Author Archive
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Ross Johnson: The Overlap Of Emotion And Usability
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speaker: Ross JohnsonSeptember 17, 2013 — Logic and statistics drive many usability discussions. Likewise, emotion is often discussed in context of interactivity and aesthetics. Emotion and usability sound like separate topics but they closely intertwined, so much so they are impossible to separate. This presentation demonstrates how one can design themes and websites that are emotionally engaging and intuitively usable; creating the most compelling user experience possible.
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Becky Davis: From Pixel to User – Creating Themes That Satisfy The Design And Are Usable
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speaker: Becky DavisSeptember 17, 2013 — Most web designs are done with beauty and user experience in mind, but what about back-end usability? That’s why we work in WordPress, so that the site owner can add/edit; right? Balancing the layout needs of the designer and making it truly usable by the site owner is a balancing act. We will look at several case studies of how a site went from a graphic to a custom theme and kept it as user friendly as possible.
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Panel Discussion: Commercial Themes & Plugins Q&A
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speakers: Brian Richards, Adam Pickering, Jake Caputo, Patrick GarmanSeptember 15, 2013 — Creating sites for a specific client is one thing, but creating them for the masses is completely different. This panel of commercial theme and plugin authors answers questions about anything and everything.
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Matt Mullenweg: WordPress Town Hall
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speaker: Matt MullenwegSeptember 14, 2013 — Town Hall session with Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress and founder of Automattic.
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Stephanie Leary: Content Strategy for WordPress
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speaker: Stephanie LearySeptember 14, 2013 — This presentation shows you how you can manage the complete content life-cycle in WordPress using plugins that are available on Extend right now.
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Sean McGinnis: Link Building Techniques That Work
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speaker: Sean McginnisSeptember 12, 2013 — An in-depth look at 10 link building technique and tactics that work today. A deep dive on each technique with illustrations and tips and tricks associated with each technique.
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Brennen Byrne: Employing Best Security Practices for WordPress Sites
WordCamp Providence 2013Speaker: Brennen ByrneSeptember 12, 2013 — This presentation focuses on how to employ “best security practices” for WordPress sites. It reviews current botnet and hacker schemes targeted at the WordPress platform, as well as current authentication models including one, two, multi-factor and password-less . It also reviews the top WordPress security plugins.
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Mika Epstein: Lightning Talk – Rolling Your WordPress Support Character (Without Any Code)
WordCamp Portland 2013Speaker: Mika EpsteinSeptember 11, 2013 — Five minutes of fast-paced, highly-engaging content.
Rolling your WordPress Support Character (Without Any Code)
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Eric Mann: Lightning Talk – The Future of WordPress Lies in the Past
WordCamp Portland 2013Speaker: Eric MannSeptember 11, 2013 — Five minutes of fast-paced, highly-engaging content.
The Future of WordPress Lies in the Past
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Corey Freeman: Lightning Talk – Stop Tweaking (Setting Up a Blog Now for Success Later)
WordCamp Portland 2013Speaker: Corey FreemanSeptember 10, 2013 — Five minutes of fast-paced, highly-engaging content.
Stop Tweaking (Setting Up a Blog Now for Success Later)
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