August 24, 2018 — What makes WordPress so great to develop with? There’s so much that you don’t have to build! Users? Posts? Admin? Check! E-Commerce? Plugin! So why do we so often move from project to project from scratch? Why not take what we’ve built today and use it to make our work tomorrow better and faster to make? I will share my story and journey of starting at a company that always started from scratch, to now having great WordPress tools and boilerplates that make our lives easier and our clients happier. I’ll also share the tools we’ve built so you can benefit, too!

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August 24, 2018 — What makes WordPress so great to develop with? There’s so much that you don’t have to build! Users? Posts? Admin? Check! E-Commerce? Plugin! So why do we so often move from project to project from scratch? Why not take what we’ve built today and use it to make our work tomorrow better and faster to make? I will share my story and journey of starting at a company that always started from scratch, to now having great WordPress tools and boilerplates that make our lives easier and our clients happier. I’ll also share the tools we’ve built so you can benefit, too!

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August 24, 2018 — Multiple ways to speed up a WordPress site using RAM as well as a complete WordPress site run from your servers’ memory.

August 24, 2018 — Crash course in how Twig can be used in a WordPress context. Lesson includes:

– Slapdash introduction to twig
– Syntax overview
– Template inheritance
– Routing

August 23, 2018 — It’s easy to spend your entire day, heads down, coding projects without thinking twice about other developers around you. We often get too absorbed with completing our immediate deadlines to spend any time considering the future of our projects, the future of our teams.
By not mentoring new developers we are failing our future. We are failing at providing new developers with the industry experience they need to be a one-day successful candidate for our teams.
Let’s talk about ways we can contribute to mentoring new developers in our teams and in our communities.

August 23, 2018 — It’s easy to spend your entire day, heads down, coding projects without thinking twice about other developers around you. We often get too absorbed with completing our immediate deadlines to spend any time considering the future of our projects, the future of our teams.
By not mentoring new developers we are failing our future. We are failing at providing new developers with the industry experience they need to be a one-day successful candidate for our teams.
Let’s talk about ways we can contribute to mentoring new developers in our teams and in our communities.

August 23, 2018 — It’s easy to spend your entire day, heads down, coding projects without thinking twice about other developers around you. We often get too absorbed with completing our immediate deadlines to spend any time considering the future of our projects, the future of our teams.
By not mentoring new developers we are failing our future. We are failing at providing new developers with the industry experience they need to be a one-day successful candidate for our teams.
Let’s talk about ways we can contribute to mentoring new developers in our teams and in our communities.

August 23, 2018 — Everyone has their preferred choice of Development tools, but it is important to see what options are available. While there are a number of benefits, this talk is designed to cover some of the top reason to give an IDE a test drive.
1. Using xdebug to troubleshoot your code.
2. Stepping through the code.
3. Jumping to where a function is defined.
4. Code suggestions due to the fact that the IDE knows about WP Core functions.
5. PHP Codesniffer

August 23, 2018 — You want to live on the edge of your creativity. You want to optimize your productivity. You want your business to thrive. However, the life of the WordPress pro can come with heavy psychological burdens. Stress, isolation and the risk of stagnation can take a toll on your health and professional edge. A few simple strategies can help protect your productivity and satisfaction. Dr. Sherry (psychologist & yoga teacher) will teach you ways to better manage stress, decrease procrastination, and become adept at focusing on what’s most important. This workshop has several experiential components- participants should wear clothing that is comfortable for gentle movement.

August 23, 2018 — We all think we can tell the difference between opinion, advertising and accurate news. But how do we really know? Newsroom participants in the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies led by Sally Lehrman, are implementing transparency standards that help the public easily assess the quality and credibility of news. Learn a bit more about the project and how to qualify for participation, including implementing the standards on your site.