August 9, 2018 — We will talk talk about the different aspects of backups. What to backup? Where to backup? How to backup? Goes without saying that the audience would want to know the tools that can be used. We will hear about the tools and techniques to do both automatic and manual backups.

Finally we will move a little deeper into the technicalities – leveling up and elaborating upon backups using WP-CLI and a talking about a brief discussion on Git for code management and making automated cron jobs that takes backups with the help of WP-CLI and stores them securely on Amazon S3.

August 9, 2018 — In this workshop we will learn about JavaScript fundamentals like the DOM, Events and JSON all using native JavaScript. Then we will introduce the WordPress REST API and look at how to use it in both WordPress themes and stand alone JavaScript applications. Come get a foundation level understanding of this important topic of JavaScript and API driven WordPress development.

Some experience with jQuery or JavaScript is encouraged.

COME PREPARED!
Make sure you come prepared! Come early to make sure you’re ready to go.

For this workshop you will want to have the following:

Laptop
A working local WordPress install with SSL on your laptop (Zac suggests using Local by Flywheel or DesktopServer for easy setup)
A Code Editor

Presentation Slides »

August 9, 2018 — In this workshop we will learn about JavaScript fundamentals like the DOM, Events and JSON all using native JavaScript. Then we will introduce the WordPress REST API and look at how to use it in both WordPress themes and stand alone JavaScript applications. Come get a foundation level understanding of this important topic of JavaScript and API driven WordPress development.

Some experience with jQuery or JavaScript is encouraged.

COME PREPARED!
Make sure you come prepared! Come early to make sure you’re ready to go.

For this workshop you will want to have the following:

Laptop
A working local WordPress install with SSL on your laptop (Zac suggests using Local by Flywheel or DesktopServer for easy setup)
A Code Editor

Presentation Slides »

August 9, 2018 — In this workshop we will learn about JavaScript fundamentals like the DOM, Events and JSON all using native JavaScript. Then we will introduce the WordPress REST API and look at how to use it in both WordPress themes and stand alone JavaScript applications. Come get a foundation level understanding of this important topic of JavaScript and API driven WordPress development.

Some experience with jQuery or JavaScript is encouraged.

COME PREPARED!
Make sure you come prepared! Come early to make sure you’re ready to go.

For this workshop you will want to have the following:

Laptop
A working local WordPress install with SSL on your laptop (Zac suggests using Local by Flywheel or DesktopServer for easy setup)
A Code Editor

Presentation Slides »

August 9, 2018 — How To Create Your Entire Website Content Easily And Effortlessly, In 7 Days Or Less, Without Writing A Single Word, For Less Than $1,000

https://2017.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/how-to-create-full-website-content-easily-and-effortlessly-in-7-days/

August 9, 2018 — Impostor syndrome: Make it while you fake it

Wikipedia defines impostor syndrome as a “concept affecting successful individuals unable to internalise their success with a persistent fear of being discovered as a fraud”.

tl;dr: imposter syndrome is your internal monologue telling you that you’re no good at your job.

https://2017.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/impostor-syndrome-make-it-while-you-fake-it/

August 9, 2018 — Better Put An “S” On It

The Why, What and How of implementing SSL on your site.

https://2017.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/better-put-an-s-on-it/

August 9, 2018 — With the average attention span shorter than that of a goldfish, it’s important we know how to cut through the cluttered social media space of today. Mel will show you how to create compelling and useful social media content that cuts through in a crowded market.

August 9, 2018 — Remote working often conjures images of beaches, laptops and cocktails, but for some – remote working can be as simple as swapping the office, for a space at home.

Stuart and Tarei discuss some of changes, challenges and benefits when working from home as WordPress engineers for a distributed WordPress agency.

These discussions are for the freelancers, remote workers, digital nomads, misfits and those who are interested in potentially making the move to remote working.

August 9, 2018 — Creating Online Courses With WordPress
In this talk, Geoff Powell will be talking about the rapidly growing world of e-learning and online courses, and the tools and approaches you can take using WordPress as the platform.

https://2017.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/creating-online-courses-with-wordpress/