January 1, 2015 — Protecting our WordPress sites is important to all of us; this talk will help provide you with the tools to secure your server. Learn the best practices to follow in securing your WordPress site, and the common pitfalls to avoid. This is for both new users who are setting up a WordPress installation from the ground up, and also experienced WordPress users for hardening their existing sites.

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January 1, 2015 — This presentation discusses established usability principles that can help inform your decisions on content and layout, including important things that must be remembered for those looking at your website on mobile platforms.

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December 23, 2014 — This session was for users who were looking to expand their knowledge of WordPress hooks for theme and plugin development. Ian Wilson walked users through what hooks are, first and foremost, the WordPress core page load (ie when certain hooks fire), the anatomy of the various hook functions, and finally some examples of common ways they are used.

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December 19, 2014 — If you own a website you likely want to be remembered. But finding the balance between getting found and sounding human seems impossible. In this session, explore what it means to sound like yourself on your blog without sacrificing your visibility online.

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December 18, 2014 — The focus is on what WordPress agencies need to do to be enterprise-ready which I think is the biggest challenge the WordPress community is facing in the next ten years. As the software matures and becomes more well-known, the demand for bigger and more innovative projects is increasing, too, and the many WordPress consultancies around the world need to be ready to answer that call.

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December 14, 2014 — You’ve probably seen this plugin in your WordPress installations. Learn how to get the most out of it for your projects. This presentation covers the basics for users and share resources for developers.

December 13, 2014 — This presentation gives a framework and resources for streamlined content-based products and how to make them profitable.

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December 13, 2014 — This presentation goes over some of the core content from my book, Responsive Design with WordPress, which teaches you how to leverage WordPress to get the most out of responsive design, implement best practices, automate important processes, and make your life easier overall.

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December 12, 2014 — Thanks to Woocommerce, WordPress is quickly becoming the preferred platform for small to medium sized e-commerce sites. Designing and building a website for a business can be complicated enough, but adding e-commerce takes it to a whole new level of complexity. This presentation shares tips and tricks to make this process less stressful and more profitable for you and your clients.

December 12, 2014 — WordPress powers 22% of the web and many popular sites are on WordPress. Because of it’s popularity, lots of attacks are being targeted at WordPress sites. In my presentation, I will give some tips and tricks on how to secure your WordPress website.

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