August 6, 2016 — WordPress would be nothing if it weren’t for the thousands of people contributing to the project, but what if you’re not a developer or designer and still want to be involved?

Adam was faced with these very questions and quickly learned that it’s much easier to contribute than he previously thought. In this session, Adam shares the top five ways in which non-developers can contribute to WordPress—from participating in the WordPress community through support forums, to reviewing documentation and even understanding patches in Core. Adam also shares bonus ways to contribute for those wanting to completely immerse themselves in the WordPress community. Session attendees will learn new ways to get involved and gain a greater understanding of how their participation makes a difference to millions of users worldwide.

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August 6, 2016 — WordPress has increasingly become the communication tool of choice for educational institutions large and small. From primary web properties and publications to course catalogs and digital signage, institutions need to create cohesive, integrated experiences regardless of the channel.

Designing for integrated experiences involves unique considerations for UX, UI, and accessibility across campus. In this session, Travis will cover important questions to ask during the design process, how design elements impact cohesiveness and branding between stakeholder groups, and challenges you may face on campus throughout the project.

August 6, 2016 — The boston.com digital team recently re-wrote and migrated all of boston.com to WordPress. Join us to learn about our experience with the migration, the challenges we faced and how we overcame them, and the great impact it has had for our journalists. We will discuss how to scale a WordPress site as big as ours, and some of the specific needs of a news website and how to meet those using WordPress, including creating custom post types and fields, working with the WP media library, external embeds, and more.

August 6, 2016 — Detailed steps to build the custom JSON API endpoints using WordPress REST API, and how to use it on the site build.

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August 6, 2016 — Photographs and other images can add interesting content to any type of WordPress site. Learn how to create or find images to use, do basic editing, deal with copyright issues, understand the WordPress media management system, work with WordPress galleries and content sliders, and make your site look beautiful and professional.

August 5, 2016 — John Sterrett is a Microsoft MVP and is a consultant in the SQL Server field. He specializes in SQL Server performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, database design, development and database administration.

August 4, 2016 — Philips Hue control through WordPress plugin.

August 3, 2016 — One of the biggest challenges any business owner, freelancer, project manager or customer support expert comes across is gaining trust of their potential and current clients.

Within this session I will be sharing insights into clearly establishing project plans for yourself and clients; with the over arching goal to stay organized and hold each other accountable. I will be speaking about pitfalls of going too far out of your comfort zone or taking on projects that aren’t “”quite right””. I’ll touch on jumping into Higher Education, E-Commerce, Online Publications and simply taking on your first big project.

Lastly I’ll provide examples of scenarios that have and have not worked for myself and my team in relation to educating our clients to get the most out of WordPress by getting into the WordPress dashboard and feel comfortable to take ownership of their content and their website because you’ve got their back!

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August 3, 2016 — With all the buzz around the REST API maybe it’s been awhile since you took a look at WordPress core’s JavaScript-driven single page application (SPA), the Customizer.

In this talk we will explore how the Customizer has evolved and focus in on the newer parts of the Customizer in depth.

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Settings API (the old way)
The WordPress Customizer (the better way)
JavaScript Inline Docs
refresh vs. postMessage
Widgets in the Customizer
Selective Refresh

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August 3, 2016 — I’ve been blogging about WordPress for six years. Today, I run my own business centered around my blog about WordPress.

I’ve learned a lot starting my own business and running a membership website with WordPress. In a little over a year, I’ve built a community with around 700 paying members and 12 corporate partners, making my full-time income using WordPress.

In this talk, I’ll talk about how I did it, lessons I’ve learned so far running a membership website, and tips for doing eCommerce with WordPress. I’ll also give you advice on blogging with authority for your niche.

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