January 21, 2015 — This presentation covers tips and tricks for working on the command line. It also reviews WP CLI; installation and usage.

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January 20, 2015 — In this session, I share some easy methods that you can start doing with your projects today to improve overall client satisfaction and try and eliminate that dreaded list of things that just ‘aren’t quite right’ on a project you thought was done.

January 20, 2015 — The Cron API in WordPress is probably the most underused library by plugin developers. Using the Cron API to perform operations asynchronously can increase the speed of your plugin and responsiveness to the end user. Everyone likes when things are fast! We’ll dive into the Cron API and how it works as well as when and where to use it.

January 20, 2015 — We’ll use the unrecognized power behind Post Formats to display your posts in ways you never though possible. Post Formats are no longer for Tumblr-like sites, we’re going to take them to the next level.

January 19, 2015 — Learn tips for your own business from a showcase of VIPs who build and scale large, high-traffic WordPress websites.

January 18, 2015 — As a small business, running a tight ship on a tight budget can be a challenge. Turn-key solutions such as the Genesis Framework offer business owners the possibility of having a functional, affordable, and sustainable website that can scale with the business. Danika Atkins will share the basics of the Genesis Framework, outline several case studies where Genesis has been a small business owners best friend, and give business owners the tools they need to get started.

January 16, 2015 — You have worked hard to establish your online presence. Whether a small business owner or a WordPress guru, security is important to all. The key to security is risk mitigation. In this talk, we will raise your risk awareness, share security practices, and provide tactics to help you secure your website. No matter your level of WordPress expertise, we will provide the top security risks and management approaches for your radar screen.

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January 15, 2015 — The learning curve for contributing to core can be steep. If something goes wrong, it’s not a catastrophe—just start over and do it again. Prepare for failure, and you’ll eventually get there. This talk will center on my experiences contributing to WordPress and the media features I’ve authored along the way.

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January 15, 2015 — This session talks about how to design interesting and useful WordPress widgets. When creating a mockup or building a theme, it is easy to neglect widgets. You might design or style a few widgets for the mock-up or demo, but what happens when your client adds the Calendar widget? It also covers designing for a wide range of widgets, exploring different widget designs, planning responsive widgets that scale well, thinking about animated and interactive widgets, and upgrading your widgets with plugins.

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January 15, 2015 — WP-API is a plugin (and future core feature) that completely changes how we can interact with WordPress on the front-end. From simplifying existing AJAX, to making a completely javascript front-end, WP-API continues the development of WordPress into a versatile application framework.

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