May 20, 2014 — Cryptography is one of the most important building blocks of the web — without it, secure communications would be impossible. Perhaps because of it’s importance, it’s also the most feared subject by the vast majority of developers. This presentation tackles those fears, demystifying cryptography for developers of all ages and skill levels.

Starting at the beginning, it builds the way up to the high-level cryptography functions used in WordPress core. It examines the components used in password hashing, SSL, and nonce generation and understand how, and why, we use different algorithms in different places. Instead of just discussing cryptography in theory, it examines real life attacks and easy to understand code snippets.

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May 20, 2014 — Journaliste web depuis longtemps, Cédric Motte tente de convaincre ses confrères du potentiel de l’affaire. Indépendant depuis octobre 2005 après 10 années de journalisme et de production de contenu web, il intervient auprès des groupes médias et des marques qui désirent mettre le contenu au cœur de leur stratégie numérique.

May 20, 2014 — A discussion of the software needed to run your freelance/agency business. IDEs to CRMs and everything in between. If you’re not sure you have all the pieces, or want to find out what options are out there, this session is for you.

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May 19, 2014 — It’s ridiculously easy to slap some Google Analytics code on a WordPress site, and step away. But there is a lot more that developers and site managers/owners SHOULD do with analytics to show more obvious development ROI, make getting data easier and allow for ongoing growth without loss of data.

In this session, Julie Kosbab helps developers and site managers integrate data collection with WordPress’ features to create powerful insights. Ideas which apply to both commercial and custom themes throughout the WordPress site lifecycle.

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May 19, 2014 — Most common mistakes made by WordPress site builders when it comes to making the sites multilingual including real life examples, comments why this is not a correct approach and how do to it right and how can we can benefit using correct approach.

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May 19, 2014 — Comment gérer un site multilingue sous WordPress? S’il y avait une seule bonne réponse, on n’en parlerait plus. La question refait pourtant surface à intervalle régulier. Nous nous proposons de tenir un débat entre partisans des trois solutions les plus courantes en ce moment: Qtranslate, WPML et WordPress Multisite. La formule serait celle d’un débat électoral télévisé: chaque parti présente d’abord sa vision d’un sujet, puis répond aux question de ses adversaires. Les sujets abordés seraient les suivants: installation et configuration, utilisation au quotidien, extensibilité et compatibilité.

May 19, 2014 — We all run into themes that aren’t written well, sometimes ones that have hard-coded URLs, or just don’t even work at all. This session teaches some WP standards on theme creation.

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May 18, 2014 — The key to website security is awareness. Getting down to the basics and sharing insight that very few can share through the experiences we have ascertained at Sucuri. Sharing the latest threats, trends, and of course some good hardening takeaways and recommendations.

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May 18, 2014 — This session talks about the planning process involved in discovering how your website’s content should be structured – be it a small site of 10 pages or a large site of 10,000 pages – and then looks at the WordPress content types available to build our model into a functional, scalable, and author-friendly system. There will be no coding in this session, and it is appropriate to both beginners looking to understand content types, and seasoned developers looking to plan a thorough build process.

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May 18, 2014 — This talk covers Nick Ciske’s experiences with sponsored plugins, building premium plugins (while running a consultancy), working for a premium plugin shop, and other lessons gleaned from the WordPress community.

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