July 6, 2020 — We’ll run through all of the mistakes we’ve made at our agency, Echo Boomer Design. The discussion will be centered around WordPress and websites, but we’ll also explore related issues like search engine optimization, SEM, development, design, project management and more. This discussion will be helpful for small business owners, agency owners, and intermediate/WP beginners.

July 6, 2020 — Most of us hit the ground running with WordPress – we have a site to build for a client or ourselves and install ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to help us achieve our goals. As a WordCamp Lead and WordPress Meetup Organizer, I often have to talk the aforementioned builders off of the ledge with the tips contained in this presentation.
I’ll share the Lucky Seven, a few must-have WordPress Plugins everyone should use, and why you should be using each. In our time together we’ll also cover:
• What is a plugin? • Where to find plugins • The recommended way to find a plugin • Free vs Premium plugins • What factors to consider when choosing a plugin (support, community, etc) • Avoid common pitfalls users encounter when installing plugins
Join me as we work to help you achieve your goals, level up, add value to your practice with WordPress.

July 4, 2020 — The WordPress community is wonderfully contagious but the honeymoon is over. We’ve hit the point where now more than ever, real-life interaction is needed. We can’t hide behind our keyboards anymore.
My session will provide examples and how-tos on building community in real life. We will go into social media platforms and how it’s a start, but then we’ll dive deeper into IRL engagement; What does this look like? How can one start?
This talk will also go into the importance of community, and how intentionally building community will directly affect the social trajectory of our neighborhoods all the way up to our nation and even the world.

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June 28, 2020 — In this meetup, you will learn:

1- Basics of Gatsby
2- Understanding the architecture and codebase.
2- Building a WordPress website using Gatsby.
3- Using GraphQL with Gatsby and WordPress.
4- Free deployment of your Gatsby website on netlify

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June 27, 2020 — This is the first of a three-session WordPress 101 series. This talk focuses on WordPress basics for beginners.

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June 27, 2020 — This is the second of a three-session WordPress 101 series. The talk begins with beginner-level advice for seeking support, and then for choosing themes and plugins. Intermediate-level topics follow for customizing WordPress with CSS, menus, custom post types and custom fields.

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June 27, 2020 — This is the third of a three-session WordPress 101 series that covers intermediate-level topics including WordPress multisite, site backup, child themes vs. custom themes, local development, plugin development; tools and workflow.

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June 26, 2020 — Learn about the WordPress REST API, and how to use it to make forms and pages that don’t need to reload. This talk includes stepping through the build of a small WordPress REST API site.

June 26, 2020 — This talk covers the mechanics of some common photo editing tasks, using the free cross-platform image editor GIMP. Learn about some of GIMP’s most useful features from an image-editing expert.

June 26, 2020 — Has a client ever wasted your time in a consulting session? Have you ever had a one-hour consultation turn into three? Have you experienced the sinking feeling that happens when you leave the consultation and realize you failed to ask a key question? This talk provides answers to these issues and more.

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