September 11, 2015 — This session will focus on how local search engine optimization (SEO) differs from traditional SEO, and why it is so important to local businesses.

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September 11, 2015 — This talk highlights some of the most common problems faced while working with WordPress and lists simple ways to overcome them.

September 10, 2015 — So you’ve got yourself a shiny new WordPress website. Great! So, er, now what? If you’re feeling intimidated by your new bundle of technological joy, this is the session for you. Fear is the number one killer of WordPress websites but technology doesn’t have to be the monster under the bed. Learn about the pitfalls new WordPress owners face and get strategies to nip them in the bud: from dealing with backups & updates to security measures and remembering to renew your hosting package (yes, really!).

WordPress can be a powerful tool, but like a beloved new plant, it needs regular tending and TLC. Don’t let fear of technology overwhelm you and cause your site to “die on the vine”!

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September 10, 2015 — Do you have a blog? Is it fun, interesting, great looking, or inviting? This is not a typical presentation. Instead, it is an informal, audience-participation activity where you are invited to share your blogging success story, in 5 minutes or less. Bilingual activity.

Avez-vous un blogue amusant, intéressant, jolie, ou accueillant? Ceci n’est pas une présentation typique, mais une session informelle où vous êtes invités de partager, en 5 minutes ou moins, vos réussites en blogage. Activité participative et bilingue.

September 10, 2015 — Panel members discuss ways to connect WordPress to other systems (and vise versa) using APIs. They also cover a bit of the wp-api project – and share some experience working with WordPress, APIs, and front-end tools that use them.

September 9, 2015 — Learn about current web trends, tools, and workflows from our panelists of expert designers and front-end developers.

September 9, 2015 — Retina screens will soon become the new standard for resolution but not all users need to be served a giant image. The giant image looks crisp on a retina screen but it also creates bloated page load. In the talk we dive into how to support responsive images without using a heavy WordPress plugin. We go step by step, breaking down how the picture element works, browser support fallbacks, native wordpress image resizing and serving the correct image based on viewports and pixel density. We finish up with the future of serving images based on new media queries.

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September 9, 2015 — There are over 20 million blind adults in the United States, approximately 10% of whom use screen readers to access the internet. Likewise, roughly 8% of men and 0.5% of women have some form of color blindness. Many government contracts are beginning to require websites to be accessible and many companies who are not legally required to build accessible websites are starting to do it regardless. What goes into making a website accessible? How can you determine whether or not your website is? This presentation discusses both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites

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September 8, 2015 — This talk covers how front end performance affects User Engagement and Experience; best practices for performance driven front end development; and tools to measure front end performance.

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September 8, 2015 — Faishal speaks about best practices for WordPress development, which he follows. The talks is about code design patterns, how to write better code, precautions related to security and how to improve performance of code and debugging tools.