November 20, 2023 — Wins and pitfalls of creating decoupled websites using WordPress as a content management system for front end JavaScript websites written in Gatsby, Angular and NextJS. Will be presenting lessons learned and tools used.

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November 20, 2023 — Ben’s presentation is an essential guide for anyone operating in the digital realm of WordPress, offering a deep dive into the world WordPress security and malware.

He’ll start by shedding light on common security risks, including prevalent forms of malware and recent trends within the threat landscape. Ben will be sure to focus on actionable solutions and practical measures that website owners can take to enhance their WordPress security posture. Ben will detail both fundamental precautions and advanced measures, each aimed at transforming your site from an easy target to a digital fortress.

Join us as we take a look at the world of WordPress security and discuss practical, implementable strategies that will help you build a resilient WordPress site in an ever-evolving threat landscape. Whether you’re a WordPress beginner or an experienced developer, you’ll come away with valuable insights and tools to protect your site against the sophisticated malware threats of today and tomorrow.

November 18, 2023 — Unlock a treasure trove of strategies and practical tips to elevate your support team from good to outstanding. Begin by mastering the art of efficiently managing support tickets, then dive into organizing and prioritizing them for maximum impact. Discover how to leverage analytics to refine and enhance your support approach continually. Learn to handle various ticket types with precision, from refunds to feature requests or pre-sales inquiries, ensuring each customer interaction receives attentive care. Plus, explore productivity-boosting tools that can propel your support team’s performance to new heights.

November 18, 2023 — In this illuminating video, you will be guided through the key takeaways from the talk, focusing on actionable strategies to enhance website functionality and efficiency. Regardless of expertise level, audiences will discover practical tips to elevate their online presence without delving into coding complexities.

Join in as the 15-20 activities typically outsourced to third-party sites are revisited, showcasing seamless integration techniques within the WordPress platform. From workflow optimization to enhancing user engagement, this video delivers actionable insights for unlocking the website’s full potential.

November 18, 2023 — In today’s fast changing digital terrain, software testing has emerged as a critical aspect of ensuring a consistent user experience. This holds even more true within the WordPress ecosystem since many websites rely on an intricate mix of third party plugins, themes, and custom code. This makes it crucial to validate a website’s performance beyond unit and integration testing conducted by developers.

We will dive into why configuring basic smoke tests using end to end (E2E) testing is important even if you have no formal QA or developer experience.

Testing semantics aside, using no code automation testing tools, stakeholders with limited code knowledge can test critical website functionality, spot issues, and ensure a website is consistently performing as expected with certain limitations. This approach aligns seamlessly with the ethos of WordPress itself – democratizing the web and making it accessible to all.

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November 18, 2023 — Learn the story behind the launch of whitehouse.gov.

During an unconventional presidential transition in 2020, a web team had just six weeks to design and build a site from scratch. It had to be perfect, and it came with a constitutionally mandated deadline.

Hear from two longtime WordPress community members who led the whirlwind effort, and designed a highly customized Block Editor fit for the White House.

November 18, 2023 — This developer talk explains WordPress coding standards and suggests why you — and your development team — should embrace coding standards.

Learn more about best practices, modern code, and preventing conflicts with other themes and plugins. Discover how WordPress coding standards can also help safeguard against some common security vulnerabilities.

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November 18, 2023 — Guidelines for representing your business on Google were updated on July 31st. Are you compliant or is your business at risk of being suspended or even losing your entire Google Business Profile – including your reviews?

Google’s evolving guidelines play a pivotal role in shaping your online visibility and reputation. It’s crucial for your business to stay ahead of the curve and ensure your business thrives in the ever-changing landscape of Local SEO.

In this talk, we’ll discuss:

• Key parts of Google’s Reorganization of GBP Guidelines and how they impact your business.
• Determine if your business is at a high risk for suspension.
• Top 5 reasons for a GBP Suspension and how to avoid them.
• Why Google still has “gray areas” when it comes to their GBP guidelines.

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November 18, 2023 — This 14 minute talk is all about images on the web: current formats, how browsers load images, and upcoming formats. Learn when and how to use different image formats.

November 18, 2023 — Have you ever felt like you’re just running your business by the seat of your pants, making things up as you go? It’s inefficient, stressful, and more common than you might think! In this talk, Nathan will explain the importance of creating systems for your business and a low-stress approach that anyone can use to start creating systems right away.

Key Takeaways:

-How systems making your business more efficient and valuable

-How to get started creating your own systems (including a helpful tool to make it easier)

-How systems can impact your business in unexpected ways

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