August 14, 2016 — You don’t know it yet, but documentation is actually AMAZING. Channel your inner educator and get inspired! We’ll talk about the different ways developers and end users try to solve problems, where they look to find information, and how you can get ahead of those needs by putting your recommendations in those places. Documentation is an amazing and complex problem that doesn’t end at a wiki full of pages—so let’s talk about how we can use our UI, different ways of phrasing and explaining, and the features we have available in WordPress to be the best teachers we can be.

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August 14, 2016 — Panel discussion about Business.

August 14, 2016 — Panel discussion on Content and Design.

August 14, 2016 — Panel discussion about design.

August 14, 2016 — JavaScript is evolving faster than a dinosaur in a theme park. Promises, modules, decorators, iterators, ES6, ES2016 and beyond. What did you miss while you were fighting to keep your site IE7 compatible? What’s coming next? Why should WordPress Developers even give a hoot? We’ll demonstrate the power of these new features, and the tools that allow you to use tomorrow’s JS syntax today.

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August 14, 2016 — WordPress in Higher Education panel discussion.

August 14, 2016 — So many page builders, so little time! In this session, I’ll be evaluating 5 popular page builders and discussing you the pros and cons of each. Complete with on-screen demonstrations, stories of experience, and lots of my personal opinions.

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August 14, 2016 — Starting and growing a podcast on WordPress has allowed me to reach thousands of listeners worldwide. I’ve connected with my idols and built my own tribe of followers. In this talk, I’ll outline the step by step process (and mindset) I used to launch a successful podcast on WordPress.

August 14, 2016 — One of the most powerful (and proper) ways to modify WordPress core, themes, or plugins is through the use of action and filter hooks. Come learn what these hooks are, how to find them, and how to use them effectively to alter the default behavior of WordPress core, themes, and plugins to make them do our bidding. We will be diving into code, so experience with PHP is recommended.

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August 14, 2016 — Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has evolved through the years. Whether updated webmaster guidelines from Google itself, or the introduction of Google RankBrain, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Rich Answers, and Real-Time Penguin Updates, Google continues to change and offer new challenges. This ain’t your grandma’s SEO!

Understand the factors that drive organic rankings and learn the most effective strategies for SEO success today and into the future. Uncover what it takes to secure more organic traffic to your website through superior technical implementation, off-the-beaten-path keyword & topic research, crazy creative content strategies, and the integration of SEO with branding, neuromarketing, social marketing, and PR.

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