August 21, 2014 — While a traditional waterfall workflow might have a designer handing static comps over to a developer, this no longer works in the age of responsive design and frequently causes friction between both parties. This workshop will help designers learn how to “design in the browser”, create a responsive style prototype, allow better communication with developers, and explain responsive design to clients. Stop making static photoshop comps and learn a more contemporary, agile workflow today.

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August 21, 2014 — Are you a front-end designer who searches the free WordPress theme directory, finds something similar to the design you’re looking for and then modifies it to suit your needs? A lot of WordPress theme designers start off this way, but soon it’ll be time to take it to the next level. This presentation gives you 6 ways to boost your WordPress theme building skills.

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August 21, 2014 — Andrew Nacin covers some advanced topics for WordPress development, and in particular, support for arbitrary domains and paths.

August 21, 2014 — WordPress is a content management system. What you do with it is your decision. This presentation goes over some general ways that any niche can leverage their business using WordPress. Some points that will be covered are:
What WordPress can do for you
Sharing some social media marketing tips
How blogging can be a great way to leverage your business
Explain how you should be more aware about website conversion, as well as tips
Some inspiration quotes by small business owners that are well known leaders in the WordPress community
This presentation is for both the newbie business owner, and the ones struggling to find their way. Oh, and for those who are making it already,

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August 21, 2014 — Join Michael G. Calvert from Disqus as he teaches you how to identify good content that tends to generate the most comments and keep readers coming back regularly. Learn how to quickly remove and filter undesirable content from your site and apply both technical and human approaches to develop a more active and constructive community from his 5+ years of experience working with sites from around the web. This talk gives you the practical do’s and don’ts for managing your community with Disqus on WordPress.

August 21, 2014 — In this presentation, a number of excellent best practices for developing WordPress sites are discussed involving custom post types, custom fields, database migration and more.

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August 21, 2014 — WordPress revisions got a jolt of Backbone and a complete interface overhaul in WordPress 3.6 (as did media in 3.5 and themes in 3.8). Hear the revisions rewrite story and description of the effort involved, plus a code overview and ideas for leveraging Backbone (and Underscore) in your WordPress project.

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August 21, 2014 — As of WordPress 3.9, the Heartbeat API is no longer experimental! It’s intended to help developers synchronize data between the browser and server without manually sending individual AJAX calls. Learn Heartbeat basics and have a quick run-through on how it’s used by WordPress’ core.

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August 21, 2014 — It can be difficult standing out within the crowded online world. How do you gain exposure and accomplish your online goals? What is the best way to attract attention and new viewers to your web site? Join a panel that covers a wide spectrum of different background to help provide ideas on how to attract the attention of media, the social media sphere, online readers and customers in discussing how to make your site standout.

August 21, 2014 — Do you have goals for your website?
What about a plan for how different pages on your site help accomplish those goals?
Do your plans and design considerations change on different devices?
Join Mike Tighe for an exploration and discussion of how smart design, planning, and consideration for user experience can make a huge difference in your (hopefully Responsive) WordPress site.
Topics covered:
Lots of examples!
– Goals and conversions
– Responsive design
– Design, empathy, and making happy users
– Good markers for success
– Dos, don’ts, and pet peeves that make Mike want to swear