August 23, 2018 — WordPress theming is great but with Twig it can be more fun. Twig is a PHP template engine thats incredibly fun to use. With Twig you write your HTML separate from your PHP files, this separation means you can bypass the_loop entirely.
Twig templates are reusable HTML fragments which can be used multiple times in your theme. You could even create a style guide that directly uses the same Twig templates as your theme meaning any updates to your themes HTML updates your style guide as well.
This talk will cover the benefits of using Twig when theming, explain how to get started and provide some working examples for you to try on your own.

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August 22, 2018 — WordPress is much more than just website building software. It can be used as an application layer for everything from the Internet of Things, to custom Alexa skills, self-hosted slack bots, and more. This talk provides an introduction to some interesting uses of the WordPress REST API, and showcases examples of how WordPress can be a useful tool for interacting with the Internet of Things in the real world. We’ll cover how to easily connect any WordPress site to a variety of external services using existing plugins, and where to learn more about extending the REST API to serve as an endpoint for applications and devices.

August 22, 2018 — WordPress is much more than just website building software. It can be used as an application layer for everything from the Internet of Things, to custom Alexa skills, self-hosted slack bots, and more. This talk provides an introduction to some interesting uses of the WordPress REST API, and showcases examples of how WordPress can be a useful tool for interacting with the Internet of Things in the real world. We’ll cover how to easily connect any WordPress site to a variety of external services using existing plugins, and where to learn more about extending the REST API to serve as an endpoint for applications and devices.

August 22, 2018 — WordPress is much more than just website building software. It can be used as an application layer for everything from the Internet of Things, to custom Alexa skills, self-hosted slack bots, and more. This talk provides an introduction to some interesting uses of the WordPress REST API, and showcases examples of how WordPress can be a useful tool for interacting with the Internet of Things in the real world. We’ll cover how to easily connect any WordPress site to a variety of external services using existing plugins, and where to learn more about extending the REST API to serve as an endpoint for applications and devices.

August 22, 2018 — WordPress is much more than just website building software. It can be used as an application layer for everything from the Internet of Things, to custom Alexa skills, self-hosted slack bots, and more. This talk provides an introduction to some interesting uses of the WordPress REST API, and showcases examples of how WordPress can be a useful tool for interacting with the Internet of Things in the real world. We’ll cover how to easily connect any WordPress site to a variety of external services using existing plugins, and where to learn more about extending the REST API to serve as an endpoint for applications and devices.

August 22, 2018 — WordPress fans often cite “the community” as one of WordPress’s main selling points. Makers get excited by the prospect of participating in the development, design, and support of the WordPress software product (zomg 30% of the web). Yet the prospect of participation doesn’t hold the same charm for organizational decisionmakers who are choosing which software products to build their business on. How can we argue for WordPress as a business solution when an honest look at history shows that community-driven projects don’t necessarily, or even usually, result in superior products? How can we conceive of WordPress so that we’re realistic about the shortcomings of the community development process, without selling short WordPress’s strengths as a product?

August 22, 2018 — If you are lost in a sea of endless tools organizing your editorial content while trying to adhere to your editorial workflow, then this talk is for you. Learn how to use WordPress to consolidate your workflow into one efficient, organized space.

August 22, 2018 — This session will present a whirlwind, two fisted, no holds barred, data filled session that has almost too much information about implementing Schema.org schemas for structured data and current best practice meta tags in WordPress using plugins, themes, and widgets.

August 22, 2018 — This talk about strategies to improve speed and performance, including the current state of the open-source AMP format in WordPress, progressive web features and the latest in performance measurement and tooling. You’ll leave this session with strategies for gaining internal buy-in, implementation approaches to consider and tools to measure impact.

August 22, 2018 — This session will focus on the decision-making and logistical considerations our team took to meet the challenge of creating a holistic WordPress/React product. Presented by both the Project Manager and development team involved, the purpose of this session will be to provide insight and tangible action items for other teams hoping to achieve similar goals.