October 20, 2023 — Wenn es um Digitale Barrierefreiheit geht, werden oft Screen-Reader und blinde Menschen genannt. Doch was ist mit der Barrierefreiheit für Menschen im kognitiven Spektrum, z.b. mit Autismus, Legasthenie und Dyskalkulie.
In diesem Vortrag erkläre ich, worauf man beim Gestalten einer Webseite und der technischen Umsetzung achten sollte, um die Webseite auch für Menschen im kognitiven Spektrum barrierefrei zu bauen.

October 20, 2023 — Leider erst ab Minute 9 mit Ton. Sorry.

Wir leben nicht lange genug um alle Fehler selber zu machen, daher ist es eine gute Idee von den Fehlern anderer zu lernen. In diesem Talk geht es um Fehler die wir einfach nicht vermeiden können und solche, die man besser nicht machen sollte. Es geht um falsche Kalkulation, Fehler im Design, schlechte Inhalte, technische Unzulänglichkeiten und um das Wichtigste: Fehler in der Kommunikation. Als WP-Freelancer ist man oft für alle Bereiche eines Webprojektes verantwortlich – und damit auch zwangsläufig für Dinge, die man selber nicht wirklich gut kann. Wer sich dessen bewußt ist wird weniger falsch machen und damit bessere Projekte mit mehr Freude daran umsetzen.

October 20, 2023 — Picture this: you’re leading a team, and change is barreling toward you like a freight train. You might be tempted to run for the hills, but hold onto your hats because change isn’t just an inevitable part of business; it’s an exhilarating opportunity for growth. In this electrifying talk, we’re going to unpack the game-changing Lippitt-Knoster Model. It’s like the GPS for your change journey, helping you dodge roadblocks and cruise through transformations with finesse.
I’m not just your guide on this adventure; I’m the Head of Marketing steering my own merry ship through a sea of changes. From the spectacular successes to the hilarious hiccups, I’ve learned that change isn’t just a journey—it’s a joyride. We’ll dive into real-world examples that’ll have you laughing, learning, and ready to tackle your next change management challenge head-on.
Key Takeaways:
Strap in with the Lippitt-Knoster Model: Your trusty toolkit for mastering change.
Decode the secrets behind change fiascos and triumphs alike.
Collect ninja-level strategies to sail through resistance and ride the winds of change.
Walk away with a treasure trove: a take-home framework to fuel your change escapades.

October 20, 2023 — GitHub Codespaces ist eine komplette Entwicklungsumgebung in der Cloud. Darauf zugreifen kann man über jeden Browser. So kann man sofort mit dem Programmieren loslegen, WordPress ist vorinstalliert, Wunsch-Plugins sind aktiviert, WordPress-Codingstandards greifen und eine kontextsensitive Suche in der WordPress-Dokumentation ist auch dabei. Mit buchstäblich einem Klick kann man einen Codespace eröffnen und sofort an einem Plugin oder Theme arbeiten, man muss keine lokale Entwicklungsumgebung mehr aufsetzen.
Im Vortrag beleuchtet Thomas Rose, wie man einen Codespace in einem bestehenden GitHub-Repo bereitstellt und konfiguriert.

October 17, 2023 — In this session, we will explore how you can display posts using the Query Loop block and how to utilize category templates if you want to change the design or the look and feel of a page that displays posts by category.

October 17, 2023 — In this tutorial, we will learn how to apply and clear duotone filters to images, create a custom duotone filter, add duotone to videos, and lastly add duotone filters globally in the Site Editor.

October 16, 2023 — As we focus on our careers, we tend to neglect a certain aspect of us called Life. A balance of both can in fact take us further and that is what Utsav wants to bring to light. On this topic, Utsav will talk about why Work-Life Balance is important, how one can achieve it, and what companies can do to make it easier for their team members. He will talk about the 8-8-8s and the untold 12-12 of our daily life. Developers tend to have a very hectic and unplanned schedule and most of their work is brain work. They tend to fog their brain hence losing health as well as not being able to deliver. Which is what he will address in this session.

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October 15, 2023 — This technical talk is about WordPress plugins and the pitfalls to avoid building plugins.

Each example will be punctuated with demonstrations of the “why”, along with relevant anecdotes from the speaker’s 30 year experience working within support.

October 15, 2023 — This talk offers a comprehensive understanding of how AI can enhance your website management and free you from routine tasks like a genie granting a wish. You are invited to re-imagine your approach to website management, using new tools and knowledge to adapt and thrive in an AI-empowered landscape.

Whether you are a WordPress pro or beginner, this session will open your eyes to the power of AI automation with ChatGPT.

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October 15, 2023 — WordPress Playground is an innovative tool that lets you run WordPress directly in your web browser, within Visual Studio Code, or as a standalone local environment. This innovative solution changes the game for WordPress development, testing, learning, and showcasing.

Learn how to leverage the unique capabilities of WordPress Playground by running some examples:

– Showcase your plugin or theme on your homepage with admin access on the frontend without registration and without the possibility of getting hacked.

– Build an entire website and preview it in Visual Studio Code.

– Run WordPress with NodeJS and use it as a local environment.

– Test your code on different WordPress and PHP versions.

– New applications built on top of WordPress Playground.