December 3, 2024 — Explore the evolution of WordPress design over the last 20 years, comparing different design builders and strategies for creating effective websites that meet diverse client needs.

Growing alongside WordPress in the last 20 years through her web design journey, Zee had done coding and the many design builders.

After all design builders used to make designing websites faster for her clients, Zee has found the default 2024 WordPress theme to be just as effective.

In her sharing, Zee will walk you through the different design builders she had used and how different groups of website owners want their websites to look and function.

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December 3, 2024 — Explore how non-coders can contribute to WordPress by testing, updating documentation, and working with design and accessibility teams, highlighting the importance of no-code contributions in the open-source community.

WordPress aims to democratize publishing which got me thinking, what if a non-coder like myself could ever contribute to WordPress Core. Since the inception of this idea, I began working closely with the Core Team as well Design and Accessibility. Completing tasks such as testing, updating documentation, administrative work including ‘leading a bug-scrub’ or bug-gardening are all great examples of contributions that don’t necessarily require you to know ‘how to code’. In this talk, I try to paint a picture of an universe where WordPress can thrive with contributions from con-coders and folks such as you and me. I also try to justify the significance of No-code contributions to WordPress and how it is powering the project.

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December 3, 2024 — Learn how to monetize a WordPress blog while traveling, leveraging your writing and WordPress skills to generate income, allowing you to work remotely and grow your online presence.

Learn how to turn your WordPress and writing skills into a monetisable skill!

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December 3, 2024 — Learn the importance of Digital Experience Optimization (DXO) and Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) in enhancing user satisfaction and improving website performance through key strategies and future trends.

This presentation will cover Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) and Digital Experience Optimization (DXO). We’ll define these concepts and explain their importance in improving website performance. We’ll discuss key strategies, best practices, and metrics for measuring success. The presentation will also touch on challenges in implementation and future trends in the field. By the end, you’ll understand how these techniques can significantly enhance user satisfaction and business outcomes in the digital space.

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December 3, 2024 — Discover the journey and benefits of contributing to the WordPress project, from volunteer work to full-time roles, encouraging active participation in the “Five for the Future” initiative.

In my talk, I’ll share about my 10 years of contribution journey, doing volunteering contribution to full time sponsored contributor, benefits that I’m getting and more. I’ll also encourage WordPress to contribute to the WordPress project and also that information about five for the future and why it is necessary.

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December 3, 2024 — Discover top WooCommerce SEO strategies for 2024 to improve your eCommerce site’s visibility, attract more traffic, and enhance your site’s overall search rankings.

Discover how to boost your WordPress e-commerce site’s visibility and attract more traffic with our comprehensive 2024 guide to SEO strategies!

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December 3, 2024 — Learn how to transition from a non-technical background to a successful career in the WordPress industry, overcoming challenges and building a thriving business using WordPress as the foundation.

Discover the exciting journey of transitioning from a non-tech background to building a thriving career in the WordPress industry. What are the challenges faced when shifting industries? How do you overcome them? And most importantly, where do you even begin? Learn five key steps on how to navigate your career transition from zero to hero with WordPress.

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December 3, 2024 — Understand how AI tools enhance content creation, allowing writers to maintain creativity while streamlining workflows, and dispelling fears that AI will replace human writers in today’s fast-evolving digital world.

In this lighting session, I will probe in to the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and human creativity in the realm of content creation, more essentially, how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the field. I will dispel fears of AI replacing human writers and instead, delve into how AI tools can actually enhance your creativity and streamline your workflow.

So join me as I navigate the evolving landscape of content creation, highlighting the ways in which AI can complement and amplify human ingenuity rather than serve as a replacement. Get to discover how embracing AI innovations can lead to more efficient, impactful, and inspired content writing experiences.

This session is perfect for content creators, writers, marketers designers, and anyone interested in staying ahead of the curve in today’s ever-changing world of content. With this brief session, audiences will leave with actionable insights and practical strategies for harnessing the power of AI to create & write better, faster, and smarter.

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December 3, 2024 — Discover the benefits of managing multiple WordPress plugins in a single repository, allowing for streamlined code management, reduced overhead, and simplified updates across projects.

By hosting all of our WordPress plugins in a single repository, the overhead of managing their codebase is greatly reduced, allowing us to work faster and better. Code across the plugins can be reused with ease, updates involving multiple plugins can be stored with a single commit, and dependency hell is avoided, among others.

If we have only one plugin, using this paradigm can also offer benefits, such as allowing us to customize the plugin for different clients, create extensions for the plugin, and help manage the modules and internal dependencies by the plugin.

This talk will show you how to setup your repo in GitHub, what tools and libraries are needed, and how to structure the code in the plugin, to start hosting and managing all your plugins together.

Whether you have an agency creating and customizing plugins for clients, are a solo developer venturing into launching a commercial plugin, or work for a big company offering plugins used by millions of users, this paradigm can be useful to you.

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December 3, 2024 — Discover how to convert WordPress sites into native mobile apps using no-code tools, drag-and-drop plugins, and other innovative solutions to enhance user engagement and expand business opportunities.

We will explore the transformative process of converting WordPress sites into native mobile apps, a development technique that opens a new frontier for user engagement and business expansion.

In this discussion, we will examine a spectrum of tools designed to facilitate this transition. We will give an objective overview of several leading innovative no-code solutions, drag-and-drop plugins to develop mobile apps without a single line of code.

At the moment there are quite a few tools available and each has unique features and integration capabilities, from simple intuitive user interfaces to advanced customization options connecting with popular WordPress plugins and beyond.

The session will provide a comparative analysis of these tools, discussing their functionalities, ease of use, and how they integrate with the WordPress ecosystem. This balanced approach will help participants understand the strengths and limitations of each option, assisting them in choosing the right tool that aligns with their specific development needs and business strategies.

By showcasing different approaches to mobile app development from WordPress platforms, attendees will gain valuable insights into how to enhance their digital presence effectively and make well-informed decisions about which technologies best fit their requirements.

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