December 1, 2020 — The workshop covers the differences between categories and tags and how to apply them to posts in WordPress. You will learn how to group posts into categories and subcategories according to topic areas. You’ll also learn how to use tags to label posts with keywords. You’ll understand how WordPress organizes posts using categories and tags, providing a means of taxonomy.

December 1, 2020 — Why would a hacker hack YOUR website? For fun, for glory? Not anymore! Hacking websites is now a monetized criminal enterprise. They don’t care about your website, they care about your website computing resources.

Come see what the hacker actually sees. Witness real accounts of your website password being guessed 1000’s of times per minute. See how that guy across from you at Starbucks is watching your web traffic as it floats through the Wi-Fi. See what happens when one of your employees gets tricked into opening that phishing email.

December 1, 2020 — This is a story about life. And how life can lead to crippling anxiety and depression at work and work can compound that with interest. This is about how everything came crashing down and how my WordPress agency is being rebuilt for a better future.

December 1, 2020 — As creators and marketers, bloggers and website owners face challenges when it comes to creating content plans. Aligning on a scope of work to feature on a blog and set of social media channels can be equally frustrating to the client as well as the creator.
-Creating Influencer Marketing Plans
—Who is your target demographic?
—Types of Influencer Marketing Content
—-Blog Content
—-Instagram Posts and Stories
—-YouTube Videos
—-Podcast Episodes
Basics of determining an effective plan and creating a scope of work.

November 30, 2020 — In the scheme of things, you probably don’t want to get as picky as I am.
Still:
You want to make sure your type is easy to read.
You want to make sure it speaks in the same voice as your site — it looks like it belongs.
Those things matter—a lot.
(Would you choose a swirly script for Jiffy Lube? Didn’t think so.)
But you don’t have to spend decades to learn the basics. Just come spend a few minutes learning a few basics that won’t change with the tech — at least as long as people still have eyes!

November 30, 2020 — Most of WordPress becomes easier as you learn. Color starts out easy and becomes harder as you dive deeper into the subject.

Our goal is to dive deep enough to give you new understanding that makes you a better developer and designer but not so deep as to cause damage—well no permanent damage.

This is a lot of information to cover in 37 minutes so please be prepared for a fast ride.

November 30, 2020 — For those of us that rely greatly on Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) for customizing our themes, the release of Gutenberg was and still is scary at times.

Have no fear! acf_register_block() allows you to create your own Gutenberg blocks using just Advanced Custom Fields.

You will learn:
– ACF & it’s awesome capabilities
– How to create Gutenberg blocks with ACF
– A few other handy ACF tips & tricks

November 30, 2020 — In this talk, you’ll learn some valuable tips for writing CSS in your own custom themes. You’ll learn the best way to include stylesheets in your theme, how to write CSS that’s easy to organize/maintain, when to use newer CSS features (such as Grid, Flexbox, Feature Queries, Custom Properties), and other ways to keep your sanity while writing CSS for your themes.

November 30, 2020 — In this session, Adam addresses the “big picture” of personal and website security and breaks down the fundamental tasks needed for a strong security plan online. He provides an actionable checklist on what audience members can implement immediately to better secure themselves online in addition to their WordPress websites.

After attending this session, audience members will have a better understanding of personal security online and how it affects website security as a whole, as well as steps they can take to mitigate risk in the future.

November 30, 2020 — You built your company, you have your website, and everything is looking great! But, you might be missing something- your compassion! Compassion is what drives companies and organizations to the right direction, no matter what you’re doing! It may be the small step to create a whirl of change for the people you serve. Follow Abbey Sager and her award-winning organization, Diverse Gaming Coalition, on how to shape your social media around kindness, boost your SEO with your philanthropy , and create an impact with your company.