August 6, 2015 — This talks is about using Git, WordPress and Azure.

August 6, 2015 — After working on BruteProtect, a plugin that was acquired by Automattic, I’d like share the knowledge I wish I knew 2 years ago when I first started with WordPress. I’ll discuss plugin file structure, short codes, security, and private deployment to multiple client installs. We’ll discuss MVC structure, in which your logic is separate from your UI.

I build WordPress websites and apps for the Hotchkiss Consulting Group. My blog can be found at roccotripaldi.com

August 6, 2015 — This talk is a behind-the-scenes look at building a publications website from scratch using our recent work on the acclaimed Harvard Law Review website. We look into the design systems that publications need and the WordPress tools to make a complex publication come together.

August 6, 2015 — The focus of this presentation is making a WordPress theme more accessible for those with disabilities. This presentation is programming specific, and cover various HTML and CSS requirements to ensure any WordPress theme is accessibility-ready. I cover accessible images, media, link text, headings, keyboard navigation, colour contrast, skip links, and forms; and how a developer can program these aspects to meet WCAG 2.0 Guidelines.

August 6, 2015 — As we move toward the “Semantic Web” or “Web 3.0″, the power of well defined, accessible information is getting greater and greater by the day.
In this talk, we look at the way that data and the web are changing, and the possibilities that are created by allowing your data and your design to exist independently.

August 6, 2015 — Taylor steps through the do’s and don’ts of Multisite Networks. He shares how WordPress Multisite can be your best friend or worst enemy… but usually both… at the same time. Expect pro-tips, eureka moments, and hard lessons learned from his experience setting up and running multisite networks for small private company intranets, all the way to global enterprise brands. By the end of this talk you know the pros and cons of WordPress Multisite Networks, best practices for setting up and running a multisite, and know about alternatives if multisite isn’t a fit for your next project.

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August 6, 2015 — We explore the continued evolution of our talents through school, online research, self exploration, or accidental discoveries. I share useful resources regarding a number of areas such as process, dev and design. Some additional touch-points of the topic include cooperation, collaboration, competition, co-working and playing well with others. A secondary goal is to encourage confidence in attendee’s abilities as they grow and evolve in their career (regardless of what that is). Aspects of the session will have a WordPress slant to them.

August 6, 2015 — Who are the people who use WordPress? What are they looking for? What are their priorities and their pain points? What is the nature of their relationship with WordPress? This talk is a tour through the world of the Content Creator.

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August 5, 2015 — Lightning Talk by RC Lations

August 5, 2015 — Lightning Talk by Amanda Giles