August 7, 2019 — Developers sometimes forget the first time they peeled the cellophane off a fresh WP install. In this session, we’ll discover the best training tips, tools and tactics to keep your users from asking, “Why doesn’t it …?”

Takeaways:

WordPress is built to be simple
Tips on not complicating the interface
A word on Gutenberg and other editors

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August 7, 2019 — Gutenberg is more than just the new block editing experience in WordPress. With it came an array of tools that will enrich your interfaces and make your life as a front-end developer simpler. Learn how to make use of what’s newly “in the box” to think outside the block.

Takeaways:

UI components & internationalization
state management & networking
front-end actions & filters

August 6, 2019 — Clients want to work with quality WordPress developers. They want to know that they can get their project done on time, in budget, and that the solution is going to be effective.
Project management aside, writing quality code is the key to delivering on all three of these expectations. If you write poor code, it is going to be harder to read and understand. As a result, it will take longer (and cost the client more money) to add new features. A lack of consistent quality also results in more bugs and a decreased effectiveness of the solution you are creating.
WordPress has a set of coding standards that are designed to provide a consistent level of quality for those who are contributing code to WordPress. However, it just got a lot easier to apply those standards to your own projects. Whether you are creating a theme or writing a plugin, you can leverage an “automated code mentor” to help you provide consistent quality to your clients.
Come learn how you can leverage the WordPress Coding Standards and automation to help you become a quality developer that clients can trust.
Takeaways:

What coding standards are
Why you should care
A simple way to get started today

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August 6, 2019 — A sort of 101 on what General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means for developers (and site owners), and how to approach certain aspects of it.

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August 6, 2019 — Andrey “Rarst” Savchenko is a WordPress contractor from Kiev, Ukraine.

He believes in a Web of content sites that are a delight to discover, read, and navigate. For that, he works with other developers on complex tasks and long–term value goals. His services include: make it fast, automate menial, stare down a legacy codebase, fix the world (one bug at a time).

In his free time he likes to drink tea, read science fiction and every tweet in his timeline.

The topic of Andrey’s presentation is “WordPress breaks time (and how to fix it)“

August 6, 2019 — Google helped me to understand that WordPress is the next big thing in my life.
So I reconsidered my profession and from the construction site supervisor, I became the Web “WordPress” developer at the age of 34.
I believe that BIO should be seen as an ongoing process.
Rather than a static snapshot, whereby we are perpetually re-framing, re-thinking and re-considering ourselves.
At the moment I’m Western Balkans Manager at Enartia.com, a group of brands and coaching the dev team in a better tasks execution. Thank you, Scrum.
The topic of Aleksandar’s presentation is “Agile habits not frameworks“.

August 6, 2019 — Mitko started working with WordPress in 2010. He is a Codeable expert and founder of webpigment.com. He loves creating unusual websites, especially with WooCommerce.

The topic of Yannick’s presentation is “AJAX-ing your ( Woocommerce ) website“.

August 6, 2019 — Georgios Gkouvousis is a talented Full Stack Developer, with more than 10 years of WordPress development experience.

He is managing some of the most serious WordPress projects within Greece & London, serving world wide web, tons of megabytes every single day through awesome websites.
Co-founder of 8web.gr, WPML Contractor and rtCamp’s EasyExpert. Occasional speaker at technology conferences, Google Partner and Huffpost’s author.
The topic of Georgios’s presentation is “Setting up the ideal webserver for WordPress: from zero to hero!“.

August 6, 2019 — Subscription e-commerce has continued to grow really fast in the past years. It has been targeting a larger market, because of its convenient and lower-cost way of purchasing things and services online.
In this talk, we’ll learn a brief overview of the business model, and create a simple subscription e-commerce on WordPress with WooCommerce.

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August 6, 2019 — Web accessibility can be tricky, especially as the main focus of many WordPress developers right now is to get into learning Gutenberg and React.

The heated discourse around the new WordPress editor during its release has been heavily concentrated on accessibility, underlining how important it is not to regress, even when new technologies are settling in.

Make your blocks more accessible and learn how to use correct semantic markup, use ARIA tags to tame it and get a crash course in accessibility as a term that encompasses best practices, inclusivity, regulation and SEO.