August 30, 2013 — Design is, fundamentally, about problem solving. Our clients often come to us with solutions, but do these solutions even solve the right problems? Whether you’re using WordPress to build enterprise-level websites or web apps for startups, a strong UX research and discovery phase can help bring any confused project into perspective, create focus, and set the path for an accurate solution (and a happy client).

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August 29, 2013 — This presentation explains what Computer Science actually entails. It covers ways to describe code performance using Big-Oh notation comparing different post meta and taxonomy queries and it discusses concurrency as it applies to WordPress, specifically data races and how they can occur while counting post views.

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August 29, 2013 — Write your CSS faster and more efficiently. CSS pre-processors like SASS and LESS let you write DRY CSS that can be modularly used to create themes and sites quite a bit faster. Starting from a beginner’s perspective, this talk allows anyone (designers & developers) to get started with SASS or LESS for their WordPress theming.

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August 28, 2013 — This presentation demonstrates the process of developing a WordPress members only section without a plugin. It discusses the code involved in creating custom sidebar widgets and templates with ‘Members Only’ content as well as ways to customize the WordPress login system to match your theme.

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August 28, 2013 — About WordPress from a Lead Developer.

August 27, 2013 — Learn from over 50+ WordPress entrepreneurs interviewed and hear their stories about how they grew their WordPress business. This presentation defines what it takes to be a WordPress entrepreneur, starting out as an elite freelancer, building your business, and achieving great work/life balance.

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August 26, 2013 — This presentation covers the top ten list of things to do after your WordPress install.

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August 26, 2013 — This presentation covers how the Internet Archive is attempting to provide universal access to all knowledge by working with communities that have been digitizing, organizing, and serving books music and video for years. Hopefully the ensuing discussion will lead to new ideas on how the Internet Archive can help the WordPress communities and how the WordPress communities can bring even more rich resources to a world that is increasingly turning to the web as its library.

August 25, 2013 — На WordCamp Russia 2013 Александр расскажет об инфраструктуре проекта WordPress.com — это более 40 миллионов сайтов, более 2000 серверов в трёх дата-центрах, и более 10 миллиардов просмотров страниц в месяц.

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August 25, 2013 — This is an interactive session that reviews live websites from attendees, covering various website testing and usability techniques that can used to improve sales and customer engagement on your website. From simple content changes to more in depth issues, this presentation has practical takeaways to be put to work right away.