November 7, 2016 — Build a fully custom and beautiful site with custom fields and theme options without a single plugin. In this session, we will release TypeRocket 3.0 for WordPress to the public and learn how you can build a theme like this fast!
So, what will you learn?

Create custom post types and taxonomies.
Add custom fields to posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, user profiles and the front-end of your site using the TypeRocket Forms API.
Learn how to sanitize custom field input.
Add meta boxes to post types and the dashboard.
Add global theme options.
Build modular component based designs by creating a page builder.
Create custom resources and go beyond post types for advanced applications.

Presentation Slides »

November 7, 2016 — This talk explores how partnerships and existing relationships can create a fun and evergreen sales funnel for developers. The focus is on keeping the pipeline full with engaging and interesting work without introducing tired and stale “sales” functions. I love working with Developers to help them grow the business side of their work!

November 7, 2016 — WordPress is all about customization. It’s open source & GPL. That means you can do just about anything with it. This town hall will be hosted by Jon Bellah and David Hayes.

November 7, 2016 — Whether you develop or run a digital or physical eCommerce business and are doing memberships, subscriptions or simple products this talk will cover it all. Get prepared for the holiday season and 2017 with the latest to make the most of your WordPress eCommerce site.

November 7, 2016 — I’m going to be speaking about some of the more popular JS frameworks, Angular, Backbone, and React, and show some real-world examples of how easily they can interact with the API.

I’ll be showing (with real code) basic examples with each library and fetching the 10 latest posts from the WP-API.

Take aways:
– The WP-API isn’t that scary, it’s so easy to get/send stuff if you’ve got JSON skills (which aren’t that hard).
– JavaScript frameworks all have different ways to do things, but similar stuff going on in the background.
– At the end of the day, React rocks (it’s the best), but it might not be the best solution for your project …

Presentation Slides »

November 7, 2016 — Semantic markup may no longer be a groundbreaking idea, but many modern web developers do not truly understand the concept. Good, semantic markup is the foundation of – and easy path to – an accessible and responsive web site that plays nice with search engines and virtually any other user agent you can imagine. But even if you understand semantic markup, your clients probably don’t, and keeping things semantic when they’re turned loose in TinyMCE can be a challenge.

Presentation Slides »

November 7, 2016 — Or, “A case study in the dangers of relying on data that is easy to obtain instead of getting the data that is actually useful.”

In this presentation Calvin Powers will walk through his experience using Google Analytics to come up with strategies to build the audience for his podcast and how it went horribly wrong. He’ll show you how he got on the right track when he figured out how to collect data that is actually useful instead of just using data that is easy to obtain.

You’ll learn about the WordPress plugins he used to collect the right metrics from his site and how to use them on your site with Google Analytics. You’ll take away a better appreciation for learning to ask the right questions before you dive into all those snazzy looking Google Analytics reports.

Presentation Slides »

November 7, 2016 — If you want scary data about how users interact with your website then this session is for you. Find out what can be tracked and some fun and interesting uses of Google Tag Manager.

Presentation Slides »

November 7, 2016 — In this topic we’ll discuss how WordPress is hacked and why it’s targeted Also, we’ll cover how a hacked site be prevented and how to recover if hacked.

Presentation Slides »

November 7, 2016 — Topic Discussion
I. An Intro to Video Libraries
In this session, I will be discussing the impact that a video library can have on your website. A video library is a collection of videos, typically organized into categories and groups, that members can view directly on your website.There is a place for video in almost any website, from marketing to content to customer service.

II. How to best utilize videos to engage your customers
I will cover the importance of a Video Library for Search Engine Optimization and how it helps keep visitors on your site for a longer amount of time. I will discuss how you can use video content marketing to better connect with your audience and communicate with customers. I will also present a number of strategic approaches to including videos on various types of websites.

III. Options for sharing and creating video libraries
I will include the different video sharing options that are available, how to create and host a video library, and how to utilize video for marketing, training, and communication.

IV. The best audiences for video content
Lastly, I would like to present the type of audiences that video is good for and statistically who is viewing videos on the web. This will include how to promote and organize your video library for your intended audiences.

Presentation Slides »