November 16, 2019 — Unfortunately the slides were not recorded due to a technical problem. Please have a look at the linked slides.

Short Lightningtalk with a short insight into the idea behind a split test, what has to be considered and how a split test can be implemented in WordPress.

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November 15, 2019 — The most 3 typical questions that people ask to me when they realize that I work in the cybersecurity world are:

– How to know if I’ve been hacked
– What to do when this (s**t) happens
– How I can avoid it.

By displaying a little “horror gallery” with some examples gathered during the years I’ve been working at Sucuri, I will show how a hacked site looks like, helping hopefully to train a little bit your eyes to know where to look at, and some tips to help to detect anomalies ASAP. Once something bad is detected, there is a recommended checklist of countermeasures to fight against them and avoid future re-infections. Let’s connect the dots of the perfect triangle of Security: Monitoring, Incident Response and Prevention.

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November 15, 2019 — At Iwate University we use WordPress as both a content management system and commenting site to give student-teachers feedback on their lessons in our English teacher education programs. We call this system our Lesson Study APP (LS APP). This presentation will be done workshop-style: we will first conduct a demonstration lesson and participants will be able to write comments into the site giving feedback to the teacher This is called lesson study. After that, the presenters will show the plugins and WordPress site setup that enables them to use it as a tool for lesson study. Lastly, they will present some technical issues they would like to overcome to make the site more functional. The presenters will speak in English but are bilingual so participants can use either Japanese or English.

岩手大学の英語の教員養成プログラムでは、ワードプレスがCMSと学生の授業力を向上させるためのツールとして使われている。このシステムを「LS APP」とよぶ。この発表をワークショップ形式で行う。前半では、発表者は授業者になり、模擬授業を行う。参加者に、授業を体験してもらいながら、「授業研究のサイト」に、その授業についてのコメントを書いてもらう。これは、授業研究という。 その後、発表者は、授業研究の機能を与えるワードプレスサイトの仕組みと活用しているプラグインを見せます。 最後に、LS APPをより良くするために、乗り越えたいテクニカルな問題を紹介する。

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November 15, 2019 — In just 3 years Spain has become the second most active country for local WordPress events, preceded only by the US. Meetups increased from 9 to 52 and the number of local WordCamps reached the amazing number of nine in 2018. This all happened on a territory smaller than the state of Texas. Having the opportunity to witness this amazing community growth from within I felt humbled and inspired. In this talk I will share how the active engagement of inspired local individuals, the support of companies from the WordPress ecosystem and the know-how taken from the global WordPress community has shaped this success story. I believe that the lessons we learnt in Spain can be beneficial for the growth of the Japanese WordPress community too.

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November 14, 2019 — Do you run a WordPress event, but noticed only one type of person is attending? You’d love to have more diversity in your group, but folks are either not showing up – or they attend once and don’t come back. What can you do to foster, promote, and support diversity and an inclusive space? In this workshop, we’ll cover 5 topics: Shifting the way you think about diversity; how to attract and foster a diverse community; creating a welcoming environment, both in person and online; how to encourage more people from diverse backgrounds to step up to be speakers and leaders; and how to be a better ally. You will walk away with an action list to start making changes right away. This is not just for organizers, but anyone who wants to champion this kind of environment, now or in the future! Bring an electronic device or computer: We will be working with a workbook PDF and there will be an opportunity to anonymously submit those questions you’ve always wanted to know but been afraid to ask.

November 14, 2019 — Do you run a WordPress event, but noticed only one type of person is attending? You’d love to have more diversity in your group, but folks are either not showing up – or they attend once and don’t come back. What can you do to foster, promote, and support diversity and an inclusive space? In this workshop, we’ll cover 5 topics: Shifting the way you think about diversity; how to attract and foster a diverse community; creating a welcoming environment, both in person and online; how to encourage more people from diverse backgrounds to step up to be speakers and leaders; and how to be a better ally. You will walk away with an action list to start making changes right away. This is not just for organizers, but anyone who wants to champion this kind of environment, now or in the future! Bring an electronic device or computer: We will be working with a workbook PDF and there will be an opportunity to anonymously submit those questions you’ve always wanted to know but been afraid to ask.

November 14, 2019 — I’m guessing you’ve heard of burnout. It’s all over the HuffPost twitter feed. Sounds like you might be at risk given all the demands on your time and your brain. Despite being common, burnout is much more than a self-help fad. The way that burnout can effect your brain has major implications for your creativity, productivity, relationships, and overall physical and mental health. But don’t worry… you aren’t doomed to feeling fried, jaded, and apathetic. Forty years of research have helped to clarify some key burnout prevention strategies. In this presentation, Dr. Walling will give you ideas and strategies to help you keep your creative edge, professional cool, and personal sanity.

November 14, 2019 — We all want fast sites, but what is fast? What is performant? We may know it when we see; yet quantifying and communicating about web performance effectively is still a challenge. In this talk, we will discuss our ever-evolving set of standards for what comprises a fast site, how to measure it, and what to do once we have the resulting data.

November 14, 2019 — Synopsis (Talk): This talk will explore ways the community can be more inclusive to the incoming generation of content creators and developers. Tips will be presented especially for parents and teachers how to incorporate WordPress into their home lives and educational curriculums. How local meetups, WordCamps, and contributor days can be more accommodating and inviting to young ones will also be covered.

Synopsis (Panel): This panel will have youth of various ages and backgrounds sharing how they use WordPress and what technologies other people their age are using (including some platforms or technologies that might be considered WordPress competitors).

November 14, 2019 — This talk will expose some touch points that you can leverage with WordPress to help you learn about your users and how they interact with your site. We’ll discuss tools that move beyond just your analytics platform to help you gain access to these insights, and we’ll walk through some core features of Google Analytics that you may not be aware of.

Leaving this session, you’ll have a better understanding of the types of tracking tools, the information you can glean from them, and how to ensure your data tracking is responsible, transparent, and accessible.