August 25, 2013 — It has happened to everyone – the dreaded call that the site is down and you are the only one who can fix it. While this can seem like the end of the world, fear not – there are a number of tools that can make your life easier. From monitoring to backups, command line to GUI, this presentation explores the most effective tools and tricks to get to the bottom of the most common server problems.

August 24, 2013 — This presentation explores the Rewrite API by example. Create some advanced permalink structures like adding taxonomies to post type permalinks and see how the Rewrite API makes it both simple and elegant. It goes through what happens when we change permalinks, how WordPress intelligently and automatically handles some redirects.

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August 24, 2013 — Capistrano is a Ruby gem which helps automate code deployment (in some cases, even on shared servers). This presentation goes over what Capistrano is, what you can do with it, and what it takes to get started using it. It also provides some starter resources to help you get going with automated deployments.
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August 23, 2013 — Higher Ed is facing economic challenges that make it ripe for disruption. WordPress offers a great UI and has the potential to be a first rate purveyor of learning content. This presentation explores how WordPress can become the de facto platform for open sharable learning content and resources.

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August 23, 2013 — Making ebooks isn’t as simple as spinning up a new WordPress site, but it can be done by just about anyone.
This presentation is all about understanding recent shifts in publishing with an emphasis on how to publish a professional-quality ebook.

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August 22, 2013 — В своём докладе Анатолий поделится опытом построения архитектуры ACM (Adaptive Case Management) на базе WordPress: комплексный подход к управлению бизнес-процессами, без зоопарка ИТ-систем и без территориальных границ. Полный цикл управления процессами, от ввода данных, до общения и мониторинга KPI.

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August 22, 2013 — This presentation builds a foundation for why customizing the WordPress Admin is an essential part of every project, it covers varying case studies for customization, and provides real examples of how to do so with your own projects.

If you work with clients, whether you write code or simply wrangle plugins and themes, this presentation gives you actionable steps to create a more simple, easy to use, and effective admin experience for your clients.

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August 22, 2013 — Checklists can help us write and publish quality content with more consistency, and minimize bugs introduced while building and updating websites and web applications.

This presentation explores some of the history of how checklists have been applied in other industries, then takes a concrete look at practical ways to apply them to website development and publishing.

August 22, 2013 — Доклад Ольги называется «Нестандартный WordPress: выход за рамки блога». Она расскажет о том, что WordPress уже давно не является простой блог-платформой, и покажет несколько интересных и уникальных проектов, которые используют движок далеко за рамками блога.

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August 21, 2013 — This presentation talks about understanding your learning style, as well as finding the resources that work for you and coming to grips with your own limitations, and learn how to avoid wallowing in a sea of unnecessary information.

It explores how to gather and organize what we need to know—and how to make all of it stick. Whether you are learning WordPress yourself or teaching others, there is something for you.

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