February 28, 2019 — Sustainability is critical as WordPress matures. Efficient implementations will thrive for years to come, while older WordPress projects are already obsolete. The building design and construction industry now embraces sustainability as a vital aspect of any successful project. In Portland, seismic resiliency is an increasing priority given greater awareness of our local earthquake hazards. Drawing experience from the built environment informs an efficient, sustainable, and resilient approach to creating WordPress sites and products. Through stories of both digital and physical projects, I’ll present a framework for maximizing the longevity of your work in the ever-evolving digital space.

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February 27, 2019 — Everyone wants to talk about The Future of stuff, but we don’t exactly have fusion reactors in the back of our flying cars yet, do we? Instead, I’m going to make realistic predictions about the truest and most obvious futures of WordPress, plugins, tools, and services – the things we will absolutely need to do together to make the next 15 years better than the first.

February 27, 2019 — Podcasts are a great way to build authority, brand awareness, and they are fun to create. But where do you begin? In this session, we will cover the equipment, software, hosting, and WordPress plugins needed to get your podcast recorded, edited, and launched!

February 27, 2019 — A sort of 101 on what GDPR means for developers and site owners alike and how to approach certain aspects of it.

February 27, 2019 — If you want to build an eCommerce site that converts well, speed is the name of the game. Come listen to tips and tricks to help you build a lightning fast WooCommerce store.

February 27, 2019 — How Gutenberg Will (Eventually) Empower WordPress End-Users AND Professionals
The new visual editor sure does inspire consternation in the WordPress community. As with any disruption, there will be winners and losers in professional world – but what about the end-user? Can the new editor make life easier for them? And for professionals, how will Gutenberg change theme development? What about page-builders – things of the past? Instead of focusing on launch and transition issues, I’ll describe how we think the fundamentals of the WordPress experience will change (for the better) for both the end-user AND the professional.

February 26, 2019 — We’re all pretty familiar with standard contact forms. But pour some rocket fuel on forms, and you’ll be surprised at all they can do! We’ll dive into the Gravity Forms plugin and talk about awesome features that will make your forms more useful or easier for website visitors to use.

February 26, 2019 — Advanced Custom Fields is a powerful plugin to add and use metadata with your WordPress site. This lightning talk will get you up and running with the plugin and an example of what you can build with Advanced Custom Fields.

February 26, 2019 — Everyone loves some handy tips and tricks, right? How about a huge list of all the ways I have personally improved my workflows, processes, production quality, and even lifestyle? I’ve been building WordPress sites, writing code, working remotely, and generally doing all things WordPress for years now and I’ve discovered a whole lot of cool stuff in that time. Come see the curtain get pulled back and learn which tools I value the most and the good habits I’ve developed which have made the biggest impact on my life.

February 26, 2019 — Some of my friends were not allowed on Facebook, but we wanted a place where we could all communicate, like Facebook. So I built a BuddyPress site.