January 24, 2024 — Websites with a contact form, order forms or e-commerce solutions, it is important that the customer receives a response. It has become more difficult to make this happen every time.

January 24, 2024 — I watched a few YouTube videos on security in WordPress and if you think all you need to do is install a WordPress plugin (as these videos suggested) I highly recommend coming to this talk.

There is a lot more than just installing a plugin to secure a site, there are tools like using CloudFlare, using an actual firewall, etc.

I’ll walk you through a lot of things I do for the couple hundred sites that I host.

November 15, 2023 — Websites in the educational space present unique demands and challenges, especially for sizable school systems. WordPress features and customizations can solve key problems and provide strategic solutions that are scalable to content management teams. Representing one of the largest educational organizations in the Southeast, Keith Osburn, Ed. D., is the Deputy Superintendent for Technology Services and Chief Information Officer for the Georgia Department of Education. Join us for a collaborative conversation with Keith and Aaron Reimann, CEO of ClockworkWP, as we explore new and inventive ways that WordPress can be applied in large-scale operations.

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September 30, 2023 — WordPress has been around for over 20 years and I’d like to demonstrate WordPress version 0.71 to show the community what they have built.

I’ll hit some highlights on major features in WordPress all the way through, for example a search feature at 1.0, Custom Post Types at version 3.0, and Gutenberg in 5.0.

November 17, 2022 — Websites with a contact form, order forms or e-commerce solutions, it is important that the customer receives a response. It has become more difficult to make this happen every time. I’ll walk you through setting up DNS correctly dealing with SPF, DKIM, DMARC and the like. I’ll also touch on 3rd party mail services.

September 29, 2020 — This talk covers the details of configuration and troubleshooting for email with contact forms, order forms and e-commerce communication.

January 3, 2019 — I’ll be explaining what multisite is, why or why not to use it and why multitenancy is recommended when trying to set up verticals.

March 24, 2017 — A hosting panel to discuss the difference, features and what is new for each platform. We will have technicians from WP Engine, BlueHost, ClickHost, Godaddy and more. Moderated by a WordPress developer.

July 11, 2016 — Forms comparison (Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms & Contact Form 7).

April 8, 2016 — As a developer I’ve never been a big fan of page builders. If you want something done, do it yourself was my mindset. Now that I can’t build as quickly as a client wants I have been forced to use page builders. I’ll be comparing some of the good, bad and ugly ones.

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