October 7, 2014 — Mo Jangda from Automattic gave a presentation and lead a discussion on Code Review at a recent WordPress Big Media Meetup in New York City.

October 7, 2014 — In this presentation you’ll learn:

How to determine if WordPress is a good option for your agency
The important technical considerations
The biggest challenges and successes CFPB had with implementing WordPress
The resources you’ll need to implement it and keep it sustainable
How to get buy-in and make the business case to switch/choose WordPress

October 7, 2014 — Norcross came over from Tampa to talk plugins, and how he views the ecosystem surrounding them. Check out the video for a freeform talk, without slides or guides, as he shares a lot of great advice for prospective plugin developers.

After his solo talk, Norcross joins Adam Soucie and David Parsons, moderated by David Yarde, for a discussion about plugins. They talk development theory, disruptive industries, suggestions for useful plugins, how to determine if a plugin is good and more.

October 6, 2014 — WordPress gives us all so much for free. Thousands of lines of code, thousands of hours of other people’s time all for the unbelievable price of free. So, ready to give back? It’s easy. This talk covers several ways that you can contribute to WordPress including ways that you can contribute if you’re not a programmer.

October 6, 2014 — This is a talk about mobile development versus responsive design.

October 5, 2014 — Learn how to write CSS in a whole new way Heard about CSS preprocessors but don’t know what the fuss is about? Think you can’t use them with WordPress? Think again! This session goes through the highlights of using CSS preprocessors (we’ll mostly focus on Sass), their awesome features, and how to integrate them into your WordPress theming workflow.

October 5, 2014 — Whether you blog for business or pleasure, the goal is the same: attract readers. There’s no point putting your heart and soul into an article if no one’s going to read it. Learn how to correct SEO mistakes so you can grab a reader’s attention and keep them coming back again and again.

Gloria is the author of “Ready, Set, Engage… Marketing with Facebook Timeline,” a Contributing Author to the book, “Mogul Mom – How to Quit Your Job, Start Your Own Business, and Join the Work-at-Home Mom Revolution” and was a featured expert on Central Florida News 13 TV. Gloria has a unique ability to deliver a content rich, experiential and powerful “heartfelt” presentation that will change the way audiences market their businesses online.

October 5, 2014 — Blogging can be a lonely business; in fact 1 of every 3 bloggers abandons their blogs within the first three months. In this short session we’ll explore 7 ways you can use other tools and opportunities (including some offline) to improve your blogging success.

Bess got her blogging start as the founder and first editor of the Central Florida Top 5 which was awarded “Best Neighborhood Blog” by the Orlando Sentinel in 2009. She was also recruited to help create three different social media campaigns for General Motors and their “Girls on the Go” campaign for the Southern Chevy Dealers. A recognized innovator, Bess is the creator of the Florida Blogger & Social Media Conference. Now in its fourth year, FLBlogCon features the state’s biggest bloggers and social media pros at a one-day gathering for networking and exploring the digital realm. What started as a once-a-year conference has evolved into year-round learning through expanded offerings of conferences, workshops, newsletters, tweet chats, and BlogTalkTV, an online show that shines the spotlight on successful bloggers.

October 5, 2014 — A look at how anything is possible with the power of WordPress and its community.

Presentation Slides »

October 5, 2014 — David and Michael delve into some advance concepts surrounding WordPress themes and development. Showing attendees how to craft custom WordPress Child Themes and even walk you through how to add HTML Video elements straight into a custom comments section.