December 20, 2022 — Having an account on WordPress.org is useful for many different reasons! With a WordPress.org account you can:
• Post on the WordPress support forums
• Rate and review themes and plugins
• Join the Making WordPress Slack
• Track your activity and contributions to the WordPress Open Source project

In this workshop, we:
• Tour the different parts of a WordPress.org profile
• Demonstrate how to create an account on WordPress.org
• Help interested folks to create their own account

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December 20, 2022 — Learn more about designing for accessibility. Find out how designers can work to WCAG standards and create a beautiful inclusive web.

This talk is best suited for designers working in a layout tool such as Figma, but it can also be useful for individuals auditing sites for design and accessibility.

December 19, 2022 — Learn more about the fundamental techniques and tools for using video to increase conversion. Find out how to focus video content on engagement, signup, lead generation, sales, or anything else that is a priority action from your audience.

The presentation also covers using a WordPress video marketing tech stack, including plugins and others services.

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December 19, 2022 — What do the tech giants teach us? Learn five steps to follow in their footsteps and support your local community with an eCommerce store that thrives.

December 18, 2022 — WordPress provides a platform with low barriers to entry for anyone to build a website for almost any purpose. This Lightning Talk suggests how WordPress enables youthful creative minds to explore, grow, and earn.

December 18, 2022 — Learn how to evolve your eCommerce business from a single website to an omni-channel customer acquisition experience. Find out which channels are best for different industries and how to keep commerce data connected between channels.

December 18, 2022 — This talks suggests best practices and approaches to performance at scale in the WordPress ecosystem.

December 18, 2022 — JPG (JPEG?), GIF (JIF?), PNG (PING?), SVG, WebP! Too many formats! What’s the difference and which one should you use? Once you’ve picked one, how do you “optimize” it?

We’ll answer all of that and give you confidence in your image choices!

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December 18, 2022 — Your code can be all rainbows and unicorns, cutting and shining, but if there’s no documentation, does it even exist?

Documentation can make or break your open source project. Don’t believe me? Let me tell you a story or three about writing and managing documentation for the largest open source CMS community. The WordPress documentation.

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December 18, 2022 — Learn how to use WordPress and Zapier to plan and schedule social media posting.