January 22, 2017 — Jayman’s Lightning talk, will move on explaining what experience and how the empathy is to the core to have a good User Experience. To support his statements, he will walk through with 3 examples

January 21, 2017 — The Path to Success with WordPress: Business, Blogging and Community

WordPress is software like no other. Every fourth website you encounter was built using it. Creative skills are mastered with it. Businesses harness its versatility. It has the power to bring together people from diverse backgrounds. Yet to so many, it’s “just” software. As a blogger, web designer, marketer, educator, and entrepreneur since long before its existence, I’ve watched it grow into a worldwide phenomenon. My own path to success is intertwined with a decade of WordPress use. Clearly, there’s more to this software than just a free install.

January 21, 2017 — Le Contributor Nights saranno dedicate a studiare e lavorare insieme: ogni mese selezioneremo uno dei team attivi su make.wordpress.org. Per alcuni team potremo contare sul supporto di lead, italiani e stranieri, mentre per altri ci auto gestiremo con lo studio, leggendo la documentazione, andando a vedere quali sono le discussioni attive su trac e su Slack.

Per questa prima serata siamo felici di avere con noi John Blackbourn, WordPress engineer presso Human Made e uno dei WordPress Core developer, che ci aiuterà a scoprire il team Core.

January 18, 2017 — Just what is a Digital Strategy and is it that much different from traditional marketing efforts? Is there «one-size-fits-all» solution for it and what are some key things you need to look for when creating it? In her talk «Digital Strategy 101», Ivana will explain all the important elements of creating and implementing digital marketing strategy and share with you why it’s important for every business or brand to have one.

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January 16, 2017 — In episode 11 I talk about the Team Updates and Meeting schedules for the various Teams on make.wordpress.org.

January 16, 2017 — Learn the basics and some advanced tricks of WordPress plugin development as we code a new plugin from scratch live in the session. We will also dissect the Hello Dolly plugin and insert our own favorite song lyrics. This session will demonstrate how to create a complete plugin from scratch and make it work with any WordPress site. Topics covered include hooks, content manipulation, some of WordPress’ most powerful APIs that are utilized by plugins. By the time the session has completed, attendees will have the skills to develop plugins from scratch using simple PHP and the WordPress API.

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January 16, 2017 — Amanda Rush designs websites and web applications using various content management systems including WordPress, as well as testing websites for accessibility according to the W3C standards and for Section 508 compliance. She checks for usability with Jaws for Windows, Non-Visual Desktop Access, (NVDA), Window Eyes, System Access, and VoiceOver at Customer Servant Consultancy.

For the full description of the interview, go to: https://blog.wordpress.tv

January 15, 2017 — The new WordPress REST API comes with a lot of functionality out of the box. This functionality can be coupled with new, powerful JavaScript technology to create fast, responsive, interfaces. In this session I will attempt to show how to utilize the new WP-API to create a REST interface for serving up posts. I will then construct a simple UI in React to access and display those posts. Along the way we will touch on Bootstrap, Postman, Webpack, Redux, and React-Router.

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January 15, 2017 — Let’s discuss Rich Pins. Did you know there are 6 types of Rich Pins? The difference in each will be discussed as well as how to your prepare your website with the meta tags needed. Pinterest has to approve your application but once you understand the process, it is easy.

So what is a Rich Pin? Basically, Rich Pins are Pins that include a lot of extra information right on the Pin itself.

We will also discuss the different sized images needed for Pinterest and other platforms.

January 15, 2017 — Dashboard: Media
Dashboard: Pages
Dashboard: Comments
Dashboard: Appearance
Dashboard: Plugins
Dashboard: Users
Dashboard: Tools
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