June 5, 2019 — Have you ever had a situation where you needed the same content on multiple websites, with just one place to edit it? Maybe in a network of WordPress sites?

In this talk I will outline how we built a content syndication system for a network of WordPress sites, meaning that content required on all sites could be edited once and deployed out to one or all of the thousands of sites in the network.

I will talk about the technologies we used to accomplish the task, the development challenges that were involved and how we overcame them.

These systems are great for businesses which have lots of divisions, regions or franchises which need the same default content on each site.

June 3, 2019 — This year’s keynote is a panel featuring Lee Drozak, Joe Howard, Beth Soderberg, and Tara Claeys. They’ll discuss building their businesses in a discussion moderated by organizer Charlie Reisinger.

June 3, 2019 — Having little experience with WordPress or Web Development, a need to manage data online brought me to WordPress. With a few key plugins, WordPress becomes an amazing information management tool. This presentation will demonstrate how a real life need to manage associated data was modeled in WordPress. Presentation topics will highlight techniques for capture of associated data, how to present data on the Front End, and some valuable plugins to simplify some setup tasks. Techniques for using Custom Post Types and the Advanced Custom Fields plugin will be highlighted, along with how to display associated data on the Front end of an application.

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June 3, 2019 — What does it mean to be an “intermediate developer”? Not a senior, not a beginner, but someone in the middle, at the top of the bell curve.

Let’s look at what it means to move beyond being a beginner. Explore some of the skills that help you move up the career ladder. There won’t be much code, but that doesn’t mean this won’t be a technical talk.

June 3, 2019

June 2, 2019 — We all are aware of the fact that Change is the only constant. Our panelists who are the WordPress magnets will share their thoughts on the Topic “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam” in WordPress economy.

June 2, 2019 — All too often, we let our eyes get too big for our stomachs — technologically. We over buy, over plan, over work, and then things fall apart. In this talk, you’ll understand the advantages to starting small, growing slowly, and how this can better prime you for success.

June 2, 2019 — Online Courses are becoming increasingly popular and more people are looking for the right tools to start teaching. It turns out that you can build and sell online courses quickly, affordably, and with little custom code using WordPress, WooCommerce, and LearnDash. In this session, you’ll learn how.

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June 2, 2019 — Routine maintenance is crucial for keeping any WordPress site healthy. Whether your a site owner, web designer/developer or maintenance professional, this talk will be applicable for you. Will explore the vast world of WordPress maintenance. From “Why maintenance is necessary”, “How WordPress got here” and “Tips for keeping maintenance lean”.

June 2, 2019 — WordPress has been around for over 15 years. During that time the thinking about templating and themes has evolved as WordPress has grown. This talk will cover the various approaches around getting data from WordPress to rendering a beautifully structured webpage. From templating tags to templating engines like Twig, what are the pros and cons of these different approaches? My thinking on templating has certainly changed over the years and this talk hopes to open your eyes to new possibilities to templating and WordPress.

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