March 29, 2017 — Developing WordPress sites doesn’t have to be painful. But for most of us, it’s a nightmare: we work on our local copy, then we have to set up the staging server, export the content, import it on the staging site (and hope it all works), remember to install all the plugins, and move over the media files. All over FTP.

But we’re developers. Why are we doing all this manual work?

In this talk, we’ll look at the modern WordPress tools from the Roots team — Bedrock and Trellis — to learn how we can set up a local WordPress development environment in minutes using Trellis, then deploy it to production fast with free SSL and two-way database syncing. Migrate everything — theme files, plugins, media uploads, posts, users, and all the rest — with simple commands using free and open-source tools.

This talk will cut your WordPress setup time to 30 minutes and give you hours of your life back.

March 29, 2017 — There are a lot of parallels between the open source development world and Improv communities. The goal of this talk is to expose the similarities and directly apply the core principles from the stagecraft of improv to get better code, smoother projects and ultimately happier customers. At the end the audience will be able to take practical examples and very simple exercises back to their organizations to better communicate with customers and internal stakeholders alike as well as techniques to get ‘unstuck’ when hitting major blockages in creativity needed for elegant code.

Topics will include:
Parallels between the Dev Community and Improv
Core principles of Improv and how we can embrace them for better code, including
– Active Listening
-Yes, And…
-Embracing failure as part of the process
Simple group exercises for any size team to improve communications

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March 29, 2017 — Security can be complex, intimidating, and even frightening. Don’t let the enormity of it scare you into inaction. Learn what some of the security researchers and security professionals deal with, and then find out some simple steps you can take to secure your sites.

March 29, 2017 — You create a killer read. Your article will change the way your ideal client does business. You’ll be inundated with calls from prospects wanting you to help them better their business. But there’s one small problem … no one’s reading the killer content you created. Writing and publishing doesn’t build a business unless your content lands in front of ready to read eyes.

That’s where smart social sharing comes in. But often this part of the content marketing equation is ignored or misunderstood. How can you get more eyes on your content prize? That’s what this talk will deliver.

We’ll talk social sharing best practices, etiquette and connection building techniques. We’ll also talk tools (plug-ins and schedulers) and smart social sharing set-up, including how to use – and not abuse – hashtags and keywords … and a whole lot more!

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March 29, 2017 — All of our speakers came together for the last sessions to discuss a variety of topics and take questions from the audience.

March 29, 2017 — According to Google, 55,000 sites got compromised per week. As we know, WordPress runs majority of the content-driven websites in the world. It then became the number one target for hackers and phishing scammers. In this presentation you will learn the What, How, Why, Where, by following an up to date security checklist with steps to prevent and avoid your WordPress getting hacked.

March 28, 2017 — In this session we’ll be exploring how to setup WordPress in AWS (Amazon Web Services) without using a server. It is also referred to as server-less computing. It takes the pain out of having to setup and manage a VPS, or dedicated server for WordPress.

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March 28, 2017 — If you want to learn how to create video with a smartphone for your WordPress blog, then this talk is for you. With practical examples, I am going to show you some basic rules for creating relevant video content for your blog.

Since about a year now, I have been using videos, more and more, to illustrate my social media and blog. I am Digital Nomad and I travel a lot while working remotely. Videos are a great way to show my followers what I am up to and they love it!

With VINUBIS Video Editor plugin for WordPress, I found a way to easily create video out of my smart phone directly onto my WordPress blog. My talk will include a live video recording that I will then edit and render with VINUBIS Video Editor plugin for WordPress. We will publish the result all together into a WordPress blog post. All this will be done live during the talk, so that you will be able to really experience my process of video creation. Hopefully, I’ll inspire you to create more video for your blog.

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March 28, 2017 — Do you blog for your own WordPress site or encourage clients to blog on theirs?

In this talk, Mark Deal of the Podcast Atlanta group will outline the benefit of delivering audio content to peoples’ ears and hearts. The evolution from blogging to podcasting will be covered as well as practical and proven methods to take a blog into the podcasting world (and beyond). We will start with hardware/software and how to be a podcast guest on another show. Moving to content archetypes and podcast formats for your own podcast and growing your show – then how to take the momentum beyond podcasting.

You will walk away with basics to get you started, essential website elements for a podcast, and resources to move you further.

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March 28, 2017 — As WordPress professionals, we are lucky to be surrounded with a plethora of opportunity. But where is our place in the WordPress economy? Should you stay on your own or find partners? Freelance or find a full-time position? Start a service or product-based business? I’ll share stories and experiences from myself and other members of our community that will help you navigate your career in WordPress.

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