The Internet Of Things
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Tomas PuigMarch 2, 2014 — The internet of things has seen the number of connected devices skyrocket in the last few years. But being connected does not mean that the devices have content that people want to actually see, use, and experience.This presentation explores the trend of using WordPress as an application layer and centralized content delivery system to drive the internet of things and provide compelling experiences for all.
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Brad Muncs et Matthieu Gadrat: Mieux filtrer vos listes avec Ajax
WordCamp Montréal 2013Speakers: Brad Muncs, Matthieu GadratMarch 1, 2014 — À travers des exemples concrets, nous illustrerons comment l’usage d’AJAX peut améliorer la gestion et le filtrage (ex: multiples catégories) de listes d’information dynamiques dans un environnement WordPress.
Cette conférence s’adresse principalement à des personnes avec des connaissances en programmation.
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Taylor Aldridge: You Know It’s Good, Cause It’s Blue
WordCamp Phoenix 2014Speaker: Taylor AldridgeMarch 1, 2014 — How strategy helps your team and clients avoid arbitrary design, directions, and decisions.
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