June 18, 2020 — When done right, code review is a great tool for levelling up developers and sharing knowledge, but when done wrong it can have a hugely negative effect, causing stress, demoralisation and burn out.
In this talk, Sarah will explore some simple ways to ensure you get more from code review, how it can become a tool for good and can help improve developers’ knowledge and skills, instead of just fixing current code issues.

June 18, 2020 — People aren’t interested in what you have to offer, your products or services; people want their own desires and thoughts responded to. Ivana will describe in detail what it is you need to do so that your content produces the exact thing people want.
How to know what it is people want, which tools to use and how to produce the most relevant, engaging and valuable content – both for your customers and yourselves? What makes the content really great, and truly stand out? These are some of the questions that will be answered during Ivana’s talk.

June 18, 2020 — Are you a developer, designer, writer, or site builder? Did you start freelancing to have true work-life balance and follow your passions? Do you find yourself working really hard and not making enough money? This talk is for you.
Working harder is not the answer, changing a few thing in your business is. This story will encourage you to take a good look at your business model, work smarter not harder, and grow your business sustainably. Everything you need to live a happy freelance life.

June 18, 2020 — When we think about AI, it’s hard to tell hype from genuine utility. In reality, AI is a bundle of over 25 different technologies, ranging from the ‘everyday’ to the cutting edge.
This talk uses the blade of WordPress to slice through the hype and focus on practical, achievable ways to start leveraging AI technologies into your WordPress tech stack today. Today we see the primary use cases falling into three silos: AI Enhancement, Improved Productivity and Data, Analytics and Intelligence. In his session, David will break these silos down into three practical examples each – using a range of solutions and services.

June 18, 2020 — Miriam says that when she started with WordPress, it was a shiny, exciting product with endless functionality. But, as the years wore on, WordPress started to lose its lustre. The future of WordPress overall was in question.
She believes we are now seeing the beginning of a WordPress renaissance. JavaScript, headless, and JAMstack are making developers excited once again. This is a very promising shift for our community since products can live or die by the enthusiasm (or lack thereof) of developers. In this talk, Miriam will discuss what this evolution means for WordPress the platform, and the steps we can take to support and encourage this momentum, and ensure the future of our favorite CMS for many years to come.

June 18, 2020 — ‘You cannot make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.’ Things are inevitably going to break. And that’s stressful. If your triaging process involves manually seeking through log files or you only find out something is broken after a customer calls you, then you’re probably not fixing problems efficiently.
In this lightning talk Niels will discuss how to prevent, proactively detect and quickly react to issues. He will provide a short overview of tools that help with testing and preventing issues. The talk will cover logging frameworks and platforms that will actively alert you and help find out what’s going wrong. Finally, Niels will advise on adding metrics to your site in order to prevent future issues.

June 18, 2020

June 18, 2020 — We’ll discuss

The nature of WordPress growth
How reducing complexity & fragmentation are keys to accelerating growth
Walk through examples of this with Gutenberg.
What’s in it for you?
Develop a better understanding of WordPress growth and the direction WordPress is going so you can:

Users: Make better decisions for your own website.
Freelancers & Agencies: Make better decisions for your clients.
Plugin & Theme Developers: Make better decisions for your business.”

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June 18, 2020 — The block editor in WordPress (aka Gutenberg) offers a structured way of creating content through customizable “blocks”. But building custom blocks isn’t the only way to extend the editor; you can also register sidebars, enable custom toolbar buttons, and much more. In this talk, you’ll learn how to use these extension points to transform the block editor… without building a single block.

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June 18, 2020 — A proper investment strategy generally involves diversifying where you put your money. You try to manage risk so it’s optimized for where you are and where you are trying to go. Automated tests require a similar diversification in order to be a proper investment against bugs, defects, technical debt, and the dreaded 911 OMG BBQ ticket.

Let’s explore various types of automated tests, the tools at our disposal, and how a testing strategy can help you succeed.

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