October 29, 2020 — React.js has become one of the most well-known and popular JavaScript libraries. WordPress rebuilt its WYSIWYG editor using React. Drupal recently adopted React to create admin interfaces.

This talk explains the basic concepts of React outside of the context of any particular CMS implementation. The examples help to understand React and why it is powerful. Learn how to convert a static site into a dynamic React application.

October 29, 2020 — With the web ecosystem steadily moving towards JavaScript frameworks and JAMstack setups, let’s see how to get up to speed with those latest headless trends.

During this hands-on workshop, we will build a React front-end pulling content from WordPress with GraphQL, and using Gatsby as a static website generator. Some knowledge of WordPress Rest API, Node or React is a plus but not a requirement. We will go through each step following a homemade GitHub tutorial with concrete examples, including the initial setup and a deployment on a serverless hosting and continuous integration (CI) platform. As an extra, we will also explain how to easily make your Gutenberg layout work with your React website.

Bring your own bottle laptop (BYOL) and join us if you are curious about headless architecture.

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October 28, 2020 — This talk examines five elements of headless WordPress in-depth to help you evaluate if this is the right choice for your project.

October 28, 2020 — We will start at the beginning to understand what a plugin does and why you would want one. We will answer common questions like:
– Where do you find plugins?
– How do you know which plugins are good?
– How many plugins should you have?
– How can you find out more about a plugin before you download or purchase it?
– How can you work with a plugin developer to fix issues you are having with the plugin?

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October 28, 2020 — One evening at a WordPress Meetup presentation in a northern valley of Los Angeles, an attendee turned and punched Joe A. Simpson, Jr, in the arm saying, “accessibility makes me sooooooo angry!” Why does baking even the most basic WCAG 2.0 guidelines into your project cycle create such a reaction?

In this presentation, we’ll debunk common misconceptions designers, developers, and business owners have and learn how advocating for access to all improves your site SEO, design, user experience, and function through interactive audience examples and discussion to ease the pain of compliance.

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October 27, 2020 — This talk describes the journey of a “mere mortal” (not a web professional) to learn WordPress and build four sites to support his family businesses.

October 26, 2020 — 10 years after presenting at WordCamp Bulgaria for the first time, Joost is back, presenting with the exact same topic, but wildly improved suggestions. He also says he’ll bring slightly more grey hair, but that’s for you to judge when you come see him.

October 26, 2020 — Competition is fierce – and WordPress solutions are now a commodity. The race to the bottom creeps in, effectively harming qualified vendors unable to stand out among the endless pool of vendors. Let’s discuss 10 of the most effective ways to diversify your suite of services and double down on a unique differentiator that gets deals done, approaching blue chip clients as well. (This topic is suitable to freelancers, service providers, and agencies offering WordPress web design/development solutions and site building services to clients.) 1. Industry specialization 2. Technical specialization (WooCommerce, BuddyPress, Gravity Forms) 3. Maintenance and administrative plans (content, SEO, PPC, affiliate) 4. Consulting sessions 5. Marketing and PR services 6. Server management 7. Pivoting into product 8. Integration partnership (HubSpot, Salesforce) 9. Training courses 10. Turnkey solutions

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October 22, 2020 — In this presentation we’ll explore the underlying structures all stories share, explain how every member of a publishing team can benefit from this understanding. We’ll take a look at some specific examples, and attendees will leave the session inspired and reinvigorated with their storytelling approach.

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