February 10, 2014 — The basics of creating ​ and customizing​ themes, plus the customizing the admin for ease and beauty.

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February 10, 2014 — This talk identifies the primary web design and development skills including, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and FTP. Throughout the talk, Zac identifies how you can start with minimal or no knowledge of these skills and begin to become proficient with these skills, moving up to becoming a real web designer if interested.

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February 9, 2014 — WordPress is being used all around the web. This presentation goes through the story of Happytables, delving in the product and design decisions that have been made to bring this WordPress application & SaaS to where it is now. If you’ve ever wondered how WordPress can be used for more then just websites, just watch the video.

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February 9, 2014 — Developing your WordPress site locally will save you tons of time and prevent that “oops” moment when something breaks on a live site. This session shows you how to utilize tools and incorporate them within your workflow in order to save time and prevent mistakes. It explains the components needed to create local development sites, show you how to do it by utilizing time-saving techniques and then demonstrate the steps required to deploy your site once complete.

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February 7, 2014 — People like to read and shop online in their native language Multilingual Websites boost traffic and sales. This presentation shows how to easily build and manage WordPress Multilingual Websites, including e-commerce sites.

February 7, 2014 — This presentation shows the possibilities for styling WordPress and the freedom that the system gives in terms of the vision of the websites. He telsl more about the work of the Theme team Automattic, what do they do to have a wide variety of really cool and affordable themes for users.

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February 6, 2014 — In the world of print, designers have control over every point and pica, but with all the variables inherent to the web, that same desire for control leads to headaches, frustration, and bad practices. Learn specific guidelines to let go of that control and design more effectively for the web, as well as how to collaborate with developers to ensure a successful project without all the usual struggles.

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February 5, 2014 — Joe goes over some of the core content from his book, Responsive Design with WordPress, which teaches you how to leverage WordPress to get the most out of responsive design, implement best practices, automate important processes and make your life easier overall.

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February 5, 2014 — Discover the art of digital storytelling through the use of user interfaces, user experience design, and the implementation of content strategy. Learn to better understand the detail oriented processes of wireframing, creating information architecture, and interface design.

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February 4, 2014 — We all know that WordPress is an amazing tool, but producing an amazing website is never a given. A little planning goes a long way, so take a little time to get organized before you place the first pixel or spend hours searching through themes.

This session walks through the needs analysis and planning phases for a typical small business or personal brand website. Covering: Audience profiles, Project goals, Content requirements & strategy, Wireframes, Rapid Prototype and Style Board

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